The Lookout Mountain area is the home or inspiration of countless artists and craftspeople. It also hosts shops, galleries and antique stores offering unique and unusual items. Many would make great gifts.

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Functional Pottery
by Shannon MacMichael Teapot, $60; Berry bowl, $35; Mug, $20 Wildflower Café in Mentone, Ala.
etsy.com/shop/MacMichaelPottery

Birdhouses
by Steve and Karen Willingham $30 Odds & Ends in Rome, Ga.
facebook.com/AddictiveCreations

Vintage Chest and Suitcases Chest
$355; Suitcases, $35 each Fifth Avenue Marketplace in Attalla, Ala.

Hickory Windsor Chair
by Phill Faircloth $475 Appalachian Rustic Furnishings in Wildwood, Ga.
arfurniture.com/rusticfurniture

Wooden Etchings
by John McDowell Train, $360; Family portraits also popular
john@wrightpropertiesagency.com

Children’s Book and Honey
by Terry Bradley “How Bees Came to Make Chili,” $11.37; Honey, $10 (small) or $15 (large) The Strand in Fort Payne, Ala.; Wildflower Café in Mentone, Ala.
nubbiebee@yahoo.com

Handmade Baskets
by Marsha Hyder Red, $125; Blue, $150 Little River Canyon Center gift shop in Fort Payne, Ala.

Wire-wrapped Gemstones
by Brenda Keith Mexican crazy lace agate necklace, $25
facebook.com/brenda.keith 33; 256-605-1130

Alabama Dirt Shirt
$20 The Alabama Gift Company in Gadsden, Ala.
thealabamagiftcompany.com