Whether you celebrate Christmas or Chanukah, you probably need a small gift for your sweetheart, a good friend or visiting relative, or perhaps for the office or book club grab bag. Although we often think of kids when we think of stocking stuffers (see our previous article on stocking stuffers for kids), grown ups love finding something small tucked away in a holiday stocking, too. How to avoid the obvious gifts? We’ve scoured far and wide, in stores large and small, and on the internet to come up with tiny treasures that will illicit big smiles. Here are some interesting, physically smallish, suggestions ranging in price from $4.95 to $149. To order any of the items, click on the product name in red.

Holly GoNightly Sleep Mask 12” Elastic, satin lined, and, oh, those eyelashes! Just like you know who would wear. $14. Fred Flare

Renzo Piano Blueprint Tie Blue and white architectural pattern on Italian silk for your own architect, builder, or home-repair significant other. $46. The Museum Shop of the Art Institute of Chicago

Baby Loves Jazz New parents on your gift list? This cool CD includes Tony Bennett, Dean Martin, Chet Baker, Etta Jones and others singing songs like Zip A Dee Doo Dah and Hit the Road to Dreamland. Lullaby in swingtime. $16.95 50 minutes Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Heritage Baseball Cufflinks Made from authentic game-used baseballs set in sterling silver. 7/8” Each pair comes with a signed card of authentication. Talk about a conversation piece! $139

Pumpkin Spice Pancake Mix 14.7 oz (also Holiday Spice; Apple Walnut Muffin Mix, Cinnamon Chip Scone Mix…) mmmmmm Breakfast, anyone? $6.95 Crate and Barrel

Jeweled Compact 3” diameter. Red or green (tapestry muted) with gold. Magnifying mirror. Renaissance in appearance, a purse accessory that will make any lady proud to reapply her lipstick at the dinner table. $35 Gumps

Bike Repair Kit 30 Cycling Essentials: 14 piece flat tire repair kit, interlocking tire levers, spoke tool, 6 hex keys, 8mm nut drive, 3/16” slotted screwdriver, #2 phillips screwdriver, & 5 wrenches. Stored in compact canvas case with loop 6”x3½” $10 Restoration Hardware

Chocolate Champagne Bottles Set of 4—5 ¼”,  2.75 oz. Milk or dark chocolate. Now open a bottle of real Champagne and indulge! $39  RSH Catalog

Collapsible Sky Umbrella Tibor Kalman’s classic design keeps one always under blue skies. Fairly indispensable these days when the unexpected is expected. Nylon exterior and lining. 37” span. Automatic open/close mechanism. $35 Museum of Modern Art

Crosley Portable USB Turntable Yes, yes, we know he’s going to get rid of the vinyl eventually, but till then, this clever compact turntable includes wireless transmission. All you need is an FM radio or use the headphone jack. 33 1/3 & 45 rpm. $135.49 (And, yes, it fits into a stocking!)

Kusha Tote 100 percent biodegradable, in orange, green, or gray. 14″ x 13.75″ x 4.75″ $52 Crumples tiny for travel shopping. The Cooper Hewitt Design Store

4-Some Bud Vases (they’re attached): Hand blown beaker glass mini vases with slightly swaying tops. Each holds a bud. Cheerful on a desk top, and the way politics are going today…?! $9.95 CB2

Flash From The Past Drive Based on a Hermann Hauser Guitar (German, 1882-1952) like the one created for Andres Segovia. Classical tech? Silicone exterior. 4GB USB. 3” x 1 1/8” $29.95 Metropolitan Museum of Art

Grundig Mini Radio 2 ¾” x ½” x 4 ½” gets AM/FM Shortwave broadcasts from miles, even continents away. Alarm clock, sleep timer; 3.5mm headphone jack; leatherette pouch. Requires 2 AAA batteries When he’s out hunting boar for dinner, he can listen to the news. Hell, while she’s climbing Mt. Kilimenjaro, she can listen to Mozart! $29.95 Restoration Hardware

Art Nouveau Lily Embroidered Jewelry Roll 11 ¾” x 7 ¾” when open. Tie Closure. Maurice Pillard Verneuil woodcut design Paris 1901. Brightly embroidered on silk. 4 pockets and a ring bar. A feminine and organized travel aid. $ 25 Metropolitan Museum of Art

Wind-Up Salt & Pepper Shakers give “Pass the salt an entirely new meaning!” $20  Uncommon Goods

Victorian Bottle Opener 8” hand-painted cast-iron antique reproduction of a lady “in a most accommodating pose.” Really, it’s a functional hoot and one certain to get the conversation going. $11.95 Victorian Trading Co.

William Morris Compton Eyelight An attractive, illuminated, wallet sized magnifier 2 ¼” x 3 3/8”. Just push the little button at the bottom-the text lights up. Includes protective plastic case and battery. Great for menus and theater programs. Other designs. $12.95 Metropolitan Museum of Art

Graphite Quill Functional art. Sculptor Anelio Batle hand-crafts unusual writing instruments (also shell, wing, horn…). Smudge-resistant. “Should last 7-9 years” Beautifully boxed with signed literature. For the artist or aesthete. $26 Rare Device

Un Homme/Une Femme Vases (a man/a woman vases): 5” x 2” x 8”. Porcelain with matte white glaze. Watertight. Wall hanging. $13.90 for the pair. They’re sorta cute…especially as a couple. CB2

Cycle Care Kit  Polish (stainless steel, chrome, tin,) wash and wax (cleans gently & applies wax to prevent rust,) lubricant, and natural insect repellent (well, who knows where the bike is going) 4 bottles 2 oz each. Packed as a gift. Lance? $19 Restoration Hardware

Monogrammed Chocolates The height of…something. Artisanal chocolate with script initial. 2 ½” high. Set of 6 of the same, individually wrapped. Mmmmmmm and you thought handkerchiefs were stylish! $35 RSH Catalog

Snow-in-a-Can?! 2 ½” x 1” Just add water. For friends in Florida or yourselves if you’re spending the holidays on the Cote D’Azur (poor you). $4.95 Blue Ribbon General Store

Furisode Tie Traditional Japanese Furisode (cherry tree branches) gets a masculine makeover for the creative boardroom. Silk. $46 The Museum Shop of the Art Institute of Chicago

Rainbow Chopsticks Twelve pair of lacquered chopsticks in rainbow colors. Hand-wash. Who says all Asian table settings have to be monochromatic?! 8.7” $30 Museum of Modern Art

Pocket Hand Warmers Chrome-plated heaters dating from the 1950s—ever useful. 2” x 3”. Sold in sets of two. Gives 8-12 hours of warmth on a single fill (lighter fluid) Baby, it’s cold outside. $20 Restoration Hardware

Inflatable Fruitcake Blow it up and stuff a stocking or gift wrap for holiday laughter. They’ll never say yours is too heavy. Tradition! $7.95 Blue Ribbon General Store