If even the federal government thinks it’s your patriotic duty to shop, then you certainly shouldn’t feel guilty about observing Colorado’s statehood by snapping up these local goods.
It’s coming back to you
The Gunnison manufacturers at Colorado Boomerangs boast that their “rangs” are “fully guaranteed to return or your money will.” We just like the groovy colors and swishy designs of these flyers crafted from Finnish birch plywood.
$12-$32. COLORADOBOOMERANGS.COM
Watch out!
Not content with the traditional 12 numbers arranged in a circle, Fort Collins designer Tim Schwartz created idio:synchro watches, featuring wedges of color, dots, lines, symbols and letters that help the wearer tell time in a unique way. $99. IDIOSYNCHRO.COM
Quien es mas macho?
If a man juggling a baby and diapers doesn’t melt your heart, artist Daniel Salazar’s hand-printed serigraph, “El Valiente,” should appeal to your funny bone. Salazar portrays the new Hispanic male by parodying the bloody knife-toting El Valiente card in Loteria, the Mexican version of bingo. $100. CHICANO HUMANITIES AND ARTS COUNCIL’S LA TIENDITA STORE, DENVER
A doggie in the window
Designed by a woman who founded a regional humane society in Colorado, Pet Peek is a plastic dome that allows Bowser to see the world outside his backyard. $24.99. PETPEEK.INFO
