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- Holiday Cards for Design Geeks
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Last year, you hand-gilded 200 cards – you had gold leaf under your fingernails until mid-February. This year, you’re letting someone else do the heavy lifting while you mull some wine and stuff your face with gingerbread.
Well. Maybe you’ll just calligraph a few of the addresses.
- Coats That Make You Want to Take Up Flashing
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So good you could go naked underneath. If it weren’t for the snow. Stupid snow.
- Cozy Wear for Kids
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Baby It’s Cold Outside
- Tea Towel Roundup
- Something in the Water: Jellyfish Madness
- Back to School for Grownups 2009
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Whether you need some new stuff for your dorm room, or you just think better on paper, it’s not fair that kindergarteners get all the back-to-school fanfare. Stupid kindergarteners.
Here are a few nice things for the big kids in your life.
- Back to School Clothes 2009
- 15 Unique Groomsmen Gifts
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Your groomsmen are smart. The kind of guys who can help you with your dissertation, or take you to Vegas for a bachelor party and tell you where to put your money.
You won enough to fund the breakfast buffet for your whole crew, with a little left over for some thoughtful gifts.
- 15 Unique Bridesmaid Gifts
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They bought airline tickets and uncomfortable sage shoes, made naughty cupcakes for your bachelorette, and listened in while you sobbed over various bridal atrocities. And let’s be honest, no matter how carefully you selected it, they probably won’t wear the dress again. Really.
You owe them the world, but for now they’ll get a token of your affection. Later? Bail money.
- Necklace Roundup
- 2009 Father’s Day Gifts for New Dads
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Dad spent days practicing how to fold the stroller in a single smooth motion. He takes the baby to the playground every day, even though the baby can’t unfurl its fingers yet. In the few moments he could be sleeping, he lays awake imagining the myriad ways he could accidentally break the baby.
What’s he gonna do with a tie?
- 2009 Father’s Day Gift Guide
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I guess you could get him something he needs. A bottle of scotch and a fresh pack of tube socks it is!
Actually, that would make an awesome gift. But here are some other options, just in case your Dad isn’t a scotch drinker.
- Gifts for Students
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Your baby nephew is leaving for university. While you’re weeping softly about how old you are, check out our picks for the college bound kid.
- Laptop Bag Roundup
- 2009 Mother’s Day Gift Guide
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Perfect gifts for mom on Mother’s Day, her birthday, or just because you haven’t called in six months.
- Book Ends
- Easter Baskets for Grown Ups, 2009
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He lost his last baby tooth, and never saw the Tooth Fairy again. She moved out of her parents’ house, and suddenly Santa stopped delivering on the stockings.
This Easter, let your beloved know that the Easter Bunny is still present and accounted for. And his taste seems to be improving.
- Mugs Roundup
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I’m particular about mugs. I like them handmade with a silky, Frankoma-style glaze that feels good against my lips. I need the handle to be just so – big enough to fit four fingers comfortably. I like the bottom to be slightly rounded, so I can cup the warm mug in my palm.
This is why I’m mostly drinking out of latte bowls these days. Anyway, here are some fun, pretty examples I’ve run across on my mug hunt. May you find the mug f your dreams.
- My Kinky Valentine
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Cupid made a list, and it seems you’ve been very naughty this year.
Keep up the good work with our kinky Valentine’s Day picks. Roses are for suckers.
- Tokens of Affection Under $15
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These mementos are a perfect fit for your beloved’s pillow. Wrap one in brown paper and surprise your Valentine.
- Valentine Card Roundup
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Amongst all those bills, a Valentine.
- Guest Editor: Melissa Summers from Mighty Haus
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Melissa Summers is the editor of Mighty Junior, our shopping site for kids, and Mighty Haus, our design and shopping blog for people who love to nest. Her personal website, Suburban Bliss, attracts thousands of readers each day. Summers is a sought-after expert on blogging, who has been interviewed by the Today Show, the New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal, among others. She lives in Detroit with her husband and two children, and we like her very much.
