We all know it’s so easy to just grab a bottle of wine as hostess gift on your way to a holiday event.  But with a little bit of pre-planning and with a click of mouse, you can give your hostess a meaningful gift they’ll cherish.  Her are a few picks under $30.

Give Thanks

This darling little pairs polymer clay pairs will be an instant hit.  Amazon. $22.

VinoVivo Wine Glass Writer Metallic Pen 6-PackSuper.

Simply write anywhere on the glass, bottle or plate. Let it dry for 3 to 5 minutes and it will stay on for the life of the party. The marker ink washes off easily with warm soapy water.   Amazon. $12.99.

Flameless LED Candle Set with Universal Remote Control

These remote control indoor candles let you easily add beautiful ambient light. Universal 10 button remote that allows 2, 4 or 8 hour timer mode, flicker mode and glow intensity.  Amazon. $24.

Tastes of the World Cooking Kits

Take a culinary vacation with these aromatic blends of spice packets, offering Turkish, French, Thai, Indian, and Greek flavor profiles. Each packet includes a set of notecards for both traditional and modern recipes using the tasty blends. Uncommon Goods. $20.00

Wine Pairing Towel Set

Each of these towels covers 68 popular wines and 56 different foods, for 3,808 possible pairings!  Uncommon Goods. $ 28.00.

Robin’s Egg Soaps In Apothecary Jar

This set of a half dozen robin’s egg soaps feature soothing chamomile and meadowsweet extracts and exfoliating “speckles” of oatmeal and wheat bran, the lusciously lathering French-milled vegetable-based soaps come in a nest inside a tiny apothecary jar and are the size of real robin’s eggs.

Uncommon Goods $ 28.00

Balsam Fir Incense Gift Set

Venture deep into the woods with the foresty scent of fresh-cut evergreen. Concentrated into mini sticks of incense, balsam fir wood and needles burn pure and neat in a handcrafted pine holder. Packaged in a giftable gold foil-printed box. cb2 $14.95