
Yes, Christmas is over a month away, but don’t show up at Thanksgiving dinner empty handed! Bring a hostess gift for the poor souls who have spent the day slaving over the meal (and the table and the flowers). The Pleasure of Your Company has gifts to let your host and hostess know you appreciate their efforts. While you’re at it, get a jump on your holiday gift shopping. Check out the Pleasure of Your Company gift guide, below, with fun, affordable gift ideas for everyone on your list!
Mud Pie Stuffing Spoon $19.00
“Let the Stuffing Begin”

Kate Libby Wall Calendar, $28.00
The 2015 Kate Libby wall calendar is here. Display one print each month or group a few together for a colorful wall. 11 x 17 frames are available, $9.50.

Maryland Pillow by Cat Studio, $158.00
Hand-embroidered pillow has all the important Maryland landmarks and icons. We can special-order pillows for all states, most American cities and regions (like Chesapeake Bay!), and many other countries.

Giving Thanks Guest Memory Book, $24.95
Thanksgiving is a holiday of the heart. Start a new tradition with this book by asking everyone to write down a thought of gratitude – for family, for traditions of good food, laughter, and time spent together. a hope or a memory – one that they would like to share with all the readers in the years to come. Over the years, the book becomes a meaningful family keepsake.

Dabney Lee Desk Calendar 2015, $28.00
A desk calendar with a great Dabney Lee designs for each month. Personalized with name or monogram and it comes with a Lucite easel. This is a favorite with many customers – they reorder their calendar every year.

Design Sponge at Home, by Grace Bonney, $35.00
Design Sponge is a wildly popular blog about design, lifestyle and creating a home. This first book by blog founder Grace Bonney is 400 pages of inspiration, tips, and creative ideas for pulling your space together and making it a home that reflects your personality – and without breaking the bank. Design Sponge is for everyone, from a student personalizing a dorm room, to a first-time homeowner, to a growing family, to those who want to refresh and update a room.

Dishing Up Maryland, by Lucie L. Snodgrass, $19.95
A wonderful cookbook with 150 recipes of Maryland flavors from the Alleghenies to the Chesapeake Bay. Not only are the recipes great, the sidebars about restaurants, inns and farms are interesting and the photography by Edwin Remsberg is luscious.

Felix Doolittle Return Address Labels, $30.00/set & $50.00/set
These were a TPOYC customer favorite and we were so disappointed when Felix took a several-year hiatus from producing them. But he’s back and better than ever! Not only are the designs fabulous, the tiny gift boxes that the labels come in are adorable. Makes gift-giving easy – everyone on your list would like to have these.

Felix Doolittle Return Address Labels, $30.00/set & $50.00/set
These were a TPOYC customer favorite and we were so disappointed when Felix took a several-year hiatus from producing them. But he’s back and better than ever! Not only are the designs fabulous, the tiny gift boxes that the labels come in are adorable. Makes gift-giving easy – everyone on your list would like to have these.

Haute Papier Grand Box Stationery, $180.00 – $400.00
Luxury stationery at its best. The Thai silk box, available in 12 colors, holds 4 sets of 25 heavy-weight letterpressed cards and envelopes. What we love is that you can mix and match the printing on the 4 sets – a monogram for her, a name for him, combined names on another set, their home’s name on one, a set with the family last name or a child’s name – whatever you want. Add optional return address and handmade paper linings to the envelopes to complete the look. Refill stationery sets are available.

Hill House Stationery, starting at $31.00
Our own exclusive line of personalized stationery meets many customer requests – fun, colorful, traditional, whimsical, inexpensive and ready in a hurry. Mix and match correspondence cards and envelopes in 15 colors and add linings to complement them. Great for a last-minute personalized gift -your order can be ready the next business day, and comes packaged in a gift box.

Hill House Stationery, starting at $31.00
Our own exclusive line of personalized stationery meets many customer requests – fun, colorful, traditional, whimsical, inexpensive and ready in a hurry. Mix and match correspondence cards and envelopes in 15 colors and add linings to complement them. Great for a last-minute personalized gift -your order can be ready the next business day, and comes packaged in a gift box.

Kate Spade Mr. and Mrs. Notes, $20.00
A great stocking stuffer for newlyweds or nearly weds. 10 foldover cards and lined envelopes.

CKate Spade Pencil Pouch, $30.00
For the young and young-at-heart, zippered pencil pouch with gold dots comes with 2 polkadot pencils, a pencil sharpener, ruler and eraser and has plenty of room to carry the rest of your stationery essentials.
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Haute Papier Notepad Sets, $55.00-$210.00
Our customers asked us for a more sophisticated look in a high-quality notepad, and we found it in these Executive Notepad Sets by Haute Papier. Pads are available A La Carte in 5 sizes or in Combo Packs, and in 1 or 2 colors of ink.

