Best Holiday Gifts for the Home

Summary

Podcast Summary: Dear Alice | Interior Design

Episode: Best Holiday Gifts for the Home
Date: November 6, 2025
Hosts: Jessica Bennett (B), Suzanne Hall (C), Corey (A)

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Overview

In this festive episode, the Dear Alice team—Jessica, Suzanne, and Corey—unleash their annual guide to the best holiday gifts for the home. Sharing their designer-inspired insights and heartfelt stories, they walk listeners through their top picks for meaningful, beautiful, and functional presents. If you're searching for inspiration beyond the ordinary gift card, this episode is a treasure trove of creative ideas, practical recommendations, and charming moments—all seasoned with the hosts' signature wit and warmth.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Art of Gift Giving (00:00–09:52)

• Thoughtfulness wins: The hosts highlight that great gifts come from memories, emotions, and the awareness of recipients’ subtle hints dropped throughout the year.
  • “There's a layering of thoughtfulness and ideas and emotions that go into great gift giving.” (B, 01:05)
  • "If you're not a good gift giver yourself, just marry one." (A, 01:21)
• Making memories tangible: Gifts that immortalize shared moments, such as framed photographs or written memories, top their lists for long-lasting impact.
• Gifting as an ongoing journey: The best gifts aren't just random selections; they're about paying attention—“if they say something six months before, you're like, noted.” (C, 01:11)

2. Top Holiday Gift Picks for the Home (09:52–32:40)

a) Bubble Dish (09:53–12:34)

• Versatile, joyful, stylish; used as:
  • Coaster
  • Catchall for rings, drops, and lip gloss
  • Ashtray
  • Party favor and stocking stuffer
• Great price point, looks vintage: “It could go in your daughters-in-law's stocking... It's just really joyful and happy and beautiful and looks vintage.” (B, 11:01)
• Popular across generations—even “Provo Grandmas” stock up for easy gifting.

b) Crystal Picture Frames & Memory Gifts (12:34–13:31)

• Several types: Orb Frame, Beveled Edge, Crystal Column
• For commemorating loved ones, past and present:
  • “Memories make a really great gift because it's this evidence that we've lived.” (B, 04:48)
  • Suggests including a handwritten note as a placeholder
• Adaptable: fit for photos, love notes, invitations, or even small paintings.

c) Curiosities Collection (13:31–16:41)

• Miniature objects for styling and symbolism (brass egg, princess hand, angel wing)
• Designed to punctuate home styling, add personality, or act as conversation starters:
  • “We even have little descriptions... to say what the object will bring the gift giver in their life.” (B, 13:56)
• Easy, meaningful gifting for those “who have everything” (gold bars, anyone?)

d) Foot Dish & Clawfoot Tray (16:14–16:39)

• Versatile for organizing jewelry, candy, candles, coins, or tiny toys.
• Makes clutter look curated: “It elevates it and corrals it and suddenly it makes it look like display instead of garbage.” (B, 16:33)

e) Darlene Marble Display (Necklace Holder) (16:41–17:48)

• A marble “neck” for displaying necklaces, suitable for all genders.
• Sets off jewelry beautifully (especially black marble with chains).

f) Walnut Book Cradle (19:08–20:37)

• Elegant way to display and enjoy loved books or art volumes.
• Gift idea: pair with a meaningful book and perhaps a personal artifact.
• “It’s just such a beautiful way... to display her loves.” (C, 20:16)

g) Grand Marble Footed Tray (20:44–22:29)

• Functional and chic for kitchens, bathrooms, or vanities:
  • Corrals soap, lotion, perfume, or kids’ bathroom essentials.
• Lifts items for easy cleaning: “There’s no like water getting stuck under a flat marble surface. I love this thing.” (C, 21:24)

h) Milo Brass Easel (22:29–24:52)

• Stylish display for records, recipe books, art, or photographs.
• Heavy and sturdy with playful design: "I've never looked smarter than that cradle." (B, 20:38)

i) Glass Cloche and Crystal Candlesticks (24:53–27:03)

• Multi-purpose cloches for candles (in clear, smoke, or spice amber).
• Crystal candlesticks as classic, heirloom-quality gifts—beloved by brides and entertainers.

j) Crystal Slab (27:03–29:02)

• Thick, clear, premium crystal rectangle for organizing sunglasses, beauty products, Legos, or jewelry.
• Adds “art gallery” vibe: “It almost makes like an area rug out of something.” (B/A, 28:38)

k) Alice Vanity Mirror (29:06–30:27)

• Specially designed for vanity height (for “torso tall” users).
• Marble base for stability; perfect for daily routines.

l) Odette Stool (Wood & Lucite) (30:27–32:39)

