Ten great ideas for unique Chistmas gifts and cards

Unique and economical Christmas gifts and cards are at the top of everyone's list this year and the internet is full of gifts with character. If you are looking for a gift that won't break your budget and is a little off the beaten track...not your average mall purchase, you've come to the right place.

1. Oops Pin-up Girl Chistmas Card


To start off the season right, cards always help set the tone for your holiday. Here's a funny card. A pin-up girl on a Christmas card that says Ooops.

The inside reads, "I slipped on the gift budget this year so here's a kiss instead." with a lipsmack design in the middle.  You can buy this card and the Oops Girl on ornaments and other items as well here.

2. Scrooge Christmas Stocking


On another note, for those who like to celebrate Christmas with a Charles Dickens flair, here's a Scrooge Christma Stocking. Do you have a scrooge in your family? Give them a Bah Humbug stocking and you're sure to make them laugh.

Get your Bah Humbug Christmas stocking here. Also available imprinted as a Christmas Card, and on aprons, t-shirts, sweatshirts, buttons, magnets, stickers and more.


3. Zen Christmas Cards
For those of you who like to celebrate the season by adding a bit of Buddhist love, these Zen Christmas cards are very unique. Inside an Om symbol appears with the simple message "Peace."

4. The Elf Diet - Novelty Gifts for the candy lover
The Elf Movie has become a favorite in so many households. Why not celebrate Christmas the Elf way with the Elf Diet...lots of candy syrup, candy corn and cnady canes!!! This cute design brings a smile to everyone this season. It's available on Tee shirts, aprons, mouse pads and more from the Gurugoods.com novelty gift store.

Better yet, fill a mug with candy and you'll have the perfect gift for any elf on your gift list.



5. Elf Diet mug

6. Santa Pause Cards

Know someone who needs to just relax and take a santa puase. Send them a card that shows even Santa takes a break now and then. These cards feature a realistic Santa from antiquity.

7. Think Snow Stadium Blanket

The perfect gift for anyone who loves winter or the snowboarder on your gift list. A blanket to bring to the lodge, the football stadium or skating rink. Find this unique gift here.

8. Snow Queen Keepsake box

Continuing on the snow theme, for the women and girls in your life, a keepsake box featuring art nouveau fine art will make a special gift. This frosty snow queen is enchanting and an unusual find.

8. Snow Queen Season's Greetings Note Cards
She's so enchanting, how can one resist her magical Christmas vibes. Available as note cards, Christmas cards and postcards here.

9 . A Naughty Pin-Ups Girl Clock for the collector of all things retro.

Which pinup model are you? Choose your mood by the hour. From clumsy to flirty to girl next door, these enticing retro ladies will be the highlight of your room decor.

Click here for more products with this design .







10. iPhone Cases Covers to protect the iPhone 4
And to top it all off, for the iPhone user on your gift list, choose a cool iPhone case to match their personality. Here are just a few of the iPhone 4 cases available to stuff into someone's Christmas stocking this year.


The Bee Calm and Carry On design for the Queen Bee on your list:

The I Love Edward Cullen Design for the Twilight Fan:

The Stargate Universe  TV design for the Sci-fi fan:

Happy Shopping! For even more ideas, visit the following links:

http://www.smilingbuddhaboutique.com/

http://www.gurugoods.com/

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Halloween Gifts and The Fall Spirit

So with Halloween and Autumn around the corner, I found some fun items to help get into the spirit of things. Fall is the time when the spirits come out with all Hallow's Eve so it's no wonder that there's a whole market out there devoted to the holiday. Perhaps what makes Halloween so popular grew from the enticing and comforting idea that we can have a visit from our lost loved ones, as interpreted by The Day of the Dead in South American countries.

Currently available at BackbonesStudio2 on Etsy.

Or maybe it's just because we like some good old party-time fun, complete with sweets and costumes that allow us to entertain our alter-egos for a night.

Here's one that will get everyone thinking that this might be a walking advertisement for Travelocity. You have to admit it's adorable.

Available handmade to order at Etsy.

But whatever the case, Halloween is immersed in a whole season of mystique. In addition to the spooky, lengthening of darkness into our nights, Fall is typically the time to contemplate and to comemmorate. It's filled with the spirit of gratitude, bounty and the urge to take stock of life as we head towards the end of another year.

There are a slew of Fall-oriented products to help you get into this frame of mind. Yes, face it Summer is over. Now it's time to move into the cozy colors of Fall and introspective days of the season. Whether you like some nostalgic designs for Halloween Cards, and Trick or Treat Tote bags, or you take a Zen-like approach to the season, unique products make the most lasting impressions. Reach for those that support your online community of artists and cottage industries and you're bound to find the ones that are not so run-of -the-mill.

For example ....some one-of-a-kind Halloween Cards:

Ooo-la-la! A pin-up witch on a Halloween Card.

Available Here.

A cute nostalgic trick or treat bag, reusable and made of sustainable green cotton canvas:

You can find this retro design here. It's also available on several other textile products.

When Halloween is over, you may need a little relaxation, which calls for a bit of Zen style. Whether you like to just sit quietly and sip on some jasmine tee while you watch the leaves fall outside, or you're more on the go and like to srtetch both mind and body, these designs will fit the bill:



For those cold fall mornings with the message, "Live Simply That Others May Simply Live". Click here to see this sublime Coffee Mug .

Zumba, Rumba, fitness gurus and bootcampers who want to get in shape before the onslaught of holiday feasting will need a great little gym bag with a bright colorful design:

Available at The Smiling Buddha Boutique

There's nothing more joyful about the fall than that utter sense of gratitude and happiness we need to project. Whether 2010 has produced a plentiful harvest or not, to project these positive thoughts brings joy in itself and so we turn to the laughing Buddha. This little Buddha is glowing with the energy of prosperity and gratitude.

A Happy Buddha Long Sleeved Tee for those cool Fall days and nights.

Also available as Happy Buddha Happy Baby Onesies and Tees.

See them all Here at this Link.