There’s no shortage of great Holiday Gift Guides floating around the blog world these days, but I wanted to offer up a slightly different take to share with you all. My approach to gifting is to determine how this special someone would answer the following statement “I don’t need a thing, but would never turn down another…” Would it be another set of cocktail glasses for dinner parties? Another pair of cute boots? And then – because this is something that this person already knows and loves – let them pick it out on their own. Yep, I’m totally okay with giving a gift card. On two conditions. One: give an accompanying gift which means you didn’t pick up the gift card on the drive to their house but rather thoughtfully bought it as part of a true present to them. So a pair of cute book ends goes with a card allowing them to pick up that next great novel. And Two: Wrap it beautifully. This actually goes for any gift you ever give (and comes from my Mother – a woman so artfully skilled at gift wrapping, she’d have Martha Stewart shaking in her scissors). Taking the time to wrap something – even something as small as a pair of socks and a gift card – elevates it to become something instantly more cherished. And that’s it. I’m going to be offering up some suggestions for Black Friday and (perhaps more importantly) Shop Small Saturday later in the week, but I hope this little gift guide helps you simplify this shopping season. And I’d love to hear, what are your gifting go-tos?
Anthropologie Book Ends + Barnes & Noble Card // Shake Cocktail Recipe Book + West Elm Card // Target Brush Set + Sephora Card // C.Wonder Jewelry Box + Anthropologie Card // K.Bell Socks + Sole Society Card
