Find Of The Month: L’Occitane en Provence Délice Collections
CONTEST ALERT: A look at luxury body & beauty retailer L’Occitane and what holiday offerings they’re serving up this year. Plus you could win the limited edition Hand Cream Bouquet (valued at $72)!
Presents By The Page Part One – Nonfiction!
CONTEST ALERT: A roundup of some of the most exciting nonfiction reads this holiday season for just about everyone on your gift list. Plus a contest to win one of five copies of one of the titles I’m most excited about here!
Under The Christmas Twee
Five very cute, very sweet, very twee gift ideas for the girly gals in your life – from hand-painted bicycle bells to handcrafted miniature letter kits.
Secret Agent
CONTEST ALERT – Luxe leather bags with a history (and an environmental spin). Colour me excited – as you should be, since I’ve got three Reclaimed Leather Cuffs to give away!
Generation Next
CONTEST ALERT – I imagine walking through the storage room of Canadian eTailer Generate Design must be sort of like walking through Oz. Amazing, imaginative, practically one-of-a-kind pieces abound, including my top five picks highlighted here – one of which you could walk away with!
Giving Back
Double up on gift-giving with these fantastic suggestions – with every purchase, you’ll not only be gifting a friend with a fabulous item, you’ll also find some of your monies make their way into the hands of the less fortunate.
Foodie Fridays: Fresh
Today’s foodtastic post features Fresh, a Toronto chain of eateries that specialize in vegan fare, vegetarian take-out, and lip-smacking juices. Healthy, local, and perfect for the aspiring vegetarian / vegan chef in your midst!
The Grass Is Greener
It’s Vegetarian Awareness Month, which means all sorts of celebrations of ‘green’ eating (literally and organically) are happening – including right here on the Canadian Gift Guide. We start today with five suggestions for those of us with green thumbs in our circles. Get ready to get dirty!
Picnic Picking
I’m planning a late summer picnic y’all. If you’d like to buy some seasonably sunny gifts to savour those last days of summer with a loved one, read on.
Cuteness Defined
Searching for baby bump ideas? Read on for four Canadian etailers catering to all sorts of budgets and lifestyles – from eco-friendly essentials to luxurious gifts for little ones.
Cupcake Cutie
Got a craving for cupcakes? Or simple a bestie that’s talented in baking? Check out these five cupcake-inspired picks for ideas on how to sweeten your sweetheart’s day.
Find Of The Month: Book Learnin’
There are some movie props we all wish we had in our homes. Make one of them a reality with Secret Storage Books’ hollow book boxes. Whether you use them as a clever form of gift wrap to conceal a treasure within, or hand them over as a sweet token of your love, these books are ultra cool, ultra customizable, and ultra kind to the planet.
Water Warrior
Scrub up and smile with Lush’s new Eco Chic gift package, the Little Green Bag. Wrapped in an organic, reusable scarf and chockful of au naturel products, it’s a perfect little pick-me-up present as we head into the hot summer months.
Sun Sound
Got a dad or grad that loves music more than anything? Check out Canadian company Eton’s amazingly stylish solar-powered iPod system. Charge your phone or MP3 player and blast tunes for hours on end when you harness the power of the sun!
Find Of The Month: Seven, Meet Pen
Eco-friendly, smart design meets total practicality – the Seven Year Pen from Seltzer has a mega-sized inkwell, bold, modern colours, and a wallet-friendly price tag for the next time you need a quick pick-me-up gift.
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