This text is part of the special Pleasures notebook
It’s not always easy to renew! If the bouquet of (ethical) flowers remains an excellent choice, these few suggestions for gifts from local businesses could please both mothers and grandmothers.
1. A creative box
Not too difficult to make, even for beginners, the Floralia paint by numbers set, from Baltic Club. It allows you to obtain a pretty colorful canvas to hang on the wall. To offer flowers differently!
Paint by Numbers Floralia ($38, thebalticclub.com)
2. Colorful earrings
In addition to being original — each piece is unique! —, these colorful earrings are made using 3D printing, a still little-known art. The artisans, a mother and her daughter, bring recycled nylon to life in their small workshop in Beloeil, on the South Shore in the Montreal region. Result ? Jewelry with a resolutely contemporary style.
Petit-Halo round earrings from Vox & Oz ($60, voxandoz.com)
3. A scented candle
Developed in collaboration with a perfumer from Grasse, the capital of perfumes, Luvo’s fragrances do not go unnoticed. The most recent addition to the collection, Pear and Magnolia, seduces with its harmony of floral and fruity notes that smell like spring. The bouquet is also available in the form of room fragrance, reed diffuser and even eau de parfum.
Pear and magnolia candle ($33, luvocandles.com)
4. An all-purpose cider
How about a bottle of bubbles? For a change, we offer this sparkling rosé cider made at Domaine Lafrance, in the Basses-Laurentides. A great discovery which, with its vegetal freshness and notes of ripe apple, goes well with ham and cheese pancakes as well as smoked salmon blinis.
Domaine Lafrance rosé sparkling cider ($16.75, SAQ code: 13258289)
5. A gourmet book
Hot off the presses, the book Fruits, by Audrey Desrochers and Annie-Claude St-Jean (Les Éditions de l’Homme), celebrates what grows here. And this, first by portraying passionate producers, then by offering many recipes highlighting local fruits, from apples to ground cherries, including strawberries and Oka melon.
Fruits ($39.95, 224 pages, leslibraires.ca)
6. Products with boreal scents
This trio of Strom Nordic spa shower products includes a shampoo, conditioner and shower gel. It allows you to recreate the olfactory ambiance of the spa at home thanks to a synergy of essential oils of eucalyptus, black spruce, lavender and pine. Invigorating!
Boréal shower set ($80, stromspa.com)
7. A personalized piece of jewelry
Resulting from the collaboration between the artist and tattoo artist Émilie Paré and the Montreal brand Horace Jewelry, the Zodiac collection (18-carat gold or silver plated, your choice) offers 12 unique medallions of their kind. Each one is engraved with the image of a sign of the zodiac. Simple and pretty.
Zodiac Necklace ($40, horacejewelry.com)
8. A timeless bag
As chic as it is practical and versatile, the new tote from Fauve Collection, the brand created by host Maïka Desnoyers, can be worn in two ways, depending on the occasion. We also like the multitude of pockets, the integrated key ring and its spacious design which allows you to carry a lot of things.
Pure Vegan Leather Tote Bag ($149.99, fauvecollection.com)
9. A little sweetness
For the mom who has everything: one (or two!) pot of Allo Simonne Saison espresso-flavored spread from the Pista roaster, a delicious collaboration between the two brands, and that’s it.
Hazelnut, dark chocolate, coffee and cocoa nibs spread ($16, allosimonne.com Or cafepista.com)
10. Travel accessories
The frequent traveler, whether she prefers stays in the South or escapades on the other side of the Atlantic, will know how to make good use of these essentials for a comfortable flight. There is a compact, lightweight memory foam pillow and a matching sleep mask made of soft, washable merino wool.
Cloud Combo ($150, volprive.ca)
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