Required Reading

Italian Phrasebook / Peter Pan / Maps / The New York Times 36 Hours: 150 Weekends In Europe / Coco Chanel: An Intimate Life / An Extraordinary Theory Of Objects: A Memoir Of An Outsider / The Best Things To Do In Los Angeles / Storyland Cross Stitch / French Phrasebook

Here is part two of my little list of books.  There isn't really a theme here, other than that they are all gorgeous!
I've got to say that I am so glad that gift lists are popping up all over the place.  I know Thanksgiving hasn't even happened here in the US yet, but that doesn't mean that we can't start getting our Christmas on!
I love a good list, don't you?  I thought I'd share a few of my favorite lists so far.

Looking for the perfect gift in gold?  Head on over to Johanna's Gifting Color: Gold over on 101 Things I Love.

This collection from The Glitter Guide isn't a gift guide, but it is full of lovely gift-worthy gorgeousness.  And guess what?  It's all gold.  Hmmmm.....

Gloria from Little White Whale (the genius behind our beautiful web design) put together this gem of crafty goodness.  I want everything on this list.  Especially the cross stitch family portrait from Scarlet Pyjamas.

Here's one more gorgeous gift guide for you, this time aimed at hosts.  This one comes from Glitter Inc. and contains suggestions for gifts to give to hosts and hostesses that you actually like and appreciate, as opposed to my suggestion for the host you don't care for.

I hope your week is off to a fantastic start!

Online Gift Guides

A little while ago, I did a post on the Lovely Clusters blog and the online magazine that she puts out periodically.  There is a site called Issuu where pretty much anybody can create an online magazine.  Luckily, some pretty talented people like to spend their time putting together some pretty awesome gift guides and/or magazines.  Right now there are some great gift guides on there that you can look at to get ideas for gift giving (whether the gift is for you or for someone else), decorating, and crafting.  One of them is called The Holiday Guide by Emily Henderson.  The globe snowmen are featured in there.  Thanks to Rebecca's friend Ali, we got to go to the Long Beach Antique Show on Sunday where I scored an extra large globe for 25 bucks!  It is going to be the bottom of my very own snow-globe guy.  I looked on Henderson's blog later that day and discovered that Henderson herself was at the antique show the same day/time we were.  We didn't see her (maybe we did and didn't recognize her), but I am glad I snatched up that globe before she did!  Here is her online guide (just click on the pic for the link).

Here is another great online magazine available at issuu called adore.  And they have a pretty little blog here.

Gifted also has a pretty little online issue over at issuu.  This comes from the blog Creature Comforts, which is also fun to look at as well.

Not enough time wasting eye candy for you?  Have you checked out Lonny Mag yet?  I love looking through this one; they introduced me to the great Parisian Chic by Ines de la Fressange.   

Have fun looking!

~Lori