Happy Holidays! We’re having a rather festive start to December here with a thick blanket of snow and our first snow day of the season. We’re all stir crazy, but enjoying the opportunity to cozy up at home together. If you, too, are stuck indoors and perhaps ticking some gifts off your list for those you love, take a look at the gift guide I put together. It covers a range of gift recipients and price points, with a focus on smaller, sustainable brands. I hesitate to even share gift guides, because part of me cringes at encouraging the consumption of more “stuff.” But I do love finding thoughtful, quality gifts for loved ones, so I thought I’d share my ideas. If you act fast, a lot of these gifts are on sale for Cyber Monday.
Stay cozy! xo
For the cook
- Linen cross back apron — easy, chic and practical
- Whole Food Cooking Everyday cookbook— delicious, whole food recipes for 2019
- Crate and barrel dome server — to display kitchen masterpieces in style
- Pasta KitchenAid attachment — a project for the frigid days ahead
- Opinel knife — for the cook who is always prepared
- Earlywood tools — form meets function in these beautiful and handy wooden kitchen tools
- Cast iron spice grinder — because freshly ground is always better
- Fresh sourdough starter — the lowest maintenance pet around
- Enamel cookware in sunny colors — to brighten the kitchen all winter long
- My favorite, multi-use Staub pan — for spoiling the cook in your life
For the natural beauty
- Rahua Palo Santo fragrance oil — a divinely woodsy and nontoxic scent
- Tata Harper mask — the holy grail of masks, for refreshing dull winter skin
- Weleda Skin Food — for the driest winter hands –
- Hydrogel face mask — a hydrating delight for your skin
- Heretic natural fragrance discovery kit — for finding your signature nontoxic scent
- Wonder Valley hinoki body oil — a luxurious, anti-oxidant rich indulgence
- Herbivore Bakuchiol Serum — nature’s retinol
- Ilia lipstick in flame red — for a festive red lip
For the homebody
- Glerups slippers — the coziest wool slippers
- Parachute robe — for lounging the day away
- Washable silk PJs — also for lounging the day away
- Norden Ojai ceramic candle — a gorgeously-scented candle in a ceramic vessel that becomes a chic tumbler after burning. Two gifts in one!
- Barebones garden tools — for the garden enthusiast
- Down to Earth by Lauren Liess — for laid-back decor inspiration
- CBD bath salts — for serious relaxation
- Eastfork mug — the perfect mug for cozy drinks enjoyed at home
For the mammas
- Artifact uprising photo book — a modern take on the baby book
- Baggu pouch set — for organizing all the stuff moms haul around
- Honest hazel eye gels — for the morning after an all-nighter with a teething babe
- Outdoor Voices Cloud Knit Sweatpants — the softest, most flattering sweatpants for wearing ALL DAY with no shame
- Cashmere bandana — for instantly upgrading any sweatpants-centric outfit
- Swell coffee mug — so you don’t have to reheat your tea or coffee 100 times per day
- Lo & Sons Backpack — to tote everything around in style to work or the park
- Chic poop bag dispenser — for dog moms
For the traveler
- Everlane catch-all case — for corralling all the tiny things
- Beats wireless earbuds — for podcasts on the go
- Stojo collapsible coffee mug — for staying eco-friendly while traveling
- Collapsible coffee press — no need to sacrifice good coffee no matter where you are
- Comfy Sorel shoes — the perfect all-weather travel sneaker
- Everlane traveler tote — 100% recycled, foldable travel tote
For the little ones
- Build a Snowman Kit — such a cute idea.
- Sprout Kids wooden whale rocker
- Grimm’s Toys rainbow wooden tunnel stackers — open-ended toys at their finest
- Holtziger wooden animals — For starting a collection of the cutest wooden animals. We started a tradition when Rose was born of giving one of these wooden animals for each holiday.
- Hazel Village animals — the sweetest stuffed animals, each with a name and back story; made in Brooklyn.
- Tegu magnetic floating stacker — 15 month old Max has been obsessed with this for months
- Wooden balance board — endless uses for this classic Waldorf toy
- Dreamworld puzzle — beautiful, whimsical puzzles
- Green Toys construction truck — 100% recycled, nontoxic and affordable truck
- Fagus wooden truck — an heirloom-quality wooden truck (and a splurge)
- Doorway puppet theater — hours of indoor imaginative play and great for small spaces (folds up for storage)
- Oeuf unicorn hat — for keeping the unicorn-obsessed kid cozy
- Little Feminists memory matching game — never too early to learn about women heroes
- Maileg matchbox mouse — an adorable pocket size mouse; Rose has been obsessed with this for years
- Organic Frozen pjs — the Frozen mania starts anew!
- Wooden tool set — so chic, it’ll look great strewn across your living room floor!
- A few favorite children’s books:
- Opinel chef knife set — for budding foodies
- For parents who don’t want more stuff — Littlefund
For the guy in your life (or anyone, really)
- Sonos Move Wifi and Bluetooth portable speaker — Sonos can now go outdoors
- Nisolo loreto bag — ethically made and fairly priced leather messenger bag
- Waterproof Birkenstocks
- Baking steel — better than a pizza stone, and more versatile
- Eco friendly trainers
- Fleece sweatshirt
- Shave oil — I am a shave oil convert
- Yeti coffee mug
For the wellness junkie
- Gathre vegan leather yoga mat — a thing of beauty
- Vitruvi essential oil diffuser
- Vitruvi Dusk calming essential oil blend
- Essential Well Being book — a primer for using essential oils
- Rose quartz gua sha — a sculpting workout for your face
- Mizuba Tea Co. organic culinary matcha — perfect for matcha lattes
For the eco conscious
- Food52 silicone straw set
- Collapsible coffee mug
- Bamboo utensil set — banish plastic utensils and straws
- Stasher bags — an eco alternative to plastic baggies
- Simple Ecology reusable produce and bulk bag set
- Bees Wrap — reusable food wrap
For the host
- A nontoxic Christmas candle
- A trio of artisanal chocolate bars
- Good olive oil
- Good salt
- Weck jar with homemade granola — try this recipe!
- Seedlip — sophisticated non-alcoholic spirits
- Simple Cake – the sweetest book of cakes
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