• Designed for closets, pantries, kids’ baths—chic, sturdy, and functional.
• Promotes safety and independence for kids helping in the kitchen or bath.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Gift Giving:
  • “If you're not a good gift giver yourself, just marry one.” (A, 01:21)
  • “Thoughtfulness. There's a layering of thoughtfulness and ideas and emotions that go into great gift giving.” (B, 01:05)
  • “It's this evidence that we've lived. It also is like, usually loved ones that are together.” (B, 04:48)
• On Their Favorite Gifts:
  • "My mom gave me...these really beautiful crystal orb picture frames...and it just brought me to tears." (B, 03:27)
  • "Books are such a beautiful gift." (C, 08:12)
• On Product Picks:
  • “The bubble dish has been wildly popular...you can buy a stack of these.” (B, 10:11)
  • “You’re not going to go wrong with this if you don’t know what to get that mother-in-law... Everybody’s gonna love this.” (B, 12:34)
  • “We believe in the little tiny object in styling. You need some little detail to punctuate a point.” (B, 13:31)
  • “You have a big dinosaur standing on top of the crystal slab...am I FAO Schwartz? I guess I am.” (B, 28:01)
• Practical Guidance:
  • "How thoughtful that you’re finding a way to elevate it for her... It's just so gorgeous." (B, 21:38)
  • "Gifts that immortalize a memory—those are the ones they cherish forever." (paraphrased theme)
• Humor & Banter:
  • "If you don't know what to get, just raid Grandma's bubble dish stash." (Paraphrased, 12:30)
  • "The heaviest one's always the best." (A, 28:51)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• 00:00–01:26 – The art of great gift giving: mindful, emotional, and personal.
• 03:27–05:26 – Tear-jerking gift: Crystal frame with childhood photo and family story.
• 09:53–12:34 – Gift idea spotlight: Bubble dish and creative uses.
• 13:31–16:41 – Curiosities Collection and symbolic trinkets for styling.
• 16:41–17:48 – Darlene Marble Display for jewelry.
• 19:08–20:37 – Walnut Book Cradle: pairing books and artifacts for sentimental gifting.
• 20:44–22:29 – Grand Marble Footed Tray: function meets aesthetic in kitchen/bath.
• 22:29–24:52 – Milo Brass Easel and layered gifting ideas (albums, photos, art).
• 24:53–27:03 – Glass Cloche and Crystal Candlesticks for timeless, heirloom gifting.
• 27:03–29:02 – The crystal slab: multipurpose luxury for organizing.
• 29:06–30:27 – Alice Vanity Mirror: custom design meets daily use.
• 30:27–32:39 – Odette Stool: practical, stylish, safe for adults and children.
• 32:40–end – Closing encouragement and invitation to explore further gift guides on alehome.com.

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Final Takeaway

The Dear Alice team delivers an inspiring, practical, and warmhearted guide to upgrading your holiday gifting with style and meaning. From crystal frames and curated curiosities to multitasking trays and heartwarming personal stories, their advice encourages listeners to focus on gifts that evoke memories, elevate routines, and speak to the recipient’s unique style. If you want to give a gift that will be truly treasured this season (and avoid another gift card to Texas Roadhouse), this episode is a delightful roadmap.

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Find categorized gift guides and more at alehome.com
Submit podcast questions to Dear Alice, and happy gifting!

Transcript

[A]

So question before we start. Yeah, it's the best gift you guys have ever received or given. You could do that as well.

[B]

It just brought me to tears. And it's been one of those things. I'm like, I want it in my living room, but I want it in my bedroom. You're not going to go wrong with this. If you don't know what to give. That mother in law just, you know, a difficult person to give to give to. Everybody's gonna love this. Hi, everyone. Welcome to Dear Alice. Today we are talking about the gift guide.

[A]

My favorite time of year.

[C]

Right? I love giving gifts and I love getting gifts.

[B]

I do, too. And here's what we're going to do, guys. We're going to just get you good and juicy so that your brains are moving. You know what I mean? It's kind of like when you don't know what to wear. And so you hit that Pinterest board and you have a folder saved and it's like outfits and you go and you get inspired. You're like, now I can put together an outfit. That's what we're doing. Except for we're doing it with gifts. We are known as the gift whisperers here at Alice Lane. I'm just kidding. I don't know if you guys are.

[A]

Sometimes people say it all. I'm going to say you guys definitely are. Yeah, you guys are great at gifting.

[C]

My husband's way better at it than I am, but.

[B]

So you've been a recipient as well as a giver of great gifts. It's a. There's an art, there's a thoughtfulness.

[C]

Thoughtfulness.

[B]

There's a. There's a layering of thoughtfulness and ideas and emotions that go into great gift giving.

[C]

There's continual, like, you have to kind of read them and if they say something six months before, you're like, noted.

[B]

Yes.

[C]

Noted.

[B]

Making notes in the fl.

[C]

I'm. You're going to tear up and I'm going to make you cry.

[B]

Yep.

[A]

If you're. If you're not a good gift giver yourself, just marry one. That's probably, you know what?

[C]

That is my number one tip.

[B]

Yes. I love that. So we're here to just sort of stir that slow cauldron of soup of emotions to get you guys good and juicy to be ready for the gifting season. It's not too early, so we wanted to tell you about some of our favorite gifts we've received. Also great gifts to give. And here at Alice Lane, we're constantly in Creation of beautiful and thoughtful items. And so we have made gift guides for you and we're going to tell you about those, where to find them. But we wanted to just sort to share our top. What, 10.

