Favorite Things Party

In the past few years, I've heard about "Favorite Things" parties - where everyone brings a gift that's one of their favorite things, and then everyone exchanges, grab bag / white elephant style. It sounds like so much fun - I love sharing my favorite things, and learning about what other people's favorites are! I don't actually have a Favorite Things party to go to, but thought I'd share some things I'd consider bringing if I did.

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Gift Guide: Pittsburgh Edition

It's that time of year again! I'm going to be sharing gift guides weekly until mid-December. I'll have a variety of themes and price points, but every year I like to start my gift guides by sharing gifts from Pittsburgh small businesses. Most of these are businesses that I know and love, though a handful are new to me. These are all great businesses with some very cute gift options!

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Gift Guide: Last Minute Gifts

This is my last gift guide for the year! It's fun to virtually shop and pull together gift ideas, but now I need to get my own act together and finish my own holiday shopping. Today's gifts are all last minute ideas that can still make it to you by Christmas Eve! ChappyWrap is offering free shipping through this Thursday, December 16, with a guaranteed December 24 delivery, and the items from Target and Amazon are available for a pre-Christmas delivery, too - at least in my area!

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Gift Guide: My Favorite Small Businesses

I thought that for this week's gift guide, I'd focus on some of my favorite small businesses. Last week's was all Pittsburgh-based small businesses that I love, and this week's is small businesses from all over. It's always good to remember that many of these don't have the same processing and shipping turnaround times as the major retailers, so shopping early is best!

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