Holiday Gift Guide, Day 6: Sweet Hostess Gifts
By Seattle Mag December 15, 2011
It is a lot of work to throw a holiday shindig (hey, those cookies don’t frost themselves) and even more work to host relatives (hey, those bathrooms don’t clean themselves either), so show your appreciation for the host or hostess with one of these sweet tokens, or if you hearken back to last week’s post on foodie products, any of those treats make stellar, cost-effective hostess gifts as well.
$15
Two Teacups flour sack kitchen towels
These cheery flour sack tea towels are hand screen-printed with oh-so-sweet utensil designs in a myriad of colors by crafters Angela and Linda Nickerson of Two Teacups, purveyors of towels, pillows and laptop cases.
$26
Recipe rubber stamp kit
This set of rubber stamps from Capitol Hill’s Butter Home is perfect for the crafty cook: the 1” by 1” cup, measurement, teaspoon and tablespoon style stamps can be used to create darling custom recipe cards worthy of a display.
$38
Ladies & Gentlemen superior serving spoons and sets
Design Studio Ladies & Gentlemen has found a delightful new use for vintage cake servers ($75, pictured above) and sterling silver serving spoons, coating the handles in colorful polymer to create a modern serving utensil.
$49
Log wedge serving board, Butter Home
Serve cheese and other hor d’oeuvres in style with Roost’s log wedge serving board, crafted out a cross section of acacia wood, sanded and finished to be food-safe.
Missed any of the previous Gift Guide installments? Get caught up:
Day 2: Parent-approved Kid Gifts
Day 3: Seattle magazine Friends’ Foodie Books
Day 4: Darling Calendars, Planners and other Paper Products
Day 5: Baubles and Bling from Local Jewelry Artists
Photos courtesy of Two Teacups; Butter Home (2); Ladies & Gentlemen Studio