Two glossy red cardinals resting in a woven basket turn the salt and pepper into the first thing guests mention. Carry the basket in by its handle when the Thanksgiving gravy comes out, and every guest gets a small bird to pass along the row.

The pair is hand-painted dolomite from Mud Pie, one bird for salt and one for pepper, set in a woven basket caddy with a loop handle. The three pieces come together as one set, and one order is the whole set. The birds have glossy red bodies, black beaks and crested heads, and side by side in the basket they look like a pair settled in for the evening.

• 3-piece set: 2 hand-painted ceramic cardinal shakers and a woven basket caddy
• Dolomite
• Assembled 3 1/2" x 4 1/4"