A star to top the one on top of the Christmas tree

A star to top the one on top of the Christmas tree

While I love the silhouette ornaments in our Holiday Gift Guide this year as a fabulous grandparent gift, here’s one more idea. And if you’ve got up to 5 cousins (or kids) in the family, even better. The customized star ornament from CMP fave Lisa Leonard...
POP! goes the bookend

POP! goes the bookend

All around the Ikea bookshelf The bibliophile chased the bookend The bookend stepped on a Kindle plug POP! goes the balloon dog! Not really, though. That’s why these Balloon Dog Bookends are so special– they can’t pop. What they can do is hold up...
Life is like a box of handmade snowflake ornaments

Life is like a box of handmade snowflake ornaments

Because I live in the desert, snowflakes are as rare as… well, snowflakes in the desert. We dream of white Christmases but they don’t often happen. So snowflakes are my holiday totem, and I absolutely love how they’ve come together in this...
You oughta be on note pads

You oughta be on note pads

Grandparents can be tricky to shop for at holiday time. “Don’t get me a thing,” they’ll tell you, but truth be told, they’d rather weep for weeks over the thoughtful gift that shows up anyway. We’ve only got a few days left to get...
5 perfect holiday dresses. For you.

5 perfect holiday dresses. For you.

We’ve already established our love for Zappos, which is quite clear if you take a peek at our closets. So when they asked us to some of our favorite dresses for the holidays, we knew the only problem we’d have would be culling our list down to just five....