Christmas Gifts for $50 or Less

Southerners revel in family heirlooms. Give a gift that will hang prominently on the wall for generations to come.

Buy It: Custom Silhouette by Clay Rice, $45; 919/781-0351.

A live dogwood tree will let happiness bloom long before Christmas Day.

Buy It: Just Because Dogwood Tree, $44; seedsoflife.com

Cook in style with state-shaped cutting boards.

Buy It: $48; aheirloom.com

This cheerful plate to brightens a kitchen or dining room. 5 3⁄4-inch size is pictured.

Buy It: $48; johnderian.com; 212/677-3917*

*Orders must be placed by phone. Allow 4 weeks for delivery; these products are handmade.

Stealing Magnolias: Tales from a New Orleans Courtyard

, by Debra Shriver
Buy It: $38.98; amazon.com

The Home Within Us: Romantic Houses, Evocative Rooms, by Bobby McAlpine
Buy It: $39.28; amazon.com

At Home: A Style for Today with Things from the Past, by Suzanne Rheinstein,
Buy It: $39.18; amazon.com

Luxurious chattering bubbles boast extract of Japanese green tea, hydrating avocado, and olive oils and vitamin E.

Buy It: Nest and Egg No. 2, $36 each; tokyo-milk.com

Our most comprehensive cookbook ever published, 1,001 Ways To Cook Southern features 928 pages packed with the distinctly Southern recipes you love. Learn how to bake flawless fluffy biscuits and the perfect praline, straight from our Test Kitchen, plus so much more.

Buy It: $25.74; amazon.com

Dallas-based Kelly Wilson embellishes antique plates with hand-painted initials.

Buy It: Small Monogrammed Plate, $48 each; kellywilsonantiques.com

Husband-and-wife woodworkers Sue and Stan Jennings hand-shape and sand their wood kitchen utensils on their 40-acre farm in Preston County, West Virginia.

Buy It: $48 (butter dish) and $4.50 (knife); spooners.com

Practical and handsome, we'll drink to that!

Buy It: Wood Six-Pack Caddy, $41.99; woodthumb.com

These stylish leashes bark up the right (Christmas) tree.

Buy Them: Dog Leashes, $33-$48 each; seescoutsleep.com

Tear-off linen napkins: a good idea on a roll.

Buy Them: Dinner Napkins, $27; buymydrap.com

Chichi ladies will go wild for these glasses.

Buy Them: Tortoiseshell Highball Glasses, $48; designdarling.com

A spirited take on the endlessly useful Mason jar.

Buy It: Mason Shaker, $29; masonshaker.com

There's something for everyone with 12 tassel choices.

Buy It: $26; goldandgray.com

This pouch is the ideal size (3.5 inches tall) for stowing in a purse.

Buy It: $26; iloveblvd.com

Machine-washable + cable knit = the perfect pair.

Buy It: $45; patriciagreen.com

She can use it as a sofa throw, beach sarong, or winter scarf.

Buy It: $45; turkish-t.com

This all-in-one makeup kit is the perfect gift for your gal.

Buy It: $45; toofaced.com

Stamped leather makes for rustic, personalized style.

Buy It: $45 each; owenandfred.com

A new take on the ubiquitous men's gift.

Buy It: $50; twoscompany.com

The classic argyle pattern will never tire.

Buy It: $40; bensilver.com

Excitement stays the course with these leather toppers.

Buy It: From $44.99; stitchgolf.com

A touch of nostalgia with an mp3 hook-up makes this music player both a stylish and functional gift.

Buy It: $49.95; crosleyradio.com

This fun sound box plays back voices with silly distortion.

Buy It: $48; brandnewnoise.com

No parental oversight required as kids sketch the web.

Buy It: $50; pylones-usa.com

The most innocent tailgate he'll ever attend.

Buy It: $32; mannyandsimon.com

A hat by any other name wouldn't look as sweet.

Buy It: $50; mjkknits.com

Little ones will be racing to go to bed with this classic collection of bedtime stories.

Buy It: $39.99; taschen.com

Just right for tea or ice cream.

Buy It: $27 each; gleena.com

Try all six artisanal cocoa blends.

Buy It: $40 for 6; frenchbroadchocolates.com