Angela Cooper

Handmade gift designer with a sharp comedic eye.

Angela Cooper knows a good gift when she sees one — and after nine years of sourcing, designing, and obsessing over them, she's rarely wrong. Based in Houston and originally from Tulsa, Angela brings a B.F.A. in Graphic Design and six-plus years as an active Etsy seller to her role as curator at GiftGrader, where she covers everything from hand-lettered keepsakes to gloriously absurd novelty finds. Her shop has earned over 3,400 sales and a 4.9-star rating, and her custom gift guide framework is currently used by a Houston corporate gifting firm serving more than 200 clients. She once spent three weeks testing novelty mugs for heat retention. The winner was shaped like a toilet. She has no regrets.