Celebrating the Holidays in Bulk

Buying in bulk this holiday season can truly pay off. You not only get a discount, but can finish your shopping in one fell swoop! These items would make great gifts and stocking stuffers.

Any 10 Clay Pendants for Half the Price by thecharmlady

Choose Any 12 Handmade Soaps for the Price of 10 by innnerearthsoaps

Random Assortment of 6 Foldable Purse Hooks by MaJentaDesigns

5 Wrislet/Mini Purses by lulaballou

12 Reindeer Felt Ornaments by paperandstringBULK

6 Sets of Coasters by littlecoastergnome

DIY Holidays

Looking to save a bit and bring a little homemade feel to your holiday season? I am this year and am starting early! Homemade gifts take quite some time to make, so it is never too early to begin. Here are a few items to help you along the way with your DIY holiday.

2010 Calendar Printable PDF by sweetbeets

The Charlie Bag PDF Sewing Pattern by olivetreetextiles

Penny Hair Ponies Tutorial by MaryMo

Printable Gift Tags by LittlePaperDog

Made w/Love Knitting Hand Carved Rubber Stamp by cupcaketree

Cantelope Handspun Yarn by Artgurl

Japanese Colored Wooden Button by DoodooShop

Wall Flower Fabric by mimis

Just for Men

Sometimes it can be quite hard to find something just right for your guy. Let me help!

Briefcase by jennyndesign

Leather Belt by fullgive

Uni-Lap Laptop Case by snapdesign

Mens Tree Man's Gift Set by kimberquinn

Bi-Fold Wallet by sewlutionsbyamo

Watch by kapadesigns

iPod Case by designsforhim

Affordable Gifts

I've been shopping quite a bit and it occurred to me that I should share all my cool findings with everyone for holiday inspiration. So, through the rest of the holiday season, most of my blogging will be about potential gift ideas for you and me! I hope you like the first one...the gifts below are awesome and would make great gifts without you having to turn to that credit card (yikes!). Gifts for the...

Golfer

by E. Ria Designs

Host

by AmongstLovelyThings

Scrapbooker

by withatwist

Shopaholic

by bayanhippo

Holiday DIY Ideas

Strapped on holiday cash or just want to go the homemade/handmade route this year? Check out craftzine.com and instructables.com for some DIY ideas for this holiday season.

Chalk It Up!

Well, I am totally into chalk stuff lately. Not only does it bring back memories of grade school, but it also is fun and eco-friendly. Can't think of more than one way to use a chalkboard? See how some of these Etsy shops tranformed chalkboards into practical items.

Drink Tags by LilBDesigns

Chalkboard Mini Post Earrings by wildflowerdesigns

Texas Vinyl Wall Decal by route3studios

Chalkboard Labels by believeinfairytales

Blackboard Magnetic Coasters by purposedesign

Art by Kristi

Art by Kristi is getting personal. Her shop features cool ornaments, signs and other fun home items that can be personalized with a name. My favorite is her "Family Circle" painting!

Kwerner Design Blog

So I stumbled across Kwerner Design Blog today and I must say, I am loving it! This blog is dedicated to scrapbooking fun. With tons of great pictures as well as video tutorials, great things are bound to happen with paper. You should definitely take a look at all the cool holiday stuff that is posted.