[A]

Yeah, ish.

[B]

Yeah, 10 ish gifts with you. This season we've got, we've had a lot of new launches and a lot of thought went into them. So we want to get started on what we're calling the gift guide.

[C]

Yep. And before that, I just wanted to give a quick plug. If you are looking for furnishings and you're trying to like wrap up and like put a bow on what you. You're going to be entertaining in, in your dining room, your living room, anyway, all the furnishing needs you and you're feeling stamped. Please use our home furnishings design service. It is complimentary and they, they're all designers. They have degrees. They'll put your room in cad. They'll put the furniture. You need an autocad based on your like what you need, your functions and what you love looking at what you want to be surrounded by. They'll do all that for you. It's complimentary. This is like Alice Lane party trick number one at the party and we'd be silly not to. If you are looking to furnish your home, use this, use this department. It is incredible. And all you have to do is go to alehome.com and go to the design services tab and there will be home furnishings. I think like a little getting to know you, a little flyer, whatever. If you fill out the form, they'll reach out to you right away and get you on the calendar so you can start looking forward to a finished room in time for the holidays and for the new year.

[B]

So yes, your turn. You've waited a long time so I think it's time to just get it right.

[A]

Yeah. Y so question before we start. Yeah, it's the best gift you guys have ever received or given. We could do that as well.

[B]

Oh, you know what I will tell you. This year for my birthday, my mom gave me one of our. One of the products we make, which is we have these really beautiful crystal orb picture frames and they've been so popular. We had the 5x7. We had requests from so many of you to make an 8 by 10 and even to make an 8 by 10 landscape. The wide. The wide way. So I got the wide version and it's this old photo of me from when I turned two on my birthday.

[A]

That's awesome.

[B]

So I received this beautiful 8 by 10 picture she had blown up this old photograph of. So I turned 50 this year. So she was giving me it on my second birthday and. And there's little two year old Jesse and I have. There's a cake on this beautiful crystal cake plate and my grandma had made it and there was two candles on top and my favorite aunt was behind me and I was born on her birthday. And it's just this really nostalgic moment. And the colors are kind of faded a little bit and it just brought me to tears. And my mom also gave me the crystal cake plate from my second birthday.

[C]

That's cool.

[A]

That's awesome.

[B]

The crystal picture frame, which kind of echoed that same sentiment of, you know, crystal, which just feels so classic and everlasting. And it just brought me to tears. And it's been one of those things. I'm like, I want it in my living room, but I want it in my bedroom. But I also want it in my kitchen and I want to take it.

[A]

With you actually, when I only hit by 10.

[B]

Work. Yeah. I just think memories make a really great gift because it's this evidence that we've lived. It also is like usually loved ones that are together and I think you can just give a great card even describing that moment because when I was 2, even though you're there, you don't remember it.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

And so my mom describing the scene to me was just so meaningful. So I just got that a few months ago and it's still just so, so special to me. And I love that we provide those crystal frames because they feel like they're never going to go out of style because they're perfectly transparent, but they're made of crystal and they're heavy and they're beautiful and they frame pictures beautifully. Y. Yeah.

[C]

Okay, I have a couple. I'm going to go fast round. Okay. Speaking of crystal crystal frames, when we first introduced the bauble frame. Crystal or frame. Thank you. I got it for my mom, like she is the grandma from the movies that litters her entire mantle with just like pictures of her grandkids. Like, they're stacked. There's not room for anything else. But there wasn't any pictures of her. And I was like, it would be really neat to grab a picture of her and like her mom, because her mom was. Had passed away and my mom took care of her and I had this picture of us when we were making peanut brittle. And I actually had a professional photographer come and take pictures of the whole series of events on how this family, you know, Recipe had been, like, created. And anyway, and I just had a picture from that day of my mom and her mom. And I put it in that. And it's like, sits right by the light where the light shines through the crystal. And they are just like, the most beautiful. And it's. It's like otherworldly. Your mom's not going to put a picture of her likely on her mantle, but find a picture of somebody maybe that has passed away or something. That's important because I think that is a beautiful way to memorialize them. I love that.

[B]

So I just wanted to show you guys this is what's on my desk here at work. So this is the crystal orbiting picture frame. This is my little girls when they were little. But this is the one that your mom has with the peanut brittle in it. And then I have the great big 8x10 of this one. And it's just. It's really sweet, but beautiful. Even though it's kind of sweet with.

[C]

These dots, it's just playful and I don't know which. I think it just adds. Adds to, like, the real life.

[B]

Do you think the collection of the silhouettes, too, looks so good together also? So I just wanted to throw that one in the mix while we were talking about it. I also think another good gift could just be a love note in a crystal picture frame. If you don't have time to find a memory, and the love note could be a placeholder, or they could just always leave a love note in there. But there's something about handwriting, right? A handwritten note. It just feels so, so good. So that's another thought for you. Yeah.

