Sweet and savory treats for everyone on your list!:

1. Bonnie’s black & blue jam ($11) at Bonnie’s Jams
2. Blueberry hard candy ($9) at Steven Alan
3. Port wine caramel sauce ($8) at Sweet Teeth
4. A Christmas Story fudge ($6) at Perpetual Kid
5. Hot chocolate ($20) at Williams-Sonoma

6. Maple syrup sampler ($28) at Terrain
7. Primitivizia Mugolio pine bud cone syrup ($24) at Amazon
8. McClure’s spicy bloody mary mix ($12.50) at Market Hall Foods
9. Cheese gift crate ($15+) at Murray’s Cheese
10. Gourmet New York style onions ($7) at NYJO

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Dudes. The printing “mistakes” of The Room Magazine are totally prettier than perfect printing from any other magazine. Breathtaking!

LINK: THE ROOM MAGAZINE

Last month, Twig Creative asked me to participate in a fun art game where a set of bloggers/artists pass around a canvas throughout their respective cities to craft a mixed media canvas of awesome. This weekend, I received the canvas from Naomi and it was my turn to play!

I added a stack of cute people, an airplane and a hedgehog. Because hedgehogs, I cannot refuse. I’m sending it to Gussy next, and I can’t wait to see what she does with it! Follow our game here!

The home of stylist and fashion director Cynthia Lawrence-John is definitely one to see, love and promptly stalk.

LINK: FREUNDE VON FREUNDEN

Debbie Powell’s random projects put my super special projects to shame. What a talent!

LINK:  DEBBIE POWELL

Unique ideas for your sneaker-doodling tween that loves making obscure objects out of gum wrappers and sees the world as nothing more than a blank canvas.

1. Crayon rings ($6) at Site NYC
2. Earbud knitting kit ($25) at The Spoon Sisters
3. Gift tag rubber stamp ($24) at Five Go Mad
4. Keri Smith boxed set ($27) at Amazon
5. Sneaker customization kit ($45) at Uncommon Goods

6. Mini crowns ($2) at Barnes & Noble
7. Paint can pinhole camera ($18) at Imagine Childhood
8. Let’s Make Some Great Art ($14) at Amazon
9. M&M candy wrapper jewelry kit ($22) at MoMA Store
10. Animal scissors ($2) at Dick Blick

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I’m light years behind on my reader and just spotted an insanely awesome guest post by Miss Moss where she re-imagined the backdrops of Kenzo’s latest line. Oh, that Diana.

LINK: HONESTLY WTF

There’s a lot of fancy collagin’ going on over here.

LINK: GENADII BEREZKIN

Holy moly. I want my entire closet to be decorated with Fanny’s patterns.

LINK: FANNY SCHLICHTER
via pattern people

Karsten is making a great case for the beauty of concrete.

LINK: RAEBERVON STENGLIN