Stationery Lovers Gift Guide

As a stationery person, I love everything about the art of writing notes, cards, and letters. Here are some gifts that the stationery people in your life will love!! All of these gifts can be easily found on Etsy, at your local craft store, local book store, local gift shop, or your other favorite online retailer. Shop with small businesses if you can. 10 of the Best Gifts to Delight a Stationery Lover Select a few items off the list and pull together a gift that your Stationery Lover will fall head over heels for. 1. Pens- this is something that all stationery lovers need. Pens don’t last forever, so stationery people always need more. My favorite are the Papermate Ink Joy gel.07 pens. These pens come in beautiful bright colors and they write so smoothly…highly recommend them.2. Washi Tape- You can find so many patterns and themes. Decorating envelopes is just one of the many uses for Washi Tape. You can check out...
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Last-Minute Holiday Gifts everyone will love

Christmas is around the corner, do you still have people on your shopping list? This is a list of Last Minute Gift Ideas everyone will love! Need gifts for friends, coworkers, teachers, or anyone you would like to give a little holiday cheer this list will work for you! Last-Minute Gift Guide for anyone on your list Something Cozy: I love gifting cozy items, like soft as butter socks, fun holiday socks or a beautiful scarf and gloves. Something warm and delicious: a mug with tea or hot chocolate or coffee. You could also add a coffee shop gift card. Something warm and delicious is always welcome during the cold winter months. Something to pamper them: masks, lotion, soaps, candles and bath bombs can be great gifts to help with self-care and relaxation. Here is a great and easy recipe to make your own bath bombs and it even has adorable printable tags. Super cute printables and awesome recipes...
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Gifts For Grads, Better Than Cash

Cash as a gift is nice, but it takes zero effort. You throw money in a card and done. You don't have to think about the person receiving the gift at all, but on the flip side, they probably won't think about you either when they spend it. If you want to give the graduate in your life a gift they will love and love you for giving. Make your gift more memorable with these ideas. 1. Travel accessories- Many new graduates have travel on their mind and would appreciate a new travel bag, journal and travel books. Depending on your budget, this could range from a full luggage set to a small carry-on bag. To be really budget friendly, you could give your graduate a passport cover, travel journal and travel book for one of the places they want to visit. 2. A stack of restaurant gift cards. Dorm food gets old after a while, it would...
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My Top 10 Books for Infants, Toddlers and Preschoolers

Reading has always been something that brings me great joy and I hope I am able to encourage a love of reading in my boys. The books I am reading right now are in the infant, toddler and preschooler genre.  I guarantee the books on this list will bring lots of laughter and joy. These are the books we read over and over and over again. Top 10 Books/Series for Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers 1. Anything Sandra Boynton: Her books are funny, sometimes have songs associated with them and have wonderful illustrations. They are also on the short side, so if you need a quick bedtime story these are perfect. We read the following Sandra Boynton books all the time: Snuggle Puppy, Barn Yard Dance, Moo, Baa, La La La and Dinosaur’s Binkit. We have so many of these books, we really should buy stock in Sandra Boynton! 2. Little Blue Truck series by Alice Schertle and Jill McElmurry: If you have kiddos who love trucks like mine, then this series is for...
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Gift Ideas for the Men in your Life

When you give a gift someone really loves, it’s magical to see their face light up. But there are some people who are really hard to buy for, no matter how well I know them.  I usually have the hardest time buying gifts for the men in my life, my husband is the hardest nut to crack. I decided to create a list of ideas I could refer back to when shopping for the men in my life. Use this list of gift ideas for birthdays, anniversaries, Christmas etc., for the guys in your life. When composing this list, I tried to think about budget-friendly gifts to spare no expense. Gifts that are pretty tried and true and ones that require a bit more thought and research. Budget-Friendly or Free Gifts The Gift of Time: Does the man in your life like to camp, hike, hunt, fish etc. ?Encourage him to go on one of those trips. For this coming summer, if my husband wants to go...
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