October is when we start building up that gift closet for the holidays — stocking up on inexpensive items that can bring happiness to the recipient while keeping you on budget! We’ve collected our Cheap Thrills from across the Memphis area to celebrate the change of seasons, as well as get you ready for your holiday gift giving. Get out there and shop local!
ACCESSORIES
Leather key tags
The perfect gift for the guy who has everything? A snazzy leather key tag by Tom Dixon, embossed with a memorable image. Get them for $18 each at 20Twelve at the Dixon.
Embossed leather key tags, $18 each from 20Twelve at the Dixon
Tassel necklace
The perfect finishing touch to a festive print is a pop of color, and this suede and tassel necklace brings just that! With a cord that can hang low or be doubled, it’s an inexpensive and impactful piece. Find one for $10 from More Therapy.
Suede and tassel necklace, $10 from More Therapy
Sleep shorts
These sleep shorts may be just the thing for all those hard-to-buy-for girls on your list this holiday season. They’re available in two shades of seersucker and a variety of cute graphic prints, as well. They sell for $10 at La Maison Antiques.
Sleep shorts, $10 at La Maison Antiques
Sunglasses & case
It’s a fact of life: One can never have enough sunglasses. These chic mirrored sunglasses come with a cute flannel case, so there’s twice as much to love. Get yours for $22 from Pickering Boxwood.
Mirrored sunglasses and flannel case, $22 at Pickering Boxwood
FOR THE HOME
Hot pad
Knowing where to put a hot dish on the table just became a no-brainer with this wood and metal hot plate that literally spells it out. Find it for $24 at More Than Words.
Wood and metal hot plate, $24 at More Than Words
Ceramic candle holders
Think how pretty this pop of blue will be in an autumnal or holiday setting! Crackled ceramic candle holders can hold varying size pillar candles and are just $12 each or $24 for the pair at Nadeau.
Crackled ceramic candle holders are just $12 each at Nadeau.
Fall accessories
Still looking for a way to dress up the house for Halloween or the table for fall entertaining? This metal “Boo” sign is a great addition for the mantle or porch, and a pretty set of 12 paper pumpkin placemats (say that three times fast!) will add whimsy to the table. Find them for $24 each from me & mrs. jones
Metal “Boo” sign and set of paper pumpkin placemats, $24 each at me & mrs. jones
Mercury accessories
Candles glow warmer and flowers seem more gorgeous when mercury glass is part of the equation, and as we head into the fall and winter holidays, these charmers are just the ticket. Find the mercury glass mason jar, $9.99, and Sienna vase, $21.99, at Pottery Barn Outlet
Mercury glass mason jar ($9.99) and Sienna vase ($21.99) at Pottery Barn Outlet
Log carrier
We’ve always envied our friends who have huge fireplaces and tote their logs in from outside using a sturdy log carrier. Those of us with smaller fireplaces and smaller log piles can use this smaller yet still sturdy canvas and suede log carrier we spied for just $18 at Palladio Interiors, formerly known as Market Central.
Canvas and suede log carrier, $18 at Palladio Interiors
Table runner
A table runner adds an instant and, in this case, casual chic touch to any table setting — indoors or out. Fourteen inches wide by 90 inches long, the indigo-and-white patterned table runner is $22 from Frugal Home Finds.
Indigo-and-white patterned table runner, $22 from Frugal Home Finds
BEAUTY
Extra-virgin olive oil body lotion
A girl walks into an olive oil store and walks out with … body lotion? Yes! This lush lotion is made with extra-virgin olive oil and feels more like a cream. It moisturizes for hours, too, and has a pleasant (but not overpowering) scent. Get it for $12 at The Mighty Olive.
80 Acres body lotion, $12 from The Mighty Olive
BEVERAGES
Spanish Wine
So, we are nuts for a good Spanish tempranillo, and after a summer spent drinking the inexpensive ($6.99) Globerati Pinot Grigio, we thought we’d see how Globerati Tempranillo, also $6.99 at Whole Foods Market, stacked up. Bueno, as it turns out; it’s a nice wine, with focused cherry and plum flavors that’s totally drinkable, and it has a cute label, too — something we all know is so important in making a wine decision. Not.
Globerati Tempranillo, $6.99 at Whole Foods Market
JUST FOR FUN
Memphis Coloring Book
Sarah Baumann, a Rhodes College student majoring in urban studies, is the creative force behind this must for any Memphian! The 25-page book features scenes from around town, including Overton Park, Gibson’s Donuts and Shelby Farms. Snag one for $20 online at signetsealed.com
Memphis Coloring Book, $20 at Signet Sealed | Image: Signet Sealed
With these cheap thrills, you’ll be filling up that gift closet in no time!
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