TKate Spade Guest Book for the New Mr. and Mrs., $95.00
“Notes to the Bride and Groom” combines a traditional guest book with the little cards and envelopes that brides love. 19 lined pages, 4 pages with adhered gold foil-stamped envelopes (35 total) and 40 “Confidentially Speaking” notes, with a Please Leave a Note for the Mr. and Mrs. tent sign.
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Kate Spade Large Agenda, $36.00
Agenda starts now and goes through December 2015. Spiral bound 7.5” x 9.25” hardcover book has a calendar for each month, followed by pages for daily notes.

Ladyfingers Letterpress Calligraphy Rubber Stamp, starting at $90.00
Custom rubber stamps are so popular right now and we think we found the best calligraphed stamps. Choose from a beautiful selection of styles and have your name or return address hand-calligraphed or create a logo for a wedding. With your stamp, you can create stationery, gift tags, favor bags, anything you need.


Snap, Pop, Bang Crackers, $20.00/set of 6
One of the many styles of poppers that we carry in the store. We have elegant and poppers and some that are more fun and young. All have a gift, a party hat and a joke in each cracker.

Metal Monogram and Crab Backer, Monogram $100.00, Backers $50.00
Make a big statement in your holiday décor. Order a metal monogram, which comes with magnets on the back. Then, for every season, buy a metal backer – crab, reindeer, anchor, rabbit, pumpkin, clover, and so on, and voila, you are ready to celebrate every occasion!

Mud Pie Crab Cocktail Napkin Holder, $28.00
Textured mango wood cocktail napkin holder with a dimensional metal crab perched on the top. Pair it with our Baltimore cocktail napkins ($8.50 – see “Baltimore Dish and Napkins” in the gift guide) for the best Bawlamer gift.


Mud Pie “I Do” Fork Set, $22.50
Set of 2 vintage-style forks, one stamped with “I Do” and the other with “Me Too.” So cute for an engagement or shower gift, or a stocking stuffer


Baltimore Dish and Cocktail Napkins, $38.50
A TPOYC exclusive. The 7” square ceramic dish is surrounded with sketches of Baltimore City landmarks. The oh-so-true saying on the napkins is “The best thing about living in Baltimore is that if I don’t know what I’m doing, someone else always does.”

Museware Wedding Platter, $171.00
Your wedding invitation copy, or any other text, is handwritten onto the platter and then fired and glazed. A one-of-a-kind gift in neutral colors that go with both traditional and modern décor.

Sir Elton John’s Holiday Candle, $38.00
Our favorite holiday candle is back in the store. The scent is a combination of evergreen and balsam fir needles, combined with rich woods and sparkling citrus. Stop by the store – we burn it every day. Beautifully gift packaged. A portion of the proceeds is donated to the Elton John AIDS Foundation.

Bridetastic Wedding Day Kit, $75.00
Bridetastic Wedding Day Kit is packed with essentials for the big day – for personal and beauty care, for fashion emergencies, and some special touches for the wedding day – a sixpence for her shoe, spare wedding bands. And it’s not just for the wedding day – after the wedding, this becomes your go-to travel accessory for packing all your personal care and beauty essentials.

A mini-version of the Bridetastic Kit, the Minemergency kit holds 21 little essentials to save the big day, including extra wedding bands, antacid, and the most compact facial and blotting tissues you’ve ever seen.

Surprise Balls = Celebration! Whether it’s mini-celebration or table favors for a dinner party, these will bring a smile. Unwrap to discover little gifts and trinkets.

Mud Pie Half-Time Tea Towel, $8.50
Thanksgiving tea towel with a too-true saying, “Thanksgiving dinner takes 2 days to prepare and is consumed in 12 minutes. Half-time takes 12 minutes. This is not a coincidence.”

Mud Pie Holiday Spoons, $11.25
Tie one of these spoons to a wine bottle for a fun hostess gift. Four different sayings – “Are We Merry Yet?” “Christmas Calories Don’t Count” “Eat Drink and Who’s Merry” and “Santa Size it”

These are too cute. After the party, kick off the stilettos and slip into jewel-toned sequined ballet slippers. Get a pair of red ones, click your heels and you’ll be comfortably home in no time! $14.95 pair – 6 colors and 3 sizes available – great price for your list of ladies.

Prentiss Douthit Personalized Plates, $32.00
Set the table with personalized melamine plates designed by Prentiss Douthit. 12 designs available.
The Pleasure of Your Company
10749 Falls Road (The Gatehouse at Green Spring Station) Lutherville, MD 21093