TEENY-TINY TOTE
The classic L.L.Bean Boat and Tote has been shrunk down. Like, way down-into a 21/2inch key chain! It's still plenty useful: The zippered interior can hold coins, mints, hair ties, and more. Tote Bag Key Chain, $10; Ilbean.com
LIP COLOR
For anyone standing under the mistletoe, these fruity, shea-butter-packed balms keep chapped lips at bay and deliver a hint of beige, pink, or bronze shimmer. Mwah! The Frosty Collection Kissable Color, $12 for 3; burtsbees.com
PUP ORNAMENT
Sold by a nonprofit that employs adults with disabilities, this keepsake is part of a series featuring various cute pups. Each one ships with a signature card from the artist. French Bulldog, $20; augustatrainingshop.com
LITTLE SNIPPERS
These petite scissors are just the thing for sewing, needlepoint projects, or snipping loose threads on the go. (They're even TSA-approved!) Add a little leather cover for $10. Gold Flower Power Mini Scissors, $14; degen.us
BUZZY SOCKS
Warm up someone's tootsies and protect our pollinators with a pair of bee-utiful socks. With every purchase, $1 is donated to the Pollinator Project, a nonprofit fighting the good fight. Socks That Protect Bees, $16; consciousstep.com
PAINTERLY PAGES
Suitable for beginners, this watercolor workbook has 12 pages of animal sketches with step-by-step instructions. When they're all painted, they can be pulled out and framed. Animals Watercolor Workbook, $22; shop.emilylex.com
EGGY SPOON REST
Even the neatest among us can make a hot mess when we're cooking up a storm. Help friends keep their counters clean with a spoon rest that's all it's cracked up to be. Egg Spoon Rest, $10; urbanoutfitters.com
CHOPSTICK SPOT
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Christmas in the Desert
This Palm Springs home may be low on snow, but it's big on holiday cheer.
Treat Yourself
These festive sweets all start with a clever store-bought shortcut, so you can stay as cool as a...log of slice-and-bake cookie dough.
Appy Holidays
Not a typo! We'll be noshing our way through the season on these partyworthy nibbles. And we wish the same for you and yours.
Gift Guide
Got a few folks who stump you every year? Who may have regifted last year's present just as soon as they could? This is for you and for them. Pretty, fun, and even fabulous stuff at any price point. Every one is a keeper.
Now Hear This
If closed captions have become your best friend and it sounds like everyone around you is mumbling, we've got the latest feedback on why you're having hearing trouble-and what you can do about it.
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
...is, actually, all the time! Whether you're looking to venture into the wintry world, stop to smell spring flowers, soak up the summer's warmth, or swim in fall's colors, these are the places that deliver.
A NO-STRESS GUIDE TO GIFT GIVING & RECEIVING
It's the thought that counts, right? Right?!
5 FINANCIAL MOVES TO MAKE BEFORE 2025
Don't drop the ball ahead of the ball drop!
NOT-SO-TALL TAILS
Three of the sweetest doggo adoption stories you ever did read
ELIMINATE PET HAIR
It's time to reclaim your sofas, carpets, and black pants.