Storied Gifts
For Every Life Time
Every life story is written in chapters.
Many are joyous like an engagement or new baby. Others are difficult like an unexpected illness or period of low spirits. And some are simply uneventful moments we choose to make momentous. But all of them strung together make up the Novel that makes up a well-lived lifetime.
At Novel, we’re inspired to create one-of-a-kind gifts that celebrate the happy chapters, deliver comfort through the trying ones, and always ensure the recipients know that someone cares about them and wants to ensure their unique story has the happiest of endings
The Gift Of Connection
Our gifts tell stories, too.
We believe any gift designed to celebrate an important chapter of life deserves to be more than a few random items tucked into a box, or—horror of horrors! — something filled with stuff that does nothing more than take up space on a shelf.
So, we search high and low for unique, well-made items that can’t be found just anywhere (we especially love working with small and minority-owned businesses) and bring them together in thoughtfully curated, beautifully packaged, and downright inspiring ways.
Since all of our gifts contain only items that are made to last or enhance the quality of one’s life, we delight in telling the stories of the makers on special cards we enclose in each box. It’s our way of connecting the gift to the giftee, and connecting you to all of our favorite things.
Featured Gift Boxes
Plant a beautiful herb garden inside or out with easy & fast growing organic Basil, Oregano, Chives, Thyme and Parsley. A great gift idea for the garden lover or cook—no green thumb required!
Whether you garden in a sunny windowsill, outside container or garden spaces, there’s something truly special about growing your own fresh organic herbs, from planting and watching them take form to harvesting and cooking.
Bring spring indoors with the perfect Mother's Day gift: an all-in-one Herb Garden Grow Kit designed for busy moms and kitchen gardeners alike. This thoughtfully curated kit includes everything needed to grow fragrant, flavorful herbs on a sunny windowsill, balcony, or tabletop
Key features
Easy for beginners: clear instructions and low-maintenance herbs make success likely on the first try.
Compact & versatile: fits on windowsills, countertops, and small balconies.
Fresh flavor all season: homegrown herbs elevate meals with fresher, more vibrant flavors.
Thoughtful gift: combines practicality and beauty—perfect for Mother's Day, housewarmings, or gardeners at any skill level.
Sustainable components: biodegradable pots and responsibly sourced soil.
This Herb Garden Grow Kit offers the joy of growing living gifts plus the reward of fresh herbs for cooking, tea, and garnishes. It’s a mindful, hands-on way to celebrate spring and show appreciation—an elegant present that keeps giving season after season.
A NOTE ABOUT SUBSTITUTIONS: Due to supply chain shortages, we must sometimes substitute a flavor, scent, or color of a gift box item. However, we will do everything in our power to ship the gift box as shown.
GIFT BOX PACKAGING: 10x10 wood keepsake box, ivory crinkle fill, insert card of your choice, and green grosgrain ribbon.
THIS GIFT BOX INCLUDES: organic seed; Genovese Basil, Italian Parsley, Italian Oregano, Culinary Chives, Thyme; 5 coir seedling pots to start indoors (additional seed included to direct sow or to succession sow); drip tray for seedling pots; OMRI listed seed-starting soil; wooden garden stakes; herb shears; complete easy-follow directions, along with harvest tips .