Looking for small gifts to include everyone at a gathering, or to distribute at Twelfth Night? Here are nine great options that will spare your budget while delighting the recipients.
Our most popular brooch. A cat with a mouse – and a scroll that says “Look at the mouse.” Cute, authentic, and the perfect gift for a cat-loving friend. Hate cats? Check out our other animal brooches (dogs! owls! piggies!) for additional options. Most are only $5.
Cat with Mouse Brooch. $5
Six chaplet decorations with glass stones are enough to make a modest but delightful garland or riband. We offer them in 17 colors. Or for the same price, choose one of our packs of six replica all-pewter (without glass stones) chaplet decorations for $4 plus a ribbon ($1) to put them on.
Chaplet Decorations with Stones (pack of six). $5
Among our other toys and games, this spinning top stands out. It is easy to use, fun to play with alone or in competition, and it makes an excellent quiet humming sound as it spins. We sell them singly or, if you have five competitive friends who surely want to know who can spin theirs longer, you can get five for the price of four.
Spinning Top. $5 a piece; $20 for five
We love all ring brooches (which are the most overlooked type of authentic medieval jewelry), but this one is just a stunner. There are lots of real examples, dating to the fourteenth century. Our replica is copied after a real one that we own.
Ring Brooch with a Twist. $5
Are your friends crafty? We list our five types of beads under paternosters, but of course they can be used for any purpose, from necklaces to earrings or – as we do – slipped onto the strings of purses to tighten them up.
Rose Beads or Gauds. $5 for a set of five
The perfect gift for groups or in any situation where you either do not know the recipient well or where you do not know which of several people will receive a specific gift. We used to only have rings in one size per design, but our new adjustable rings will fit sizes 5-12 US (J 1/2-X 1/2 UK). Styles are similar to rings of the 13th and 14th centuries.
Adjustable Rings. $5 a piece. $20 for five
A symbol of affection, this copy of a c. 1400 brooch from the Netherlands may express simple friendship, filial piety, passionate romantic love, or just a desire to get into the recipient’s knickers good graces. Only you know for sure. One of our numerous Sweetheart Brooches.
Pierced Heart Brooch. $5
We have thirteen styles of veil or wimple pins, including replica medieval pins, SCA awards pins, and a few “in the style of the Middle Ages” options. The twelve all-pewter (without glass stones) choices are $5 a pair, with a discounted price of $20 for six pairs (all the same or mix and match) in case you want to get them for several people. These handsome pins with three glass stones are available in a dozen colors at $5 a pair.
Veil Pins with Glass Stones. $5 a pair
This list would not be complete without mentioning our large selection of inexpensive naughty knick-knacks. Most are from the Netherlands; all are authentic. We are your foremost purveyors of period pewter pornography! Although many other body parts are also available, the Dickie Bird is our first and most popular vulgarity.
Dickie Bird Brooch. $5