Gift Guide: The One with the Legs

Polka dot

Liquid Metal

Two-toned

Back Seam 

Ombre

Gift Guide: Your parents, who already have everything.

A fur throw: Even if they already have one, a second one really can't hurt. 

A wine club: You can find them from Williams Sonoma, the Wall Street Journal, many Napa Valley vineyards, or a local one from where your parents live.

Ideal Bookshelf 506: Cooking, by Jane Mount: This print from 20x200 would be a great addition to their kitchen, pantry, or mud room. 

A meyer lemon tree: What's more memorable than receiving a tree as a present?  It keeps on giving, too, with wonderful meyer lemons to cook, bake, and garnish with.

A silk pillowcase: Supposedly, silk pillowcases are better for your skin, slow the rate of wrinkles, and plus just feel so darn luxurious.

A cheeky spoon rest: This one's for the parent who inevitably puts her spoon all over the counter/stove when cooking, and needs a chic way to reign in the mess-making.

Gift Guide: Your 11-Year-Old Twin Brothers

A head lamp: For all their adventures

A personalized jersey to his favorite team: He'll probably never take it off. 

A twin pack of sleds: To have fun together (these ones are 20% off right now) - or, get a sweet sled just for him.  

Best Friends hats: Brownie points if he gives one back to you.

A popcorn maker: Midnight snack provider, and to enhance the experience of... 

A Christmas Story: Because it's about time.  You can also get him matching ornaments, dominos, and of course a leg lamp for a full education.

Gift Guide: Your Friend who Commutes from a Small Apartment

Tory Burch for Neiman Marcus + Target lunch box and thermos, so she can be the most stylish person in the lunch room. 

An Audio Books subscription, to provide entertainment during rush hour and enable her to keep up on the lastest novels - without cluttering her apartment with hard copies.

Baggu: When she stops for groceries on her way home, she'll be thrilled that she always keeps this tiny-to-fold-up bag tucked into her purse or pocket. 

A faux fur pass-through scarf: Looks like luxury and is the ultimate outfit trick for a working girl running late on a cold morning (Keeps you warm on the commute but makes any outfit more polished? One less thing to worry about rushing into that morning meeting!). This red one from Forever 21 is an added pop of color, too (and this black one is on sale). 

5 Ingredient Fix: A great cookbook for a small apartment dweller; each recipe calls for no more than 5 ingredients, so there's less to keep on hand in her small kitchen.

DVF earbuds: A well-priced gift to make the commute and long work days a little more glamorous.  

SLR's Gift Guide Week

Have you started (/finished) your holiday shopping?  This week we will be sharing our SLR 2012 Gift Guides for those on your list, inspired by our lists.  Share your ideas with us on great gifts and how to keep gifting fun - we'd love to hear them!

Friday Musings 12.7.12.

SLR is going to Minneapolis! S and the parents are heading out today to visit L in her new city.  The plan is to drink wine, laugh, enjoy each other's company, listen to Christmas music (24/7), and go Christmas shopping in one of the famous Minneapolis area malls.  I am so excited to see Minneapolis for the first time!

Also thrilled to be seeing a few of my favorites (though we will be missing the brother dearly)...

Have a happy weekend!

Thanksgiving Highlights