What’s Hot: Hostess Gifts

For the exotic party planner, a white and gold lustre crocodile skin style vase with a petite croc climbing the vessel. Eclectic Home, 8211 Oak St., 504-866-6654, eclectichome.net. 

A boxed set of multi-colored pastel jeweled napkin rings promise to pretty up a place setting. Maisonette Shop, 2727 Prytania St., Ste. 13, 504-437-1850, maisonetteshop.com. 

Coffee or cocktail service is captivatingly cool atop a Laura Park Designs x Tart by Taylor Giverny acrylic tray with gold handles. Hazelnut, 5525 Magazine St., 504-891-2424, hazelnutneworleans.com. 

A ceramic platter with divided spots for oysters and accoutrements is a pearl of a pantry present. Available through The Parish Line, theparishline.com. 

Offer seasonings greetings with glass Eiffel Tower shaped shakers filled with Himalayan pink salt, herb salt or black pepper. Relish, 600 Metairie Rd., 504-309-3336, relishneworleans.com. 

For occasions that call for putting pen to paper, encourage a personalized moment with custom correspondence cards letter-pressed with lined envelopes. Scriptura, 5423 Magazine St., 504-897-1555, scriptura.com. 

Your favorite hostess will see the world through rose colored martini glasses with a handblown set of 6. Hilltop Shoppe, 3714 Magazine St., 504-533-9670, hilltopshoppe.com.

Carnivores will delight in a set of Claude Dozorme Languiole steak knives, made in France, and gifted in a chic carrying case. Sotre, 3909 Magazine St., 504-304-9475, sotrecollection.com. 

Create a cozy moment with an ecologically woven blanket depicting the curves of the Mississippi River, an exclusive THNOC design in collaboration with In2Green. THE SHOP AT THE COLLECTION, 520 Royal St., 504-598-7147, shophnoc.com. Photo credit: Adam Newman. 

For the coffee lover who appreciates a touch of glam, an emerald, ruby or gold gem adorned porcelain mug. Phina, 3717 Veterans Blvd., 504-888-4141; 2561 Metairie Rd., 504-827-1605; 425 Harrison Ave., 504-571-516, phinashop.com. 

Beautify a bar cart with a duo of handcrafted spicy cocktail syrups made with fresh herbs and packaged in a glossy black box with a recipe card. Gris Gris Cocktail Magic, grisgriscocktailmagic.com.