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Susie Vallon
A Store I Own
$100+
Dollhouse a gift of a lifetime. Create wonderful memories.
Made in America (Vermont and Michigan).
Authentic Period Dollhouses and Miniatures Finished and Unfinished
Full electrification and Renovation
Our shop specializes in heirloom quality dollhouses in all stages of completion:
custom-designed, ready-built or do-it-yourself kits.
We carry every accessory imaginable for the enticing hobby of dollhouses and miniatures including
kits, trim, paint, wallpaper, shingles, all dollhouse components, collectible miniature furniture,
miniature accessories and porcelain dolls.
Greenwich, CT
www.whimsiesdollhouseshop.com
Kate Stine, Publisher
A Specific Item Suggestion
$25-$100
A subscription to Mystery Scene Magazine gives crime fiction fans a full year of in-depth articles, author interviews, and wide-ranging commentary. Our award-winning critics review current novels, short stories, audiobooks, reference works, kid's books, TV & film, and more. Now, first-time U.S. subscribers can get the special rate of $24.99 (normally $32) for a one-year subscription or GIFT subscription!
PROMO CODE: NEW2011 (Expires Dec 31, 2011.)
www.mysteryscenemag.com
Deborah
A Store I Own
Under $25
Earrings made from vintage cardboard milk bottle caps with great graphics, lettering and color. PErfect for the foodie/farmer/retro friend. At www.brooklynmilkmade.etsy.com
www.brooklynmilkmade.etsy.com
Stay local; it's more fun.
Ellen Lumpkin Brown
A Store I Own
$25-$100
We sell wonderful Sew-It-Yourself Doll Making Kits and Doll Clothing Patterns. No need to be limited by the dolls in stores - make your own! Our dolls are super cute, easy and fun to make. Our Kits also make awesome gifts for folks who sew - give the gift of experience. Visit our website www.TheDollLoft.com to see the dolls that you can create yourself and to learn more!
www.TheDollLoft.com
A GREAT shop for really unusual gifts for women - jewelry, accessories and clothing is Dem Two Hands in Montclair NJ. Reasonable prices, fabulous staff - they really help the customer!
Home/made Brooklyn
A Store I Own
Under $25
Join us for our Holiday Pop Up shop in our Red Hook Garden, on Van Brunt (297)
Vintage items, crafts, decorative accesories
Fire pit, and complimentary marshmallows!
Fri, Sat, & Sundays until Christmas!
From noon!
297 Van Brunt St.
homemadebklyn.com
Buy Local, and buy from small unique businesses!
James L. Barry
A Store I Own
Under $25
I am the illustrator for a popular children's comic book series "Warriors", an adventure story about cats. I am currently taking commissions to draw a favorite pet! Makes a great gift. Pen and ink with watercolor drawings start at $20.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/James-L-Barry/393469251270
L'Office Optimste
A Specific Item Suggestion
Under $25
Artful & festive letterpress printed holiday cards!
http://www.officeoptimist.com/store.html
Shop local and support independent artists & designers.
Matt B.
A Store I Own
$25-$100
Inspired by our twins turning two-years old, I handcrafted two personalized height charts for them in my home wood shop. The response from anyone who saw them was overwhelming, and I decided to start www.HeirloomGrowthCharts.com.
At www.HeirloomGrowthCharts.com, our growth charts are perfect as wall art for nursery, a great first birthday gift idea for a girl or boy, or great as kids wall décor for that special youth! They also make excellent new Mother's Day gifts!
Our sturdy full-length, heirloom quality decorative wooden growth charts are timeless, recording the legacy of a lifetime long after the whimsical childhood years have gone by. Now, with free shipping, our growth charts are a distinctive way to preserve the special memories, moments and milestones in life!
If any listeners are interested in Heirloom Growth Charts, feel free to contact us at Matt@HeirloomGrowthCharts.com, or at 800-514-1633.
www.HeirloomGrowthCharts.com
www.HeirloomGrowthCharts.com
Buy half-as-much and make it twice as meaningful!
ART+BROOKLYN
A Specific Item Suggestion
$100+
A very special experience for art lovers:
OPEN STUDIO, by appointmet
www.artnews.org/gudrunmertesfrady/
Linda Zimmermann Cashmere
A Store I Own
$100+
100% cashmere with other found materials, repurposed, hand stitched, one-of-a-kind: scarves, baby blankets, armwarmers, ponchos, dresses, etc... Fun, beautiful, cashmere!
lindazimmermann.com
Suzanne in Harlem
A Store I Own
$25-$100
At Luna & Stella(www.lunaandstella.com) we craft modern birthstone jewelry. Our necklaces, bracelets, earrings, cufflinks, and rings are custom set with the birthstones of your loved ones. Luna & Stella means “moon and star” in Italian. Like the relationship between moon and star, our jewelry conveys the connections between ourselves and those we love.