- Perfect Gifts for Pets and Pet Lovers
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Your cat totally knows that everyone else is getting presents. What gives? Your dog is blissfully unaware, but does that mean he should miss out on the action?
We don’t think so either.
- Salt Cellar Roundup
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Inexplicable but true, salt cellars are just more posh than shakers.
Keep one by your stove for a last-minute pinch, a big one on your dining table next to the pepper grinder, or individual cellars at each place setting for elegant evenings in.
- Fascinator Roundup
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New Year’s Eve is your excuse to acquire a very sophisticated party hat. Beats the hell out of a tiara.
- Of-the-Month-Club Gift Guide
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Whether you’ve put off gift buying too long, or are just looking for something particularly special, gift clubs are terrific last-minute options.
We’ve collected a few of our favorite clubs for your consideration. If there’s anything better than coming up with the perfect gift, it’s reminding the recipient how thoughtful you are every few weeks.
- Gift Guide Roundup 2008
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If our obsessive gift guides aren’t enough for you, you’re a child after our own hearts. This guide roundup features the best items from twelve other guides, and links so you can check out the rest of the loot. Happy shopping.
- Gifts for Smart People
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You need a gift for someone thinky, someone who wants to know about everything – what happened, how it works, why it all got started. Fortunately, the globally curious have a lot of hobbies.
We’ll find the gifts, you make sure they remember to eat.
- Gifts for Hipsters
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You need a gift for someone who’s possibly a little cooler than you, and we can help. Our two-step plan for impressing a hipster?
- Choose something from our picks below.
- Stop calling them a hipster.
- Thoughtful Gifts for Employees
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They’re your team, and you want good things for them. Here you’ll find a few small things that are very good indeed.
- Nativity Set Roundup
- 16 Perfect Gifts for Geeks
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You may have to talk them out of wearing T-shirts and sneakers to your sister’s wedding, but your laptop has never been healthier, your blog has never looked cooler, and you’re learning more about power tools every weekend. The nerd in your life deserves something special.
- Holiday Pajamas Roundup
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Every year, on Christmas Eve, our family opens one gift. It’s always brand new pajamas to wear on Christmas morning. To me, new jammies are the ultimate luxury. Actually, new socks are up there too.
- 2008 Stocking Stuffers for Women
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She’s all grown up, but she clearly enjoys chocolate more than your average seven year old.
After all the baking, card assembling, and holiday-calendar wrangling, Santa has this girl’s back.
- Advent Calendar Roundup 2008
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Advent calendars combine nostalgia, anticipation, and celebration. I wish every month had reminders to celebrate a little bit every day.
- 2008 Stocking Stuffers for Guys
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Last year, he addressed all the Christmas cards, planned the holiday meal for your family, and stayed up until 3 a.m. wrapping gifts. If Santa doesn’t give him Good Boy status, there’s been some kind of clerical error.
- 2008 Holiday Card Guide
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A cup of cocoa, a new pen, and a fat roll of stamps – your friends are wondering what you’ve been up to. It’s been a good year. Tell them all about it.
- Halloween Costume Guide
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Don’t be a kitty cat again. Just don’t.
This is the one day a year you have a chance to be anything you want simply by changing your clothes. Do it up. And if you genuinely want to be a kitty cat? Here’s hoping you’re a seven-year-old.
- 10 Little Luxuries Under $10
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All right, so the economy is in shreds at our feet. We’re saving more, playing less, and feeling a bit gloomy about it all, truth be told. Well, it turns out that treating yourself well doesn’t have to mean throwing caution to the wind. If you have ten bucks, the world is your oyster.
- A Handmade Halloween
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Now that your costume and decorations are taken care of, you can focus on the important stuff. Like what kind of candy to buy for the trick or treaters.
- Presidential Election ‘08 Schwag
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You’ve registered to vote, planted the lawn sign, signed up to do some outreach in your neighborhood. Now, where’s your guest soap molded in the shape of your preferred candidate?
That’s what we thought. You have some work to do, citizen.
