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No Fail Gifts: Artisanal Foods Make All the Difference, especially if it’s Robert Lambert Artisanal Foods
December 18, 2013 | 
Author One of the most common challenges of the holiday (read ‘gift-giving’) season is finding something for those people on your list that are difficult to buy for… Frequently, this is someone who can buy anything they want already. )(Heard Carson Daly talk about this today on his radio show!)
This category can also include grandparents and parents who delight in declaring, “I have everything I need”. Others who fall into this category relish their “mysterious” persona and seldom share personal interests, likes and dislikes (could be a colleague, employer or supervisor) Then there’s the hostess/host gift. Yes, you can bring wine. Yes, you can bring dessert. Yes, you can bring wine & dessert. Nothing wrong with that at all, but are these gifts for the host/hostess…or the guests?
Looking for Unusual Gifts? Check out the #RareCraftCollection by The Balvenie Distillery
When you look at this headline, you might be wondering what is a “rare craft collection”. The Balvenie have a slant on what it takes to create something with one’s own two hands and do it here in the USA – just like they do when they make scotch whiskey in Scotland.
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Gilt Designer 2014 Infiniti Q50 Go on Sale TONIGHT at 12M ET! Thom Browne & Zac Posen Vehicles!
Gilt.com, the innovative online shopping destination, has joined with premium automaker Infiniti to offer a pair of all-new 2014 Q50 luxury sports sedans, one designed by Thom Browne and the other by Zac Posen. Both will be sold exclusively on Gilt on Thursday, December 12, 2013 at 12pm ET at www.gilt.com/InfinitiQ50.
Get Into the Holiday Spirit – DIY Style with this Terrific Video Series Sponsored by Volvo!
While I don’t need to do any disclaimer since I am not being compensated for anything in this post or the others in this series, this is a TERRIFIC series of videos courtesy of VOLVO who want you to have a great holiday season. My compensation is hopefully hearing from any and all of you who do even one of these projects. I would love to see photos either on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook or my blog.
Wonderfully Weird Presents The Odd and Obscene for 2014!! Kanarian Kindred, Guest Blogger
Guest blogger Wonderfully Weird Kanarian Kindred dives into the “odd and obscene” as expressed by Charlie Mindu! She gives you more than a snapshot of what he brings to the fashion table in various styles, accessories, and fabrications! Should you need something for a serious fashion moment that is unusual, this is the post to read! What’s not to love ??!!
Holiday Organizing Master Summit via Google Hangout! Get Smart Planning Your Holidays! 10 AM ET 12/5
Do the holidays scare the living daylights out of you? Well they do me- and I am a shopping expert. Not only is my holiday supply closet a nightmare, but I started shopping already and have sort of figured out what I am giving most people! It’s the wrapping and shipping that’s got me crazed.
FRAGments #11: Mik Moi Shows Off 4 Fragrances from His Debut Collection! FRAGments Finale! #Podcast!
FRAGments is/was an an indie, artisanal and underground event that pulled together spectacular brands from the West Coast and beyond! This event happened on 6/22 in the Highland Park in the San Fernando Valley in a cool little gallery of more than just wall art, but 3-D art displays as well. As one of the hottest days that spring, it was an intoxicating event.
Marie P Guest Blogs! Review: Manna Kadar Cosmetics Is #BeautySimplified! #MannaKadar
Thanks to the wonderfully talented makeup artist and aesthetician Marie P from IAmTHEMakeupJunkie.blogspot.com for this guest post on the fabulous Manna Kadar Cosmetics line! This line has a huge celebrity following and I was able to meet with Manna Kadar in early November for the launch party of the new shade of Sheer Glo in a beautiful shade of pink.
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