12 Stylish Summer Host Gifts

 

Memorial Day, the unofficial start of summer, is around the corner.  Chances are you will be a guest at a cookout, patio party, or garden gathering. You simply can't go empty handed. Each of these chic choices will get you invited back. Prices start at $10.

Wood Serving Tray

Pretty and practical. On sale for $36.

Rifle Paper

Marble Wine Chiller

For Rosé All Day! Marble always looks expensive and elegant. You can't go wrong for $34.

Pottery Barn

La Chatelaine Hand Cream Trio 

These are one of Oprah's favorite things. Made in France with pure ingredients. She will love the  summer scent $21.

The Container Store

Scandles Large Lemon Candle

Citrus scented and just so cute! $26

Tuckernuck

Beverage Dispenser With Gold Spigot
A handy and unexpected gift. I love mine. You will love the price. $10

Target

Skinny Organic Margarita Mixers

Bring the party to the party with this set of two bottles. Add a bottle of tequilla and you are invited back for the rest of the season. $19.95 - $39.90

Williams Sonoma

Puffy Picnic Blanket

Life can be a picnic if you have a loaf of bread, a bottle of wine, and this! It unrolls to a large blanket. There are four other picnic patterns. $70

Baggu

Marble & Wicker Cheese Board
Charcuterie chic. Any entertainer would love this. Now on sale for $80. 

Mark & Graham

Lucia Acrylic Wine Glass Set

Outdoor party perfect. Six shades available and a set of four is $32.

Anthropologie

Stainless Steel Double Jigger

Hard to find a better looking gift than this for $9.95

CB2

Woven Rattan Citronella Candle

Keep pesky insects at bay. Who wouldn't love this pretty but practical gift? $48

Terrain

My Drap Disposable Cotton Napkins

 Mollie and I discovered this brand years ago. They are truly impressive. Made from cotton and  presented on a roll of 50. A great gift in many colors. $19.95

Amazon

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Make Your Patio Pop

Scent Your Home For Summer

Seasonal scents excite the senses, and often evoke memories of years gone by.  The scent of lemons might remind you of Grandma's lemon meringue pie. Coconut will undoubtedly make you think of suntan lotion on a sandy beach, or a poolside pina colada.  Today's edit certainly smells like summer, and why shouldn't your home? Scroll down for great gifts and home scents.

Lafco NY Room Mists

These mists not only remove odors but also prevent them from forming. With scents like Sea & Dune, and Marine, your home will smell like sandy shores and ocean waves.

Lafco NY

Nine Lemons In A Bowl Candle

A visit to this online candle shop will make you smile. Their non toxic candles and fragrances have the best names. So when life gives you lemons.....buy this under $50 candle!

Literie Candles

Nest New York Coconut Fragrance

Nest NY thinks that coconut is the scent of summer, and so do I. They offer the scent in personal perfume, candles, and scented reeds for rooms.

Nordstrom and Nest NY

Otherland Beach Club Collection

This collection celebrates lazy days in the sun, and bites of sun-kissed juicy fruit. With scents like Melonspell, Fresh Water Pearl, Stone Fruit, Nectar Pop, and Coco Blossom, your home  will smell fresh and perhaps like sunshine.

Anthropologie and Sephora has a few on sale.

Nostalgia Candle Beach Trip

These bespoke scents have been created to spark joy with the memories of sun soaked days. This is a floral coconut scent. Under $25

Anthropologie

D.S. & Durga Big Sur After Rain

I have been to Big Sur many times, but never while it was raining.  This scent is described as "Rain water in eucalyptus groves off Highway 1." To me this beautiful part of California smells like redwoods, cypress, salt water, eucalyptus, mixed with a little lavender. It's heaven for the senses. I bet this candle is, too. 

Neiman Marcus

Trudon Diffusers

These fragrances are created by French candlemaker Trudon. The fragrance is housed in handblown vessels from Italy. There are many sensational scents, but the Odalisque is my pick for summer. It features, lemon, orange, orange blossom, wild juniper, and vanilla. 

Jayson Home and Neiman Marcus

Skeem Blossom Citronella Candle
Keep bugs at bay deliciously. This candle will add flickering illumination and a floral fragrance to all of your alfresco cocktail hours and meals. Now on sale at...

Crate and Barrel

Apotheke Tomato Tarragon Candle
Here's a modern twist on a classic scent. It's a dynamic green scent that combines the aroma of freshly picked tomatoes with hints of tarragon and orange zest. Sounds perfect for the patio or kitchen. Love that the candle container is simple and chic. Under $45

Saks Fifth Avenue

Lafco NY Paloma Melon

This candle is said to be like a warm breeze with herbaceous wild rosemary, fruity casaba melon, and tangy lime. Sounds good enough to eat!

Lafco NY  and Bloomingdale's

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10 Picnic Perfect Products

 

Stylish Summer Host Gifts

Memorial Day is right around the corner, if you can believe! Have your barbecue invites appeared yet? If not, they will. Be prepared for even last minute invitations with a thoughtful host or hostess gift. This roundup of fab finds will get you invited back before summer is over. 

