2010 Gift Guide: Grab Bag Gifties!

(Walking retro tin robot - perfect for your cube-mate or wacky uncle! $17)

Office party? Neighborhood swap? Aunt Edna who you haven't seen in 10 years? We all have those occasions when we need to give gifts to friends and family and coworkers who we might not know all that well. Well, fear not friends, we've got little gifts that will make your friends, laugh, make your grandmother proud of your gift-giving skills and you off the hook!

For the office party:

(Inner truth mugs. Talk about good water-cooler chatter! $12)
(Slang flashcards. $14)

(Hilarious pocket books. $12)

For your aunt (or babysitter, or yoga teacher, or...you get the picture):

(Beautiful Aquiesse, hand-poured soy candles. LOTs of scents and sizes. $14-$40)

(Die-cut note blocks and sticky cubes. Many designs and patterns! $8-$16)

(Illustrated Buy Local tea towels (calendar and other designs available, too!) $18)

For your neighbor hood holiday gift swap:

(Fabulous recipe and idea book for hosts and hostesses alike! $19.95)

(Deck of delicious holiday-inspired cocktail recipes! $13.95)

(Fabulous 3-piece wine kit. Perfect for the budding sommelier. $28)

(Brain teasers, riddles and conundrums. Excellent party favor to break out and play with friends! $13.95)

For your college roommate/favorite pal/little sis:

(Silhouette Art and Paper + Craft how-to books. Dozens of ideas, instruction and tips for the artist in us all. Hello, home-made wall art! $18.95 and $19.95)

(Recipes, adorable liners, decorating tools and tips. Basically a party in a box! $19.95)

(Ceramic mug for the working guy or gal. $12)

2010 Gift Guide: Heirloom recipe boxes

These heirloom recipe boxes from Rifle Paper Co. are perhaps my favorite new gift item in store. The beautiful boxes are hand-crafted in Florida (where Rifle Paper Co. is located) using locally salvaged hardwood trees - primarily Sweet Gum, Magnolia Bay and Laurel Oak.

The building process takes 3 months: 1 month for the mill to source the wood, 1 month for the craftsmen to build the boxes by hand and 1 month for the hand-rubbed finish to dry. Finally, the lids of the boxes are screen printed by hand. The result is a gorgeous, unique recipe box that is sure to become a family heirloom for generations to come.

Each box is different and comes beautifully packaged with 12 letterpress printed dividers and 24 recipe cards. Additional, beautifully designed and printed recipe cards are also available to round out the set.

This beautiful box is truly a one-of-a-kind gift for your loved ones. What better way to spread joy and love than by starting family heirloom that can be passed down from generation to generation? Isn't that what the holidays are all about? The kitchen is the heart of home, after all!

Comfort and joy at it's best.

(all photos courtesy of Rifle Paper Co.)

Stamp and send: boxed holiday cards!

(store photos by Mark Davidson Photography)

It's time again to start thinking about your holiday mailing list. Collect those addresses, find that perfect set (or a few different perfect sets!), pour yourself a cup of tea and get to writing!

We have a HUGE (and I mean HUGE) selection of boxed holiday cards - everything from sweet and simple to hip and funky. There is no doubt that one or two will speak to you as you search for that perfect holiday sentiment.

Sending and receiving holiday cards is truly one of my favorite parts about the season. Is there anything more wonderful than receiving snail mail? I don't think so. I so love the ritual of writing a little note to all those people in my life who I, often, haven't kept in touch with as well as I should have throughout the year. I love opening cards and reading sweet notes from friends near and far.

Below - enjoy a little eye candy of just a few of the many, many styles we have in store. And this is just the boxed notes - imagine how many single greeting cards we have, too! Hope to see you soon so you can get to stamping and sending.

(Egg Press)






(Elum)

(Sweet Letterpress)


(Dutch Door Press)

(Copper Willow Studio)


(Rifle Paper Co.)

(Fugu Fugu Press)



(Waste Not Paper)



(Snow & Graham)
(Mr. Boddington's Studio)

(Old Tom Foolery)
(Night Owl Papergoods)

(Smock)

(Bella Muse)

(Cavalini Paper)