[C]

Leads me into the. One of the best gifts Tom's ever given me is, like, he's a very thoughtful gift giver. And when we were trying to, like, start a family and it took us a long time, he went, there was a Christmas. It was a hard Christmas. And. And he'd given me this book on nests. Like, it was beautiful. It was photography. And it was all about birds nests and all the different ways that people build their nest or birds build their nests and how they look different. It was just like. It was a beautiful, meaningful book to look at. But he had a love note in there just about that time. And that note still in the book. I'm like, I think I have one of our easels, our book cradle. The cradle, yeah. Thank you. Yeah. The book cradles. Anyway, I'm like, I want to go dig that out and put that there just like, to remind me of just Like, I don't know, just that spirit of the season, and it was for Christmas. So I'm like, the book, I think, is a beautiful way to give a gift that's meaningful. I think books are such a beautiful gift.

[B]

Yeah. Also, Susan's husband Tom is a gift whisperer. He's so thoughtful.

[C]

Really good.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

I am not a good gift giver, so that is why I look forward to this list every. Yeah. Every single year. Yeah. Yeah. And I always want to do something that's, like, thoughtful, that's not just like a phoned in gift.

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

So you don't want a gift card.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

You guys at Texas Roadhouse.

[A]

Exactly.

[C]

Yeah.

[A]

Enough with those guests.

[B]

I have a confession to make. I shouldn't say this on air, but since we're amongst our closest friends, last year about this time, I said to Adam, it was like a Saturday morning. I go, hey, we're just waking up. We're, like, still laying in bed.

[A]

I go, hey, watching qvc.

[B]

Will you turn on the. I went, can you find qvc? I want to watch qvc. He's like, why? And I was like, because my mom's sisters used to always watch qvc. Like, my Aunt Kathy lived alone in Seattle, and she felt like these were all her best friends. She knew all the hosts by name. She knew about her stories. And I. Maybe I was just missing my Aunt Kathy. And also, you know, it's a home shopping channel, so they're just constantly trying to sell you something, which is so funny. It's so funny. The words they use and the tactics they use. And they're like, it's gonna sell out at the end of the day. Or if you don't buy it now. It's so funny. I've been watching it now for a year because again, it just only on morning. It makes us laugh so hard. And now we know the host names.

[C]

Before or after the Price is Right? Which one?

[B]

Before. Golden Girls. Anyway, so funny to see how people shop and why they shop and what motivates them, but truly, this gift guide is motivated, I think, emotionally and in great taste. And. And we're going to just tell you what we love about things. So. Yeah. With that, should we get into our favorite gifts?

[C]

Let's do it.

[B]

Okay. Top ten. So number one on the list, we have a new item that launched this year, and it's called the bubble dish. The bubble dish has been wildly popular. This thing is definitely our top seller by quantity. And it also just hit the list by sales as well.

[A]

Wow.

[B]

Yeah. By dollar Amount.

[A]

That's insane.

[B]

Yeah. We have sold so many of these things.

[A]

That's crazy.

[C]

Beds of bubble dishes.

[A]

Exactly.

[B]

What is so great about it is one of the salesgirls just told me a lady came in today and bought six of them and she uses them for coasters. So they are really cute.

[C]

Stacked on top of each other. I will say they do.

[B]

Yeah. They kind of stuck. So you could rest your drink in it or your coke can or your whatever extra.

[C]

That's so extra.

[B]

Like you know how on your nightstand you just always are like you just take off your rings or I always have eye drops on my night. Sense of lip gloss. Just those little creature comforts you need to fall asleep or to wake up in the morning. So this can be sort of a catch all on the nightstand. Obviously.

[C]

Gorgeous.

[B]

To put a diffuser or a candle in it if you like to smoke. It's a great ashtray.

[A]

Yeah, there we go.

[B]

I don't know.

[C]

Model after.

[B]

Yeah, it's like in the 20 range and so it could be your favorite things gift. You can buy a stack of these. This could go in your daughters in law stocking. Everybody loves this thing. It's really joyful and happy and beautiful and looks vintage. We did it in this sort of slightly smoked color. So it's not perfectly transparent, which just makes it just feel a little more sophisticated. I think.

[C]

How cute it be if you were like having hosting dinner and you had like all the place settings and everybody had one of these for their drink and they got to take it home.

[A]

Someone. Someone left us a review. They bought like over 100 of them for their entire wedding party.

[C]

Such a cute party favor.

[A]

Really cool.

[B]

Yeah. I think this will be one of the top gifts to give and I think because it's such a great price point, but it does so much and everybody loves it. So we just wanted you guys to know about it while we still have them in stock. That the bubble dish is I think gonna be a really fun one for you to give. And I think your friends are all gonna love it.

[C]

And provo grandma again, child of the depression or child of the child of the depression. Like she even buys these as gifts for people. Like, and she never spends money on anything. So I'm just like, yeah, anybody can have value.

[B]

And she's great and loves to give it and I love it.

[C]

Yeah, she'll be like, oh, can you go get aunt Diane? It's her birthday. I'm gonna give her with.

[A]

She has them in stock.

[B]

Yeah, she does.

