Gift Guide 2009

Something for the young at heart...

FROM LEFT: Cupcake cookie, $4.50, Sweet Impressions; Christmas candy, $3, and ribbon candy, $5.50/100g, both from Mordens'; makeup bag, $14, Gilded Lily’s; cat canvas, $45, Tip to Tail; Let’s Get Ready to Rum-Ball body wash and bubble bath, $11.95, and Snow Place Like Home soap, $6.50/100g, both from Tiber River Naturals; sterling silver pendant, $110, and chain, $50, both from Bijou Treasures; Do You Mind? a game to play with your dog, $25, Tip to Tail; Tempted, a house of night novel by Kristen Cast, $19.99, and The Vampire is Just Not That Into You by Vlad Mezrick, $9.99 both from McNally Robinson Booksellers; photoball, $5, Gilded Lily’s; sterling silver cuff, $160, and sterling silver, garnet, amethyst and labrodorite ring, $185, both from Bijou Treasures.

Something for the nursery...

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Made in Manitoba blanket, $299.99 for a complete baby bedding set, Lavish Lamb; Rubbabu dragon, $19.99, Toad Hall Toys; Hebrew wooden blocks, $49.99 for set of 27, McNally Robinson Booksellers; Holztiger wooden whale and giraffe, $18.99 each, Toto N Dot; cupcake cap, $22, and onesie, $24.50, both from Sweet Impressions; Tyke Light Glo Mate portable night light, $39.99, The Very Hungry Caterpillar bath spout cover, $17.99, and Munchkin Caterpillar Spillers, $9.99 all from A Child’s Place; Waddle – a scanimation picture book by Rufus Butler, $16.95, McNally Robinson Booksellers; Bottom’s Up all over lotion, $14.95 and shampoo/body wash, $11.95, both from Tiber River Naturals; easy grip teether ball, $5.99, A Child’s Place; animal hair clips, $7.50 each, Sweet Impressions. Behind: baby blanket, $39.99, Toto N Dot.

Something for the table...

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: MacFab placemat, $9.99, Vesta by Vera Wang flatware, $99.50 for a 5-piece place setting, dishes by Jars Ceramistes, $30.99-60.99 each, crystal wine glass by Michael Aram for Waterford, $87.99, all from Five Small Rooms; placecard holder, $27 for a set of 6, crinkle bowl, $35, salt sellers, $15, and votive holder, $12, all from Lola Boutique; mirror mosaic balls, $6-$13 each, and glitter star ornaments, $7 each, all from The Garden Room; wine stopper, $20, plate, $12, and spreader, $9 all from Lola Boutique.

Something for the playroom...

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Manhattan Toy portable puppet theatre, $29.99, finger puppets, $4.99 each, and Plan Toys banjo, $29.99, all from A Child’s Place; pirate ship bank, $9.50, Tip to Tail; pirate treasure chest, $38.95 including bandana (not shown), Toad Hall Toys; gumball ornament, $10 and cookie ornaments, $8.50 each, and Christmas chalkboard calendar, $25, all from Lake Life; Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak, $22.50 and Max plush toy, $21.99, McNally Robinson Booksellers; wooden stocking stuffers–top, $1, ruler, $2.50, paintbrush, $1.50, pencil, .80, and whistle, $2, all from Tip to Tail; change purse, $14, Gilded Lily’s; Green Toys eco-friendly tea set, $35.99, McNally Robinson Booksellers; gingerbread men soaps, $5.95 each, Tiber River Naturals; Yo Baby kick flipper, $15.50, Toad Hall Toys; Vancouver 2010 Olympics mascots Sumi and Miga, $14.99 each, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days by Jeff Kinney, $16.95, Return to the Hundred Acre Wood by David Benedictus, $25, Fancy Nancy Splendiferous Christmas by Jane O’Connor, $19.50, all from McNally Robinson Booksellers; wooden cupcake bake and decorate set, $24.99, Toad Hall Toys; Scaredy Squirrel at Night by Melanie Watt, $16.95, and puppet, $16.50, both from McNally Robinson Booksellers; Smencils gourmet scented 100 per cent recycled pencils, $8.99 for 5, and cupcake scarf, $30 both from Lake Life.

