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H O L I D A Y G I F T G U I D EThe Perfect GiftBY JESS MARGESONAs the holiday season approaches,so does the perennial conundrum:the quest for the perfect gift.Read on to discover an array of items,from nationally recognized best-sellingauthor James Farmer, to fine artofferings, to boutiques in our ownbackyard. There is something sureto appeal to everyone on your list!Photo provided by Elisabet Boutique36 EAST ALABAMA LIVING
Heritage House photos by Cody Allen Love and Legacy PhotographyStay!The Heritage HouseOpelika, AlabamaRecently under new management, The HeritageHouse and its staff are eagerly anticipating theholiday season. And as such, they are offering anarray of holiday themed specials.The inn’s owner, Dani Nelson, says, “Yes! Thisyear, we are excited to offer several specials andsignature services fit for the holiday season! Forstarters, any guest booking two or more nights inthe months of November or December and usingpromo code HOLIDAYS will receive a complimentaryHoliday Delights Tray in their room. Thesetrays feature seasonal treats, such as: hot cocoa,spiced cider, and more!”Visit: www.heritagehouse1913.comFollow: Heritage House (Facebook)The Collegiate HotelAuburn, AlabamaSnuggly situated in the very heart of Auburn, The Collegiate Hotel boastsone-of-a-kind décor and an upscale ambiance, offering everything fromrooftop drinks, to live music!The coming holiday season will prove no exception, as Owner Kim Wirthdescribes, “Yes! We definitely go all out to decorate the hotel for theholidays—from our oversized nutcracker greeters, affectionately dubbedShug-A-Plum and Mistle-Bo—to our signature upside-down tree in the hotellobby, we put our own spin on all of décor!”Wirth invites guests to “cozy up on the couch” and enjoy live piano music,all while sipping signature selections from their holiday cocktail menu. Herpersonal favorite—the Nutcracker Martini—which she promises will “makespirits bright!”Shop!Jane Boutwell StudioAtlanta, GeorgiaA Fine Arts graduate of Auburn University,Boutwell jokes that her first true mediummanifested in the “Creation of elaborate mud piesgrowing up as a child in Macon, Ga.” Since thattime, Boutwell’s connection to the earth and urgeto create have not waned.Recently, she launched a studio bearing her namewith the intent of making art accessible. Towardthat end, her site boasts numerous pieces invariety of mediums available for purchase, all atreasonable rates.Visit: www.JaneBoutwellStudio.comFollow: @janeboutwellstudio (Instagram)EAST ALABAMA LIVING37
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