Christmas Presents For Your Favorite Homemaker To Help Her Give The Gift Of Hospitality

The holidays are a perfect time for festive gatherings: neighborly carol-sings, hayrides followed by warm hot cocoa, candlelit cocktail parties, and cozy potlucks. It’s the season marked by hospitality, that friendly practice by which we offer the warmth of both cheery company and our material blessings to one another. But hospitality is a gift best gifted and regifted all year long, and we all know people who diligently and graciously offer it to everyone they know.

For the homemaking lady in your life who lends an air of welcoming gaiety to occasions great and small, here are a handful of thoughtful items to consider gifting her this Christmas, that she can use to bless others for years to come.

An Advent Wreath for Her Table

As she welcomes family and friends around her table, an advent candle holder will come in handy. This one from Catholic artist Erica Tighe Campbell at Be A Heart includes a reservoir to keep greenery around your candles watered. Choose just the ceramic wreath or bundle it with 100 percent beeswax candles in soft pink and purple tones.

A Wool Blanket

A blanket is a thoughtful, useful accessory to keep around when hosting on chilly winter nights, and it can be draped over the back of a sofa to add warmth to a living room when not in use. Consider one of these recycled wool numbers, designed in Edinburgh by the Tartan Blanket Co. Choose from 19 tartan patterns or go with herringbone for a more neutral look.

A Hand-Printed Tablecloth or Placemats

Help her set her table with placemats or a tablecloth, like these 100 percent cotton, hand block printed linens designed from hand-painted watercolors by Kentucky-based designer Angela Beck of Pomegranate, Inc. Shop a variety of designs in red, blue, and green hues, with the option to add matching napkins or a table runner.

A Pie Plate (with a Freshly Baked Pie)

Making and giving food is a time-tested way to bless your loved ones during the holidays. Even better, you can bake a pie (I’m partial to Southern Living’s chocolate bourbon pecan pie recipe) in a pretty pie dish she can keep and use again. Try this glazed pottery one, handmade by a Kansas artist and sold by JK Creative Wood, an Iowa business run by husband-wife team Joel and Karma Brokaw and their children. For a different look, try this dish from Vermont-based Bennington Potters that’s also made in America, and currently comes with a free printed tea towel.

A Cutting Board Engraved with a Family Recipe

Whether you choose to share a favorite recipe of your own or use a family recipe of hers that’s been passed down, gift a useful cutting board engraved with a treasured favorite recipe in the original cook’s handwriting. Check out this one or this one on Etsy.

A Sangria Pitcher (Plus Ingredients)

A hand-painted pitcher is perfect for your entertaining-minded gift recipient and can be accompanied by all the