Full of time-honored classics as well as recent hits and our first-ever series of editions, our annual guide to gift giving makes it a little easier to click your way to a happy holiday. Check back daily for new additions.
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Pie + A Poem
Send poet Zach Houston details about someone special and he'll turn it into a personalized poem on his Swiss-made 1968 Hermes Rocket typewriter. For Mother's Day Houston will throw it in with a fresh flower and two mini-pies of your choice from San Francisco's Pietisserie.
Available from Huckberry for $35
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Totto Vase
Bring a little nature inside with this sweet bird-inspired bud vase. Made from porcelain, its design is inspired by a 1960s toothpick holder created by famed Japanese ceramic designer Masahiro Mori.
Available from Tortoise General Store for $18
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Tomboy Style
Compiled by Lizzie Garrett Mettler (author of a blog by the same name as well as LA Times contributor), this book celebrates the women who dare to buck tradition, blurring the line between masculine and feminine attire.
Available from Rizzoli for $33
Thermowood Bath Brush
Made from oiled ash Thermowood so it won't split or warp when wet, this bath brush is perfect for rejuvenating the skin. Weighing less than a pound and featuring a cotton belt, it's super easy to use and sure to become a important part of a pampering routine.
Available from Manufactum for $36
Sycamore Street Press Mother's Day Card
The fact you turned out alright isn't an accident. Thank the woman who made you who you are with this light-hearted hand-pressed card from Utah-based stationery company, Sycamore Street Press.
Available from A+R Store for $5
Piet Hein Eek Low Basket
A fan of utilizing scrap material long before sustainability became a common approach, Dutch designer Piet Hein Eek creates one-off pieces that are beautifully simple. This low basket has been designed by Eek for Fair Trade Originals and was made by craftsmen in Vietnam utilizing scrap wood.
Available from Conran USE for $225
New Friends Torus Bangle
Mamed after the geometry term that relates to a surface of revolution generation by revolving a circle in a 3D-space, the Torus bangle is made from hand-painted natural canvas and is available in high-shine metallic, peach, black and speckled.
Available from Sight Unseen for $50
Lollyphile Candy
Childlike candy in flavors adults will love, Lollyphiles come in absinthe, sriracha, amaretto, bellini, bourbon, chai tea, chocolate bacon, habanero tequila, Irish cream, maple bacon, pomegranate tangerine, white Russian and strawberry banana daiquiri.
Available from Lollyphile for $10 (pack of 4)
Ilana Kohn Yellow Marble Scarf
This digitally reproduced marble print silk chiffon scarf from Brooklyn-based designer Ilana Kohn adds a modern twist to a classic, all-weather accessory.
Available from Ilana Kohn for $120
High Times Cannabis Cookbook
Bring budding chefs to a whole new high with a cookbook like no other. Featuring everything from Pico de Ganja Nachos and Time Warp Tamales as well as recipes based on stoner celebrities like Willie Nelson and Snoop Dogg.
Available from Chronicle Books for $19
Heath Ceramics Bud Vase Set
Heath fans will delight in the beauty of a single stem or a few small flowers in this ceramic bud vase set. Created in a neutral spring palette, it's available until 1 October 2012.
Available from Health Ceramics for $70
BKR Glass & Silicone Bottler
Armed with the idea that good design and eco-friendly products go hand-in-hand, BKR have created a quality drink bottle made from natural and non-disposable materials. Glass and silicone make it functional enough for inside the gym and stylish enough for everywhere else.
Available from BKR for $28
Album Vilmorin: The Vegetable Garden
Carefully reproducing artwork that was first published in the 1850s by French seed firm, Vilmorin-Andrieux & Cie, Taschen have created the essential gift for any budding chef with an interest in botany or art. Enclosed within its hardcover shell are 46 frameable color prints that gloriously detail French garden vegetables.
Available from Taschen for $60
Dovo Manicure Set
Established in 1906, Germany's Dovo pride themselves on creating quality steel products that are built to last. Comprised of nail scissors, clippers, a cuticle pusher, tweezers and a file--all made with forged, nickel-galvanized steel, this leather-bound manicure set seeks to uphold this reputation.
Available from Kaufmann Mercantile for $125
Hay & Scholten & Baijings' Tea Towels
Make the functional fashionable in the kitchen with a little help from design studio Scholten & Baijings. Created by Stefan Scholten and Carole Baijings for Hay Denmark, these cotton mix tea towels feature their signature grid patterns, layering and neon streak.
Available from A+R Store for $32
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