by guest contributor Piper Toth
Gift giving doesn’t have to break the bank. Look at all these lovely handmade items…all under $25. Unique, beautiful, handmade AND affordable!
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Natural fern sachets from Lotta Helleberg
Salt cellar from Rae Dunn
Double mint soap from Etta + Billie
Citrus garland decal from Shanna Murray
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Morse code necklace “swell” from COATT
Holiday french macaroon sampler from [...]
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Here is something that I would like you think about this holiday season…
Quality Over Quantity
What I mean by that is buying less gifts and choosing to buy quality-made artisan gifts as opposed to buying lots of mass-produced and cheaply made crap.
Why?
It’s better for the environment. Less gifts = [...]
One of gifts I’m giving myself this holiday season (you don’t gift yourself? hmm, you gotta reevaluate that) is a terrarium. No, I’m not buying a ready made terrarium, but I am putting one together myself. I may be the last person on the interwebs who hasn’t yet built a terrarium, but I’ve dying to [...]
I am making a lot of my gifts this year. The sucky economy, and an ever growing circle of peeps that I want to gift to, has led me to come up with a bunch of plans for making many of my gifts this year. Like these quick and easy bookmarks I made the other [...]
Some gifts ideas from the shops of the Indie Fixx Holiday Galleria. There’s some gift ideas for her, him and well, everyone!
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stone & honey
The Sea Within
Crywolf
Destinys Creations
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Sloe Gin Fizz
Found Studio
Monkey & Squirrel
Mangosteen Jewelry
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ThunderPeep Designs
The Caramel Jar
Paintbox Soapworks
Saffron Marigold
Lizzy Clara
Pressmade
I’m not sure when I first came across Danny Brito’s work–it was probably his Polaroid Project–but I was an instant fan. I adore his sweet and charming pencil drawings & paintings (I can’t believe how he makes his drawings look like paintings!). I’ve featured Danny before on Indie Fixx, but I thought it [...]
