Even if cute isn’t your thing, it’s hard to resist mice that add a little Bohemian chic to the Christmas tree. We gave this pair an ethereal tree of their own -- handblown glass grapes, actually, that we stood up in planter of pebbles.
Mice $12 a piece, glass tree $38, Colcha, 1416 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice, (310) 392-3600 (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)
We’re adding gift picks regularly, updating the mix until Christmas Eve. Check back often.
Even the most devoted dog person would have to smile at illustrator Hajime Okamoto’s annual cat calendar, this year featuring felines in their gardening, surfing and trombone-playing glory.
$20, Plastica, 8405 W. 3rd St., Los Angeles, (323) 655-1051 (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)
Giant snail shells play host to a different bit of life: air plants that even a brown thumb could keep alive.
$29.99 including wire hanger at Kellygreen, 2149 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, (213) 353-0488 (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)
