Made in America holiday gifts

Nina Flebbe, designer and owner of Ninotchka Goods, shows an antiqued copper pendant that she says is a huge seller. Besides this full-time jewelry business, Flebbe and her husband are freelance set suppliers for television commercials.   (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)

Rings and bracelets made by Nina Flebbe of Ninotchka Goods are made by electro forming copper on polished agate stone.   (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)

These earrings were designed and made by Teresa Cheung, owner of Salvageshop at Crafted at the Port of Los Angeles. She meticulously crafts each item from leather remnants from furniture and automobile manufacturers.  (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)

These purses were designed and made by Teresa Cheung, owner of Salvageshop.  (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)

Sal Tamayo, 35, owner of Against the Grain, shoulders a timber of “rescued” wood once used as dunnage by a steel shipping company. He salvages the castoff exotic hardwood from the Port of Los Angeles and makes tables, chairs and benches.   (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)

Sal Tamayo quit a 20-year career as a finish carpenter to devote his woodworking and welding skills to making these one-of-a-kind pieces.   (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)

Teresa Cheung, 34, owner and designer of Salvageshop, walks through her booth with some of the leather purses, totes and clutches she made from leather remnants. Cheung recently lost her job as an architect but says this enabled her to realize her longtime desire to start her own business.   (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)

Jolanta Vizbaras, 38, owner of the Zarjo design company, models one of many shawls that she sells at Crafted at the Port of Los Angeles. Her floral designs are handmade felt applied to silk, chiffon and merino wool. She makes all the fashion accessories in Costa Mesa.   (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)