[C]

She keeps them in Drawers.

[B]

Grandma stocks them.

[C]

She's like, do you think she would like one? I was just like, yes, Dan would love one.

[A]

We might have to borrow a couple from her if they sell out. So get them restocked. I love it.

[B]

The crystal picture frame. We just talked about that. Besides the orb frame, there's a crystal edge frame that just is like a really pretty beveled edge. I have that one in both the 5x7 and the 4x6 on my secretary. They look great together. I have a little. I have like a little painting from Paris that I slipped, slipped in it on really beautiful paper. Old photographs, wedding invitation that you want to save. Like we said, a love note. You're not going to go wrong with this if you don't know what to get that mother in law because you just got married or just, you know, a difficult person to give to, give to. Everybody's gonna love this. It's a great memory.

[A]

The column one is my favorite.

[B]

Oh my gosh. We launched that in time for Valentine's Day. I have to agree. I think that's my favorite too. It was the crystal edge. And then we did the crystal column and you're like, oh, snap.

[C]

It goes the memory to a finding. Like, I don't know, finding. Seeing similar, like ones at vintage shops and then kind of like adapting our own. It's just. It's so perfect.

[B]

It is so perfect. Okay. The Curiosity Collection. We sell curiosities here at Alice Lane. We believe in the little tiny object in styling. You need some little detail to punctuate a point. And we notice when we do people's homes that they didn't often have some little tchotchke. And so we wanted to manufacture our own, to be able to have sort of dot the styling here.

[C]

And there's some rocks or something that feels just like kind of sweet and precious, natural and.

[B]

Yeah, yeah. So you know who you are, you know which symbol is going to feel best with you. We even have little descriptions to go with these to. To say what the object will bring the gift giver in their life. So whether it be a brass egg. There's so many people we know that love an egg. Didn't somebody just buy like hundreds of these or something? Yeah, I just heard yesterday. I can't remember.

[A]

Yeah, I heard the story too. I can't remember what it was for.

[B]

Yeah, anyway, so lovely again, like a wedding favor or a party or something like that. So we have a brass egg. We have a princess hand, which has been really lovely. I have that in My entryway right now just laying on a book. But sometimes it sits on my Eddier in my bathroom and I stack my rings on it. I could honestly take two princess hands. I love this thing. I could keep it on my nightstand and just drape my wedding ring on.

[C]

It when I had one. But I gave it away because again, they're so easy to gift.

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

You know somebody that's gonna like love and appreciate them.

[B]

Totally.

[A]

And we're always adding to that collection too, which is fun.

[C]

It's.

[A]

It's cool to be like what are we gonna do? You know, what are we gonna add to the curiosities collection? I think that's super fun.

[B]

This year's Curiosity is an angel wing. We just launched it just a few weeks ago. So that one is really meaningful and special.

[C]

The last Christmas I have a brother in law who like he has everything and he's so funny and I'm just like. And again, there's nothing that Will doesn't have. So. And I had him for the gift exchange.

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

And so what did I give to him? The gold bar. I love not just one, but like four of them. So you could just like stack four gold bars on his desk and just feel the ultimate. So they're hilarious.

[A]

Good fortune in the new year.

[B]

Good fortune in the new year. This is the beautiful brass angel wing. I think just in time for holiday. You might want this yourself. It's so good. And then we've got the foot dish and the clawfoot tray. So these are great for again. Nightstand, cocktail table, entry table. You can fill it with candy. You can put a candle in it and fill it with crystals or rocks. We did one photo shoot. We threw all of our foreign currency. Like you know when you travel like the money and the coins and throw a watch in it, a candle. It's just so handsome. If you, if you have a shelf in your closet, you know like your favorite jewelry your go to necklaces all wound up in here. Like this is such a great gift. I love, love, love this thing for.

[C]

My perfumes in my bathroom. But then I also have one on my boys nightstand. Yeah, you should like cue that picture anyway. There's just like little as far as their little hot wheels and cars and things. And I'm always grabbing things from the floor that they're, I don't know, migrating from outside. And I just like put it in here and it really is like the cutest way to display any, any random.

[B]

Bits and it elevates it and corrals it and suddenly it makes it look like display instead of garbage.

[A]

Not a mess. Yeah, yeah, exactly, totally.

[B]

Anyway, check out the curiosities collection. Next thing that we think makes such a great gift, this launched this year and it's called the Darlene Marble display and it's a necklace holder and it's kind of a black marble decolletage. A little neck and then you get a little bit of chest area to be able to drape a necklace. And I think this is good for men and women. Men are wearing neck dresses today. They're wearing all those chains, beads, chains, everything. So I think the black marble just sets everything off like it's a jewelry store. And you can put this in your closet on a shelf on your vanity where you get ready if you have the Beatrice Brass etager, stick it on that, drape all your necklaces on it. This holds it so handsomely. And that black just sets it off. It's stunning.

[C]

If you do that, get this for your partner. Her or him do need to buy a necklace to put on it.

[B]

Oh, aren't you cute.

[A]

Anyway, we have the brass line display box too that this fits intentionally inside.

