Christmas has officially gone to the dogs with this beautiful range of dog toys, beds, baskets, bowls and stylish pullovers from Mungo & Maud! Now your pets are sure to love you even more when they see what you got them for Christmas.
Super Simple Christmas Decorating
November 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment
I have always been a fan of keeping holiday decorating simple, and this idea from Better Homes & Garden is as simple as they get.
Wrap some large cushions with wide ribbon so they resemble gifts, it’s dead simple and your cushions are already coordinated with your existing décor.
* You can find this and more brilliantly simple ideas from the Better Homes & Garden website
Instagram Books
October 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Instagram‘s rise in popularity since being launched in 2010 has been meteoric. By May 2012, the total number of photos uploaded (since inception) was more than one billion. If you are one of Instagram’s many users, you can now have your images compiled into a professionally bound, soft cover book.
For just $10.99 for a 40 page book of 5.5 x 5.5 you can make your favourite Instagram images into Christmas gifts.
Website: Artifact Uprising
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Wonderful Wooden Wallets
June 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
If you are looking for an unusual gift for Father’s Day this weekend, we have you covered. How about getting Dad a wooden wallet? From Slim Timbers, they are $45 each and come in your choice of Maple or Walnut and are truly one of a kind.
The wallets can be used as credit card or business card cases as well and are all hand crafted locally in the USA.
Get more information on the Slim Timber website for shipping and purchase information
Fathers Day Watches
June 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Depending on where you are, Fathers Day has either been and gone or is coming up real soon. If it’s been and gone for you, then move along, nothing to see here, but if it hasn’t and it’s this Sunday, or the one after that or the one after that like most places, listen up.
Dads are pretty cool, so they deserve pretty cool gifts, like the new watch from Phosphor, Mann ‘Buzzin’ Appear. These watches not only have all the features that previous watches had, you can see them on our previous post, but new features where technology and design are crafted to produce a gift your father will love.
You can buy the Phosphor MANN ‘BUZZIN’ Appear watch from the Phosphor site
gLockets And Birthstone Charms
June 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
As a little girl I remember my mother having a locket that fascinated me, to this day I associate lockets with a level of class and style that I hope to achieve one day. My mother’s locket was gold but I found lockets with a modern-day twist that would make a unique gift for someone special in your life. gLockets are made from transparent glass and can have birthstone charms placed within.
gLockets can be purchased from their site for $24.99, with an extra $3.99 per charm added
Whiskey Ageing Kit For Dad
June 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Father’s Day is rapidly approaching, so I thought I would find something that my dad would like to receive, and guess what I found. My Dad is a bit of whiskey Connoisseur, and I think a whiskey ageing kit would make his week. Its part of Real Simple’s List of 36 Father’s Day Gift Ideas and the kit is available through Binny’s for $149.99 for a pair of 750ml bottles.
Get started on your Father’s Day shopping by getting the Dad in your life a whiskey ageing kit from Binny’s
Mothers Day Mugs
May 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Anthrapologie has a great range of monogrammed mugs with letters of the alphabet, but how about making your mom a monogrammed mug yourself? These turn out with a great handmade finish that any mom would love, just like those clay dinosaurs you used to bring home from school.
The whole tutorial can be seen on Design Mom
Murphy And Daughters Bon Bon Soaps
March 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Packaging is so important, and one company that has gotten packaging right is Murphy and Daughters Soap Company. Their little soaps look like candy and would make great addition to gift baskets.
There is more information on the Murphy and Daughters Bon Bon Soaps on Creature Comforts
Returned Toys From Beller
March 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
What ever happens to chair legs or armrests? What happens to the off-cuts of wood that never make it to being a completed bit of furniture? Does anyone know? Well Beller knows what happens to those pieces of Norwegian wood that don’t get used.
