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Victoria Smith's Go-To Holiday Gift Ideas
I do have a few tricks up my sleeve when it comes to holiday gifts, but I'm always impressed with what my design-savvy friends give each year. So, I decided to ask some interior design "tastemakers" for their favorite go-to presents. From designers and stylists to bloggers and shop-owners, some of the brightest stars in the design world have shared their favorite holiday gift ideas with me.
Gift Guide: Serving Trays For the Party Girls
Since I'm a design fiend, I think my friends expect to receive decorating gifts from me. But it really can be just as hard to shop for décor gifts as it is for clothes. Year after year, I struggle to find something that appeals to their tastes and lifestyles.
Roundup: Designer Ornaments
It's no wonder that these three Mouthblown Glass Bell Ornaments ($30-45) are drop-dead gorgeous: they were designed this year for the MoMa by none other than world-renowned industrial designer Eva Zeisel — who turned 103 years old last week! I'm absolutely in love with them. I almost feel guilty for owning drugstore variety ornaments.
DIY: Advent Calendars
The anticipation of Christmas facilitated by my mother's advent calendar was always my favorite part of the holiday season growing up. (These days, it's mulled wine.) But I've never been a fan of those store-bought advent calendars where you opened a little paper door each day. They're cute, but certainly not as fun as a calendar filled with treats or activities.
Happy Holidays!
However you're celebrating the season, I hope you spend happy days relaxing with your loved ones over this extended weekend. Whether you're whipping up some homemade eggnog, visiting extended family, or taking in the must-see holiday movies, here's wishing the very best for you and yours. Even if the weather outside is frightful, I hope all of you readers are enjoying the day, perhaps by a fire that's so delightful.
Open House: Your Christmas Eve Plans
For Karen Spiegler, "'Twas the night before Christmas, when all thru the abode, only one creature was stirring, and she was cleaning the commode." OK, perhaps you won't be mopping this Christmas Eve, but I'm sure you've got something on the schedule tonight, whether you'll be entertaining guests, wrapping gifts, lounging by the fire, or baking some goodies for Santa. Tell me what you've got planned by commenting below!
Do Carolers Come to Your House?
While they may not be dressed in traditional Ukrainian garb like these girls, carolers do frequent neighborhoods across the US. Has your home ever been visited by carolers? Source
Do Carolers Come to Your House?
Gift Guide: $50 and Under
This week, I showed you some gift guides for items at small price points, from $5 to $25, which are great for co-workers, neighbors, or distant family members. Today, I've collected a handful of super-stylish gifts for $50 or less. While more expensive, $50 is also a reasonable and customary amount to spend on close friends and family.Su Casa: A Christmas Mantel Shelf
Since we're not all fortunate enough to live in our dream houses, we have to be innovative with what we've got. Su Casa member JenLovesGreen certainly subscribes to this train of thought. As much as she would love to keep cozy by a warm fireplace in her own living room, her current digs are lacking in that department.
The Card Shop: Gift Givers
As facile and affordable as your pharmacy variety gift tag stickers may be, they're a little lacking in the humor department. That's why I'm refreshed — and your giftees will be, too — by the Shine Box Print Gift Givers Tag ($6.95). These gag gift tags come with the requisite "To" and "From" fields, but they're given a dose of light-hearted humor with wry one-liners like, "I made this myself, in China," and "No elves were harmed in the making of this gift."
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