[C]

Of it or like the precious Isadora, you know, like anyway, it's so beautiful. We have a client that he always like has black pearls on like so cool.

[B]

So cool. Yeah.

[C]

And I'm just like, he needs a darling.

[B]

Yeah, he does. Yes, he does. It's such a great gift. Have you ever given a gift that's instantly become someone's favorite? The one that they can't stop using? I'm here to tell you the bubble cuddle blanket is on my list. It has this really cool high pile faux fur midweight construction. I've never seen a faux fur blanket do this before, but it's instantly luxury. So fun to snuggle with. Great for movie nights, great for family. And I just really want that for my mom and dad, for my brothers and sisters. I know this is going to be a hit with anybody I give it to. And they have a risk free purchase at Cozy Earth. So you're going to be able to get a 100 night sleep trial. You can try anything out. If you don't love it, you're going to return it hassle free. They also have a 10 year warranty because once you feel the level of comfort, you'll want it to last a decade. Black Friday has come early at Cozy Earth. Right now you can stack my code Dear Alice on top of their site wide sale, giving you up to 40 off in savings. That's cozyearth.com code Dear Alice for up to 40 off savings. These deals won't last. So start your holiday shopping today. And if you get a post purchase survey, be sure and mention you heard about Cozy Earth right here. Next up is one of your favorite things. Sue.

[C]

I do love this. I actually gave this to my mom one year with a book and it has been so much fun. I gave it her these cocktail it. I'm so sorry, you guys. It's the book cradle. It is the walnut book cradle and it is so handsome. I love this thing. I gave it to my mom because she just loves a stain. A stain grade. And I got it for her cocktail table and I gave it to her with the Annie Menke see the world beautiful book. But it's been so. And I gave her like a little antique rolling pin as like the book as the book holder kind of cradle. We also use the Harper hand a lot. That's what I have at my house. I know you have. It's originated after your original. But this is just such a beautiful way since then. I was at her house the other day and she still has the original book I gave her. But then she has like another book of her own. And then she has this other artifact, one that's open, layered on top. She has like three books that she's just like naturally put there of. Just like things that she loves and like, you know, about Jesus and history and Europe. And it's been really, really cool to see her be able to like display her loves. And it's just. It's such a great gift. I agree. Like the Darlene with the necklace. Get this. With a book that means something to the person. That's such a great tip.

[B]

That is a great gift.

[C]

Yes.

[B]

I also have that walnut cradle on my desk at work. Sorry.

[C]

At home.

[B]

And I have like Arc Digest in there pinned in books. And you can layer several books in it because the depth is so big and the way and it's really sturdy. So I just have anything I'm working on in the cradle and I love that thing. I feel like a mad professor at Harvard.

[A]

At Harvard. Yeah. I've never been.

[B]

I've never looked smarter than that cradle. I love it. Sue, tell them about the grand marble footage. Right.

[C]

This thing I've not want not. I have one in my kitchen and I also have one in my boy's bathroom. And it's so great. It's the grand marble footed tray and it's the perfect length and it's these like cute little marble Cylindrical balls on all four corners. And so it lifts it off of the counter and you have enough room for our favorite soap to teen or whatever your soap is for the soap and the lotion as well as I in my kitchen I have like this like pretty bottle that has like my dishwashing, you know, when I'm doing bottles or whatever. And like all of them fit so beautifully there and it's lifted up so there's no like water getting stuck under a flat marble surface. I love this thing. I have such a testimony of this sucker.

[B]

Yeah. Gorgeous.

[C]

In my boy's bath I have like the soap with some of their. Their most used hair styling and their cologne on there. And it's. It's just the most darling and functional, you know, just we only have so many minutes in the day. Like we just need things to be corralled.

[B]

It elevates your routine. If it's your hair routine or if it's your dishes routine, it's going to elevate it and make it feel special and you're going to love doing it. And I have to say this is another one of those gifts. It's like if you don't know what to get your mother in law, you're just going to get her this grand marble footed tray. She already has her favorite soaps and lotions in her routine. But how thoughtful that you're finding a way to elevate it for her or maybe a hard sister in law to give to or. Or even your mom. Yeah. It's just so gorgeous. It's got this beautiful corner detail. This just launched in January of this year and it's sold out several times. And it's back again. I think it's back again, right, Corey? It hasn't sold out again.

[C]

Y. So anyway, the Bianco marble or Bianca Carrera. So beautiful. And it kind of gets along with any countertop because it's a little bit more still, but it's still marble. So it has that value.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Love Milo Easel.

[C]

Oh, this is so cute.

[A]

I gave this to my best friend Deke for his birthday last week.

[B]

Actually, Deke will do with it.

[A]

Well, I bought originally my favorite album of all time is Rumors by Fleetwood Mac. And so I bought him a record of that and then with it, the Milo Easel to display it because he doesn't have a. He doesn't have a. It was. Because it was on the list right here. So that's how I knew.

[C]

Yeah.

[A]

See what I mean?

[B]

I love it.