- Dressed Up Round Up
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Fifteen cute dress options that let you cut straight to the shoe shopping.
- Guest Editor: Evany Thomas of Evany.com
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Evany Thomas is one of our favorite people, and author of The Secret Language of Sleep: A Couple’s Guide to the 39 Positions (McSweeney’s). She’s been blogging since 1995, most recently at Evany.com, where her keen fashion sense and arresting wit are on display several times a week. Everything is better with Evany, so we’re pleased to have her with us. Thanks for lending us your excellent taste, Ms. Thomas!
- Guest Editor: Sarah Brown from Que Sera Sera
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This week, we’re welcoming Sarah Brown, author of Cringe: Teenage Diaries, Journals, Notes, Letters, Poems, and Abandoned Rock Operas. Her personal blog Que Sera Sera has been around since 2001, and she is a world renowned lip gloss expert.
- Guest Editor: Melissa from Mighty Junior
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Melissa Summers is the editor of Mighty Junior, a shopping site for kids, and editor of Mighty Haus a design and shopping site for people who like to nest. She’s also a columnist for AlphaMom. Her personal website, Suburban Bliss, attracts thousands of readers each day. Summers is a sought-after expert on blogging, who has been interviewed by the Today Show, the New York Times, and the Detroit News, among others. She lives in Detroit with her husband and two children.
- Wedding Guest Dresses for Under $100
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Reader Megan Humphrey wrote:
“I hate shopping for dresses to wear to weddings, and with a calender full of staring me down, I’m starting to get depressed, and no one likes a depressed wedding guest. So, it’s with this in mind that I’m pitching a summer wedding dress guide. Not wedding gowns or dresses for brides, but dresses for the rest of us, the people who show up, buy presents and try to look our best. ”
Here you go, Megan. We tried to keep them reasonably priced as well, so you can still afford to buy a wedding gift.
- Spork Roundup
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Nothing says summer camping like the humble spork. Neither spoon, nor fork alone can best its elegant functionality. Lowbrow? High five. Here’s to you, spork. Your day has come.
(And while you’re here, check out our Camping with Kids Guide on Mighty Junior.)
- 15 Wedding and Shower Gifts Under $40
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You paid for the ticket out, the hotel room, something decent to wear, and you still need to buy a gift. Unfortunately, the only thing left on the registry is a sofa. Your love for the new couple is big, but your bank account is shrinking. Here are 15 thoughtful picks for wedding and shower gifts on a budget.
- Heirloom Wedding Gifts
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They’re perfect, really perfect for each other, and you’re thrilled they’re tying the knot. Choose something sentimental, or go in with some friends on a memorable gift for the couple who deserves more than a fancy blender.
- Top Shelf Father’s Day Guide
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He doesn’t want another ugly tie. He wants a cold cocktail waiting for him at the end of a long day. And after all he’s done for you, that’s not too much to ask.
Happy Father’s Day, Dad. Here’s to you.
- Cute Shoes Roundup
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I spent the morning looking for shoes online, and thought I’d share the bounty.
- Mother’s Day Gift Guide 2008
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Tacking your drawings to the fridge, schlepping to games and school plays, bragging about your obvious genius – your mom has always been proud of you. Once a year, you have a chance to show her the feeling is mutual. Mother’s Day is May 11.
- Fun Stationery Wardrobe
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Now that we have the classics out of the way, what about all the fun? There are so many gorgeous cards out there – colorful birthday cards, poignant engagement notes, new baby welcomes. Having cards on hand is half the battle of getting them in the mailbox on time. Soon enough, you’ll be known as the thoughtful one. Which, by the way, you totally are.
- Classic Stationery Wardrobe
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When I first came across the concept of a stationery wardrobe in a Miss Manner’s guide, I knew I had to have one. Calling cards, letter papers, gift enclosures, it’s all so appealingly civilized. Perhaps we could do without the formal engraved invitations and the RSVP cards at ready, but the rest of it should be quite useful.
