To take the guesswork out of buying gifts this year, we at Lansing Sun 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 Gifts Under $500
1) Vintage Silver Spoon Marker - Family
Vintage spoons are handcrafted into sweet and meaningful markers that make the perfect addition to a gift or a garden. From “You Are My Sunshine” to “Happy Birthday” (and eight other phrases in between), this hand-stamped spoon truly makes for a one-of-a-kind finishing touch.
2) Birth Month Flower Necklace + 1 Pendant
Vintage Stamp Jewels: Birth Month Flower Necklace + 1 Pendant - Rose Gold
3) Wool Felt Slippers - Midnight Sky 36
Step into a pair of handcrafted women’s wool felt slippers and step into something good. Made by Nepalese women with natural wool from New Zealand sheep and Himayalan buffalo leather soles, the simple slip-on slippers keep feet warm in the winter and cool in the summer.
4) Burger Master
Easily make individual portions of hamburger, soup, stew, sauce, or baby food, then freeze. Individual portions pop right out of the tray, as needed. Use as a burger press, too. Fill the tray with meat and press on the top. Eight patties made instantly, hands-free.
5) Fingerprint Cuff Links
Personalize a gift a loved one will treasure with this fingerprint kit from Precious Metal Prints. It comes with everything you need to take an impression of a child’s, grandparent’s, friend’s—any special person’s—fingerprints. Return it to Precious Metal in Knoxville, TN, and in just a couple of weeks they’ll send you a custom set of cuff links.