[A]

Yeah. So he doesn't Have a record player. So I was like, I'll give him a way to display it.

[C]

And yeah, that's super cool.

[A]

I thought it was rad.

[C]

We have a slide up on the screen right now and it shows the Milo easel stacked on it. I think this is awesome. Records is brilliant. Just a little piece of art. This is like perfect like just for layering. This thing's beautiful.

[B]

Those of you that can't see it, it's a brass easel. And the ends of the easel have big balls on them. So it's got a little bit of a detail. It feels like play almost. And it really will just hold your recipe book open. If you're sitting there working on Christmas cookies, just have this thing open on your counter and actually leave it out because you want to look at a Christmas cookie recipe during the holidays. But also we have put like beautiful match peer platters in it on an etager in the dining area. So if you've got like open. If you've got open shelves anywhere, this could hold the family picture. Could home hold a platter. It could hold a piece of pottery. It's just a really nice deep piece. Original art. A little gloppy oil painting in an unexpected place. Right. Like on an open shelf or in the built ins. If you're a stylist or love to style, you gotta get a Milo easel. Or if you know somebody in your life that loves to style or has a great collection, I promise you they're gonna have a place for this cute.

[A]

Little brass easel and something to display on it. For sure.

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

I love the height of the back back. You know you've had. We've all had easels that like they collapse and they're just dumb.

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

Manufactured that this site has and it's pretty from the back. It's tapered to my boys room because that's my like approach and I'm just like gosh dang it, Milo, you are so good looking.

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

Every time.

[B]

Yeah. The depth is perfect, the height's perfect and it's weighty enough that it doesn't tip over when you have something in it. So the Milo ESL folks, I'm glad.

[C]

We'Ve done this first. Yeah, we have.

[A]

They're just now back in stock this week too. So. Yeah, we've been sold out for a bit.

[B]

Okay.

[C]

So grab one.

[B]

Yeah. Not expensive. Really thoughtful though. Especially if you do what Corey did and pair it with a favorite album or something. Picture, whatever. Another really affordable option. This great hostess gift. This is Our glass cloche. And we make this in three colorways. A clear or. Sorry, it's size.

[A]

Yep.

[B]

Salt, spice and smoke.

[A]

Smoke. Yep.

[B]

And it's kind of smoke is kind of a grayish color. Salt is clear, spice is a really beautiful kind of ambery tone. And we did our little lion insignia in like a brass embossed sticker on it. And this actually sits perfectly inside our crystal candle dish. The regular size. Yeah. And it's. Or you can just, you know, put a candle on the surface and put a cloche over it. Instead of having to lean down, blow it out, have the smoke go in your face, you just drop the cloche over it. It's really thoughtful, really great price point. Awesome gift to give. So whether it be favorite things, maybe it's just to the people you work with, that classy friend, maybe it's to your sister in law. So easy. The crystal candlesticks, great classic gift for the entertainer in your life or for just somebody that you know is going to appreciate the dressiness of the crystal candlestick. This is one of those gifts that will give their whole lifelong. You'll hand it down, it'll be an heirloom. And we've got a girlfriend and client that has done a couple weddings lately. And even her wedding planner is like, can you go get more of those crystal candlesticks? And oh, for the next wedding, can we use the crystal again? And so she's told me that she always comes in, she's buying more crystal, always. And I don't even know how many sets she has. But it's just the ultimate. It brings that glassiness to any scene and really makes it feel so special. And I love setting the Thanksgiving table at my mom's house with these. We tied little velvet, dark green ribbons around it and sort of loaded up her table with pewter and marble and all the white dishes. And it was such a scene, just classic show that this year I should take a picture. I will, I will. So that's always a classic. This is. This is one that nobody thinks about.

[C]

No, I'm like, this is the giant around the corner, guys.

[B]

Yes, it is.

[C]

Is the crystal slab.

[B]

We make a crystal slab. This is small rectangular piece of crystal that is quite thick and deep. What is great about this? If you're a stylist or a fancy lady like ourselves or a fancy man like Corey, you just put this on the shelf in your closet and layer your sunglasses on top. It's perfectly clear. But the thickness of that slab is like, I don't Know, am I Tom Ford? I guess I am.

[A]

Yep.

[B]

Yeah, it's a club. I just have it sitting on my quartzite countertops in my bathroom. Totally transparent. But then I load up all my beauty products on it and I'm like, now I'm a beauty store. I don't know. I just feel so sophisticated. You wipe it off, you know, because it's. It's like cleaning glass. It's so easy. It's just crystal.

[C]

Also, the crystal we use is like a premium crystal. I have a lot of things and I have like, hard kids.

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

You know, where, like, it could get damaged. But I have Legos. Like, they're Lego creations on top of these.

[A]

Oh, that's cool.

[C]

Which is so darling.

[B]

Yes. So cute. You have a big dinosaur standing on top of the crystal slab. And all of a sudden you're like, am I FAO Schwartz? I guess I am serious. You suddenly feel like you're doing the most ultimate job displaying something. And everything just looks so chic. You could layer your jewelry on it. I've even put it on top of our Beatrice Brass ER that has a glass shelf. You layer slab of crystal on it and then you drape a few glass on glass.

