To take the guesswork out of buying gifts this year, we at West Massachusetts News asked our friends at The Grommet for their latest and greatest practical gift suggestions for 2021.
These guides are geared towards specific interests. You’ll be able to find something for even the toughest person on your Christmas shopping list.
Top 5 Gift Sets
1) Baking Spices Gift Set
Time for a bake-off. This baking spices set takes your cooking in a flavorful new direction. Curio Spice Co.’s signature spice blends combine interesting flavor combinations (pink pepper, rose, and ylang ylang, anyone?) and pair up with tried-and-true baking staples like cinnamon and nutmeg. Recipe cards are included for inspiration and it is all directly sourced from growers and farms to ensure freshness and purity.
2) Coastal Kitchen Seafood Tools Set
With this oyster shucker, shrimp deveiner, and crab cutter gift set, you have all the tools you need to host a serious seafood fest—and do it with less hassle and mess. The shrimp cleaner deveins, peels, and butterflies shrimp in one motion. The oyster knife has a bent tip to better open shells, and the crab cutter cracks crab shells quickly and easily. All the tools have a stainless steel blade and recycled plastic handle, and help give back to the ocean. For each gift set sold, 10 square feet of oyster beds are replanted.
3) New England Spice Gift Set
Down east flavors from a spice gift set inspired by (and sourced from) New England. The set includes two of Curio Spice Co.’s signature spice blends along with Maine sea salt. It’s all directly sourced from farms and growers to ensure freshness and purity, and comes with recipe cards to help you get cooking.
4) Leather Care Gift Set
Wax, brush, shine, and give your leather the best possible treatment with this full-fledged all-natural leather kit. Everything from the recyclable packaging down to ethically gathered beeswax and organic carnauba wax is free of silicone and petroleum derivatives. In addition to the wax and conditioner, the kit includes a pair of high-shine flannels, a fine horsehair buffing brush, and application dauber—so you’ll be polishing, shining, and nourishing like a pro.
5) Signature Ritual Aromatherapy Kit
With this aromatherapy gift set on hand, you’re ready to create the perfect mindfulness moment in an instant. Whatever you feel like you need a boost of—calm, joy, relaxation and more—each stick is crafted with a blend of pure essential oils perfectly balanced to encourage a lovely-smelling, feel-good vibe.