Umcommon Goods: Great Gifts For Everyone On Your List

Typically I am a procrastinator when it comes to Christmas gifts. For a few years we DIY’d all of our presents, but that was just way too much work and it ended up being just as expensive as buying in the end. Plus you can probably guess who did most of the DIYing…let’s just say […]

for the beer lover.

My husband is a lover of beer.  Which made giving him a Valentine’s gift last week simple: beer. But, to make it a little more special I fancied up the gift with a cute handmade tag (just brown craft paper tied on with baker’s twine). I found a special edition Valentine’s microbrew for the occasion, […]

valentine’s brainstorm.

We don’t really celebrate Valentine’s Day. And….what I mean by that is that CRAIG doesn’t really celebrate Valentine’s Day.  He’s anti any holiday that requires gift-giving on a specific day.  He doesn’t like to be told what to do by greeting card companies…or something like that.  Also, our dating anniversary is on the 17th, so […]

gift helper.

Looking for a gift for a special someone? Look no further than Wantist. You can search by interest or by specific item. Could gift giving get any easier?? Pure genius. xo {Lauren}

maybe i’m part magpie.

Maybe I’m part magpie. Because when I saw these adorable TOMS my immediate reaction was: “Oooooh! Shiny!” I’ve swooned over the gold glitter TOMS for quite some time, but was never sure if I’d be able to pull off something that shiny.  Well, these gold herringbone TOMS are the perfect in between, gold and shiny, but […]

gifted.

If you haven’t seen Gifted Magazine yet, you are totally missing out. This is quite possibly the coolest online mag EVER. A collaboration put together by Creature Comforts with some of those most creative people across the blogosphere and interweb (See contributors here).  It’s pretty much amazing. The entire magazine is geared toward the holiday […]