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Holiday Hostess Gifts Girlawhirl's holiday 2007 gift guides
Dec 7, 2007
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Some of Girlawhirl's favorite gifts to shop for have to be gifts for hosts and hostesses. Truly looking forward to every party she's invited to, she has a lot of fun finding the right thank you. And since the holidays are such a magical time, she looks forward to finding the very best gifts with just the right touch of holiday cheer and whimsy sure to put a smile on a weary hostess's face… • No one can deny a bottle of wine or liquor is the number one go-to host and hostess gift, but sometimes Girlawhirl finds a plain old bottle a bit boring. That's why she opts to dress her wine bottle up a little bit… literally. With the help of Uncommon Goods, Girlawhirl's wine can arrive in style, dressed as Santa, and her top shelf vodka can come to the party moonlighting as a martini ready olive.
• Just right for sitting on a bar to simply serve water or even as a casual vase, Girlawhirl's giving the Fiore Glass Pitcher. The pretty pattern and handcrafted glass with effervescent look send the perfect chic but casual look that's present in so many of the homes of her friends.
Fiore Glass Pitcher $19.99 Target.com
• Nothing gets Girlawhirl into the holiday spirit quite as fast as the familiar holiday smells. So to make sure each and every holiday memory this year is filled with the fresh scents of evergreen, sweet peppermints and cozy cinnamon and cloves, Girlawhirl's giving her hosts Xela Stick Scents Holiday Scents fragrance diffusers in Christmas Tree, Candy Cane and Spice.
Holiday Scents Xela Christmas Tree, Candy Cane and Spice $30-$65
• If Girlawhirl knows she's going to be running late, or just running from one commitment to another, it's a great idea to send a gift ahead of time. And the perfect pre-party gift is a pretty bouquet of flowers. Delivered fresh to her host's house before the festivities begin, it's a no-worries plan for Girlawhirl, and great for a hostess with a million other party planning to-dos.
Shades of Red Bouquet 36 stems – roses, carnations and hypericum $59.99 Marthaflowers.com
• To carry the celebration straight through the holiday season, into the New Year and beyond, Girlawhirl is giving her hosts the Celebration Balloon Wine Glasses by Marquis by Waterford. The set of six crystal wine glasses help get the party started with words like “Celebrate”, “Cheers” and “Joy” etched on them.
Celebration Balloon Wine Glasses Marquis by Waterford Set of 6 – “Celebrate” “Cheers” “Festive” “Holidays” “Joy” and “Soiree” $79 Macys.com
• And because her holiday hosts are just that; hosts, Girlawhirl's found a great little gift to help them run their home-turned-bed and breakfast smoothly. It's a notebook of sorts that contains all the necessary information about their household. With fill-in-the blank sections they can enter “The Inside Scoop” (house rules), “If You Need Help” (emergency contacts) and “Getting Around” (car and public transportation information). This handy guide from the Get a Life Library will make sure no guest is ever left in the dark. It's an easy way for the perennial host to let their guests know everything from the home's alarm code to where the towels are kept, where to order takeout and how to get to the movie theater. In fact Girlawhirl finds this binder so handy, she's going to gift it to all of her friends, hosts and Pals with a home they often open to others. And hopefully the next time she gets the keys to a friend's ski house she won't have to wander around looking for firewood. She can just look it up in About the House.
About the House Get a Life Library $24.95
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