Christmas Gifts for Her Under £20: The East of India Edit

There is a particular sort of present that is hard to buy: the one for the friend who hosts, the teacher who went the extra mile, the sister who says she does not want anything, the mum who has everything. It needs to be small, it needs to feel considered, and it must not look like it came from the petrol station on the way over. For the last few years our answer has been East of India, the little porcelain and wooden pieces from the British gift company, each with a line of hand-lettered text on it, and almost every one under £20. This is our guide to Christmas gifts for her under £20 from the range, sorted by who she is.

Christmas gifts for her under £20: why East of India works 🎁

Three reasons. The pieces are small enough to post in a card envelope or tuck into a stocking, so they work as a stocking filler, a Secret Santa or a "just a little something" without anyone feeling awkward. They are made to be kept: a porcelain heart goes on the tree every year, a coaster lives by the kettle. And the words do the talking. You do not have to write a speech in the card when the gift already says "friends are like stars". Everything below is between £3.99 and £18.99, and most of it is under a tenner.

Christmas gifts for the friend who hosts 🍷

Hosts get coasters, because hosts never have enough. The East of India Porcelain Coaster - You Are The Friend ("you are the friend everybody wishes they had") is the one I give most, and the East of India Porcelain Coaster - Friends make you laugh louder is the one for the friend you cannot be sensible with. Both are £8.99. If she has the coasters already, the East of India Porcelain Small Wobbly Bowl - Blooming Gorgeous is a £4.99 dish for olives, rings or the car keys, and the East of India Porcelain Wobbly Cloud Dish - Behind Every Cloud is a cloud-shaped version for £7.99.

Christmas gifts for mum, under £20 💐

The mum pieces are the ones that get a little teary. The East of India Porcelain Mug - Mum is a proper bone-white mug for £8.99 and the East of India Porcelain Coaster - Mum matches it, so the two together are a gift set for under £18. The East of India Porcelain Coaster - Loved You Yesterday ("loved you yesterday, love you still") is for a mum, a grandma or anyone who has been there a long time. And the East of India - Porcelain Matchbox Angel - Special Mum is a tiny angel in a printed matchbox, £6.99, which goes on the tree and comes out every year with her name on it.

Christmas tree decorations she will keep 🎄

If you want the present to be the decoration, this is the best part of the range. The East of India Porcelain Christmas Tree - Merry Christmas and the East of India Porcelain Christmas Tree - Home filled with happiness are flat white porcelain trees with pierced stars, £7.99 each. The East of India Porcelain Mistletoe - Christmas Wishes and East of India Porcelain Holly - Special Memories are £5.99 and hang from a thin cord, and the East of India Wren Wooden Ornament is a smooth little turned-wood bird that sits on a branch or a shelf and is the one men like too. For something slightly bigger, the East of India Porcelain Mini Street in a box is a row of tiny white houses in a card box for £15.99 and makes a mantelpiece on its own.

Matchbox gifts: the £6.99 stocking filler 🕯️

The matchboxes are East of India's cleverest idea: a small porcelain figure in a printed box the size of a box of matches, with a message on the lid. They are made for stockings, Secret Santa and the teacher's envelope. The East of India Porcelain Matchbox Christmas House is the Christmas one, the East of India - Matchbox Porcelain Penguin Ornament is the one children want to keep, and the East of India - Porcelain Matchbox Angel - Special Friend is the friend version of the angel above. All £6.99. For teachers, the East of India Matchbox Porcelain Star - Special Teacher is the obvious one and goes in the book bag without squashing.

A little bit more: gifts between £10 and £20 ⭐

When you want to spend a bit more without it becoming A Present, the East of India Porcelain Ring Dish - To Have And To Hold is £10.99 and the right gift for a newly engaged friend or a first married Christmas. The East of India Hill House - Happiness in Homemade is a porcelain house for the baker, also £10.99. The East of India Porcelain Money Box - Keep The Change is £18.99 and the one for a goddaughter or a teenager saving for something, and the East of India Nativity Bag set - Jesus, Mary & Joseph is a three-piece porcelain nativity in a drawstring bag for £18.99 that becomes the thing a family gets out first every December.

The under £20 gift list at a glance 📝

Shop Christmas gifts for her under £20 🛍️

The whole range is in East of India Christmas Gifts, with more ideas in Christmas Gifts for Her and Christmas Gifts Under £10. Free UK delivery over £40 and next-day delivery on everything in stock.