Wrap It UP!

Letterpress Tags/Ornaments by Heather Smith Jones



Smock Paper Wrapping Paper



Furoshiki gift wrap by persimmonandpine.etsy.com


Christmas Lights Cards from Monkey Puzzle Press



Blockprinted Golden Bow Drawstring Pouches by nicepackage.etsy.com


Holiday Money Envelopes by nicepackage.etsy.com

Joyeux Noel Tree Bonnet Cards from The Craft Pantry


Holiday Bells Tags from Farouche


Olive Manna Christmas Package


Hello Lucky Nutcracker Gift Wrap from Luxe Paperie


Eat Drink and Be Merry Tags from Vintage Papergoods

Reindeer Gift Tags by Paper Lion


Happy Holidays Kraft Paper Bags from Hijirik


Origami Bird Ornament + Holiday CardThe Petite Press


Eco-friendly Joy Noel Tags from Sunshine and Ravioli


Peculiar Press Peace on Earth Gift Wrap from Luxe Paperie

Reindeer card from Cartolina Cards

Hula Seventy: I Love Stockings!

by Hula Seventy


image by alicia paulson

I have a confession to make. I think I might like christmas stockings more than presents under the tree. There's just something about a sock filled with candy and tiny packages that makes me happy. This is probably because my mom was a master stocking stuffer. Each year, she filled our stockings with unusual little gifts, each one beautiful wrapped and every year, we couldn't wait to dump the contents of our stockings out onto the floor and sift through the goodies. Now that I'm a mother, I'm on the other side of that experience. And I love it, I love filling stockings for my kids. Well, and my husband too. No surprise, then, that I love shopping for stockings more than anything. Here are twelve stocking stuffers that I absolutely love:




1. smiley face mugs from fred flare.



2. Moustache pencils from the Curiosity Shoppe.






3. Sunshine pocket mirrors from Blancucha.




4. Ridley classic joke boxes from Fred Flare




5. small Lilliput robots from Schylling.




6. Lomolito cameras from Pop Deluxe




7. Rosie Flo coloring books from Chronicle.




8. Cross My Heart wooden yo-yos from Something's Hiding In Here





9. Ridley's retro harmonicas from Fred Flare




10. Magnetic doodle faces from The Small Object.





11. Cupcake-flavored dental floss from Archie McPhee.





12. 3-D doodle kits from Fred Flare

2009 Holiday Gift Guide: For Art Lovers

1. Rebecca Wore, thisisalliknow.etsy.com
2. The Oath, kikiandpolly.etsy.com
3. Dancing, matteart.etsy.com
4. Birch Tree Print, lisacongdon.com
6. Eldora & Roland, vivstrauss.etsy.com
5. Avion, leahgiberson.etsy.com
7. Tokyo Original, stephanielevy.etsy.com

These are just a sample of the affordable art we love, however there is so much more out there. Visit places online such as 20x200, The Beholder, Little Paper Planes, Shiny Squirrel, Sebastian Foster Gallery, The Working Proof, Tiny Showcase and the art section of Poppytalk Handmade.

2009 Holiday Gift Guide: For Him

1. Mustache Socks, fredflare.com
2. Crosley Turntable, urbanoutfitters.com
3. Antler St. Wallet, mrskona.etsy.com
4. Remake It Home, urbanoutfitters.com
5. Wool Scarf in Cherry, mrskona.etsy.com
6. Guitar Pick Customized, jcjewelrydesign.etsy.com
7. Foxhall Tie, fieldguided.etsy.com

2009 Holiday Gift Guide: The Cook

1. Cookie Cutter Press, williams-sonoma.com
2. Mortar & Pestle, herriottgrace.bigcartel.com
3. Measuring Spoons, beehivekitchenware.com
4. Blue Moss Bristle, birribe.etsy.com
5. Pocket Pie Mold, williams-sonoma.com
6. Ginger Peeler, oxo.com
7. Linen Pintuck Apron, spoolandsparrowshop.etsy.com

2009 Holiday Gift Guide: For the Maker

All of November we've been roaming online saving favourites as we find them, and we're excited to share them all in our 2009 Holiday Gift Guide. It's more of a wishlist; things we would love to have ourselves or give away to a friend or family member. We'll be posting them here, and have also created a downloadable pdf file (including links to all the products) that you can peruse at your leisure as well. Click here to download, and stay tuned for our other guide posts in addition to the first here "For Makers", followed by cooks, for her, for him, for art lovers and kids (and who knows what else might pop up)! We hope you'll like them!

1. Recycled Mittens, dearpony.etsy.com
2. Persimmon Roses Album, artkitten.etsy.com
3. Embroidered Effects, sublimestitching.com
4. Handmade Nation DVD, buyolympia.com
5. Instax Mini 7S, fujilmusa.com
6. Award Ribbon Tags, shopnicepackage.com
7. Mocassin Slippers Pattern, natalya1905.etsy.com





Also not to forget it's Cyber Monday and with that, there are continuing deals online from the handmade community, and participants in our Holiday Marketplace. Click here and here to read all the UPDATED deals

2009 Holiday Gift Guide: For Her

1. Yvette Lace Necklace, whiteowl.etsy.com
2. Jewelry Wall Hook, urbanouttters.com
3. Four Eyes USB, uriosityshoppeonline.com
4. Poppy Wall Wear, neawear.etsy.com
6. Thrill-of-the-Chase Boots, anthropologie.com
5. Fifty Dresses Book, urbanouttters.com
7. Inspiration Hoop, blissinateacup.etsy.com

Hey Hey! Holiday Market!

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Visit the new Holiday Market!


Is this not the best time of year? Get together's with family and friends, delicious food and the exchanging of gifts? We're excited too that our newest online Holiday Market is "live today" and partaking in the festivities! Pssssst! We've got it all figured out; no need to head out in the hustle and bustle, just curl up with a nice hot chocolate and let your fingers do the shopping from the comforts of your home or (ahem, office). Beat the rush, beat the crowds and buy handmade!

For those of you new to our site, how it works is, when you see something you like, just click on the name of the artist coinciding with their image, and when you are at their "virtual table" and wish to purchase, just click on "buy" which will take you to their online shop, be it Etsy, etc and you then deal directly with the artist. This direct connection brings you some great prices and helps support artists/designers directly!

We have hand-picked the best of the best online! Click here to visit!