Top 10 Gifts in 2010 from Sallie home

Gift giving can be hard to do, but you are sure to win someone over with one of these Christmas gift ideas:

1. Quail Cufflinks by Grainger McKoy. These are the perfect gift for the hard-to-buy-for hunter! They are a best seller for Grainger McKoy's jewelry line for men and women.

2. Lego architectural gems by Brick Structures. For the architect lover in your life. Pick from an array of significant architectural structures in America, like the Space Needle in Seattle and build your own replica out of Legos. For ages 12 and up.

3. Steuben Glass Holiday Trees. At Steuben Glass, luxury is in the details, and these little trees are packed with luxury! This new collection of miniature-trees will be the perfect touch on your book shelf, holiday table, or mantle for years to come!

4. Tic-Tac-Toe. Who doesn't love a game of tic-tac-toe? In this grown-up version, the board is made of varnished cherry wood and aged bronze. The 'X's and 'O's are hand-blown, over-sized marbles in black and white. So grab your burgundy and light your cigar, because it's game-on!

5. Wisteria Bud-Vase. Hand-made and hand-etched. This beautiful bud vase is from the popular William Yeoward Country collection and is just stunning!

6. Laced Cuffed Socks. Delicate lace for a stylish feminine charm. Dress up any outfit with these lace socks. A gift that will bring back memories of your younger years.

7.Blah Blah Dolls. Irresistibly soft and cuddly. Contemporary dolls, yet they feel like old friends. Collect them all!

8. Flights of Fancy. These tiny 2.5" butterflies will liven up any table setting. The hand-painted, Anna Weatherley quality makes this a thoughtful and precious gift.

9. Blossom Bowl by Juliska. This 6" bowl is as wonderful as a flower. A great accent bowl for berries, condiments, and candies. Stacks beautifully with the 5" and 4" blossom bowls.

10. St. Moritz Candle. It smells like Christmas! Ina beautiful, limited-edition red-glass, this luxe scented candle will warm up your winter!

If don't think these ideas will work for someone in your life and you need more gift ideas for that hard-to-buy-for person, let us know, and we'll put our brain to work!

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Spring Pastels Are In | Anna Weatherley Colors Porcelain Dinnerware is Your Dinnertable Must This Spring

According to a Elle Decor "trend alert" pastels are it. Pastel colors from buttercup-yellow to pale green are not just for your baby's room; they are showing up in springtime fashion, fabrics, and furnishings. The Colors Dinnerware Collection by Anna Weatherley is ahead of the game with it's mint green and powder blue china. These colors are refreshing; a sweet and fabulous look for your table!

The dinner plates, chargers, and salad plates have a rippling rim encased in gold for a wonderful movement on the table. The cups in this collection have an understated yet eye catching look with a pure white porcelain outside and just a touch of color on the inside, thus keeping with the fresh look of the dinnerware. If you want a refreshing look for the spring and summertime, then the Colors collection by Anna Weatherley is for you. To see more springtime inspired dinnerware by Anna Weatherley available at Sallie home.

The Leaves Have Fallen: Anna Weatherley Autumn Impression Amber Leaf Cocktail Plate

The leaves have fallen and you'll want to rake up the Anna Weatherley's Amber Leaf Cocktail Dish. This beautiful Amber leaf captures the beauty of the fall season. This 4 inch dish will be a perfect accent for fall home decor; just place it on a side table. Or use it as dinnerware. Though not many people use cocktail dishes, this leaf is the perfect size for a side plate for bread, butter, what have you... It mixes well with other dinnerware from the Autumn Impressions collection or with the rich hues of the Antique Forest Leaves. Click here to view more Anna Weatherley Fine China available at Sallie home.

