Category Archives: Gifts

Dec 07, 2015

It’s that time of year again, offices and friends are hosting holiday get togethers, and Secret Santa and White Elephant gift exchanges come with the territory. We rounded up our favorites for these occasions and ALL are under $25! Click on the links to purchase.

1. The Gray Malin Airport cocktail carry on set. Pop this in your bag for your flight home, and then enjoy once you’re settled in your seat. Brings some cheer to what can sometimes be a frightful travel experience.

2. The Yeti Rambler Lowball tumbler- perfect for bourbon or hot chocolate by the fire pit, and then for drinks on the beach in warmer weather…

3. The High as the Moon coffee mug and the Masala Chai Tea from Anthropologie. Time to clean out all of the old mugs with random logos on them, and drink out of something that’s actually pretty! And their Chai is divine…

4. The Truffle Clarity Pouch small- perfect for keeping all of the small random items in your bag organized and in one place, clear so you can easily find them too. Also, could be great for your carry on toiletries for your holiday trip home.

5. The Stainless Steel garden scissors from Terrain. These are a beautiful addition to have around the house- multi purpose for your garden, flower arranging, gift wrap, food prep, endless options… Comfy and sleek.

12.07.15 | TARA GUÉRARD
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Dec 03, 2015

Christmas with Lettered Olive

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Our sister company, Lettered Olive, is a custom letterpress stationer based in Charleston, SC. Specializing in wedding papers naturally, baby announcements, party invitations, and at this time of year, holiday cards.

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Surcies (a little surprise gift just because) a staple in the South, but to me the Surcie needs to be beautifully presented as well. So, we created our surcie tag set (available on letteredolive.com), which are perfect to dress up Secret Santa/office gifts, hostess gifts, and other surcies of the season. Who doesn’t feel even more special when they receive something, no matter how small, when it’s beautifully packaged?

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Another popular item that we were printing often for our weddings were matchbooks. We thought it could be a great addition to homes around the holidays having their own custom matchbooks for the hearth or candles, parties, etc.

Of course, there are your must haves for entertaining year round… Linen cocktail napkins would be a perfect surcie to gift, and a perfect companion for any hostess’ collection. I have an affinity for cocktail napkins, so I have a wide variety of different designs, colors, etc. You can definitely mix them up at your parties, put fun different colored ones at the bar or with the drinks, and mix complimentary ones throughout the food set ups.

A fun addition that you may not think about but will sure make a difference to your guests are cocktail stirrers (can also be used as food picks). Definitely a nice little touch, and the good thing is that they last forever, so you can stock up and not worry…

12.03.15 | TARA GUÉRARD
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Sep 24, 2015

The World of Kelly Wearstler

Everyone knows that I am a HUGE fan of Kelly Wearstler. She is a native SC girl like me, I’ve been following her career for years, and I love her super funky glam style. Last week while in NY I was scouting at Bergdorf’s and guess who was there?

She was in town supporting the update to her curated boutique there, The World of Kelly Wearstler. 1st Dibs did a great Q&A with her on their blog, which you can see here. Below are some of my favorite pieces from the collection.

One of the newest additions to the boutique is her collaboration with Compartes Chocolate. Everyone also knows what a huge dark chocolate addict I am. I tried both the Dark Chocolate Salted Caramel and Dark Chocolate Salted Pistachio which were both divine. Of course, I had to get to sign the wrappers for me, which are also beautiful. Would be perfect in guest Welcome bags for weddings!

I’m LOVING these plates and tableware collection. Would love to have a bride would want us to use bits and pieces of these for their dinner ware… The kisses are iconic and would be cool for a wedding!!!

I miss my days of being able to get into the studio and toss some pottery, so I’m always drawn to ceramics and pottery pieces when I’m looking at entertaining gear. This gold dish would be fab on an island with fruit, or serving snacks on a bar at a party.

Love these bar accessories, want for my house…The black and white marble look would make a killer gift for a couple since it would appeal to both male and female

9.24.15 | TARA GUÉRARD
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