64 Gift Ideas From Amy Sedaris

It really is the world’s best, which it says on the box. This is the gift I’m getting a lot of people. (Last year, it was the big tin of chips.) They make it in marble, but I’ve never had the marble. You can buy it in person atCaroline Weaver’s Locavore Variety Store, where I have a little craft corner: painted rocks for sale and my potholders, my Dum Dum lighters, garlands, Popsicle-stick people, bookmarks made out of 2025 uncirculated pennies …

It comes with a gun and a silencer. It’s a good thing to gift people if you’re going to give them money later. I gave someone a wallet and filled it with miniature money. I put some in the washing machine in my dollhouse.

It’s the bestperfumeand hard to find it in the United States. It smells like rose patchouli. But not like St. Marks Place patchouli. Classy patchouli.

I got a bottle in California and it’s really good.

Googly-eyedornaments. Come on, why didn’t I think of that! My Christmas tree this year is tight. It’s frazzled. It looks stressed, and it makes me feel bad when I look at it!

The proceeds go to a charity [Transanta]. This year, I did a bad job with my holiday cards; I didn’t go through the right contact list, and I didn’t do everybody, and I realized it too late.

Peggi Kroll Roberts also makes cards; I think her artwork is absolutely beautiful, and these cards that she hand-paints are signed and even frameable. Sheteaches art classesall year.

Bates Mill is this old Maine company that makes bedspreads and blankets. These are really nice, thick cotton blankets. I love them. I have the turquoise.

I saw a picture of Farrah Fawcett, and she had a bag like this around her neck. I thought,That’s a cute idea; I wonder what’s in that.Coach makes one. I think it’s good for a little horse girl. To put horse toenails in.

It’s a thick balm for your face. I wear it every night. It just greases my face up and hydrates really well. It’s the best balm I’ve ever used. I get a facial once a month, and my facialist puts it on my face.

Who doesn’t love Cheez-Its? Can youimaginea mouse seeing it? No one would believe it. They would not believe it. It’s a dream house for a mouse. A mouse community center!

I trust anything [founder Holly Falcone] does. The colors are really, really nice. She did the Victoria’s Secret show this year. A good gift for a teenager.

Dave’s hats. Always. I really like the hunter-orange one. And the yellow. The store is always packed. They opened a store in Japan and stuff sold out immediately.

I collect these housecoats from Batsheva. I love the pearl snaps. I wear them outside and around the house.

I don’t remember exactly where I found these watercolors, but it was a really cool art store. You pick out the different colors and the case you want. They’re adorable.

They also makeducks.

I love calculators, they’re so much fun to play on. When you press the keys, they make a little sound.

When I’m sitting around and hanging with people, I’ll always have one at arm’s reach, because you might as well tone your face. This stone is a good one too. My facialist told me about it.

I call them my superpower rings. I love mine.

I carry the orange one. They havea nice, really big white one, too, that’s great if you have a lot to put in a bag.

This little makeup pouch is a great gift for cat lovers. You could put cords in it. I carry around afake-fur leopard LeSportsac bag. And I got someCharlie Brown LeSportsac bagsthis year.

This is a really good panettone. I always send one to my sister Gretchen in North Carolina.

I love this Double RRL denim wallet. Good for an outdoors girl.

I’m selling my Angie lighters at Cure Thrift.Cole and I did a Christmas card, too. Plus, I’m selling a lot of myvintage clothing.

After my rabbit died, someone sent it to me, and it is such a good book. It’s about a woman who lived with this hare — a very special story.

It’s expensive — but when I use this bag, I get a lot of compliments.

Kapital, of course. They have it in a bunch of colors. That’s a good hat.

Marimekko has good stuff right now. I could see someone putting their mail in it. I got my sister one to use as a beach bag. It’s a cheery orange.

This is the bestface cream. I like to leave the price tag on it when I give it to people because it’s so expensive. It’s a really nice, radiant cream. Almost feels old school, like something an old lady would use. I got it at Zitomer’s. They talked me into it a few years ago.

