STYLE : THE MIDAS TOUCH : Simple Holiday Gifts That Glitter and Glow
Like objects in a Proust novel, this year’s best gifts stir remembrances of holidays past, of colorful packages nestled under a tinsel-covered tree, warm candlelight filling a roomful of family and friends, evergreen wreaths scenting the air with fir and pine. Recapturing that old-fashioned spirit, these presents are elegant in their simplicity and, just as important, modest in price. Their rich golden patina is ideal for handsome gift-giving as well as festive home decorating. So be of good cheer: It is possible to enjoy the gilt without the guilt.
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The following is price and store information for the holiday items pictured in Style.
Page 50: large mercury-glass pear, $17.50, at Stats Floral Supply, Pasadena, Redondo Beach, Downey and Whittier; miniature gold-leaf chair, $95, at Niedermaier, Beverly Hills. Page 51: ornaments, clockwise from top left: coiled-metal star with bells, $6.50, at Tumbleweed, Bakersfield; hand-painted glass “Peace” ball, $28, at Fred Segal Zero Minus Plus, Santa Monica; cast-resin angel with tin wings, $8.75, at The Holiday Shoppe, Santa Monica; Christopher Radko glass “Cheerful Sun” face, $23, “Winter Frolic” eskimo atop faceted ball, $19, and “Frosty Cares” snowman wearing red ribbon, $26, at Roger’s Gardens, Corona del Mar; cast-resin “Father Frost” holding tree, $10.50, at Impromptu, Pasadena; small, medium and large glass nautilus shells, $13, $17 and $29, at Roger’s Gardens, Corona del Mar; gold- and silver-plated metal spiral, $3.50, at The Holiday Shoppe, Santa Monica; glass “Man in the Moon” crescent, $11.50, at Fancifull, Los Angeles; Christopher Radko glass “Poinsettia Santa,” $23, at Roger’s Gardens, Corona del Mar, and glass lion head, $28, at Geary’s, Beverly Hills; beaded ball, $7, at Crate & Barrel stores; Christopher Radko glass lemon, $16, at Roger’s Gardens, Corona del Mar; large mercury-glass finial, $14, at City Lights, San Diego; hand-blown Italian glass ball with gold knobs, $25, at Niedermaier, Beverly Hills; Christopher Radko glass “Queen’s Hare,” $24, at Smith & Hawken, Beverly Hills, Pasadena and Santa Barbara; glass layered tassel, $7, and single tassel, $7, at Stats Floral Supply, Pasadena, Redondo Beach, Downey and Whittier; garlands: Silvestri starfish, $16, at Gyre & Gimble Ltd., Hermosa Beach, round faux pearls, $5.75, at Zender’s Christmas Showplace, Thousand Oaks, faceted balls, $4, at J.C. Penney, Glendale, and ivory-colored faux pearls, $7.50, at Roger’s Gardens, Corona del Mar. Page 52: assorted kozo papers, $4 to $12 per 25-by-38-inch sheet, at Hiromi Paper International, Marina del Rey; assorted satin and organdy ribbons, $2 to $6 per yard, at Noteworthy, Beverly Center. Page 54: assorted kozo papers, $4 to $12 per 25-by-38-inch sheet, and shiny gold paper, $20 a roll, at Hiromi Paper International, Marina del Rey; assorted mizuhiki ties and gift decorations, $2 to $6, at Bun-ka Do, Los Angeles; furoshiki cloth, $28, and maidenhair fern, $4, at Smith & Hawken, Beverly Hills, Pasadena and Santa Barbara. Page 56: candles, clockwise from top left: village houses, $9 (for set of four), at Crate & Barrel stores; ball of string, $25, bundled sticks, $30, and feather, $30, at David Orgell, Beverly Hills; Peruvian carved and colored taper, $11.50, at The Woods Fresh Flower Market, Brentwood; angel’s wing, $25, and floating flower, $30 (for set of four), at David Orgell, Beverly Hills; table runner, $189, at Fred Segal World Avenue, Los Angeles. Page 58: Venetian glass dish, $65, square sachet with tassels, $35, and fresh rose potpourri, about $25 for two cups, at The Woods Fresh Flower Market, Brentwood; apple-shaped sachet, $23, and pomegranate-shaped sachet, $25, at Fred Segal World Avenue, Los Angeles; gold-leaf place-card holders, $5 each, at Crate & Barrel stores; Sweet Dreams table runner, $230, at Leonardo’s Out to Lunch, Santa Monica.