Price: $156

Handsome Duck Makes For a Manly Anna Weatherley

In a New Introduction piece, Anna Weatherley digresses from her typical motif of flowers, butterflies, foliage, and ladybugs to a more handsome wildlife motif. In a new trinket box, Anna Weatherley features a handsome duck. Like all her fine china this hand-painted box is a detailed masterpiece. The bone white porcelain is painted exquisitely with a handsome brown Wood Duck (or what i think is to be a Wood Duck)on the lid and completed with gold edging on both the lid and bottom. It is simple, handsome, and a perfect desk accessory. This Rectangle box with Duck is a gift that any father or husband would love. Click here to view more Anna Weatherley fine china available at Sallie home.

Price: $398

Flight of Fantasy for a Perfect Anna Weatherley Tableset

Is there anything more emblematic in Anna Weatherley's fine china collection than the butterfly? In my opinion, no. That is why it is very fitting for Anna Weatherley to have designed this collection of decorative figural butterflies called Flight of Fantasy. They can be used anywhere for a touch of color and whimsy - they look exquisite on a dinner table, on a bookshelf, or even on a bathroom counter. With a wingspan of 2.5 inches, these are also precious gifts for an Anna Weatherley collector or butterfly admirer. To view more Anna Weatherley butterflies available at Sallie home, click here.

Price: $78

Bring Back Summer with Anna Weatherley's Spring in Budapest Covered Butter Dish

It seems like summer has come out of nowhere, especially the hot summer weather. So I'd like to cool it down a bit by going back to Spring with Anna Weatherley's Spring in Budapest collection. It is a beautiful collection that definitely cools things down with its spring color palette, budding flowers and floating butterflies. In this collection, the Anna Weatherley Spring in Budapest Covered Butter Dish is absolutely fabulous! This butter dish will keep the butter fresh and a little less melted on these hot summer days! Complete with gold rimming and textured accents, this is a wonderful serving piece to add to any table set - breakfast, lunch or dinner. Click here to view more Anna Weatherley china available at Sallie home.

Price: $340

Your Never too Late for an Anna Weatherley Afternoon Teaparty

Anna Weatherley has a fabulously fun collection perfect for the spring and summer gatherings. The Afternoon Teaparty collection by Anna Weatherley is beautifully crafted with lush ivy leaves, fluttering butterflies and cute insects. Every piece in the collection is needed to create a wonderful tea party but definitely can work separately as accents. My favorite, must-have piece of this collection is the Afternoon Teaparty Cup and Saucer. The saucer is a leaf shaped plate rimmed in gold and detailed with delicate veins running throughout the leaf. The cup is so cute with leaves that pop off and a little bug that crawls around the inside. Click here to view more Anna Weatherley dinnerware and serving pieces available at Sallie home.

Price: $476

It's Not Easy Being Green: Anna Weatherley's Bright Green Dinnerware

It's not easy being the Bright Green Dinnerware from Anna Weatherley; this beautiful color has been discontinued and there are only a few pieces left. In honor of St. Patrick's Day, I wanted to feature this vibrant dinnerware. There is no better way to eat your corn beef and cabbage than on one of these plates. The charger, mixed with other colors, is a wonderful way to brighten up table setting. If you are missing or have broken a Bright Green dinner plate, bread and butter, saucer, charger, teacup or latte cup or if know of some one who has, find the replacement at Sallie home. Click here to view more wonderful dinnerware pieces from Anna Weatherley available at Sallie home.

Butterfly Trend Alert: Anna Weatherley Twig Flirting Butterfly Dish

According to the recent Elle Decor issue, butterflies are the new trend. The lighthearted, delicate nature of butterflies brings a touch of fantasy to everything, including hand-painted porcelain. Anna Weatherley is infamous for incorporating butterflies and other innocent insects to her porcelain dinnerware and tableware. The Twig Flirting Butterflies porcelain dish by Anna Weatherley features two brightly colored and intricately painted butterflies flirting amongst flowers and leaves. This butterfly dish by Anna Weatherley is a great way to welcome the spring decor into your home! Click here to view all the Anna Weatherley fine china available at Sallie home.

