Gift Guide: For Him

This is a little late, but I thought I'd post it anyways in case anyone is stumped. My house is currently full of boxes, and everything is in a state of disarray. I'm moving on Thursday, before going to Phoenix this weekend for Christmas with my parents, then leaving for Hawaii shortly thereafter. (I'm getting married in two and a half weeks!) Life is a little crazy right now, so I apologize if posting is spotty. I'll try my best to sneak in a few more posts before the holiday.

1. Ansel Automatic Watch, $195 2. Dude No. 1 Candle, $48 3. Burning Barbershop Cologne, $102  

4. Bicycle Silver Edition Poker Cards, $5 5. Sage Soap, $7 6. Ceramic Soap Dish, $20

7. Art in the Age Spirits**, $40-48 8. Hella Bitters, $20 9. Whiskey Disks, $30 

10. Bourbon Maple Syrup, $35 11. Tovolo Perfect Cube Tray, $11 12. Oatmeal Stout Homebrew Kit, $19

**These are awesome: made in small batches by an artisan collective, based on the recipes of early American settlers, with all natural ingredients, and absolutely delicious. We have Root and we love it- it  tastes like root beer (but better)!

13. Herschel Rucksack-style Backpack, $85 14. Wood Slingshot, $21 15. Green Camp Blanket with Carrier, $98 

16. Feuerhand Lantern, $42 17. Tiffin Carrier, $30  18. SOG Flash I Knife, $45

19. Blackwing Writing Pencil Set, $20 20. Stendig Wall Calendar, $35 21. Conceal Bookshelf, $13-35 

22. High Noon Clock, $24 23. Globo Mirror, $40 24. Bottle Opener and Resealer, $9

Gift Guide: Wordy

Words are wondrous, wily creatures, waiting to be crafted and spun into winding webs of meaning, whispered in quiet, clouded corners, or cried out across the din... and writing is a beautiful struggle with these elements. These are a few of my favorite selections for those that appreciate the written word, from quotes for the wall to good journals for a jotted thought and pretty notes to be sent with love:

1. Make Bacon Print, $20 2. Louisa May Alcott Print, $18 3. Reading is Cool Print, $20

4. J.R.R. Tolkien Print, $24  5. Abraham Lincoln Print, $25 6. Left My Heart Print, $32

7. Speech Bubble Notebooks, $6 8. 2013 Cities Calendar, $26 9. The Hobbit Moleskine Notebook, $22

10. 2013 Vintage Camera Calendar, $25 11. Floral Leather-bound Notebook, $25  12. 2013 Fortune Cookie Wisdom Calendar, $20  

13. Handmade Gingko Notecards, $12 14. Letterpress Notecards, $16 15. Beautiful Postcard, $3 

16. Animal Thank You Cards, $18 17. Technicolor Cards, $8 18. Wildflower Thank You Postcards, $10

19. Feliz Navidad, $5 20. Typographic Nativity Card, $4 (or 6 for $10) 21. Brilliant New Year (10), $13

22. Noel Postcard, $10  23. Holiday Critters (10), $14 24. Be Merry, $7

Gift Guide: Tasty

Cooking and I get along quite well (much more so than the dishes and I). I love experimenting and playing around with different flavors and foods and ways of cooking to see what I can come up with. As such, I get quite excited about kitchen stuff, and I had lots of fun putting this collection together. Here are some of my favorite kitchen and food finds around the web:

1. Hedgehog Measuring Cups, $36 2. Mini Ramekins, $3 each*  3. Deep Sea Diver Tea Infuser, $15  

4. Kebaya Mug, $12  5. Olive Wood Cheese Board, $24  6. Latte Bowls, $30
*I have a bunch of these and I LOVE them!

7. Adesso Carafe, $55 8. Bourbon Sugar Set, $40  9. Lindeman's Framboise Belgian Lambic, $5 

10. El Vergel Coffee, $13  11. Chemex Coffee Maker, $35-43 12. Foxy Tea Cozy, $16

13. Gourmet Salts, $18 14. DIY Mushroom Garden, $20 15. Williams and Sonoma Hot Chocolate, $20 

16. Roasted Garlic Olive Oil, $19 17. International Spice Blends, $15 18. Mango Key Lime Salsa, $15

19. Minimalist Nesting Bowls, $70 20. Smitten Kitchen Cookbook, $20 21. Cast Iron Tea Pot, $70 

22. Sprouted Kitchen Cookbook, $15  23. Creamer and Sugar Bowl, $34 24. Rain Cloud Linen Tea Towel, $17

Gift Guide: Shiny

So sorry for the absence the last few days. Besides being term paper season, it's also cold-and-flu season, and I caught something. Fortunately, though I felt deathly yesterday, whatever-this-is lacks stamina, and I felt well enough today to write seven pages of a term paper. (Almost halfway done!)

Anyways, I'm putting together gift guides for the holiday season! I've tried to include lovely items from a variety of price points. This first one is filled with some of my favorite jewelry finds from Etsy and beyond:

1. Bird Earrings with Turquoise, $11 2. Long leaf earrings, $10 3. Chrysoprase Cluster Earrings, $54 

4. Chandelier Earrings in Turquoise and Brass, $24 5. Citrine Seed Pearl Dangle Earrings, $45 6. Mint Green Earrings, $32

7. Knotted Pearl Bracelet, $18  8. Silver Arrow Cuff, $88 9. Coral Leather Bracelet, $21 

10. Brass Teardrop Bangle, $32 11. Gold Rose Bracelet, $12 12. Filigree Cuff Bracelet, $35

13. Filigree Pocket Watch Necklace, $30 14. Brass Feather Necklace, $19 15. Knobby White Starfish Necklace, $30 

16. Handmade Circles Necklace, $47 17. Gold Leaf Necklace, $32 18. Ombre Geometric Necklace, $30

19. Magnitude Plait Ring, $79 20. Prickly Pear Pad Dangles, $158  21. Gold Mother of Pearl Ring, $72  

22. Sticks and Stones Ring Set, $225  23. Ampersand Studs, $64 24. Succulent studs, $88