Vitamin Daily

Good gifting comes down to giving presents that you would want to receive. These five picks for our best girlfriends are all items we would be just as happy opening as we are wrapping.

It is one of the best moisturizers and this holiday season Philosophy is selling its Hope in a Jar in ornament form ($15). Buy a few extra to give to those you forgot about or to give yourself. At The Bay, 200 8th Ave. S.W., Calgary, 403-262-0345, www.thebay.com

For friends you know well or friends you have just met, this shawl ($30) has floral and striped batik patterns in a pretty blush colour. It’s made in Indonesia by an artisan co-operative supported by micro-credit organization Pekerti Nusantara. At Ten Thousand Villages, 220 Crowchild Tr. N.W., Calgary, 403-270-0631, www.tenthousandvillages.ca

For your sporty friend, this frame ($38) is made from recycled bike chains. Bonus points if you fill it with a photo of you and our pal recreating the Tour de France or at least posing next to your cruisers. At Reworks Upcycle Shop, 1217B 9 Ave. S.E., Calgary, 403-263-4366, www.shopreworks.ca

Give the gift of carbs with a bread subscription to Sidewalk Citizen Bakery. The bakery makes a different flavour of bread each week and delivers loaves by bike Tuesdays or Thursdays to homes or offices around downtown. At $6 a loaf you can subscribe your friend to as many weeks as your budget lets you. www.sidewakcitizenbakery.com

For art from the heart created by local talent, prints from Alberta Printmakers’ Society artists are on display and on sale until December 22. Choose one for your friend at $30 and pick one for yourself and get both prints for $50. At Artist Proof Gallery, 2010F 11 St. S.E., 403-287-1056, www.albertaprintmakers.ca  —Jaelyn Molyneux