Joie de vivre comes calling this fall
Most homes can be brightened with a touch from France's Basque country.
New this season from Tissage Moutet is this 67-by-67-inch Eiffel Tower tablecloth for $160.
Many other colors and designs are also available.
Other French tabletop items, note cards and home accessories are sold on the QuelObjet.com Web site.
How about 21 glass, tube-shaped vases?
They are linked together with zinc-coated steel bands. You can make some dramatic floral statements. For example, they could be arranged in a lazy S or a circle. You can even take them apart for whatever design suits your fancy.
The price is $225.
Let this cute fellow deliver your card
Gift cards are usually well received -- especially by teens and others who are hard-to-buy for.
But packaging them creatively can be a challenge.
This darling plush elephant will hold your Target GiftCard for any amount.
Its ears were designed by a girl who lived at Target House while her sister was a resident at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
A big chunk of the $2.99 for the elephant will go to St. Jude. The elephants go on sale at Target stores Nov. 23.
Other items whose sale partially benefits St. Jude and other charities are already available.
They include chocolate, holiday cards, ornaments and music.
Other groups that benefit include United Through Reading, Kids In Need Foundation, Breast Cancer Research Foundation, Children's Cancer Research Fund, Animal Rescue Foundation, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation and Salvation Army.
Here's the latest from Martha herself
There's something irresistible about Martha Stewart's style.
She really has a way with colors, for example.
We like the Caribbean Blue and Balsam fir from the new Everyday bedding and towel collection she designed for Kmart.
These colors come in the five-star set, which feature sheets with 500-thread-count Egyptian cotton.
A queen sheet set is $81, and a duvet cover and shams is $81.
The collection also has less expensive four-star sets that include stripes as well as faux suede and faux silk coverlets. The three-star introduces prints and a reversible comforter.
Each set has coordinating towels and other bedding items.
-- Deborah Donovan