Saying thank you is not only good manners, it can be lots of fun. These locally made items are a great way to share a bit of Sonoma with your gracious host or hostess. Click through the above gallery for more details.
Show your host/hostess some gratitude, with these sweet Sonoma-made gifts.
SHARE SONOMA SCENTS: Healdsburg-based Three Sisters Apothecary crafts soaps in the tradition of early soap-making guilds, using only natural ingredients. The soaps, which are highly moisturizing due to naturally occurring glycerin, come in a variety of fragrances: the Santa Rosa Plum and Gravenstein Apple & Clove are two of our favorites. $6/ bar, Circle of Hands, 6780 McKinley St. #120, Sebastopol, 707-634-6140, circleofhandswaldorfshop.com., Soapcauldron.com
BRING A BOOZELESS BOTTLE: Would you like to skip the wine, but still bring an equally Sonoma-esque bottle to your hosts? This fine olive oil is milled in the town of Sonoma just a few blocks from the town square. Perfect for drizzling over dishes and as a wading pool for crusty sourdough. $19/ 250 ml. bottle, Figone’s Olive Oil, 483 1st St W, Sonoma, 707-282-9092, figonesoliveoil.com
BEE SWEET: Be obvious about being a total sweetie, and give your hostess Santa Rosa-made lavender honey by Gipson Golden. As if honey could be improved, it actually has been here with the addition of Sonoma lavender. A great gift to make your friendship stick. $19.99 (lavender honey), Bill's Farm Basket, 10315 Bodega Hwy, Sebastopol, 707-829-1777
BE SUNNY: Keep your honey looking sunny with this mustard-yellow honey pot by LeCreuset. Complete with a yellow silicone and wood honey dipper, this sunshiny vessel is worthy of some seriously good Sonoma-made honey. $41.99, Sebastopol Hardware Center, 660 Gravenstein Hwy N., Sebastopol, 707-823-7688, sebastopolhardware.com
CLEAN 'EM WITH CUTENESS: All good things must come to an end, including the gathering you’re attending. Gift your host one of these sweet, flour sack tea towels to brighten his clean-up with Sonoma County pride. Designed in house at Field Works, these towels are silk-screened in small batches. Don’t forget to be that guest that offers to help load the dishwasher. $14, Field Works, 316 B Street, Petaluma, 707-766-6800, fieldworksshop.com
Advertisement
Saying thank you is not only good manners, it can be lots of fun. These locally made items are a great way to share a bit of Sonoma with your gracious host or hostess. Click through the above gallery for more details.
As thousands of residents return to Santa Rosa, signs of normalcy, like this farmers market, are beginning to emerge.