Beautiful Board:  Slate cheese board, $35, Décor Adore; porcelain cheese markers, $15/set of four, Sur La Table; and local cheeses, prices vary, Good Harvest Market.

Thank-You Thrillers

Go from “Well, that’s nice” to “Wow!” with these anything-but-standard trinkets.

(Clockwise from top left):

1. Upper Lake Tea Towel, $12, Décor Adore
2. Gather tray, $19, Décor Adore
3. wine cork spreaders, $16/set of four, Décor Adore
4. MKE Candle Company Spruce + Cedar 9 oz. candle, $20, The Barn Owl
5. gold-dipped 5 x 7 frame, $30, La Belle Legacy
6. Barr Co. Fig & Grapefruit hand soap, $30, Décor Adore
7. After Dinner loose tea, $10, urbalhealth.com for stores
8. Barkr’s Dozen dog treats, $9, The Doggy Bag
9. orchid plant, $33, The Flower Garden
10. brown gourd wreath, $62, La Belle Legacy

Styling and photography by Shanna Wolf