Survivorship Necklaces $150

The vintage-influenced Survivorship Necklace incorporates a delicate chain in sterling silver with a spherical pendant, cushioned by sparkling rondelles. You can customize the necklace by length and choice of various rhinestone rondelle colors. As much as fifty percent of the proceeds from each Survivorship Necklace sold will go directly to the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.

cocotay.com

 

Coral Necklace $48

Not only is this necklace just too lovely, BUT each purchase creates awareness and funding for SeaWeb's "Too Precious to Wear" campaign. GOSH! Who says you can't do everything!!

lillypulitzer.com

 

 

Kate Spade Hand in Hand Pull Through Scarf $125 They worked with war survivors in bosnia through their hand in hand program, a partnership with women for women international, to create this pull-through scarf. Not too long, not too short, it is proportioned perfectly for effortless winter styling.
katespade.com  

 

FEED 1 Bag, $60 The FEED 1 bag is a stylish, well-designed reversible burlap and 100% organic cotton bag that has a mighty mission - to help raise awareness and funds for child hunger. Thanks to lots of incredible customer support, they have been able to FEED over 40,000 children for a year in school and counting! Support FEED and the World Food Program's school feeding operations in 74 countries by BUYING A FEED 1 BAG NOW.

feedprojects.org

 

   

FEED 5 Bear $60 The FEED 5 bear, is an adorable teddy bear made of 100% plush organic cotton and natural burlap, and is approximately 16" tall. FEED Projects has partnered with Teddy Share, a charitable bear company, to create the FEED bears. Each FEED 5 bear that is sold will provide Plumpy'Nut^®, a high nutrient paste, to 5 children under the age of 5 years old through the non-profit organization Industrial Revelation.
Feedprojects.org

   

Help support the cause and make a donation to Global Green today to receive your FREE Think Earth Tee! Donate $15 or more. Unisex regular-fit short-sleeved tee with Think Earth graphic. Made with eco-heather, a uniquely imperfect blend of organic cotton, recycled polyester, and naturally occurring rayon. 100% of net proceeds from this super-soft, vintage-style tee benefit the environmental nonprofit Global Green USA.

 

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Original watercolor fashion Illustrations by Laura Su, $20-4610% of proceeds go to Fashion For All (www.fashionforall.org).   prismeradesign.com

  

Salt and Pepper shakers, $12 Add a little whimsy to your holiday tale setting.

shop.stjude.org

   

Rope Toys, Coco the elephant and Jerry the giraffe, $14-16 Adorable and geniusly designed rope toys by Jax and Bones

are available with donations to The Rescue Train.

 

Rock to adopt t-shirt, $35 My personal favorite and the group that I vounteer for:Part of The Rescue Train’s mission is to be a voice for the homeless dogs and cats in the world. The cool new "Rock To Adopt" shirts get the message across! Not to mention 100% of the proceeds go directly to the animals in The Rescue Train’s care!

therescuetrain.org

 

OR JUST GIVE  for the better good:

For just a click, no cash, you can help feed animals at, theanimalrescuesite.com. SO CLICK IT EVERYDAY.

If you can't volunteer your time with a hammer and nails give to habitatforhumanity,org so others may mvoe into a new home and shelter their family.

For just, $1 you can feed four children breakfast in Tanzania through gocampaign.org, a non-profit run wiht the help of kids from the United States.

Through charitywater.org, a $20 gift can provide one person with clean, safe drinking water for 20 years, and a $100 gift can give a family of 5 clean water for 20 years. 100% of your donation will directly fund freshwater projects in developing nations.

For $20 you can get lifesaving malaria medication to 10 children by donating at savethechildren.org.

