A Reliable Unfussy Hostess Gift Approaches

Keep the dimensions nearby. Most of the trouble in these projects starts with scale. Traveling to visit family & friends and backyard summer parties are two of the preferred things about summer! And both mean being prepared with hostess gifts – I try to stay stocked up on them so that when a trip comes up or a party invite arrives, instead of making a frantic last minute run to find a hostess gift, I have a stash of gifts that are ready to roll! And they're a lot more thoughtful and unique than a gift you grab on the go. Ready to snag a few of my approaches? (post includes some affiliate links):  

Some of the preferred hostess gifts involve pairing a small gift with a cute tea towel. And let me tell you, there are some seriously adorable tea towels out there like {this Boston terrier tea towel} or {this Persian cat towel} that's well suited to a pet lover, 

Gingiber

{this watercolor floral tea towel} that's so polished that your host could even frame it as art,

Yao Cheng Design

or (if you have time to order something personalized), one of {these polished monogrammed tea towels}:

South of Libbie

These are a few other favorites (images are clickable):

Depending on the event, a beautifully wrapped tea towel may be enough of a gift but if you'd like to give a little more, a few of my go-to approaches are to wrap a tea towel (I used {this one} in the pic below) around a bottle of wine or sparkling cider and tie it with a ribbon:

or include the preferred treat! It can be anything from a bottle of gourmet syrup (I bundled mine with {this towel}):

to a jar of local honey:

HomeGoods is my go-to place for stocking up on these unique little treats at a reasonable price – if you've always walked by their food aisle check it out next time you're there!

Some other hostess gift approaches include a special candle like {this “Home Sweet Home” soy candle} that comes with an adorable linen drawstring bag,

The Shabby Wick

or {this monogrammed mini cheese board} – so cute!:And of course flowers are a hostess gift that you can never go wrong with! Just be careful about bringing fresh cut flowers to your host if it's during a big party where he/she might be busy in the kitchen or mingling with all of the guests – gifting a bundle of flowers that your hostess is going to have to cut the stems off of and find a vase for can be inconvenient. In that case, it's best to bring a bouquet that's already in a vase (or I often use a simple mason jar). If you want to give a bigger hostess gift (like if you're staying at someone's house for a few days), a small bouquet in a polished pot or vase that can be reused in the future is a sweet gesture:The planter that I used above is {this cute patterned black pot}. I'd love to hear about your kept hostess gifts too – The household has always got my eyes open for some new ones!

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