DIY Candy Cane Syrup

What a great idea! This sweet little treat would be perfect to p pair with some homemade hot chocolate mix.

Candy Cane Syrup
 via Storybook Woods

Hot Chocolate Mix
 via ingredients, inc.

DIY Infused Spirits

Make your own custom infused spirits for your friends this year.  Want to make the gift even more special?  Throw in some DIY etched glassware.

Infused Vodka via wikihow
Skittles Vodka via MixThatDrink

DIY Teacup Candles

Check your local thrift store for cheap teacups and fill with candle wax.  What adorable and affordable hostess gifts!

Teacup Candle via Martha Stewart

DIY Etched Glasses

How about giving these with some homemade infused spirits? Love it!

Etched Glasses via Martha Stewart

salt and pepper mustache

What a great conversation piece for the dinner table.  The wooden mustache separates into two pieces allowing one side for salt and one for pepper.  So clever.

Mustache S & P Shaker $28 Etsy

Have Wine, Will Travel

A travel companion for you and your wine.  This little pouch is lined with padding to protect your wine from rough baggage handlers.  It also has 2 zip-top seals to protect your clothes, if an unfortunate brake does occur.

Bottle Pocket $16.85

Origami Soy Sauce Jar

It never crossed my mind to keep soy sauce in anything other than the bottle it came in.  This origami crane with a pour pout has enlightened me.

Soy Sauce Jar $7.95

Ready and waiting to open your next bottle

Beautiful and functional, this tulip corkscrew has 4 petals to use as leverage to open even the toughest corks.  Plus, it looks great on your counter during those rare times when you don't need to open a bottle.

Tulip Corkscrew $24.95

12 adorable hostess gifts

Obviously your favorite green thumb would love this, but I have another idea.  Buy a set and plant them yourself and let them grow.  Now you have 12 gifts to give to your office friends or use them as hostess gifts.

Year of Seeds $79.95 Red Envelope

Put a pig on it

Keep the microwave clean with this Pig Faced Cooking lid.  The dishwasher safe silicone lid vents steam through the pig's nostrils.

Pig Cooking Lid $18 MoMA

Sleeping with sushi

Sweet dream are ahead for your favorite sushi lovers when they climb into bed with their new plush cuddle buddies. Choose from classic shrimp, tasty tuna, rosy salmon roe, or palate cleansing wasabi and ginger.

Plush Sushi $9.99 ThinkGeek

A spoon for the Lazy

These handcrafted cherry wood spoons are notched allowing them to rest on the side of your pot, ensuring they are always within reach.  Available in Righty or Lefty.

Lazy Spoon $32 Jonathan's Wild Cherry Spoons

What a wee little bowl

Panopoly's handmade Wee Bowls are perfect for use as salt cellars or condiment bowls. Use the custom order option and pick some colors to match the kitchen. 

Custom set of wee bowls
$32 Etsy

Have a drink with Charles & Ray Eames

Married in 1941, Charles & Ray Eames were perhaps the most influential designers of the 20th century.  Any designer would be thrilled with these coasters featuring the most popular chairs of this pioneering duo.

Eames Chair Coasters $20 MoMA

Wreath for Foodies

Edible holiday decor that can be delivered right to their door? You can cross many of those names off your list now.  Handmade mixed herb wreath of fresh bay, sage, purple oregano, Santa Cruz oregano, lavender and chile de arbol is naturally air dried and pesticide-free.

Mixed Herb Wreath
$49.95 Sur la table

Talk amongst yourselves

These porcelain plates, in conversation bubble shapes, were inspired by Japanese comics. Serve your finger foods on these to encourage conversation at your next gathering.

Conversation Plates $49.99 ModCloth

Infuse Your Cocktails With Tea

Pump up the classics by infusing some teas into your alcohol. This set comes with everything you need including 2 recipe books and glass infusion chambers.  No hot water is needed, so you can infuse anywhere.  View the recipes here.

Cocktail Infusion Set
$24 Tea Forté

Mix & Match Envirosax

Who wouldn't want to carry groceries in style and save the planet at the same time?  Pick from 25 different designs to make your own personalized set.  Plus, the set comes with a handy pouch to keep them in. 

Envirosax $31.45 Kir DeVries

Toppleproof Tumblers

Do you know someone who is always knocking stuff over?  With these tumblers they will never spill a drink again.  The weighted, round bottoms ensure that they always pop back up, without loosing liquid.

Hammacher & Schlemmer $39.95

Bolt Wine Stopper

This is a fantastic gift for your groomsmen. It is hard to come by a guy who needs another engraved flask or Zippo lighter, so you can rest assured you are giving them somethiong they do not already have. This also a perfect gift for women whose husbands think that wines is for girls. Even John Wayne would be proud to show off a bottle of chardonnay topped with one of these.

Bolt Wine Stopper $39.95 GiftTree