friends, i am so excited to share a little series i am working on throughout the holiday season! on wednesdays i am going to share a unique gift idea for those special people in your life. these gift ideas will be thoughtful, meaningful & unique.
& today is no exception!
friends, have you heard of uncommongoods?
i love this company & their hearts. their goal is to feature handcrafted designs that don’t hurt the planet, people or animals. most of their products are created right here in the united states!
i love that we can support companies this holiday season who have a mission to do good in this world.
& so i decided to craft up two holiday gift ideas for those men in your life using a six pack of beer & two products from the uncommongoods shop!
first up is this fantastic wooden beer caddy. we have a beer caddy that i gifted luke a couple of years ago. we carry it to all of our little get-togethers & it’s just so handy. i love that this one has the bottle opener, too.
to make this caddy “giftable”, i simply added the recipients favorite new belgium beer & added a lovely burlap bow around the sides. i included an adorable tag from the dollar bin at the craft shop. we plan to gift this wooden caddy & six pack to luke’s brother who enjoys a good drink with friends.
total cost: $54 – a great gift price point for the husbands, partners, boyfriends, brothers & dads in your life.
next up is this fantastic beer opening glass. at $13, this glass is a perfect stocking stuffer or hostess gift to your holiday parties. this pint glass is made of thick glass with a stainless steel bottle opener on the bottom.
to make this glass “giftable,” i removed it from the box, added shredded paper & placed a beer inside the glass. i clothespinned our family gift tags (purchased at shindig paperie) & a sweet little burlap christmas tree purchased at the craft shop to the glass.
total cost: $15 – the perfect gift price point for a meaningful stocking stuffer or hostess gift
i hope that you love these gift ideas! i can’t wait to feature more ideas.
& if you’re in doubt, uncommongoods has several unique gift ideas for christmas found here, gift ideas for the fantastic men in your life found here & gifts for the handmade enthusiasts found here.
guess what else?!
uncommongoods is excited to partner up with natalie creates readers to offer a $150 gift certificate to their shop just in time for your holiday shopping!
as always, it’s easy to enter. simply:
1. check out the uncommongoods gift ideas.
2. follow @uncommongoods on IG or like them on facebook.
3. comment below with your email address & one person you have a difficult time finding a gift for each year. i might even create a gift idea for that person!
i will pick a winner at random next wednesday, november 19th. happy winning!
love,
natalie
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giveaway closed
congrats to maureen for winning the giveaway! uncommon goods will contact you shortly! yay!
years ago when we were first getting our hands dirty & grew a modest little garden in the backyard at our friends’ home, we planted different seeds at random, hoping for the best outcome.
sometimes our little seeds germinated & oftentimes they didn’t.
we learned so much that year & we ate well.
most of all, we grew in our love for gardening & a passion was born out of that little garden.
seven years later, with a horticultural degree under our belt & a hobby farm (always) in-the-making, we’ve learned a thing or two. we’ve learned that you can’t control the weather, but just like the seasons, our gardens are rhythmic & a well-worn planting calendar is useful.
we had a big dream of designing & creating a planting calendar that was beautiful & practical; useful & pretty. that big dream is in print & we’re downright giddy about it!
if you haven’t heard about our planting calendar already, it’s designed to inspire & enable you to grow & harvest from your own garden. every page includes a seasonal farm life photo taken by me in addition to a month-at-a-glance formatted calendar.
our planting calendar is printed on sturdy card stock & measures 6×9 in. with a matte finish. each calendar includes a metal clip for easy hanging (as pictured in the above photo).
we’ve even allowed space for you to write down garden notes & specific planting dates on the pages of your calendar. we invite you to fill up each page with notes & allow this calendar to be a resource for years to come!
this is my favorite & the most useful part of our calendar! at the bottom of each calendar page, you will find our “garden notes” or suggested crops to “seed & plant.” on the left side under “seed,” we’ve listed crops that should be directly sown during that month. on the right side of the page under “plant,” you will find crops that should be transplanted into the garden.
this calendar was designed for the mid-southern united states (zones 6b-8a). not sure if you’re in the mid-south region (zones 6b-8a)? check the above photo for U.S. zones map. if your area is in the green, you’re within the targeted region for this calendar! hooray!
my etsy shop will open on tuesday, november 11th, at 9am CST with our a year in the garden: a planting calendar for the mid-south. each calendar is $20 + s/h. we hope you’ll pre-order a calendar & gift it to your loved ones & dear friends this holiday season!
let us know what you think of our calendars! we’d love to hear!
love,
natalie
although i’m not a mama just yet, i sit around a big table each week with women who are. at that table, during our thursday morning coffee date, we share the good & bad. we share our misjudgments, our laziness, our mistakes, our guilt & our successes.
& oftentimes those mamas just need to hear one thing… “you are the mama your kids need.”
today i want to share with you lines of grace, a beautifully-crafted line of encouragement by my sweet friend, melissa!
the lines of grace shop includes hand-lettered prints of encouragement in both digital & print. she also has a fun happy mail society that invites you to subscribe for a small monthly fee. this happy mail society includes both a digital & print option with lots of fun surprises!
i love that melissa offers a digital print option in her shop.
her digital prints are such a good gift idea for friends during the holidays or just a little pick-me-up for an exhausted mama. gift this print to a handful of mamas & it’s only about $2 a person!
no need to buy an expensive frame! i purchase vintage clipboards at our thrift shop for less than $1 each. clip this print to a clipboard & it acts as the perfect frame.
with a cute homemade tag & fun fabric tied to the top, your mama friends will sure feel the love.
sweet melissa is kindly offering up a print of your choice & one month of happy mail society to one natalie creates reader. to enter, simply:
1. visit the lines of grace shop & take a look around.
2. like her on facebook or follow her on ig @linesofgrace
3. comment below with your email address sharing your favorite gift idea for a friend.
i will pick a random winner on november 12th! happy winning!
love,
natalie
p.s. don’t forget to enter the kith & kin giveaway ending on friday!
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giveaway is closed! congrats to natalie for winning! melissa will email you shortly!