Price: $148

Anna Weatherley is Worthy of the White House

Today is Inauguration day and Obama and his family will move into the White House while the Bush's go back to their Texas ranch. But before the Bush's left, as a time honored tradition, Laura Bush picked out the new Presidential China to be used for years to come, one informal and another formal. Both China patterns are equally beautiful and regal, but the pattern that caught my eye was the "casual" pattern called the Magnolia Residence China, which will be used in the President's private quarters. This dinnerware caught my eye not only because of its beauty, but also because the pattern was very familiar - it was designed by Anna Weatherley. Each plate, bowl and serving piece is intricately decorated with magnolia blossoms, a tree which can be found on the White House lawn, and Weatherley's signature butterflies and insects. This pattern was specifically created for the White House, but there are similar collections that are reminiscent of their Magnolia Residence China. The closest pattern is probably found in the Magnolia collection, but other floral patterns include, Anna's Garden, Flowers of Yesterday, Morning Glory, New Direction, Old Master Tulips and Orchid Dinner. Anna Weatherley is an elegant,yet lively pattern that will surely brighten up the White House and its meals. To see all of Anna Weatherley's patterns available to the public found at Sallie home, click here.

Decorate Your Home with Ivy Garland; The Ivy Garland Leaf Dish

The Anna Weatherley Ivy Garland Leaf Dish is a nice touch on the table. This dish embodies the essence of a ivy leaf, in everything include the dish's shape. At the base of the leaf, there is a green vine curled to form a tiny handle. From this vine stems other tiny vines that flow throughout the dish intertwined with leaves, butterflies, and lady bugs. The gold accent around the rim makes this dish a standout. Anyone would be honored to receive this as a gift. To view more Anna Weatherley tabletop accessories and gifts available at Sallie home, please click here.

Price: $409

Vanity Should be Beautiful; Anna Weatherley Vanity Collection Does It

I don't know about you, but my beautification starts in my bathroom/vanity area every morning. For inspiration, I need this area to be looking beautiful as well and mine is because of the Anna Weatherley's Vanity Collection. One of my favorite and most useful Vanity Collection piece is the Anna Weatherley Toothbrush/Makeup-Brush Holder - my toothbrushes never looked so refined. They are wonderfully showcased in the holder accented with gold edging, butterflies, and flowers. This is the perfect gift for the person who has it all...or thinks they have it all. Every morning, or even every time they get ready, it will be a constant reminder of you. They'll thank you for keeping them organized and looking oh-so classy and chic! Click here to view more of Anna Weatherley's wonderful giftware and dinnerware available at Sallie home.

Price: $243

New Fall Collection, Antique Forest & Leaves, by Anna Weatherley

Honoring the beauty of fall, Anna Weatherley has released a new collection called Antique Forest Leaves. Coming in a bread & butter plate, a dinner plate, a rim soup bowl, and a salad plate, one can serve every course on one of these unique dishes. Each dish features the same turning leaves and butterfly but both items are fashioned in different poses to create a different look and feel. As a total collection or just as accent pieces, this Anna Weatherley hand-painted dinnerware dazzles the eye, looking realistically like autumn. Be the first to own this collection!

Price: $288-$425

Harvest Vegetables on Anna Weatherley's Amber Leaf Oval Vegetable Platter

The air is crisp, you're wearing your hats and overcoats, and the leaves are falling right everywhere - even on your plates. The Anna Weatherley collection, Autumn Impressions, delights in fall's beauty. The Amber Leaf Oval Vegetable Platter is adorned with two butterflies amidst a lace of golden leaves. Combine the wonders of nature with this platter because it makes a wonderful service piece for vegetables. This platter mixes beautifully with a brown chargers or natural colored table settings. It also makes a perfect gift this holiday season for anyone who loves to entertain. Click here to view all the Anna Weatherley china and dinnerware available at Sallie home.

