15 Great Holiday Gifts For Grinches. Or The Hippest Stuff For Haters.
Perhaps you know someone who's feeling a little more "Bah, Humbug" than "What A Wonderful World" this holiday season. Wondering what to buy the bitter…
This Year’s 10 Hippest Stocking Stuffers For Pop Culture Enthusiasts.
My picks for the ten most fun (and functional) stocking stuffers for fans of popular culture. Most are under $10 and all are creative, imaginative and most definitely hip. (more…)
Wishing You All A Very Hip Christmas.
To all my readers - faithful and infrequent - thanks for the kind notes, interesting submissions and continued readership. Your encouragement and compliments make the…
It’s Snowing Star Wars! 10 new DIY Star Wars Paper Snowflake Templates.
One of our most popular posts has been the how-to make your own Star Wars snowflakes (Darth Vader and a Bobba Fett/Clone snowflake) as taught…
Ho Ho Haute Christmas Trees. The 16th Les Sapins de Noel des Createurs (all the trees).
The 16th Les Sapins de Noël des Créateurs, an exhibition of Christmas Trees designed by top French Fashion Designers, Architects, Photographers, Interior Designers and other…
Winter Magic. Spellbinding Photographs by Per Breiehagen
I came across these stunning winter landscapes by photographer Per Breiehagen, taken for personal family Christmas cards, years before they were immortalized in a book.…
The Designer’s Balls. CMYK Christmas Ornaments From Veinticuatrodientes.
Since we have to wait until next year, 2012, for the Pantone Balls, (UPDATE: The Pantone balls are now available) here’s a fabulous alternative for Christmas ornaments designed to make designers drool. (more…)
Color Me Christmas! 10 New Pantone Christmas Ornaments.
I’ve been waiting for these for awhile. Almost made them myself last year. Finally, Pantone Universe has come out with Christmas ornaments made by Studio Badini Createam for Selab. So far, I can only find them at Seletti, but I hope they’ll be making their way to the US soon. Made of glass, the Pantone Xmas Balls are available in ten different PMS colors. (more…)
Winners of the Grove Park Inn 2010 National Gingerbread House Competition In Each Category.
Many gingerbread competitions feature some very amateur creations - unimpressive gumdrop laden homes with leaning chimneys, doghouses and lighthouses with lame landscaping and the like.…
Nibble Nibble Little Mouse, Who Is Nibbling On My House? $15,000 Gingerbread House.
The Edible Life Size Gingerbread House by Dylan's Candy Bar is one of the more outrageous gifts in this year's Neiman Marcus Christmas Book. The…