- Perfect Picnic Guide
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It won’t be long before we can shed the cable knits, throw some wine and cheese in a basket, and head out to dine in the open air. Until then, please join us in cursing March and daydreaming about a picnic to spite her. Here’s everything you need to sprawl beneath the apple blossoms with grace.
- Easter Baskets for Grown Ups
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Easter baskets are so much fun, it’s a shame to abandon them just because you no longer enjoy candy that sticks to your teeth. As it turns out, the Easter Bunny has been saving the good stuff for the grown ups all along.
- Unique Host Gifts
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Last week, we featured classic host gifts that never fail. This week, we pulled together some quirkier host gift options for those who prefer more individual presents. Who can refuse the gift of bacon?
- Classic Host Gifts
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You’d ordinarily just grab a bottle of whatever you found at the corner market, but this time your dinner hosts are wine snobs. Searching out the perfect bottle as a host gift is too exhausting to contemplate. Here are some classic alternatives from the Mighty Goods archives. All of these are great options to keep on hand for the people who care enough to make you dinner.
- 2008 VALENTINE’S DAY GIFT GUIDE
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A kitchen torch, because your girlfriend loves creme brulee, even though she never cooks. Monogrammed silver cuff links for the beloved who doesn’t own a shirt with French cuffs. They say it’s the thought that counts, but what exactly were you thinking?
This Valentine’s Day, you’re planning ahead, because you are charming, romantic, funny, and sweet – and you’d like a gift to match. How thoughtful.
- 2008 VALENTINES ROUNDUP
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Everyone should find a little bit of love in their mailbox on Valentine’s Day. Maybe you were too overwhelmed to send holiday cards, or too mired in resolutions to manage New Year’s greetings. Redeem yourself by gathering up a handful of happy red envelopes and sending them off to your beloveds.
- Gift Guide Roundup
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This year we put together a murder of gift guides:
Stocking Stuffers for Grownups
Mighty Junior’s Stocking Stuffers for Kids
If you’re still searching for the perfect something, or you just can’t get enough of a good thing, here are our top picks from a few of our favorite magazine and blog guides. If you like what you see, go check out the rest of their ideas.
- 2008 Calendar Guide
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In 2008 you will remember every birthday, every tooth cleaning, every oil change and tune-up. Your mother will get flowers; you will turn your mattress; you will schedule your vacation months in advance. We pick the calendars that will help.
(And while you’re deciding on the right calendar for 2008, take a look at the Decor8 calendar roundups, Part I and Part II, as well. Good stuff.)
- 2007 Stocking Stuffers for Grownups
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You can’t fit in your footie pajamas anymore, and you’d rather have kahlua in your cocoa than marshmallows. Still, stockings are the very best part of Christmas. Here are a few stocking stuffer options for the grownups you love. Nothing over $20.
- 2007 Budget Gift Guide
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Your wallet is aching at the mere mention of the holiday season. Fortunately, your generosity need not be limited by your budget. Here are our gift picks for under $30.
- 2007 Holiday Gift Guide
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It’s late Fall, and you’re already cringing at the thought of frantic holiday crowds, neighbors popping by with unexpected gifts, wrapping until 3 a.m. This year, Mighty Goods has done all your shopping, so you can focus on making merry.
- 2007 Luxury Gift Guide
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Maybe you’re feeling especially generous, maybe you did something unforgivable, maybe you’re just loaded. Each year, our Luxury Gift Guide offers suggestions for gifts they’ll remember for years.
- 2007 Father’s Day Guide
- 2007 Mother’s Day Guide
- 2007 Valentine’s Guide
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The heart-shaped box of chocolates was sweet and the bouquet of roses was lovely, but your Valentine deserves a surprise this year. This Valentine’s Day, let Mighty Goods do your shopping for you.
- 2006 Holiday Guide
- 2006 Covet Guide
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Maybe you’re feeling especially generous, maybe you did something unforgivable, maybe you’re just loaded. Our Covet Holiday Gift Guide offers suggestions for gifts they’ll remember for years.
