Gift Guide

Holiday Gift Ideas Under $50

Affordable surcees for everyone on your list

Beanie

A colorful topper by Mer Sea fits the bill for a brisk winter walk, a firepit gathering, or a lazy day reading the paper in your pajamas. $29; mersea.com


Vinegar

The folks at Stone Hollow Farmstead in Alabama are master canners, and one of their most beautiful, giftable edibles for Southern foodies can be found in their range of vinegars, including this fennel and bay leaf recipe that looks as stunning on the shelf as it tastes on the plate. $22; stonehollowfarmstead.com


Placemat

These handwoven placemats by Minna will elevate even your weekend pancakes (and the woven fiber is mercifully low maintenance—no ironing!). $30 each; minna-goods.com


Muddler

A solid walnut muddler by Blanc Creatives—the ideal tool for whipping up shrubs and juleps—will easily slip into a stocking. $45; ggfieldshop.com


Pocketknife

A hard-working multi-tool is one of those gifts that keeps giving year after year. We’re fans of this design by Barebones Living, which includes six tools for everything from sawing to opening bottles. $45; kaufmann-mercantile.com


Ornament

How’s this for a compelling ornament idea: a tiny ceramic tulipiere by the Enchanted Home. $15; enchantedhome.com






Incense

The beautifully curated, natural scents of the in-house incense collection at Richmond, Virginia’s Na Nin boutique make for a uniquely festive way to prep for a party or set the tone for a relaxing weekend. The surprisingly light combination of oud and tobacco particularly beguiles. $30; shopnanin.com


Potholder

Forget all those jokes about the banality of this kitchen essential. This version, by the artisans at KD Weave in Houston, is the softest, loveliest take on the item we’ve seen. If you’re picky about what’s in your pantry, add this. $28; kdweave.com


Game

The G&G editors dreamed up this Southern trivia game, available at Fieldshop—great for a little post-holiday-supper competition. $50; ggfieldshop.com


Scrunchie

Leave it to Atlanta’s Ann Mashburn to make the ubiquitous eighties scrunchie cool and elegant just by sewing them up with her favorite Liberty cotton florals. $25; annmashburn.com


Salve

For all the natural and clean beauty lovers on your list, try this salve rich in nourishing, antibacterial perilla seed oil by Good Juju Herbal, available by the case. Beyond the holidays, consider this for your future hostess gifts, too. $10; goodjujuherbal.com


Placecard Holders

These tiny Chefanie arboreal treasures remind us of Virginia’s Bunny Mellon and her love of all things topiary, and they’ll lend panache to the table all year long. $36 for four; chefanie.com


Pecan Bark

Pass a plate of this confection from Nashville’s Colts Chocolate Co. after supper for a  decidedly decadent combination of chocolate, caramel, and pecans. $23; ggfieldshop.com


Basket

Use these steel reproductions of old-school bushel baskets from Garrett Wade as coolers, planters, or to keep firewood and the stuff of life organized indoors. $50; garrettwade.com


Taper Candles

Many wonderful entrepreneurial businesses were born out of the pandemic, including the marbled candle company Violet Rose. Formed by two sisters, the brightly hued creations lend a shot of life to mantels and tabletops. $28 for two; violetroseliving.com


Card Holder

This case for stashing cards from Orvis is simple, streamlined, and will only get better with age thanks to the bison leather construction. $49; orvis.com


Scones

Send a delicious breakfast in the form of sweet potato and cardamom scones shipped fresh from Atlanta’s Seven Sisters bakery. They fall somewhere between a sweet potato biscuit and a cookie and taste heavenly toasted. $29 for six; shop.sevensistersscones.com


Bath Soak

The barely there jasmine essential oils in this Himalayan sea salt soak by Palermo Body will be the ultimate antidote to a stressful day. $32; ggfieldshop.com


Notebooks

If you have to take notes for work, do it in a eye-catching notebook by Antoinette Poisson, crafted from reproductions of eighteenth-century paper from Paris. $45; jaysonhome.com


Flask

This stainless steel flask by Viski gets polished to a dark graphite finish that’s equal parts handsome and modern. $40; viski.com






Makeup Bags

Travel in both stylish and organized fashion with these colorful makeup bags by Printworks in green and navy. $28; ggfieldshop.com


Slippers

Speckled yarn and a faux-fur lining render these sock-like slippers live-in-them comfortable all season long. $30; anthropologie.com


Travel Shuffleboard

Roll this travel shuffleboard set from REI out into the backyard, the living room, or the beach for instant entertainment. $40; rei.com






Eyeglass Case

Store your glasses with the kind of flair found in this silk design, hand-embroidered in Morrocco by Spirited Cloth. $50; fieldandsupply.com


Vase

Big enough for a posy, small enough for a single bloom. In other words, this pretty piece by Biased Editions in England is sized just right. $50; biaseditions.com


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