Window Shopping on the Internet

Here are some favorite places to browse for gift ideas:

Indie Fixx
Miss Malaprop
New American Dream: Simplify the Holidays
Skip to My Lou
Treehugger Gift Guides
Try Handmade

Handmade Gifts

This week’s topic is Handmade Gifts!

Here is your chance to show off the gifts you’ve created (and please feel free to plug your website, etsy shop, etc!) or recommend artists and crafters who have some top-notch gifts for purchase this holiday season.

Inspired by Handmade Holidays

1. crocheted Christmas ornament, 2. advent calendar – closeup, 3. Retro Christmas Apron, 4. Mary Jane Polka Dots Stocking

Sneak Peek: Next Week’s Topic

by farmergopi

Want a sneak peek at next week’s topic?

Handmade Holidays

This week’s topic is Handmade Holidays.

Share with us any holiday or winter-inspired decorations you’ve created!

Inspirational Quotes

Feeling uninspired, out of sorts, or in need of a boost? This one’s for you :)

Inspired by… Labels

1. Brand Identity Wearable Art Tags and Labels Jacket, 2. Altered Labels (reverse), 3. Label bag, 4. Wine labels Mosaic

And Yet More Labels… a variety of label styles from iDiY

And yet more labels… a huge variety of label styles from iDiY. Be sure to use the ‘Previous Entries’ link at the bottom of each page (at least 15 pages of label-related posts!) or use the search function. There is bound to be something for everyone here!

Free Printable Lace Patterned Labels from Creature Comforts

More free printable labels — pretty lace patterned labels and tags courtesy of Creature Comforts blog

Free Printable Labels from iHanna

Free printable labels from iHanna — perfect to use in journals, for gifts, for this week’s topic, or to, eh, label stuff :)

Label

This week’s topic is Label.

Get creative by interpreting this topic through art, photography, or however you feel moved to express yourself. Post it on your blog, then submit your link below so we can go check it out.

thoughts on joy + cookbook giveaway at Ordinary Courage

some inspiring thoughts on a joyful life plus a cookbook giveaway at Ordinary Courage.

Etsy Giveaways

Just found this great blog Etsy Giveaways where the motto is “the only thing better than buying handmade is winning it!”

How I Discovered My Secret Powers by Keri Smith

Thoughts to ponder from Keri Smith: “One thing I have learned from my life so far is that creative thought gives individuals a sense of ownership over their world.” Read Keri’s full essay, How I Discovered My Secret Powers (an essay in several parts), for more inspiring musings.

The Duty of an Artist, According to Schumann

“To send light into the darkness of men’s hearts – such is the duty of the artist.” –Schumann