A shoutout to Brian Lehrer and WNYC for making every day interesting for all of us at Luna & Stella!
www.lunaandstella.com
Less is more. A thoughtful and meaningful gift is worth more than an expensive one.
Donskoj Gallery
A Store I Own
$100+
You've heard about the high number of artists in Ulster County, now shop an online gallery of local artist-made gifts: go to www.donskoj.com and click on Holiday Gift Gallery, or onsite at 101 Abeel Street in Kingston's Historic Rondout District.
www.donskoj.com
Enjoy your friends, life's true wealth.Thank you! Feel better and have a great season!
gloria safar
A Specific Item Suggestion
Under $25
I'm the author of "Triathlon For Girls Like Us" a book geared for women who would like to do their first triathlon and for those who have "tried" it and would like to improve their experience and performance.
This is a great gift for mom, auntie, girlfriend, sis, daughter, and that wonderful girl that you can think of.
http://gloriasafar.wordpress.com/
Think of "active" gifts! Give yourself and your loved ones a head start for the New Year's resolution! Keep moving!
Tiziana
A Store I Own
$25-$100
GO!PETDESIGN’s mission is to create natural, reclaimed and UP-cycled pet products that helps give a sustainable alternative to you and the planet. Our products give us the opportunity for environmental change by recycling large company waste and providing support to our local farms and craftsman in this country. Thus the impact of each product, is meaningful, green and fair.Modern and colorful toys and accessories for your pets!
www.etsy.com/shop/gopetdesign
www.gopetdesign.com
www.etsy.com/shop/gopetdesign
Shop local, support your local artisans!
Abby Subak
A Charity
$25-$100
PS 321's STUFF YOU SHOULD BUY Holiday Shop is coming to Park Slope (7th Avenue between 1-2 Streets) tomorrow Dec 10 from 10am-5pm. OVer 80 hand-selected artisans will be selling their wares. Food and kids entertainment ongoing.
It is perfect for the WNYC shopper who wants to be creative and do something different from the big box stores and wants to support local artists and give special, often one-of-a kind gifts this year. Beautiful jewelry, scarves, stuffed animals, home decor, ceramics, knitwear, clothing, kids clothing, chocolates.
A friend from Portland, Oregon, just emailed me that she sooo misses the Brooklyn crafting - handmade - make-it-yourself Scene. That is what makes Brooklyn special!
And maybe we all meant to KNIT those gifts ourselves, but now have run out of time and just want to buy the beautiful handknit item that we want to give!
Also, if you are (or the person you are receiving gifts from is ...) slightly .. well... challenged when it comes to picking out the perfect gift - send them to STUFF YOU SHOULD BUY. We have selected all the artists so you could buy anything here and be confident that the recipient will love it.
Come to STUFF YOU SHOULD BUY. Dec 10, 10am-5pm.
180 7th Avenue, 11215
ps321holidayshop.wordpress.com
Adam Macchia
A Store I Love
Under $25
Amazing Cards, Calenders and Paper Design.
http://www.etsy.com/people/lauramacchia
Richard Spiegel
A Specific Item Suggestion
$25-$100
A subscription to Waterways:Poetry in the Mainstream will help support this contemporary poetry magazine now in its 32nd year of publication. The magazine, which publishes contemporary poets, comes out 11 times a year. Samples from the earlier years can be seen on the online archive at Ten Penny Players website (see below). There are no ads in the print publication. An annual subscription is $45. Additional donations would help sustain Ten Penny Players, Inc., a 501c3 not for profit which conducts poetry workshops for people of all ages.
www.tenpennyplayers.org
$100+
Give the gift of learning to the children in your life: A Saturday class @ College for Children (LaGuardia Community College/CUNY) in LIC. Call 718-482-5334 for information about our art and music classes, test prep and enrichment classes.
30-20 Thomson Avenue, Room B114, Long Island City, NY 11101
www.lagcc.cuny.edu/ace/c4c.aspx
Fun and Functional Art
A Store I Own
$25-$100
Jewelry holders stainless steel made and designed by me. Designed to keep necklaces untangled and save space! From very funny dancing people to abstract designs. Can even hang book bags from them. Shipped in time for holidays. $45 to $325
Have a look. funandfunctionalart.com
funandfunctionalart.com
Give functional gifts to people or gift certificates.
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