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Get Them What They Really Want: The 20 Most Perfect Hostess Gifts Ever
Put down the orchid and give your hostess these gifts instead.
Shopping for presents for my mother-in-law is stressful, but buying a hostess gift? Child’s play! For me, the perfect thank-you-for-entertaining-me gift needs to fulfill two criteria—first, it should be something your host probably wouldn’t splurge on for himself or herself (Read: monogrammed candle holders or shimmery Champagne flutes) and second, it should serve a practical purpose (is there anything more useful than a spoon rest?). From there you want to find products that go the extra mile, and are anything but basic—yes you could buy any old trivet, but a brassy one that spells “LOVE”? Well, that’s exactly what a host would love!
Below we’ve gathered 20 totally fun and unique products, each with a luxurious, silly, or personalized component that is sure to leave your hostess wanting to invite you back again and again.
STATE-SHAPED CHEESE BOARDS
State Slate Cheese Boards
BUY FROM: Uncommon Goods, $19.99
FLOWERY PLACE CARD HOLDERS
Two's Company Set of 4 Be Seated Bud Vases/Place Card Holder
THE EYE-POPPING SPOON REST
Le Creuset Stoneware 10-Inch Spoon Rest
A SHINY TRIVET
H&M Love Trivet
HOLIDAY FLANNEL WINE BAGS
Mark and Graham Set of 3 Plaid Wine Bags
BUY FROM: Mark and Graham, SALE $27.99 (Regularly $35)
A GORGEOUS TABLETOP BOOK
Overview: A New Perspective of Earth by Benjamin Grant
BUY FROM: Amazon, SALE $25.46 (Regularly $40)
A PITCHER THAT GURGLES
Shreve, Crump & Low Original Gurgling Cod Pitcher
BUY FROM: Wayfair, SALE $99.99 (Reguarly $107)
THE OMG-WHAT-SMELLS-SO-GOOD CANDLE
Diptyque Baies Candle, 6.5 ounces
CUTESY CHEESE MARKERS
Creative Co-Op Terrain 6 Piece Zinc Alloy Arrow Cheese Marker Set
BUY FROM: Wayfair, SALE $24.99 (Regularly $31.50)
THE SEASONALLY CUSTOMIZABLE PLATTER
Norah Fleming Charm Chips & Dip Platter
A LUCKY PAPERWEIGHT
Wishbone Paperweight
BUY FROM: Joss & Main, SALE $28.95 (Regularly $55)
PRETTY FLUTES
Chauncey Set of 4 Champagne Flutes
BUY FROM: Birch Lane, SALE $31 (Regularly $39)
SILLY COASTERS
Donuts Coaster 4-Piece Set
BUY FROM: All Modern, SALE $38.99 (Regularly $45)
THE GAME THAT GETS GUESTS HOWLING
Cards Against Humanity
THE CONVERSATION-STARTING COCKTAIL NAPKINS
August Morgan “Buzzed” Hand-Embroidered Cocktail Napkins
THE PERSONALIZED CANDLE HOLDER
Monogram Glass Candle Holder
THE MARKET LIST MAGNET NOTEPAD
Rifle Paper Co. Peach Citrus Floral Market List Magnetic Note Pad
WHIMSICAL DRINK MARKERS
Charles Viancin Set of 6 Floral Drink Markers
MUGS FOR HIM & HER
H&M 2-Pack You & Me Mugs
THE SALT CELLAR
Fox Run Craftsman’s Ironwood Gourmet Salt Cellar
