Oh dear. I’m not sure how I stumbled upon the Mar Y Sol site, but would you look at this craziness? If you’re a bride, buy one of these clutches for your bridesmaids. Your girls will love you and you can feel good about supporting a good cause. These goodies are handmade in Kenya and...
Category Archives: gift guides
Pretty Floral Gifts
Have you heard of Olive and Cocoa? I received their catalog the other day, and now want everything they sell. This is what I want the most:
Snow arrangement, $108 right here.
In addition to some lovely floral prettiness, they also offer an amazing array of gift ideas. I’m somewhat averse to the idea of sending food...
Sequin Love
There is no better time than the Holidays to break out the sequins, am I right? Check out these fabulous sequined finds; perfect for weddings, parties and other holiday revelry:
Scarf, $12.95 at H&M, Dress, $225 at Bluefly, Ornament, $5.95 at Crate and Barrel, Cardigan, $68 at Urban Outfitters, Shoes, $395 at Kate Spade, Clutch, $49.50...
Jewelry Storage That I Want
I have been on the hunt for a spectacular jewelry receptacle for more than a year. A year. Why the reluctance to commit, you ask? Three words. Too many options. Just when I think I’ve found it, I happen upon a new stylish find that makes me second guess myself. Take a look at some...
Great gifts for Honeymooners
Having just returned from vacation myself, I have decided to devote this week to all things travel related. Today let’s focus on the bride and groom, shall we?
The honeymoon is often overlooked with all of the hullabaloo that goes into the wedding itself, but a carefully planned gift for the honeymooners will definitely win you...
Mother’s Day Gift Ideas, Pt. 3
You can do chocolate for Mother’s Day or you can do Vosges Chocolate. This is not sickeningly sweet maraschino cherries wrapped in pseudo chocolate, folks. This is gourmet. Exotic. Deeelish. Here’s a taste:
Platanos y Orchidus: Sweet platanos, or bananas, are puréed, caramelized and joined by Jamaican rum, dipped in a pool of deep milk chocolate...
Mother’s Day Gift Ideas, Pt.2
More fun ideas for mom, this time focusing on jewelry. Specifically jewelry that can be worn after Mother’s Day (secret code for jewelry that does not contain hearts or cheesy “I love Mom” messages). Take a look at these three beauties. Your mom will thank you. And then you can thank me.
{Forget Me Not Ring, $50...
Mother’s Day Gift Ideas
Have you heard? Mother’s Day is this Sunday. Today I have the perfect gift suggestion for new moms. Behold:
{Porn for New Moms, $10.15 right here. }
And no, it’s not real porn. As I’ve said before, this is a family site, folks. Inside you’ll find “full color photographs of hunky dads doing what new mothers really...
All I want for Christmas (the abridged version)
This year my family decided to forgo exchanging gifts for the holidays since everyone traveled home for Thanksgiving. And while it’s nice on the pocketbook, I’ll admit I miss the shopping. I love to seek out the perfect gift and watch with satisfaction as the recipient falls to the floor and faints with gratitude. OK,...
Survival of the geekiest
Remember in Napoleon Dynamite when Uncle Rico is trying to sell the 24 piece set of Tupperware and the lady sees the “incentive prize” and leans over to her husband and says, “I want that.” That’s exactly what I did when I saw this:
Now when I’m out being outdoorsy somewhere, I can also carry my...