2015 Christmas gift guide: $50 or less

The Candy Shop’s Retro Hamper

For the old-school sweet tooth, new online sweets retailer The Candy Shop has you covered with its Retro Hamper, from the Redskins, cola bottles and peppermint-patty classics to favourites from France, England and the US. $30. thecandyshop.com.au

LOQI Museum Collection bags

From Hokusai’s Great Wave to Mondrian’s geometric tableaux, add a hint of culture to your next grocery run with LOQI Museum Collection bags from Until. Water-resistant, reusable and durable, they’re the perfect gift for the smart and art-loving shopper. $17.95. until.com.au

Papier d’Amour’s cloth-bound journal

Keep track of your summer adventures and New Year’s resolutions with a cloth-bound journal from Papier d’Amour. The tricky part will be deciding which colour from the range to choose. $40. papierdamour.com.au

Kiehl’s Peter Max Limited Edition Crème de Corps

This summer is set to be a scorcher, so it’s best to be prepared. Made with cocoa butter and sesame oil, Kiehl’s limited edition body moisturiser features a psychedelically illustrated label designed by German graphic designer Peter Max. $40 for 250ml, kiehls.com.au

Sack Me! Make-A-Pretzel Cushion

Practise your pretzel-twisting skills with this hand-stitched cushion. The pillow comes unassembled, all the better for you to test your pretzel prowess, so no doubt the kids will get a kick out of it, too. $45, sackme.com.au

S’well Metallic water bottle

Beat the summer heat in style with a water bottle from S’well. The New York-based design company’s latest range is made from insulated stainless steel and comes in a choice of luxe metallics and classic prints. $42, swellbottle.com

Shannon x Fricke pillowcase

Give your sheets a quick update with interior designer Shannon Fricke’s Heart and Home range of pillowcases in turquoise, midnight blue and coral tones. $35, shannonfricke.com

Amalfi Geo Salt & Pepper shaker set

These copper-finished shakers will spice up your dining table in all the right ways. $34.95, kitchenwarehouse.com.au

Amalfi Geo Cocktail Pick set of six

Treat guests, crudités and canapés to these festive prism-topped picks. Available in gold, silver and copper. $29.95, kitchenwarehouse.com.au

You Cannot Drink Too Much Tea Mug X David Shrigley

Testify! Scottish artist David Shrigley reminds us of the most important things in life with this mug: a charming example of his signature wit and quirky illustrations. $24, thirddrawerdown.com

Winnow Chocolates’ Christmas Chocolate Bars

Why not give someone special an envelope of sweet somethings this Christmas? Chocolatier Amanda McKeith hand-crafts her chocolate bars in Sydney. They’re flavoured using locally sourced fruits such as orange, mandarin and geranium, and come wrapped in a gold-foiled Christmas envelope. $9.95, winnowchocolates.com

Georg Jensen Hallmark Cuvée

With Danish design house Georg Jensen and Tasmania’s Heemskerk wines working together, elegance prevails inside and outside the bottle. This special-edition sparkling wine has notes of lemon pith and roasted cashews, and Jensen has designed the sleek bottle and stopper. $31.50, danmurphys.com.au

Maya Sunny Honey

Four weeks and 500 diligent bees – that’s what it took to make the raw, unpasteurised honeycombs that are built in the jar, packaged with a jar of yellow box honey and a jar of honey flavoured with macadamia nuts. All three honey products are made from the nectar of flowers in northern New South Wales. $49, sorrythanksiloveyou.com

Orbitkey

Don’t be fooled by its size and simplicity – the Orbitkey is a total game-changer. The key-ring will clamp your keys together using a small leather strap, so you can easily fan out up to seven keys and say goodbye to the long-endured pocket jangle. $40.There’s also a 32GB Orbitkey-shaped USB, $35, which fits snugly into the Orbitkey fob. sorrythanksiloveyou.com

Gourmet Traveller Signature Collection by Robert Gordon

This year, Gourmet Traveller teamed up with the crockery masters at Robert Gordon to develop a collection of cake stands, plates, platters, creamers and ramekins. Of course we’d like you to enjoy the entire collection but if you’re working to a budget, why not opt for a statement piece this Christmas? Starting at $30, domayneonline.com.au

Continental Deli T-shirt

Newtown’s Continental Deli has proven that there’s a lot more to canning than tuna and tomatoes. The latest to their range is a canned Continental T-shirt which is bound to fit snugly into the Christmas stocking. $25, continentaldelicatessen.com.au

Black Market Sake’s Horikawaya Nomura soy sauce

Did you know only four per cent of Japanese soy sauces are made exclusively from whole Japanese soybeans? Horikawaya Nomura’s shoyu is the real deal, plus it’s naturally brewed and additive-free. _$49, blackmarketsake.com_

The Garden of Earthly Delights by Adriana Picker

Grab your connector pens. Whether you’re an artist or amateur, GT illustrator Adriana Picker has published a colouring-in book that will have you rummaging around for your long-lost pack of Derwents. From buds and blossoms, to slugs and snails – how will your garden grow? $19.95, pbk, Hardie Grant, adrianapicker.com; hardiegrantgift.com.au 

What’s Old is New Again by Fowlers Vacola

Give a man a jar of pickles and he will eat for a day. Teach a man how to pickle and he will be pickling for a lifetime. $39.95, hbk, Fowlers Vacola, fowlersvacola.com.au

London Borough of Jam pack

And for the reveller spending Christmas in London, these remarkable, fruit-driven preserves from former St John pastry chef Lillie O’Brien are hard to go past. From leafy lemon and vanilla bean to raspberry and liquorice, the London Borough of Jam’s gift pack is what Devonshire tea dreams are made of. LBJ products are stocked at the glam likes of Violet Cakes and Leila’s Shop, but are also available online. $34, londonboroughofjam.com

Dishes 2016 calendar

The Dishes 2016 calendar features a chef for every month alongside recipes, as with Colin Fassnidge and his suckling pig with liquorice fruit and split peas (Mr April) or August’s ox hearts and tongue with braised celery and monkey gland sauce by Africola’s Duncan Welgemoed. All proceeds will be donated to Restore One, a non-profit organisation which supports women living in Cambodia. $34.95, dishes.com.au

Lake House Christmas Pudding

With only 150 of these handmade puddings by Lake House’s Alla Wolf-Tasker and her team available, this is a covetable gift. Make sure to cue some of Wolf-Tasker’s brandied cherries on the side – the recipe is included with the pudding. $49.95, lakehouse.com.au

Gourmet Traveller’s 2016 Australian Restaurant Guide

Here’s one for all the Secret Santas out there – we’ve got our own list…of more than 400 of Australia’s best restaurants, checked twice. Until the 28th of December, the 2016 Australian Restaurant Guide will be available at select newsagencies nationwide. It’s the gift that keeps on giving all year long; pick up yours while stocks last. $5.95

Nespresso CitiZ travel mug

One for you and one for me? A pair of Nespresso CitiZ travel mugs could be just what your picnic set is missing this summer. $25 each, nespresso.com