prices range from $ 4 for a plain box to $ 12.50 . ; the workshop at the gardens , la honda , is the scene of bustling activity as hundreds of little houses are stuffed with goodies , carefully packed with colorful excelsior , and often enhanced with tiny bunches of dried flowers tied into a tiny nosegay. ; products from the slate creek collection are being introduced in shops across the country and are available locally at macy 's ; nature 's alley , redwood city ; the bare escentuals chain at many shopping malls ; gump 's , san francisco ; neiman-marcus ; ghirardelli chocolate manufactory , san francisco ; and toby 's feed barn , point reyes station . ;