Holiday Gift Guide: Cheer-Filled, Thoughtful and Unexpected Items for Everyone on Your List

These goodies are sure to coax smiles.

All photos courtesy of the manufacturers

Designer Sheila Bridges’s nouveau toile candles feature graphics of African Americans in playful poses; $44 at lorde-seraphine.com.

 

Skip the coffee shop with the Chefman espresso, cappuccino, latte and frothing; $149 at chefman.com.

Invite the Mercer canvas overnight bag on your holiday travels. Monogramming available; $279 at potterybarn.com. 

Glam it up with this sparkly frock trimmed in feathers and sequins; $320 at nordstrom.com.

Surprise that special someone with a Schwinn Adult 700c $899.99 at Dick’s Sporting Goods. 

Stash your trinkets in this lacquered Wise Box with 18k gold-plated owl. Available in burgundy or teal; $450 at janetmavec.com.

What’s Christmas without cashmere? Available in baby blue and other colors, these beauties are a winter must-have; $78 at bloomingdales.com.

Fluffy, hooded robe in oatmeal by Frette can be embroidered for a personal touch; $150 at sohohome.com.

Your bar cart craves a cheerful, fabric-covered ice bucket; $120 each at the Ginger Jar Shop in Harding and thegingerjarshop.com.

Disney’s 100th-anniversary line by Trevor Andrew features a cast of characters to brighten any day; $26.99 at hm.com.

Kiddos will brave any rainy day or snowstorm with colorblocked Sticky Lemon boots; $60 at camjamkids.com.

Bundle up with an insulated puffer vest in bright begonia pink; $178 at J.Crew stores and jcrew.com.

Paintings made with a Belgian-chocolate canvas and gourmet colored cocoa butter are 100 percent edible. Famous masterpieces, holiday scenes, golf courses and custom renderings available. Gift boxed, each weighs 10 ounces; $250-plus at chocolatetext.com/edibleart.

Available in 15 colors, these floating crystal earrings are 14k gold-plated brass; $32 at anthropologie.com.

 

Spark Joy novelty matches bring a nostalgic, retro vibe; $15 at nathanandco.com.

Caught by the pickleball craze? Your gear is here. Set of four paddles and balls; $179.95 at crateandbarrel.com.

Everybody’s favorite snack just got even better with Poppy-flavored popcorns; $42 for two varieties at nordstrom.com.

Enliven your table with three striking dimensional tapers; $17 at illumecandles.com.

 

A terrific tome for the home mixologist; $19.95 at amazon.com.

 

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