Gift Guide Roundup 2008

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.

| Posted: 22 Dec, 2008 by Margaret Mason

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• Wooden Marble Roller

  

  From the Swiss Miss Gift Guide for Kids.

  Your four year old will be fascinated for hours. Also, your cat.

  $12 at Muji | Buy

  (Price converted from British pounds.)

  

  | Posted 22 Dec, 2008 by Margaret Mason

• LED Mini Menorah Kits

  

  From Makezine’s 20 and Under Electronics Gift Guide.

  Desk menorah.

  $10 at Evil Mad Science | Buy

  

  | Posted 22 Dec, 2008 by Margaret Mason

• Peter Horridge Print

  

  From the Swiss Miss Generic Gift Guide

  “The person you love is 72.8 percent water.”

  $181 at ciaShop | Buy

  (Price converted from British pounds.)

  

  | Posted 18 Dec, 2008 by Margaret Mason

• Lift & Serve Single Squares Pan

  

  From My Wooden Spoon Gift Guides.

  What? Ordering dim sum and passing it off as homemade isn’t good enough for you?

  $20 at Amazon | Buy

  

  | Posted 18 Dec, 2008 by Margaret Mason

• Elegant Earmuffs

  

  A Cup of Jo’s Gift Guides

  Your ears are warm, your outfit is intact.

  $80 at Pip-Squeak Chapeau | Buy

  

  | Posted 18 Dec, 2008 by Margaret Mason

• Assorted French Macaroons

  

  From the DesignSponge Gift Guide.

  So much easier to ship than cupcakes.

  $12 at Sucre Bakery | Buy

  

  | Posted 18 Dec, 2008 by Margaret Mason

• Zip Wavy Pleats

  

  From the Etsy Modern Design Gift Guide.

  A bag to keep all the stuff you’re constantly switching from purse to purse.

  $28 at York Town Road | Buy

  

  | Posted 18 Dec, 2008 by Margaret Mason

• Incipio iPhone 3G Feather Case

  

  Dooce Gift Guide

  A super-slim iPhone cover. Keeps the pieces together when you drop your phone outside the cab and then step on it.

  $18 at Amazon | Buy

  

  | Posted 17 Dec, 2008 by Margaret Mason

• Patent Leather Moleskine

  

  Thrillist Gift Guide for Girls

  Get the attention of your most beloved Moleskine addict. These red, patent leather babies are limited-edition awesome.

  $54 at Mojo | Buy

  

  | Posted 17 Dec, 2008 by Margaret Mason

• BottleBob Bottle Cap Punch

  

  Core 77’s 77 Design Gifts Under $77

  A hole punch that creates a perfectly straw-sized hole in bottle caps. Sweet party trick.

  $21 at Core 77 | Buy

  

  | Posted 16 Dec, 2008 by Margaret Mason

• The Four Seasons Cup Set

  

  Mixed Plate Handmade Guide

  I recently took a sake-tasting class and learned that Japanese people sometimes change their serving cups and carafes with the seasons. I have a teapot for each season, so I’m drawn to these cups based on the same premise.

  $89 at Baily Doesn't Bark | Buy

  

  | Posted 16 Dec, 2008 by Margaret Mason

• Crumpler 3 Million Dollar Home Shoulder Photo Bag

  

  Not Martha Gift Guide

  I own one of these, and use it almost every day. The logo comes right off with the help of an X-acto knife, and I find it invaluable for travel, so it’s a great gift if you have a loved one who’s into photography.

  Megan’s product raves were among the early inspirations for Mighty Goods, so go check out the rest of her guide picks.

  $34 at Amazon | Buy

  

  | Posted 15 Dec, 2008 by Margaret Mason