Sponsoring a care package and including a personal message provides individuals with a way to touch the lives of our deployed troops around the world. For every $25 donation you make, the USO will send a care package with both needed and requested items valued at approximately $75 to a deployed service member.  Log onto, www.uso.org/donate/custom.aspx

Sometimes it’s the little things that mean so much.  Like inventive hostess gifts brought to the party held by your stylish friends, or the gifts you bring to the family or friends that have you in their home over the holidays. Just saying thanks isn’t necessarily enough.

Bring the Dessert

Kiss My Bundt has been voted best cupcakes in LA (that’s how good they are –that they beat cupcakes). Skip the cupcakes and go one step trendier with a bundt cake. Large Cakes (Big Ol Bundt) is $32.  Price for 2-day shipping option is approx $18.  So, you’re looking at about $40 to get a Big Ol Bundt shipped, www.kissmybundt.net

25 layer crepe cake for $50 from www.charlestoncrepecompany.com

 

Breakfast Success

How many times can I say YUM? Three bread trio includes Pumpkin bread, White chocolate caramel walnut and classic Banana bread. It seems Oprah is a fan. Bread Trio for $28 from www.hannahbananabread.com

 

Bringing a bottle of wine? Choose a $40 wine and cheese pairing from www.pastoralartisan.com

 

Gift cards-- While cheese platters and wine are great hostess gifts according to a recent survey, 79% of shoppers plan to buy a gift card.

Give a Williams-Sonoma gift card and pair it with whimsical holiday cookie cutters, a sweet apron, the cookies and add in a recipe card of your favorite baked sweet. Snowflake Cookie Cutters, $12.50, Gingerbread Apron, $18

It seems almost impossible to get together during the holidays so make a date in 2010. Give an American Express gift card for $25 or $50 to treat your friend to a day out or gift a restaurant card like Cheesecake Factory and give it with a 2010 calendar journal with dates already marked letting her know that you are ready and willing to party.

Calendar Journals, $16

 

For The Home

A sleek and stylish way to serve up some chips and dips. And now the hostess doesn't have to fuss in the kitchen to give you sishes to serve up the snacks. Ceramic servers are oven and microwave safe for reheating and dishwasher safe. B. Smith Chip and Dip 3-Piece Serving Set. Available at www.bedbathandbeyond, $29.99

 

Porcelain salt & pepper wells for $24, www.globaltable.com

Fancy salt and peppers like Himalayan pink salt and Des Moines pepper, $9-$14 from www.cubemarketplace.com

 

Picnic Time cheese boards from $25 to $35 from www.kohls.com

 

 

Personalized linen cocktail napkins, set of 6 for $20 from www.wisteria.com

Dress a table in winter whimsy. Nordic embroidered napkins, set of 4 for $30.60 from www.wisteria.com

 

 

Personalize It

We all seem to forget the personal touch of a handwritten card and when we do we usually don’t have any cards in the house.  Instead of writing your hostess a thank you note, give her personal thank you notes as a gift. Set of 15 for $35-36 from www.minted.com   Enter TODAYSHOW10 and receive 10% off your purchase through December 8th.

Give your stylish hostess a new pair of silver earrings to wear to her next invite.  And package them in a pretty ceramic catchall that can hold other small jewelry or a chic, inexpensive clutch.

 

 

 

 

Lambie robe for $49.50 from www.bathandbodyworks.com

 

Get all wrapped up. Give one to five different people or all five to your hostess. Five big, soft scarves for $29 from www.wisteria.com

 

This is a game they can tote along on all their travels. A leather travel backgammon set that comes in three color variations and top it with an elegant gold monogram stamp. Travel backgammon $50 from www.mrsmonogram.com

 

For the family or friends that just adopted a dog, or just the ones that treat their pooches like kids, treat the dogs to tres cool toys and the hostess to rocking T-shirts to express her love.  Your gift makes a donation to The Rescue Train, an animal rescue organization.

Jax and Bones dog toys for $14, www.jaxandbones.com

Cuter to Neuter, Puppies Rock, Mutt Lover T-Shirts, $20-$35, available at www.therescuetrain.org