Free Craft Sampler & Gift Guide

Quirk Books recently released a free downloadable Homemade Quirk sampler, dishing out a ton of cute crafts and recipes in a PDF document. The sampler features a round up of the best crafts and baked goods that Quirk Books has to offer. Tiny books from Microcrafts, cat portraits from Crafting with Cat Hair, mini homemade Pop Tarts from Tiny Food Party, bottled potions from Witch Craft, and a lot more!

Here you will find instructions for creating multiple gifts for the bookworm, lovebirds, kids, animal lover, foodie & geek! There's also easy directions telling you how to upload the PDF to a Kindle, Nook, or Kobo.

Quirk Books also released a fun Holiday Gift Guide! This is the perfect place to find gifts for the crafter, chef, hostess, and artist on your shopping list!

Market Mom Holiday Gift Guide

In an effort to help promote mom owned businesses and their products, MarketMommy.com has launched a Holiday Gift Guide for 2009. The guide contains holiday gift ideas sold exclusively by mom entrepreneurs making it easy for you to support small businesses this holiday season. Not only are the products and companies listed exciting and high-quality, they are also sold by mom owned businesses, which traditionally excel in customer service. Categories in the guide include: stocking stuffers, gifts for Her, gifts for Him, Baby/Toddler, Kids, Holiday cards and Home. Sponsors for the Holiday Gift Guide include Announcements Galore, Children's Directory, CWAHM.com, Dove Chocolate Discoveries, Momszone, and the Now What Baby blog. Market Mommy and Market Mommy:: The Blog are online marketing resources for mom business owners. The sites offer helpful information about how and where to market a mom-owned business, a free marketing e-newsletter, low cost marketing services and much more. For more information, visit MarketMommy.com or contact founder Dawn Berryman at info@marketmommy.com.

Holiday Gift Guides

Finding the perfect gift for friends & loved ones can be pretty tough at times. Check out these helpful holiday gift guides for unique ideas.

The Daily Green's 100+ Green Gift Ideas

Tip Junkie’s Mom-Preneur Gift Guide

Elsie Flannigan’s Holiday Shopping Guide

Cool Mom Picks' 2009 Holiday Gift Guide

Purple Pink and Orange's Holiday Gift Guide

What Designer’s Independent Design Guide

Downloadable Handmade Gift Guide

CRAFT Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Gifts Under $20

Paper Mango's Sustainability::Under $50 Gift Guide

The Long Thread's Holiday Gift Guide

Craftster's Happy Handmade Holidays: Gifts for the Men in Your Life

Unique Holiday Gift Ideas

JuJups offers unique 3D figurines, including 3D Christmas ornaments made using a photo of your choice. Receive 15% off with the coupon code "xmas15jujups" (good until December 15th).

Enthral features a line of men's cuff links, along with other jewelry and accessories. Each set of cuff links are made from vintage glass, re-purposed buttons and toy parts. These make excellent gifts for men! Receive free shipping until the end of the month when you mention Funky Finds in the notes to seller. Shipping will be refunded via PayPal.

Barbra Ziemer is a talented photographer that also creates jewelry. What's unique about her accessories is that they feature her tiny archival images set under glass. Barbra is currently running a holiday promotion with all fine art photographs & all fine art pendants 20% off!

Shopflick.com is an online shopping marketplace featuring exclusive products and video content from independent designers. Their holiday gift guide makes finding unique gift ideas easier. For tight budgets, check out the Stocking Stuffers and Under $25 sections. Or give a stylish & eco-friendly Green Gift!

Receive 25% off all merchandise (less s/h) in the Magpie Mary shop with code FUNKY. Mention the code in the "notes to seller" section and you will receive an adjusted invoice. Good through January 10.

The Bead Art Originals Holiday Gift Guide offers artistic and elegant ideas for everyone on your gift list. Bead Art Originals members specialize in a wide variety of styles and mediums. You'll find jewelry ranging from elegant to whimsical made using seed beads, clay, glass and metal.

Botanical Paperworks' Green Signature gift list includes calendars, journals, hand-bound books, and more that make terrific eco-friendly gifts. The heart-warming gifts that leave behind no waste provide the perfect balance of whimsy, care, and value with most gifts priced under $20.

The Cardboard Christmas Tree is a 100% recyclable piece that leaves plenty of space to hang your own decorations or included cardboard ornaments. Every tree sold contributes to the Arbor Day Foundation's reforestation program, Trees for America.

*Be sure to enter the December Charitable Shopping giveaway!

Need some guidance?

I don't know about you, but there's always a few people on my holiday shopping list that are just impossible to buy for (usually men). That's where gift guides come in handy. Here's a few that might help you out this season.


Low Impact Living has put together a fabulous guide of green gifts to purchase this season.

Vintage Indie is one of my favorite blogs. They have compiled a list showcasing vintage finds, handmade specialties & luxurious indie products.


The Succulent Wife is a giftware design & distribution company that promotes women artists who wish to convert their creative passions into income-producing enterprises. Their delightful gift guide is full of unique items that are sure to please.

Cool Mom Picks is a wonderful site that tracks down non-mainstream products & services, particularly those from indie designers and mom/women-run companies. Their gift guide is a great source for finding toys that are handmade & safe, amongst other terrific products.


It's no secret that I am a dog lover. Of course I was thrilled to see that Dogster had also compiled a guide featuring toys perfect for any canine. The Humunga Tongue provided me with lots of laughs! And for all the feline fans, check out Catster who also has a gift guide posted.

HGTV.com has a new take on gift guides this year. Their guide is categorized by various design styles ranging from Shabby Chic to whimsical children's style. Also, don't miss their great holiday craft ideas.