Pickles & Chapstick

holiday gift guide: for the #1 guy in your life

woah! best food basket ever by new york mouth

what music lover wouldn't love an artsy fartsy print of their favorite band?

this little guy will help him take amazing photos with his iphone 5.

help keep their furniture water ring free with these personalized leather coasters

vinyl bookends. pretty darn creative.

a nerdy ice cube tray because regular ice cubes are boring

what's better than getting beef jerky? getting beef jerky every month!

Labels: gifts, holiday gift guide, holiday presents, men gifts, presents

holiday gift guide: for the bff/sister that got a bad perm because you did

leopard infinity scarf
(to add some "flare" to their wardrobe)

wine scented candles
(what's better than a bottle of wine? a candle that smells like your favorite wine!)

chevron frame
(to frame those new memories)

jeweled headband
(to help add a little "sparkle" to their strands)

best friend beanies
(just in case you both need to cover up a bad hair style choice)

arrow necklace
(cause every bff/sister needs something pretty for their neck)

cute printed cosmetic bag
(one can never have too many bags to put things in)

about the title: in the early 90s I got a perm for a wedding I was going to be in. it was the year my hair went poker straight and wouldn't curl for the life of it. strange since I have naturally wavy hair. shortly after that horrid perm my bff got one. we were just two abnormally tall fuzzy haired munchkins :)

Labels: best friend gift ideas, best friend presents, christmas, gifts, hanukkah, holiday gift guide, presents

holiday gift ideas: stocking stuffers - for the tween & teen

1. desktop dogs 2. batgirl nail art 3. lego mini storage boxes 4. instant snow 5. worry dolls 6. reindeer speakers 7. soda lip balm 8. snowball maker 9. flying origami 10. krink paint markers

1. butt station assistant 2. ticket stub diary 3. shark tea infuser 4. silicone mini speakers 5. what happened bandages 6. slushie mug 7. drumstick pencils 8. set of 3 beanies 9. bacon socks 10. critters lip balm

Labels: gifts, holiday, holiday gift guide, presents, stocking stuffers, teen, tween

She's Crafty: housewarming gift idea

My best friend just moved into a new place with her boyfriend. I had already bought her a beautiful set of wine glasses that I found for uber cheap (thank you, homegoods!). While debating what else I should get her I stumbled across this cat shaped bottle of Riesling. Which turns out to be perfect. My best friend is obsessed with cats and will only drink sweet wine. Instead of putting the purrfect wine into a wine bag I opted for a pretty dish towel.

The best way to wrap the wine bottle in the dish towel is to lay out the dish towel and place the bottle of wine in the middle.

Fold up all the sides and tie the top with a ribbon. (Sorry this photo is so blurry. I blame a shaky hand.)

Voila! It's a perfect housewarming gift, host/hostess gift, etc. The wine and dish towel both can be found at World Market.

Labels: gifts, housewarming, housewarming gift ideas, She's Crafty

More Mother's Day gift ideas...

Know a Mom who needs a hip case for her iPad/Tablet?
I'm loving this chevron print one!

I decided to do another Mother's Day gift guide. Hopefully some great inspiration comes from these!

New teapot + initial mug + her favorite tea = a thoughtful/cute present!!

journal or note cards & me + you pencils
(side note: i LOVE knot & bow. Check out their etsy store here)

Know a momma who loves to decorate? She might like something like this.
Zinc letters

Here's a funky take on the letters above.

Labels: gifts, inspiration, mother's day

Wednesday Wants: Mother's Day Edition

(I LOVE this Mother's Day gift from CatBird. Check it out here)

Mother's Day is right around the corner. Are you stumped on what to get that special Mother in your life? Are you wanting to give something other than flowers? Here are my picks for Mother's day. Enjoy!!