Hostess Gifts for Her
Better Than a Bottle of Wine
You're walking in with something. She's opening her home, cooking the whole thing, probably been cleaning since yesterday. Wine gets finished by the end of the night. You want to bring something that's still there next week.
Jess is an Indiana watercolor artist who paints everything by hand—florals, botanicals, faith-forward art—and turns those original designs into tea towels, art prints, tote bags, shirts, and more. Every hostess gift in this shop started as a real painting. Made by hand. Made to actually get used in her kitchen, not tucked in a drawer.
This is where you find the hostess gift that says thank you for having us—and means it.
The Hostess Gift for
Every Gathering
Dinner Party Gift
You're bringing the bread, she's doing everything else. A hand-painted tea towel is the gift that goes straight into her kitchen rotation—she'll be using it to wipe down the counter before you've even left. Soft, beautiful, 100% cotton. The kind of thank you that outlasts the night.
Holiday Hostess Gift
She's hosting Thanksgiving. Or Christmas. Or both. A watercolor tea towel or a small art print is the hostess gift that fits right into the chaos—easy to bring, easy to love, nothing she has to find a place for while she's got a turkey in the oven.
Weekend Host Gift
You stayed the whole weekend. She made the coffee, changed the sheets, planned the whole thing. A watercolor tote or a framed print is the kind of thank you that says you noticed the effort—not just the wine you drank while you were there.
Something to Bring
Sometimes you just don't want to show up empty-handed. A small hand-painted print or a tea towel is the easy answer—real, thoughtful, and something she'll actually want in her home. Not another candle she already has three of.
Made by Hand. For the People Who Open Their Homes.
Jess is a mom of two boys, a minister’s wife, and an artist who made a vow in art school that she'd never give up creating—no matter where life took her.
More than ten years later, Art and Home co. is still here and growing. Still hand-painted. Still made by one person in Indiana who believes that beauty is worth making and worth giving.
She creates because she has to. And somewhere in the making of something beautiful, she believes we catch a glimpse of who God is—because He called us to create too.
That's what's behind every piece in this shop. Not just a product. A little bit of what it means to be made in His image.
Frequently Asked Questions
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A good hostess gift is something she'll actually use—not something that sits in a cabinet until it's regifted. Jess hand-paints every design in her Indiana studio and turns them into tea towels, art prints, tote bags, and more. A tea towel goes straight into her kitchen. A print finds a spot on her wall. It's the kind of hostess gift that keeps saying thank you long after the party's over.
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Tea towels, art prints, tote bags, apparel, and stickers—all hand-painted by Indiana artist Jess. Popular hostess gifts include the Pink Peony Tea Towel, the Indiana Wildflowers Tea Towel, and the small watercolor art prints. Every piece ships from Jess's Indiana studio in 3–5 business days.
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A hand-painted tea towel is one of the best alternatives to wine—it's something she keeps and uses, not something that's gone by the end of the night. The Pink Peony Tea Towel and the Indiana Wildflowers Tea Towel are two of the most-gifted pieces for dinner parties and holiday hosting.
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The Merry & Bright Tea Towel is one of the most popular holiday hostess gifts—festive, hand-painted, and useful the second she unwraps it. If you want something a little bigger, a small watercolor art print is easy to bring and easy for her to love, even mid-hosting-chaos.
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Yes—all orders ship within 3–5 business days from Jess's Indiana studio. If you're shopping close to a dinner party or holiday gathering, reach out through the contact page before ordering and Jess will do her best to make it work.
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Yes. Jess designs and paints every piece by hand in her Indiana studio. This isn't a print-on-demand operation or a dropship situation. Your hostess gift is made and shipped by one person who put real care into it.