Something for the girls...

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: snowdrops in vase, $19, The Garden Room; tea strainer, $24.99, tea cup by Royal Albert, $149.99 for set of 5, and Christmas Fair fruit tea, $12/tin, all from Cornelia Bean; Pear Peony eau de toilette, $30 for 100 ml, Fruits and Passion; The Lip Scrub by Sara Happ in cinnamon sugar, $32, Buttercup Beauty Bar; mercury glass bird votive holder, $7, The Garden Room; frame, $19, and magnet, $6, both from Gilded Lily’s; sterling silver angel wings in sterling silver and cubic zirconia, $55, Bijou Treasures; Annick Goutal Ambre Fetiche fragrance, $215 for 100 ml, hair band by Jennifer Ouellette, $88, compact mirror, $55, dish, $315, and Claud Porto soaps, $12 each, all from Edward Carriere; gem quality morganite and diamond ring in 18K white and rose gold, $2,029, The Diamond Gallery; Faber-Castell pen, $82, UN Luggage; mix and match stationery set, $11.95 for 16 sheets and envelopes, Desart; Italian-made 14K yellow gold drop earrings with amethyst quartz accent, $509, The Diamond Gallery; paperweight, $14, The Garden Room; sterling silver leaves necklace, $265, Bijou Treasures; brooch, $45, Peppertree Fashions; ring key ring, $13, Lola Boutique; Smith’s Rosebud Salves tin, $22 for set of 3, Buttercup Beauty Bar.  

Something for the office...

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Jack Spade bag, $175, and Moleskin colour-a-month daily planner, $50, both from UN Luggage; Bodum canteen double wall porcelain mugs, $37.99 for 2, Cornelia Bean; Energizer Energi to go portable power for ipods, $29.99; Acme Made cigar case style iPod or iPhone case, $90, UN Luggage; Montblanc timewalker stainless steel on leather band automatic self-winding chronograph watch, $4250, Dimitra’s Jewellery; Built 17” laptop sleeve, $44, Acme Studio Frank Lloyd Wright business card case, $55, and pen, $95, all from UN Luggage; Law School in a Box, $19.95, Desart; Osgoode Marley travel change catcher, $30, Nava Notes notebooks, $8-$13 each, Lodis passport cover, $65, all from UN Luggage; Pocket Posh word search, $9.99, Desart. 

Something for the garden...

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: acorn ornament, $10, The Garden Room; pint mug, $40, and teapot, $105 both by Emma Bridgewater and from Lake Life; pine trees in pots, $12 each, The Garden Room; Herb garden for wine lovers by Potting Shed Creations, $15; V&A Pretty Useful Tools hand trowel and cultivator set, $39.99, and shears, $32.99, both from Five Small Rooms; Manitoban-made Botanical Paperworks journal, $24.95, Desart; Sow and Grow by Tina Davis, $23.95, The Garden Room.

Something for the kitchen...

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT:  Princepessa home set, $48 including gift box, Buttercup Beauty Bar; Architec eco-smart poly flax cutting board, $19.99; Kikkerland wine set, $32, and glass, $10.50, both from Desart; Great Tastes of Manitoba cookbook, $29.99; Madagascan vanilla bean organic cane sugar, $8.50, and lemon thyme sea salt, $8.50, both from Desart; Bodum Chambord espresso maker, $130, Cornelia Bean; recipe card kit, $24, Sweet Impressions; whisk, $12, Lola Boutique; kitchen sticky notes, $16.95, Foodie Fight game, $20.95, and The Vegetable Box recipe books, $38.50, all from Desart.

Something to wear...

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: bag, $85, Sue’s; Faryl Robin ankle boots, $300, October; Berend DeWitt tie, $125, and Dante lambswool scarf, $95, both from Lionetti; Echo Design beret, $38, and leather gloves, $90, both from Candie and Dolls; shearling boots, starting at $115, The Wonderful World of Sheepskin; pom pom scarf, $49, October; bra, $140, and panty, $110, with Swarovski crystals, both from The Bra Bar; clutch, $39, Dolce Vita; NK silk and lace night gown, $130, and Princesse Tam Tam pajama top, $120 and bottom, $140, all from Diva Lingerie.