Page 49 - Indulge December/January 2016

h the holidays fast
approaching, many of us
will soon find ourselves in
a flurry of holiday shopping. Aside from
buying gifts for our loved ones, there’s
now office gift exchanges, secret santas,
and hostess gifts to contend with, adding
stress to the already busy season. To
make your gifting a bit easier this year,
we’ve rounded up the best home gifts for
everyone on your list!
FOR THE HOSTESS
Visiting relatives for the holidays and
need the perfect hostess gift? Candles
are a classy, inexpensive gift. We like the anything from Rodale’s General Store
holiday scented candles at Francesca’s
in the Lehigh Valley Mall, available in
scents like sugar plum, frosty pine and
spiced punch.
Since you’ll be draining your host’s
pantry why not refill it with some
special tea? It’s hard to beat Teavana
for quality and packaging. Head
to Teavana’s Lehigh Valley Mall
location to pick out a container
of seasonal flavors like white
chocolate peppermint.
Want a gift that your host can
enjoy all year round? While potted
plants are traditional hostess gifts, why
not play on the tradition with a modern
twist? Loose Threads Boutique in Easton
has a playful collection of contemporary
plant supplies for the home gardener.
FOR THE FOODIE
Know someone who loves to cook
or just remodeled his or her kitchen?
They’ll love these kitchen-centric
gifts. For the foodie in your life, stock
their pantry with an exotic staple like
blood orange olive oil or cinnamon
pear balsamic from Seasons Olive Oil
and Vinegar Taproom in
Bethlehem.
For a gift that gives
back, pick out a reclaimed
linen apron from www.
thekitchengardenseries.
com — 25 percent of
sales are donated to urban
farms, so everyone wins.
Have a friend who
installed open shelving
and needs some ceramics
worthy to display? Head to the Steel Beam FOR THE FRIEND WHO
in Bethlehem for a curated selection of HAS EVERYTHING
ceramic mugs and copper cups.
We all know someone who
FOR NEW HOMEOWNERS seemingly has everything —
presenting one of the biggest gifting
The recent college grad or newlyweds challenges. For the cocktail lover in
in your life will be forever grateful for your life, try the sculptural
quality home basics that last a lifetime. brass bottle opener from
For towels that won’t fall apart in a year, Fort Standard. The
pamper them with Turkish towels. hammered copper
Want something more decorative? cocktail shaker
Head to GailGray in the Promenade from Williams-
Shops for a wonderful selection of Sonoma is part
decorative objects and home furnishings decorative object,
for any style. Plant Lovers will love part functional
necessity —
in Emmaus, but we’re particularly fond purchase it at the
Lehigh Valley
of their European classic watering Mall location.
cans, which are a modern twist Lastly, for a splurge
on a classic gardening staple. or a group gift, consider
going in on Yield Design
Co.’s Ceramic French Press. The sleek
ceramic body features a copper pull for
a truly magnificent decorative object —
available on www.yielddesign.co.
the perfect gift for every palette
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