Small Businesses Delivering Love

With holidays just around the corner, is your to-do list overflowing?

Decorating the house, buying the perfect presents, sending cards, shopping and cooking favorite family recipes? With all the rushing around don’t forget about your out-of-town family and friends on your gift giving list. This year two local Crofton-Gambrills businesses are helping you make this task enjoyable.

located in the Gambrills shopping center at Rt. 424 and Rt. 450 is offering special gift baskets this year.

“We now carry many new gift options. In the past year we have started to carry a wide selection of hand-crafted items such as jewelry, scarves and table runners. We are currently in the process of remodeling our store and will hold a grand opening after the holidays. Our new and larger selection of items is a great way to give someone a unique one of a kind gift,” said Olsen, who was a long time employee before buying the store recently. 

She went on to add, “Customers can also choose to have gourmet foods and teas delivered in baskets to out of town family and friends.” She also explains that customers can call or stop in their store and design a basket themselves. However, if your heart is set on flowers, consider calling as soon as possible. Olsen recommends that the best time to call is one week before the holidays. 

 has a new twist on holiday favorites.

The Merry Gingerbread Men Bouquet is a fruit bouquet overflowing with pineapple gingerbread men dipped in gourmet chocolate, half of the strawberries hand-dipped in gourmet chocolate, grapes, cantaloupe and honeydew which are displayed in a holiday drum.

“This arrangement is very popular. Our Crofton store offers the ability to stop in and purchase a pre-made basket or we can put together one while you wait. Normally we have extra in the store for the holiday season but this is one of our busiest times of the year,” said owner Rick Gilbreath. The four-year-old store is located behind the Nautilus Diner on Route 3. “We can also add balloons or teddy bears to any order,” said Gilbreath. 

Another new offering is The Very Merry Fruit Design in a keepsake drum Container. Owner Gilbreath said, “This is a delicious fruit bouquet overflowing with pineapple Christmas trees dipped in green chocolate, strawberries, grapes, cantaloupe, honeydew and chocolate covered apple wedges.”