It’s time to share some shopping love here at wg’s! Here are some of the guides, links, and shops
I’ve found extremely helpful during this and past holiday seasons.
Kristen
and Liz really do a fantastic job
scouring the web for cool finds. The Cool Mom Picks Holiday Guide is
great! I’ve already shopped off this
fabulous list.
The very lovely and talented KC from All the World’s A Stage has finally launched her own craft
shop. I LOVE the wristlet purses made
from vintage ties! So cute!
http://www.myworldsastage.etsy.com
The BlogHer ladies have a great page with holiday tips,
covers everything from shopping in particular genres (such as Sarah’s guide to that
sports fan in your life) to avoiding depression through the holidays.
http://www.blogher.com/special-events/blogher-holiday-guide
And… ahem… my own shop, which is kind of a mess right now
and a friend and I are in the midst of merging our t-shirts together and I’m
still working on the site design… but if you want to check it out. (I’ll launch more officially soon.)
http://www.cafepress.com/theweirdgirl
Now for something completely not-so different. It occurred to me that I have collected quite
the mix of shopping bookmarks in the last couple of years. Whenever I embark on a Project I have to
search the web first, especially gift projects. I thought it would be fun to do a link dump. You might find something you’ve been looking
for or something you hadn’t thought of OR you might learn more about me that
you really didn’t want to know. Either
way, enjoy. (Warning: this guide is
heavy on the life sciences, because all the kids I know like that stuff.)
WG’s List of Random,
Weird, & Bulk Shopping Items – (because sometimes you just need to buy
stuff in bulk)
Butterflies and other buggy specimens
http://www.butterfliesandthings.com/default.asp
http://www.einsteins-emporium.com/life/specimens/ls000.htm
http://www.butterfly-gifts.com/pictures-of-butterflies.html
Venus Fly Traps and other flesh eating plants – (These were
gifts for Keen. He wanted some for his office to creep people out.)
http://www.petflytrap.com/plants.html
Seashells – (Look, we don’t have many seashells on the West
Coast. All you East Coast people stop laughing!)
http://www.seashells.com/
4M Toys – This company has some really cool science-y and
craft kits for kids, but they don’t ship in the
US. However, if you browse their
products and then type the name into eBay you can usually find a distributor.
Last time I ordered from a guy in
http://www.4m-ind.com/sc_webcat/ecat/cms_view.php?lang=1&id=1
Marbles
http://www.moonmarble.com/
Toys for Adults (not that kind!)
http://www.perpetualkid.com/index.asp
T-shirts – Completely blank and dirt cheap, when you just
don’t feel like going to Target.
http://www.cheapestees.com/
Pinup and Vintage-inspired Clothing (because it’s HOT!)
http://www.pinupgirlclothing.com/pinupcouture.html
http://www.stopstaringclothing.com/
http://www.reddressshoppe.com/
Leather – Also dirt cheap, however I haven’t ordered from
this place yet so I can’t attest to the quality.
http://www.jilliandistributors.com/
What great online shops have you found? Or… plug your own shop!
– wg
Don’t Sleep Through Sex Ed is priceless!
Thank you, thank you, thank you for the plug! You are a doll for doing that.
I can’t wait to check out some of these links. Especially the dirt cheap t-shirts because I’m considering selling screen-printed t’s at the shop. Oh, and I’m on my way to the pin-up links right NOW!
Something in this post reminded me of gift-books that used to be on the market (they’re probably no longer in print). One of them was “Cucumbers Are Better Than Men Because…”! Another, much funnier one, was “Games You Can Play With Your Pussy”! The title was a joke, but the book itself was quite serious–it was filled with actual, real games you could play with a cat!