10 Great Hostess Gifts

Get personal. With customized monogrammed cards. www.cottonideastudio.com 949.673.8000

Oh how sweet. Satisfy their sweet tooth with a box of fine chocolates. Christopher Michael Chocolatiers

Olive you. Gourmet olive varieties range from home cured and spicy to stuffed in flavorful brines. www.williamsonoma.com

Pour it on. Oil and Vinegar sets grace any table with simple elegance. Olive oil and balsamic vinegar swirled together are great for sourdough and foccacia bread dipping. www.1001home.ca.uk.com

Rub a dub dub. Handmade soaps made from natural herbal essential oils and luxuriant floral essences. www.anthropologie.com

Match this. Decorative matches can be added to a gift of candles. Also great for lighting the fireplace. www.weekendseveryday.com

Stop wining. Wine stoppers for the oenophile who loves to entertain. www.vat19.com

Soiled. Winter paperwhites are easy to grow and long bloomers. www.itseverything.net

Dish it up. Dish towels for your home chef who loves spending time in the kitchen. www.kinvallee.com

Game on. TableTopics is a box of cards with questions that can be used to get conversations going. Each card poses a different question and the boxes come in different themes to suit any kind of social event. Each TableTopics package comes with 135 question cards, all housed in a 4" acrylic box. www.amazon.com