[C]

Stop it.

[B]

Stop it. It's so, so great. So it's just good for display. So if somebody loves the Legos, like you're talking about it, they collect sunglasses.

[A]

Who doesn't need something that they have something they need to corral, though? I know.

[B]

It almost makes like an area rug out of something. And then you put the stuff on top of it.

[A]

Now it's displayed and not just sitting there.

[B]

It is.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

It just up levels things. Yeah. And it's heavy. So if they're unwrapping it, they're like, what did you.

[C]

What did you get?

[A]

The heaviest one's always the best. Yeah.

[B]

Like, it's this clear, transparent, big, thick piece of something. And you're like, I know. I really did it. I really did it this time.

[C]

Yeah. You're welcome.

[B]

Yeah. It's so great. And then you tell them what they're gonna do with it. So fun.

[A]

Oh, good.

[B]

Okay. This is the Alice vanity mirror. This is gonna up level your life, maybe. Ladies, this might be for you. This might be what you're asking for for Christmas. This vanity mirror is something that we created because I could never get the right size mirror for my five. I'm five foot eight when I'm sitting down because I'm all torso. I'm just so tall.

[A]

You have to be.

[B]

Every mirror is Solo. So I'm like, I have to get a hunchback trying to do my makeup eyel. It's never right. And then I always have a crook in my neck and need Advil by the time I get to work. So I'm like, mama's gonna design a vanity mirror that is at the right height for my head and I can even sit and do my hair in it. So if you have a sit down vanity that you get ready at, or maybe you don't, and you're like, I'm gonna use that desk from now on to get ready in. This is your mirror. You're gonna put this on your desk and you're gonna just make a station for it. Perfect height. It's got a marble base so it's heavy and it's going to stay positioned. It's good looking from all sides. And then you're going to display all your beautiful beauty products on that crystal slab or on our beautiful mason tray. There's your beauty routine. And you're just going to get ready this way and it's going to bless your life for forever.

[C]

Yep. The new you again.

[B]

It's called the Alice vanity mirror. We thought Alice deserved. Since it's looking glass. We thought she deserved to be called after that.

[A]

That's awesome.

[B]

Yeah. What's this, Sue?

[C]

Look at that little guapo washing his hand. This is the Odette stool. You guys, this is like such a fan favorite. We created this specifically four closets, which on the screen right now we have two pictures, one of which is a closet from our Manchester project. And it's so, so beautiful. We made this specifically because we could not find a good looking stool for closets. And we, that's what we do. We're really good at closets. And so this is like, it kind of disappears like, but it's so chic when you do like get to glance at those arcs and that brass rail. It's just so pretty and it doesn't compete with things that are around it. But it's like the crystal, like, it's like any of the crystal pieces, the crystal candlesticks on a tablescape. It's glossy, it's there, but it's complementing everything around it. So it's amazing for closets, amazing for pantries just anywhere. You just need to like, need a little help, a little lift. Awesome. For like we have it in the crystal or sorry, sorry, the Lucite. But we also have it in wood, which right now I do the wood in my kid's bath because It's a little bit easier to move around, so I'm a big advocate for both of them. But little Louie, he just needed a couple steps. He could wash his hands.

[B]

Yeah, look how cute. What are we doing in kids bathrooms if not giving them a really sturdy step? So also you can bring it in the kitchen and they can stand and help you make cookies or wash their hands or whatever. Little be a part of the conversation. Yeah. So the wood Odette footstool has also been a bestseller. Sells out so great really quickly. And it's a really. It's a. It's a really great price point. The Lucite, more of a luxury pro product, but you need that in your fancy closets. And then the wood is more casual for every day, so check out that.

[A]

It'S solid wood too.

[C]

So I'll tell you what they did before for that stool that you want to be able to avoid is they use those poles as a freaking ladder. And then they're kicking and, like, in a swim, like, they're gonna snap a toe any day. Like. But this is what you need for your child's safety so you don't have to go to the ER in the middle of the night.

[A]

Yeah, that's. That's why you're an awesome mom. Because I'm gonna snap. I'm like, don't ruin that cabinet. I have to fix that. So, yeah, no, I definitely.

[C]

And then I followed up with like, please don't stop your toe. I don't want to go to the hospital.

[A]

Oh, that's awesome.

[C]

So cue the Odette.

[B]

Yes. So good, guys, I hope that this helps you feel juicy for the holidays, giving out some of our favorite gifts that we like to give this season. You can go check out our gift [e-mail] and there's even more ideas. We've separated them into categories. Maybe it's gifts for the teacher, gifts for your. For your lover. Maybe it's gifts for the sister. So we've put these into different categories and they can really help get your juices flowing as you're trying to figure out what to give this season. Um, but we are so happy to be sharing these items with you and hope this helps. If you guys have any questions for the podcast, please send them to Dear Alice aliceanehome. Happy holidays and we'll catch you next time. Hey, thanks for listening. If you like our show, please leave a five star rating.