Last Minute Holiday Gift Guide

If you’re anything like me, you have the best intentions for Christmas but always seem to be wrapping gifts till zero hour. We all have our faults, I like to think I just work well under pressure. With this in mind, I present to you a wacky last minute holiday gift guide.

LAST MINUTE HOST + HOSTESS GIFTS

Gifts for the host of a party need not always be food. I recommend bringing something over that they’ll be able to enjoy post party. And if you’re going to default to the standard bottle of wine, (which there’s no shame in that) I have included a suggestion for that too.

WINE – Joie Reserve Chardonnay 2011 – c/o
INCENSE – Juniper Ridge Douglas Fir Campfire Incense Douglas Fir – c/o
BOOK – The Wes Anderson Collection
CAMERA – Lomography La Sardina camera (shaped as a sardine tin!) – c/o
CALENDAR – Field Notes Workstation Calendar – c/o
FILM  – Lomography Negative 400 Film – c/o

A HOLIDAY GIVEAWAY

Let’s start this gift guide off with a giveaway just for you! The Sardinia camera and film pictured above could be yours if you live in Canada. [GIVEAWAY NOW CLOSED]

WEIRD + WITCHY LAST MINUTE GIFTS

Get a little weird for the holidays and maybe even a bit dark with this assortment of magical items. The Spirit Board is made locally by illustrator Smokey Draws who has other wonderful less occult-y items available. The tarot cards feature intricate illustrations by The Wild Unknown. Make a hit list on your Rifle Paper Co. “Do or Die” notepad – just a suggestion of course.

TAROT CARDS – The Wild Unknown Tarot Card Deck – c/o
INCENSE – Juniper Ridge Death Valley Campfire Incense – c/o
NOTEPAD – The Rifle Paper Co notepad (similar here) – c/o
OUIJA BOARD – Smokey Draws Spirit Board
STONES – The Witchery Semi-precious stones + Rabbit Foot

FOXY OUTDOORSY LAST MINUTE GIFTS

Everybody has that friend who lives and dies for the Pacific Northwest who talks endlessly about the left coast being the best coast; give them all they can handle of their beloved geographic area with this selection of goodies. They can take photos of trees, get drunk on Okanagan grapes, smell like a glacier, and then write all about it in a short story.

FILM – Lomography Color Negative 400 – c/o
CAMERA – Lomography Diana F+ Camera – c/o
WINE – Joie Pinot Noir 2012 – c/o
NOTEBOOK – Field Notes Steno Notebook – c/o
SCRIBBLER – The Regional Assembly of Text Canada Scribbler – c/o
SOAP – Juniper Ridge Cascade Glacier Trail Crew Soap in Cascade Glacier – c/o
BUTTONS – The Regional Assembly of Text Oh Canada Buttons – c/o
PENCILS – Field Notes Pencil – c/o

RANDOM STOCKING STUFFERS

Stocking stuffers are meant to be fun and weird. And maybe if everyone buys a mailbox stamp dispenser from Canada Post we can keep the door-to-door mail service in Canada. JUST A THOUGHT. In the meantime, they can save the planet by using their bike that will be tricked out with a hamburger bell. It’s a win-win really.

LIP BALM – Tata Harper Lip Creme in Bare
HAND LOTION – L’Occitane Lavender Mini Hand Cream
TWEEZERS – Tweezerman Pink Perfection Slant Tweezer
MINI MAILBOX – Canada Post Stamp Dispenser
TEMP HAIR COLOUR – Kevin.Murphy Color.Bug – c/o
ROOM SPRAY – Juniper Ridge Big Sur Cabin Spray – c/o
NOTEBOOKS – Field Notes Dot Graph Notebooks – c/o
BICYCLE BELL – Hamburger shaped Bicycle bell
STOCKING – DIY by me with material from Cath Kidston

photographs - sandy joe karpetz