Price: $404

Mimosa's For Brunch: Anna Weatherley Mimosa China

Anna Weatherley's Mimosa Collection is adorned with mimosas, of course. No, not the cocktail but with different species of herbs and blooming shrubs. The members of the Mimosa genus are one of the few plants that are capable of rapid movement. This dinnerware collection captures this plant characteristic to a T. The leaves and flowers wrap around these plates in a circular motion. To accompany these swirling plate, there are static images of blooming mimosas. To add a pop of color to this collection, add an Anna Weatherley Color Charger underneath this china. Brighten up a brunch or luncheon with your Mimosa Plates and why not have a mimosa too!

Click here to view the Anna Weatherley fine china dinnerware and gifts available at Sallie home.

Price: $250-$310

Keep Things Private With the Anna Weatherley Boudoir Covered Box

A boudoir is a lady's private sitting area, powder room or dressing room. It is a place to get away, relax and get beautiful. However, it is hard to manage those things when you are surrounded by unsightly clutter. A perfect place to hide those cotton balls and q-tips lying around is an Anna Weatherley Boudoir Covered Box. It is a stunning box full of colorful butterflies, flowers and leaves on the outside and a lid to make sure anything you don't want seen, won't be. It is the perfect gift for anyone with a vanity table or powder room. This box is even an amazing decorative tabletop piece for a family room or bathroom.

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Price: $322.00

Fall Leaves Turn Early on the Table: Anna Weatherley Autumn Impressions Plates

It's never to early to plan ahead. Fall is just around the corner and it's time to start thinking about your next table set. Anna Weatherley has a great collection of Fall inspired fine china called Autumn Impressions. The Amber cocktail serving plates are the perfect welcoming to Fall's arrival!

The Canape plate is six inches and is great for serving little appetizers. The Cocktail Leaf dish is four inches and the perfect size for an individual snack or perhaps a butter dish. Each plate is formed in the shape of a amber leaf and hand painted with such detail that they look like they were plucked straight from a tree; only the gold rimming gives it away. To complete your Fall inspired table, check out the rest of the Autumn Impressions collection by Anna Weatherley.

Click here to view Anna Weatherley's entire collection of fine china dinnerware and home gifts available at Sallie home.

Canape Plate Price: $262

Cocktail Leaf Plate Price: $148

Dinner and a Seascape View from the Table

The plates and platters from the Seascape dinnerware collection by Anna Weatherley are perfect accents for a nautical table. This collection consists of both animals and plants one could find around a pond or a an ocean. Frogs, shells, and lobsters are skillfully painted on each plate and platter and are all finished with gold around the rim.
The Hor D'oreuvre plates will bring aquatic life and color to the table. There are six different sea shells to pick from but each is more realistic and beautiful than the next - pick one shell or mix and match all six. The lobster oval platter ties the whole table motif in together exquisitely. Click here to view all of the Anna Weatherley china available at Sallie home.

Price: $248-$869

Ocean and Land Collide to Create Anna Weatherley's Coquille Dish

The Majestic Coquille Dish by Anna Weatherley is a beautiful overall nod to the outdoors, both aquatic and land. The matte-gold shell-shape of the dish represents the wonders of the ocean and the leaves and butterflies represent the luscious green outdoors. This harmonious combination creates a striking and durable porcelain dish that is becoming on any table or in any house, and is the perfect accent to many of Anna Weatherley’s other collections.

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Refreshing Salad Serving Bowl: Garden Party by Anna Weatherley

Anna Weatherley has added a new introduction to their Garden Party collection. The Garden Party Salad bowl, is a wonderful addition to this collection and has become my favorite piece in this entire collection.

The Garden Party Salad Bowl by Anna Weatherley becomes part of the salad with as the the bowl is wrapped entirely in ceramic lettuce leaves, making it appear to be a hollowed out head of lettuce. Adorning the lettuce leaves are Anna Weatherley's signature butterflies and insects. This serving bowl is a great piece for any summer afternoon garden party or luncheon, or the perfect gift to bring to one.

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Price: $865