gift guide: men
i couldn’t help myself this year and have put together some mini gift guides. i felt like i couldn’t pass up this chance since i have been collecting shopping ideas for ages and i always want another chance to improve my photoshop skills (they’re getting better but sorry they are just not perfect, hopefully with more practice!). for the next week or so i should have about one guide a day. many gifts are from local shops though i have found some really cute items at places like anthropologie as well — it’s just a great all around store these days. hope these ideas help fill in the holes on your shopping list.
for men, from the top: (1) this adorable plaid messenger bag which i found via i love it a lot (the shop is out right now but will design upon request) (; (2) stylish earbuds from aiaiai; (3) groovy wooden sunglasses; (4) for someone who might want to learn how to butcher there is a very new butcher shop with a pig butchering classin january by the brooklyn kitchen; (5) for the bearded ones, bluebeards is a must buy; (6) his own do-it-yourself brew kit; (7) and this super cute book for new dads from cup of jo; and last (8) these globes are just fun.
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with two small and darling kids and one lovely husband who all occasionally need some amount of tending to as well as a full-time job, this blog is an excuse for me to explore the streets of new york, with a focus on brooklyn -- my home -- and manhattan, for those great little finds that seem to appear randomly on all sorts of blocks around new york but are sometimes hidden from plain view. i gravitate toward small, beautiful, independent places with interesting things, fantastic and friendly service and mostly affordable stuff (or at least an excellent value) and food that is extremely tasty, reasonable and in a great space -- though taste will trump design every time. to help put all these ideas in one place, i also will provide a series of new york mini-guides. in each of these, i will highlight something fun to do and then give some food, shop and doing suggestions nearby. these mini-guides, soon to be accompanied by mini-maps, will help to fill an afternoon -- where to pick up a snack, what shops to check out nearby and is there a really sweet little park along the way for a much needed rest. and i am always looking for ideas -- so if you have any suggestions for where to eat and shop or what to do please let me know. . you can also follow me on twitter at cherrypatter.
and for those of you more interested in the photos, i have absolutely no photography training and while i have been picking up a few tidbits here and there, mostly i think the credit for the photos goes to my lovely camera. it is a canon rebel xti, and the lens i use most of the time is the 50 mm 1:1:8. i also have a 75-300mm 1:4-5.6 for longer views.
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I LOVE the wooden sunglasses, it’s stylish without trying so hard (hello, patent leather?) I think gifts can be hard for men sometimes but thinking outside of the box always helps!
Sarah
Love your list!!! These are great, especially the wood sunglasses – how clever. Here are my additions:
Skagen watch
http://bit.ly/5Dgiz3
Panasonic shaver
http://bit.ly/5J02bx
Lands End wool/cotton turtleneck sweater
http://bit.ly/92PuMU
Skull Candy Speaker
http://bit.ly/6v8pue
Enjoy