Posted by Canadian Gift Guide on February 24, 2012 · 4 Comments
The Oscars are but a few days away! If you’ve been invited to a big ol’ Hollywood-style bash, consider one of these silver screen-related gift ideas for your host.
Category B(u)y The Book, Body Break, Compliments To The Chef, Home Run, Party Time Excellent, The Reel Deel · Tagged with Bed Bath And Beyond, Books, Gift Set, Glasses, Hostess With The Mostest, IKEA, Lush, Pier 1, Popcorn
Posted by Canadian Gift Guide on February 21, 2012 · 2 Comments
Who says day-old newspapers are useless? Austin Kleon seems to have found a perfectly good use for them with his part-art, part-mocking take on the New York Times content.
Posted by Canadian Gift Guide on February 20, 2012 · 61 Comments
CONTEST ALERT – Meet Pretty Beauty & Books, a lovely little boutique located in Toronto that also happens to curate some of their clean, green, and altogether awesome products online. Plus, you could win a gift set straight from the shop!
Category B(u)y The Book, Beauty & The Best, Body Break, Compliments To The Chef, Eco Chic, Retailer Spotlight · Tagged with Canadian, Coworkers, DIY, Eco Chic, iHeart This, Nails, One Love Organics, Picnic, Pretty Beauty & Books, Scotch Naturals
Posted by Canadian Gift Guide on February 18, 2012 · 3 Comments
Today’s gifts are designed for readers – specifically great group gifts for members of your book club, although anyone with a passion for the library / bookstore will gush over these awesome ideas.
Category B(u)y The Book, Home Run, Paper Mates, Purse-nal, Tech Tok · Tagged with $10 & Under, Bags, Book Club, Bookends, Bookmark, Etsy, Gift Set, Gifts Under $10, Reading, Shits N Giggles, Signs For Homes, The Source, Under $10
Posted by Canadian Gift Guide on February 10, 2012 · 2 Comments
If you have someone on your gift list that’s an unabashed book lover, here are five literary-inspired gift ideas that go from whimsical to witty in a flash.
Category All That Glitters, B(u)y The Book, Compliments To The Chef, Dress You Up In My Love, Home Run, Tech Tok · Tagged with Books, Containers, Cookbook, Etsy, Harry Potter, Indigo, iPhone, Jewelry, Jonathan Adler, Novel-T, Tees, Uncommon Goods
Posted by Canadian Gift Guide on February 8, 2012 · 68 Comments
CONTEST ALERT! I’ve got a $50 gift card to the A.D.F.M. store to giveaway + ten fab ideas on what to spend it on.
Category All That Glitters, B(u)y The Book, Dress You Up In My Love, Gifts For Everyone, Home Run, Purse-nal, Retailer Spotlight, Walk This Way, Where Art Thou? · Tagged with ADFM, Candles, Coffee Table Book, Jackets, Kitchen Gadgets, Pantone, Shoes, The ADFM Store, Wall Art, Wallets, Watches, Writing
Posted by Canadian Gift Guide on February 3, 2012 · 99 Comments
CONTEST ALERT: Love is in the air, and so is the colour red. Check out these eye-popping picks in every shade of the classic primary. Plus, you could win a seriously limited-edition, Swarovski-studded bottle of Playboy Play It Rock perfume!
Category B(u)y The Book, Beauty & The Best, Colour Your World, Dress You Up In My Love, Home Run, Kiddie Corner, Tech Tok, Walk This Way · Tagged with Amourouse, Estella, Etsy, Home Sweet Home, Indigo, Kids, Lingerie, Native Union, Perfume, Phones, Pier 1, Pillow, Playboy, Potiron, Shakespeare, Shoes, Swarovski, Swimsuit, Toms
Posted by Canadian Gift Guide on January 27, 2012 · 76 Comments
CONTEST ALERT: Whazzat? It’s time for yet another Foodie Friday, this time featuring Lindsay S. Nixon’s divine new vegan cookbook: Everyday Happy Herbivore (and, yes, I’ve got an extra copy to give away!)
Posted by Canadian Gift Guide on January 26, 2012 · 5 Comments
We meet again, Valentine’s Day. This time, I’ve got four gift ideas for guys, based on relationship levels and well, general coolness. Enjoy!
Category B(u)y The Book, Food For Thought, Help! I Need Somebody, Purse-nal, Tech Tok · Tagged with Book, Chocolate, Fatboy, Future Shop, Gifts For Guys, HD Video Camera, Indigo, Mast Brothers, Modern Karibou, Old Faithful Shop, Sony, Travel Bag, Valentine's, Valentine's Day, Video Camera
Posted by Canadian Gift Guide on January 24, 2012 · 8 Comments
Today I’m picking items inspired by Andy Warhol – a guy who has far outlived his purported fifteen minutes of fame to give us tons of great goodies for gift-giving today!
Category All That Glitters, B(u)y The Book, Beauty & The Best, Tech Tok, Where Art Thou? · Tagged with Amazon, Andy Warhol, Apple, Art, Bond No. 9, Colouring Book, Indigo, Laptop Bag, Perfume, The Bay, Watches
Gentlemen, start your engines: Valentine’s Day is a month away, so let me help you out with some basic gift-giving rules…and ideas to go with.
Category All That Glitters, B(u)y The Book, Body Break, Help! I Need Somebody, Toyland · Tagged with Canadian, Candles, Couples, Etiquette, Journals, La Vie En Rose, Listography, Mademoizelle Sefra, Puzzle, Ring, The Spoon Sisters, Valentine's, Valentine's Day
Posted by Canadian Gift Guide on January 18, 2012 · 2 Comments
If you know someone who’s New Year Resolution involves keeping track of their day-to-day, make it a little easy, or dare I say…FUN…to do it with these five great journal gift ideas.
Category B(u)y The Book, Compliments To The Chef, Dress You Up In My Love, Fit and Phat, Music To Your Ears, Precious Pets, The Reel Deel, Wine Wins · Tagged with Amazon, Indigo, Journals, Knock Knock, Moleskine, Travel
Posted by Canadian Gift Guide on January 11, 2012 · 1 Comment
Five wondrous winter-inspired picks on the docket for you today – from perfume that captures the smell of freshly fallen snow to a face masque made from glacial mud.
Category B(u)y The Book, Beauty & The Best, Body Break, Food For Thought, Toyland · Tagged with Alaska Glacial Mud Co, CB I Hate Perfume, Coffee Table Book, Indigo, Kid Friendly, Perfume, Photography, Snacks, Snow, Vitrine, Winter
Posted by Canadian Gift Guide on January 7, 2012 · 1 Comment
Welcome to my first-ever flash post, aka gift-giving ideas you can absorb in 60 seconds or less. Today’s pick is two design books by Jonathan Adler – perfect if you love a bright, happy home (and really, who doesn’t)?
Posted by Canadian Gift Guide on December 20, 2011 · 2 Comments
Alrighty then…another day, another chance to snap up more stocking stuffers before Christmas Eve. Today we’re looking at kid-friendly ideas that won’t break the bank, but may cause most munchkins to break into a smile.
Category B(u)y The Book, Dress You Up In My Love, Home Run, Kiddie Corner, Tech Tok, The Reel Deel, Toyland, Where Art Thou? · Tagged with $10 & Under, Art Supplies, Cars, Chapters, Christmas, DVD, Gifts Under $10, Hasbro, Hat, Hexbug, Joe Fresh, Markers, Pixar, Playskool, Puzzle, Shopper's Drug Mart, Slippers, Staples, Star Wars, Stocking Stuffers, The Gap, The Source, Under $10, Wal-Mart, Walkie Talkies, Zellers
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