A small reading or writing gift for a new parent
A book of poems or a place for a few lines can be a gift for the grownup, too. Reading and writing ideas chosen around the person you already know.
Resources
Useful guides to what we make and what we carry: everyday clothes, good books, creative play, thoughtful gifts, and little things for home.
Choosing birthday number candles: digits, size and a personal card
Eleven needs two ones. A little help ordering the right digits, fitting number candles on a cake, and adding a birthday note that sounds like you.
Oil, butter, soak or shower steamer: choose a body-care gift by use
A rosemary oil, a jar of body butter, or lavender for the shower? Start with the way someone likes to use body products, then choose the scent and format.
Wash, lotion or bath bombs: understanding family bath products
Wiley wash and lotion, fruit-scented Dabble & Dollop gels, and two bath-bomb assortments—what each does, what’s in the package, and how to choose for a household.
Choosing a small hand-cream or soap gift by scent and format
Kiwi and flowers, coconut and tiare, or tea and ginger: choosing a Maison Matine soap or hand cream around the person, the scent and where they’ll use it.
Reading Maison Matine fragrance notes before choosing a perfume
The bottles catch your eye; the notes help you choose. Comparing five Maison Matine perfumes through citrus, coconut, flowers, fruit, woods and spice.
Balmies, Color Cream or Tinted Dew: choosing an Axiology format
Strawberry isn’t necessarily red. A closer look at Axiology shades, from sheer Tinted Dew to richer Color Cream and the little tubeless Balmie crayons.
Buying handmade jewelry online: metal, length and scale
From a tiny moonstone flower to a cowboy-hat necklace: comparing Gem & Blue jewelry by actual size, length, metal and the way you like to wear it.
Handmade clips and shoe charms: size, hardware and care
Hand-painted strawberries for hair and shoes, with a closer look at the clips, charm backings and small care details behind the decoration.
Small ceramic magnets for notes, desks and thoughtful little gifts
A little egg, a strawberry or a smiley face for the fridge. Choosing a ceramic magnet for a note, a photograph, or a small gift with some personality.