The Paper Lantern · Curated gift shop

Gifts under $30 that look like a splurge.

A bright little shop in Galena stacked with curated gifts, goods from local makers, and custom baskets. Wrap it free, then pick it up in the store the same day.

  • Custom gift baskets
  • Free gift wrapping
  • Local artisan goods
  • Same-day pickup
A bright shop shelf stacked with small wrapped gifts and paper lanterns

Every gift on the shelf: under $30

The under-thirty treasure shelf

Who are you shopping for?

Every gift on our shelf is under $30, so you can mix two or three and still stay inside the budget. Tell us the person and we’ll point you at the right corner of the shop.

Ordering for a holiday peak? Choose in-store pickup and we’ll have your gifts bagged and waiting.

Custom & corporate

Baskets built around the person, not a preset.

Tell us the occasion and roughly what you’d like to spend, and we’ll fill a custom gift basket from the shelf and from our local makers. It leaves the shop wrapped, free.

  • Custom gift baskets for any occasion
  • Corporate gifting, including repeat orders for teams and clients
  • Free gift wrapping on every order
  • Same-day in-store pickup
A gift basket of small presents tied with ribbon on a shop counter

Order online, collect in Galena

Wrapped and waiting the same day.

Three steps, no queue, no wrapping paper to buy on the way home. Pickup is made for the weeks when everyone needs a gift at once.

  1. 01

    Order online

    Choose your gifts, select in-store pickup, and we’ll pull them from the shelf.

  2. 02

    We wrap it free

    Every order is wrapped at no charge, so it’s ready to hand over the moment you get it.

  3. 03

    Pick up the same day

    Stop in for your bag, or stay a minute and have us build a custom basket while you browse.

Visit the shop

Find us in Galena, Illinois.

Come see the shelf in person, or send us the occasion and a budget and we’ll do the choosing. Either way, your gifts leave wrapped and free to pick up the same day.

Hands tying a ribbon around a wrapped gift on the shop counter