Reisenthel Accessories continues to make great carry-alls for grocery shopping, trips to the gym, or simple outings on the beach. The CARRYBAG is an aluminum-frame durable polyester bag that folds up for easy storage and quick trips to the grocery store. 
Now, additional fashion colors are available, including pink, green, and brown. The Handy BOTTLEBAG allows you to take nine bottles on the road in a tear-proof canvas crate with a handle. And finally from Reisenthel are new storage boxes to make organization both easy and beautiful. Shipments from this Germany-based company come from Connecticut with a minimum order of $350. For more information, e-mail i.schmitt@reisenthel.de, or visit www.reisenthel.de.
Built NY continues its successful line of insulated wet suit-grade neoprene carrying bags designed for bottles both large and small. New byo6packbag is a six-pack tote for those long road trips or a party at the neighbors. Another recent introduction to the line is the byolunchbag with space for a drink bottle and plastic lunch container. The machine-washable bags come in a range of colors from hot pink to cranberry red. For more information, call 866-878-4281, or visit www.builtny.com. Their POP countertop display stand holds 10 units and fits all product styles.
If you're ready to carry out in style, then Picnic at Ascot, Inc. has just the supplies you need with its new hip Chelsea Collection of pink (simulated) suede tote items accented with trendy shades of sand and green apple. The collection includes everything from Silverware Wraps to retro Lunch Coolers to an insulated Tote Bag. Customers can even finish off the look with a funky Reversible Bucket Hat. To order, call 877-676-9266, or visit www.picnicatasacot.com.
Looking for a bit of art to accent the kitchen? Check out Allen Designs' handmade clocks made by Michelle Allen. With clocks called Chef Boy (and Girl), Chardonnay, Cafe Cup, and Teatime, these whimsical and functional clocks make counting the minutes till dinner guests arrive a lot more fun. The clocks' quartz mechanisms and fun, moving pendulums add to the story; for instance, the wine glass swinging from a wine bottle's spout in Grapes Galore. Opening orders are $250. Call 888-606-8454 for a catalog and more information.
Groupe Batteur USA's Autrepart Collection lends a high-end touch to "scents and sweets" with soaps and cookies and candies and textiles that satisfy every sense. While it may not be edible, its Normandy Collection of skin care is filled with sumptuous combinations, such as Caramel Salted Butter, Apple Cider, Vegetable Milk (with Almond Milk), and Cherry Cake. From bath milks to shower gels, these giftable items can't help but betray their gourmet connection. Wrap up a minimum order of $500 with a batch of very edible Caramels packed in a Camembert-style box. The line ships from New York. For more information, call 212-594-5594.
Vanilla Bean Mulch provides another inedible paradox. Made from the same natural vanilla beans that are used to produce vanilla extract, this potpourri for pots has a pH of about 5.7, providing both nourishment for your plants and your senses. A fun gift for the home chef with a green thumb, the mulch is available in 2-lb. gift bags or 1-lb. canvas sacks. For more information, call 800-503-8009, or visit www.vanillabeanmulch.com.
Cross merchandising all of these inedible food-related gifts becomes even more fun with candy-shaped soaps and martini-scented bath salts. Primal Elements gets sweet with Lollysoap, a vegetable glycerin-based soap in tempting Strawberry, Pink Lemonade, and Tropical Fruit flavors all neatly wrapped into a pinwheeled lollipop shape that is complete with display stand. Visit www.primalelements.com for more information.
Add some fun to your bridal registry with the Wedding Day Survival Kit complete with 30 items, including a mending kit, antacids, a double-sided hem tape, and extra earring backs and wedding bands. All packaged in a reusable metallic tote, the survival kit is from ms. & mrs., a mother-daughter team based in Arlington Heights, Ill. For more information, e-mail kaplan@msandmrs.com, or visit www.msandmrs.com.