 

Scalloped Block Print Napkins

Bring these to your next garden party. Sold in sets of four. Perfect for any hostess with style!

Mark and Graham

Acrylic Glass Set of Four

Perfect for patio and pool parties! Available in five colors with a pitcher to match. (sold separately.)

Anthropologie

Calirosa Rosa Blanco Tequila

Bringing a bottle? Make it an interesting one! If tequila and rosé had a baby, it would be this pretty pink spirit. It's actually singer Adam Levine's brand and it gets high marks. Perfect for sippers, shot shooters, and margarita makers. Comes in at just under $50.

Wine

Citronella & Thyme Candle

I love useful products that are pretty, too. Terrain offers several scents and sizes. These will keep the bugs at bay and scent any space deliciously.

Terrain

Grill Prep & Marinade Tray

A genius gift for any griller. The bottom tray is for marinating or just getting the raw food to the grill. The printed top tray is melamine. It acts as a lid while marinating or carrying. Then after cooking, it will transport the food to the table without contaminating. It's lovely!

William Sonoma

Lacquer Bean Bag Toss Set

If you are invited for the weekend, bring the fun! An overnight stay calls for a bigger gift.  It's a wonderful family gift, as all ages can enjoy it. Select colors are on sale. Make it even more special with personalization.

Mark & Graham

Americana Cocktail Napkin Set

Memorial Day and 4th of July perfect! The set is under $35 and ships for free from...

Saks Fifth Avenue

Round Rattan Serving Tray

Handmade with Love by 376 Women Artisans . Love that. The carry handles are perfect for carrying from inside to outside or any room in the house.

Etsy

Areaware Flower Salad Servers

Pass the salad, please. These are the perfect gift for a garden get together or patio party. Surely they will  turn heads (of lettuce). They are made from sapel wood and then oiled. 

Food52

Personalized Charcuterie Tray

Available in several sizes and stain colors, but this 8" x 12" is my favorite. It's not too big or too small. Super good looking!
Etsy

Tropicale Bamboo Pitcher

Pour up some fun! This good looking gift is under $20. Even better when you fill it with some sangria and present it to your host.

Sur La Table

Lafco Discovery Trio
One of my favorite "little" gifts to give. It's a great way to sample fragrances, and wonderful to have in the gift closet. For $16 you select three scents of your choice. Choose from Duchess Peony, Paloma Melon, Champagne and many more. The candles are perfect for travel, ship for free, and you get a $16 coupon for a future purchase. It is so pleasingly presented, too. It's a winner.

Lafco New York

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Alfresco Entertaining Essentials

Stock Your Outdoor Kitchen

{ Via: Neiman Marcus }

 Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start of summer and grilling. Are you ready? It's time to prep for patio parties and alfresco afternoons. Here are a few "must have" tools  for entertaining this Summer. 

Tava Handwoven Serving Trays

Aren't these good looking? The trays have matching placemats for a well coordinated look.

Pottery Barn

Nonstick Mesh Grilling Bags Set

These are rather genius! They allow food to be grilled with a smoky flavor without falling through the grates. You get three bags in three sizes.

Sur La Table

Cuisinart 13-Piece Grill Tool Set 

Here's everything you need to be a grill master. It's well priced and presented for gifting.

West Elm

Le Cadeaux Outdoor Dinnerware

Why shouldn't your outdoor dishes look good, too?  These offer a shatterproof French flair to eery outdoor affair. It's all 25% off at 

Horchow

Sauce Dispensing Basting Brush

I can just see my Dad with his open pan of BBQ sauce and what he called his "mop." This will be way less messy.

Williams Sonoma

Fluted Acrylic Pitcher

I own these glasses. They are good looking and lightweight. This pitcher is on sale for only $10! Ships for free, too.

West Elm

BBQ Shells, Set Of 6

Serve up a proper appetizer on these stylish shells. Just perfect for grilled scallops, shrimp, or even cerviche.

Sur La Table

Grill Prep Trays

Safety first! These lightweight melamine trays help prevent the cross contamination of uncooked and cooked meat while you’re grilling. I need them.

Williams Sonoma

Infinity Kamado Grill

I found this grill to be mesmerizing to the eye. This one in Bedford Grey was made just for Martha Stewart. If interested, click on over to her website to hear her praise all of the innovative details.

Martha.com

Cuisinart Grill Top Pizza Oven Kit

I will take pizza any way I can get it,  but a grilled pizza is something special. I found the best price at

Home Depot

Hammered Metal 5 Wick Citronella Candle

Keep bugs at bay with glam style in gold or copper.

World Market

Char Broil 3 Piece Grill Set

Now you can close down the indoor kitchen and cook everything at the same time. Perfect for veggies, seafood and more. The set is on sale and less than $14!

Target

Weber Grill Cedar Planks

If you haven't tried these, you should. They infuse whatever you cook on them, with the sweet and smoky scent and flavor of cedar. My tip: Give your meat or salmon a quick hot sear, before you use the plank. These are great!

Home Depot

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Cheers To Outdoor Cocktails