December 2005
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Assorted Small Magnets
STOCKING STUFFERS Small glass-topped magnets available in six designs. You pick.
$1 at Anezka Handmade
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Paint Sample Spiral Journals
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Handbag Hanger
STOCKING STUFFERS This hook keeps your bag off the floor and in your line of sight. It hangs from the edge of a bar or table, and makes it that much more difficult for thieves to get their hands in your purse. When you’re ready to go, just pop it in your bag.
$15 at Container Store
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Japanese Maple Bonsai Kit
STOCKING STUFFERS
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Red Robot Keyring
STOCKING STUFFERS First we teach them how to drive cars, and the next thing you know they’re using human beings as an energy source. They grow up so fast.
$15 at Conran Shop
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Red Robot Keyring
STOCKING STUFFERS First we teach them how to drive cars, and the next thing you know they’re using human beings as an energy source. They grow up so fast.
$15 at Conran Shop
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Dirty Found Magazine #1
STOCKING STUFFERS How we love our indie porn. Found Magazine has been collecting sexy, pervy, lewd found items since the magazine’s inception. They finally compiled all of them in Dirty Found. Get your unairbrushed, non-corporate, regular joe sex right here.
$10 at Atomic Books
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Splash Lights
STOCKING STUFFERS Soft waterproof lights to float in the bath, affix to a shower wall, or simply use in drawers or closets that need a little illumination. Each requires two AAA batteries.
$10 at CB2
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2006 Zagat Movie Guide
The compact Zagat Movie Guide covers nearly 1,300 movies and has dozens of indexes that let him search by genre, decade, Oscar nominations, and more. Package it with a gift certificate for a month of unlimited mail-order movie rentals ($18 from Netflix) and some Raisinettes.
$0 at Amazon
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Rancher Glass Necklace
This simple glass pendant comes with a two-foot cord so she can adjust it to whatever length works best with her outfit. Each pleasantly geometric pendant is an inch square and features two colors of glass.
$25 at Plain Mabel
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Jumbo Egglings
These ceramic planterslook and feel like giant eggs. They come whole, and she cracks them open to sow the included seeds. Once the plants get big enough, the entire egg can be transferred to the garden. Also comes in a smaller size ($9) that looks more like a chicken egg.
$20 at Sprout Home
(4.5" h x 3.25" dia)
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Slurpee Maker
This battery-powered Slurpee Maker is a crowd-pleaser among the kindergarten set. You fill it with soda pop or juice, turn it on, and enjoy brain freeze in the comfort of your own home.
$25 at KB Toys
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Poppy Cotton Home Accessories
All of us know someone whose taste we envy, and for me that friend is New York designer Melissa Cotton Womack. When she told me she was launching Poppy Cotton, I could hardly wait to see her ideas unfold. True to form, her line of home accessories–fashioned from vintage textiles–is unlike anything else out there. The colorful pillows, lamp shades, and wall hangings really make a room pop. If you have someone on your list who’s so unique that you never know what to get her, get her a gift certificate, and let her pick a little bit of happy for herself.
$50 at Poppy Cotton
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Leather Gloves
Leather gloves are a sound choice for the gal who has nearly everything, or the one you don’t know well enough to buy lingerie. These classic winter gloves come in happy spring colors. Choose from pink, blue, camel, green, and black.
$30 at Gap
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Mr. Beer Deluxe Home Microbrewery Kit
This inexpensive starter kit for would-be brew masters makes 20 12-ounce beers in two weeks. He gets a brew keg, brewer’s yeast, booster, beer mix, and a beer gut.
$30 at Target
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Space Man Cuff Links
These stainless-steel astronaut cufflinks are one giant leap for his wardrobe. Every guy could use a little space.
$29 at Conran Shop
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Volcoino Bank
Karim Rashid designed this sleek, ceramic piggy bank for grownups. It has a slot at the top for coins and a rubber stopper in the bottom for easy access when he needs meter money. Beats the heck out of an empty pickle jar.
$18 at MoMAstore
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Monty Python Rabbit Slippers
Bunny slippers! Ferocious bunny slippers. I’ve been looking for a pair of bunny slippers for years, but I never imagined that I’d find a carnivorous set.
$35 at Bunny Slippers
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The Chronicles of Narnia Boxed Set
Where did aspiring devil worshippers turn before Harry Potter? Welcome to Narnia, little ones. Set includes all seven volumes and a dose of Christian allegory that you can ignore if you like.
$29 at Amazon
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Anne of Green Gables Boxed Set
If you think Beth was a goody-goody, and Jo never should have married the old guy when she could have had Laurie, introduce your favorite little girl to Anne Shirley instead. The Anne of Green Gables Boxed Set follows the life of a bright, independent orphan with a fierce imagination. This set includes all eight books in the series.
$24 at Amazon
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iTrip FM Transmitter for Dockable iPods
When you can only get one radio station, it’s bound to be Dixieland Jazz. Reclaim your radio with this FM transmitter that lets you play an iPod through the car speakers.
$30 at Target
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Marshmallow Shooter
This gun holds 20 mini marshmallows for rapid-fire up to 30 feet. What a shame there aren’t any dogs in the office.
$15 at Drugstore.com

