Party season is fast approaching and if you’re like me, I always find myself scrambling to put together a hostess gift at the last minute. One thing I like to do is bake – so I always have an assortment of cookies in the freezer ready to go if I need to put a cookie tray together quickly. This idea works well with store bought cookies or even a box of chocolates. To make my goodies stand out I always include a cookie elf either holding the tray or package or part of the arrangement. Here’s a picture of Albert sitting right on top of the plate of cookies holding the cellophane together. This presentation is fun to put together, but it’s even more delightful to receive.
A wine bottle is always an appropriate hostess gift for a dinner party, but in most cases nobody ever remembers the wine or the presentation. Here are two ideas for preparing a wine bottle gift. The first is one of my artist’s limited edition resin ornaments. Each piece was reproduced from one of my original sculptures and hand painted in a pearlized silver finish with crystal details. It looks great hanging around the neck of a wine bottle and can then be hung on your tree as a beautiful heirloom ornament. Being from Italian background it goes without saying that this is a bottle of my Dad’s homemade wine.
For a more whimsical presentation wrap a little elf around the neck of the bottle –                I guarantee your hostess will remember this. Or put an elf in a wine bag instead of a bottle or together with one. Either way they make a wonderful hostess gift. Here’s Oliver toasting your hostess.

Do you have an idea you want to share? I would love to hear how you incorporated an elf into a gift idea or perhaps a family tradition that includes the elves. Please let me know and I’ll include it in a future blog. You can send it to me at elves@saracino.ca or by leaving a comment on my blog.

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