About Vashon Trading Company

In our busy lives finding any gift can be a hassle, and finding a unique and appreciated gift a near impossibility.

True, there are plenty of gift options out there. But they tend to be pretty repetitive. How many years in a row are you going to give flowers? And how will you keep from giving the same gift that everyone else does?

Vashon Island Trading Company founders Billie Hendrix and Liz Hendrix-Maier decided there had to be a better way. And it turns out that better way was right under their noses.

You see, at Vashon Trading Company we take our name, and our philosophy, from the island where we live. Islands tend to be magnets for the “one of a kind”, whether they are objects from around the globe or colorful characters drifting over from the mainland to stake out their own little piece of shoreline. Throw in a more leisurely approach to time and interesting things happen. On islands, gift-making becomes an art form involving Interesting objects and inspired creativity.