Useful Stocking Stuffers: Stylish Gift Ideas for Grownups
This holiday season, resist the urge to load up on stocking stuffers at big box stores, where you’ll find cheap, fast goods that are likely to, much too soon, end up in the trash or donation pile. To-do lists are more satisfying when they’re in a stylish notebook. We’re enamored with Laika’s considered A5 Stitched Notebooks featuring simple graphic designs on the covers and matching colored stitching for the binding (e.g.... ...yellow cover design has yellow stitching on the inside); $7.40 each at Utilitario Mexicano. Got a knitter on your list? Miss the smell of sharpened pencils? “All are sharpened into a satisfying point and bundled in bouquets of twelve.” The sets are available in two sizes, regular and short—”for those of you who appreciate the satisfaction of using a pencil until it sharpens down to ‘golf pencil’ size.” Here’s something that few of us have but we could all use for better-looking homemade flower arrangements. These Hinoki Sachets hold fragrant shavings from Japanese cypress trees and can be placed in drawers and closets; in a bowl to freshen any room; or directly into a bath; $8 at the Japanese American National Museum. For those who can’t start the day without buttered toast: These Iris Hantverk Butter Knives are made from beech wood and available with a green or black handle at Makié; $14 each. These colorful Pot Grabbers from Utilitario Mexicano are so inexpensive—just $5.90 each—you may want to consider getting one (or two) for yourself as well. This pair of sexy, lacquer-coated bamboo Black Chopsticks is $20 at Anzu. The sharp taper makes it easier to pick up small foods like beans. Let your recipient choose its use. And now for the most expensive item on our list: Waxed Linen Food Wraps by London-based Wax Atelier. Primary Essentials carries them in two sophisticated palettes (indigo and ivy).