Thrifting A “Gift Closet”

Sometimes I see a video of someone doing something and immediately think, why didn’t I think of that sooner? One such thing is the idea of a “gift closet,” which is a collection of items you have that are meant specifically for gifting to other people on such occasions as: bringing a hostess gift to a friend’s house, setting a gift on your guest room’s bed for your visiting friends/family to be surprised with, a gift for your kid’s teacher on Teacher Appreciation day, nice moments like these where you don’t need anything jaw-dropping or expensive, just nice, thoughtful gifts. I saw this idea on Instagram from @mar_thrifts, and knew I wanted to do the exact same thing in my own home. Gift giving is my love language, both for giving and receiving, so of course a gift closet makes perfect sense to have! Look at this adorable hostess gift. (I usually embed videos from Instagram into my post directly, but this specific creator seems to not allow embedding, so apologies for the extra step…