I’m in a coloring club, and we started it with this book. It’s just the best book ever; you really go into her world. A nice escape.

They use old denim to make these skirts. Good vibes. The NewYorkTimesdid apieceon As Ever because it’s the same name as Meghan Markle’s brand. They couldn’t be more different. The skirt is great.

Caroline Weaver makes this tea. It’s good if you have a hard time sleeping. A nice mix and it tastes really good.

I discovered Madame Fortuna, a vintage jewelry seller, over the summer, and I’ve gotten a bunch of pieces from her. She has a really good eye.

This storefront is actually closing on Christopher and Bleecker. This is a really nice balm to put on your face, especially in the winter.

Well, they’re very expensive, I know that. But I love Saved New York, they have a really good eye for antiques. They used to be downtown, here in the West Village, now they’re uptown so I don’t go anymore.

I love these for a gift. I think it’s for a young person, especially the metallic pink.

I asked the people at Greenwich Letterpress, “What do you have this year that’s really fun?”And they showed me this. Nathalie Lete is an artist who I really like.

Scissors are a great, classy gift, and these are wonderful scissors.

November 19 has a nice collection of everything. It has a rack of vintage clothing, really good children’s clothing, great hats and lots of candles and stuff from Japan. Everything from spoon rests to spices. It’s got everything, like a little general store.

This is a nice candle to piggyback with another candle; you can burn it with your beeswax. It’s a nice morning candle. I burn it when I wake up.

Thebest. Someone gave it to me as a present. I like the white.

Thesewater bottlesare really great, I get so many compliments on them. I have blue, green, and just plain. I’m going to buy the golden one. I always bring the larger one to the gym.

I like the packaging; just roll it on your pulse points. It’s really nice-smelling and makes you feel good.

These St. Christopher necklaces are so beautiful. They are available in sizes from a dime up to a quarter. It’s nice to give, on a long chain, to a boy who’s 14 or 15, and then he can give it to a girlfriend and get himself another one.

You can find these used on eBay. Godzilla vs. Jesus is pretty funny. I wonder who’d win?

This brand makes beautiful fire extinguishers. The copper one is nice, too.

Laguna Vintagesells wonderful vintage kids’ books. I met the woman who runs it, and she’s fantastic.

These are good, right? I have two but haven’t given them to anyone yet.

I love Creative Growth, the nonprofit for artists with disabilities.

The best pens. I’m not even joking. I probably have 15 boxes. I give them away all the time. We use these in my coloring club. They’re just really good; you don’t have to shake them, they last a long time, and come in great colors.

Conn Brattain, who runs this line, is one of the most talented people I know; he can do anything and has a good attitude about it all.

I didn’t know Tea & Sympathy sold teapots, but it has a bunch of them. The florals are good. It’s for someone who just rented their first apartment.

The best eye patches. I worked onElsbeth, and someone told me these are the best.

I love these; they’re a little distressed, a little beat up. I think they’re really cute. Every time I go to Margiela, there are all these young kids buying sneakers. Where do they get their money?

If you want homos in your coloring-book club, get this book.

The puzzles at John Derian are really good. I thought this could be for someone who has a beach house. I haven’t done a puzzle in a while. If I start a project that’s going to be a big process, I do a puzzle, piece by piece; it helps me when I get overwhelmed with a big process. It helps settle my mind.

These are nice wands. Pink and sparkly. I bought a big pack. I’ll put a rubber band around a few of them and give them as stocking stuffers. And if I give someone a cosmetics bag, I put some in there.

I have a pair of white ones. Aren’t they beautiful?

Yep, it’s a fun book.

It’s very nourishing and hydrating and it’s in a cream — hyaluronic acid is usually more a liquid kind of thing. I saw someone talking about it. You rub it all over your face.

I think these are so cute. They’re beautiful; you can dress them up and dress them down.

This is a nice nightlight for kids. My younger sister was into Snoopy growing up. When I see Snoopy, I think of her.