Why Go To China For Your Montana Christmas?

Well, it's almost Halloween, and you know what that means: time to talk about Christmas.  

Imagine it was Montana in 1889, and you're living in a sod homestead in Eastern Montana. The wind is howling incessantly, and the meager fire just barely warms the space wherein you and your children are huddled, fearful of wolves and bears and blizzards and everything else. And then, on top of all of that, you've got to pick out Christmas presents for your loved ones.  

Well, in one significant regard, that hypothetical homesteader has the better of you. All he or she has to do is whittle something vaguely resembling an animal out of a hunk of wood, or fashion them a balloon out of a pig's bladder, and there's Christmas sorted. 

Today's gift receivers demand more than just repurposed pig's guts.

And today's gift-giving Montanan has to deal with more complicated problems - they might not get eaten by a bear in their own home, but they've got labor shortages, supply chain disruptions, long lines, and a host of other modern ailments to contend with. And, as director and senior portfolio manager at The Private Bank at Union Bank told Forbes, those few items that will be on shelves this Christmas aren't going to be sold at a big discount. Black Friday might still have legions of folks stampeding one another to get at whatever's left, but it won't be because of fantastic sales, if you catch our drift. 

But, in case you feel like that beleaguered family in the homestead and are beginning to think that maybe opening the doors and shouting, "come on in, bears! Christmas is canceled!" is your best choice, we have a solution for you.  

Shop Distinctly Montana Gifts, and you can have it all: beautiful, Montana-made presents that will allow you to give your friends and family a little piece of the treasure state. 

Like these candles created by artist Heather Mull featuring wildlife scenes and real found objects from around Whitefish, her home. 

She specializes in candles with real flowers, leaves, and grasses artistically arranged beneath layers of pure beeswax to create lovely pieces that can be ordered with traditional wicks, votive inserts, or even flameless wicks.

Or this yogo sapphire necklace made in Missoula by Mad and Debra MClain, featuring a heart adorned with three stones, the perfect keepsake for a woman in your life. 

And no true Montanan could keep from shouting "yeehaw!" when presented with this beautifully rustic "Yellowstone Park" sign featuring a grizzly and painted on locally acquired and salvaged barnwood. Each piece of wood varies in color and patina, so every sign is a unique original. 

And the best part of all is that all of these interesting, thoughtful, Montana-themed gifts are available right now, and not languishing on a hellish flotilla of container ships lined up from the California coast all the way to Shanghai.  

In a Christmas season where consumers have been repeatedly warned by the big box stores themselves to get their shopping, such as it is, done as early as possible... Well, we just don't see any better option than shopping with Distinctly Montana Gifts.  

Get those orders in as early as possible to avoid any possible snags once everyone else in the world starts to order their presents as well.  Just think, you'll have your Christmas shopping done while everyone else lines up to stare at empty store shelves!

Plus, we'll ship straight to your homestead, so you don't even have to leave your sod house and brave the howling wind or charging bears.