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Holiday Gift Guide: For the Home
Feather your friends’ nests with kitchen gadgets, quirky accessories and other unique local gifts.
Ladies & Gentlemen Nyth Fruit BowlThis eclectic fruit bowl, from the Ballard-based husband-and-wife duo of Dylan Davis and Jean Lee, resembles an artsy bird’s nest, constructed from splatter-painted layers of stoneware clay. Available in 11-inch ($145) and 14-inch ($175) diameter sizes at Ladies & Gentlemen, ladiesandgentlemenstudio.bigcartel.com Chef’n Mushroom SlicesterSlice up morels with Chef’n’s new…
Holiday Gift Guide: Jewelry
Small boxes sometimes make the biggest impact. Make a jewelry-lovers day with these bright baubles.
Small boxes sometimes make the biggest impact. Make a jewelry-lover’s day with these bright baubles designed and/or offered locally. Bicycle All Day Post Earrings (shown above)If someone on your list is really, really into “biker’s rights,” then these cute bike-graphic earrings should calm them down a bit; the cheery blue fabric is mounted on stainless…
Black Friday Deals That you Shouldn’t Miss
If every Black Friday shopper equips themselves with a list of “don’t miss” bargains the night before, then here is ours. Stop by Momo and Sandylew and you’ll find that black is back with a fury. Both boutiques are offering 15 percent off anything and everything that is black—“interpretively, partially & totally”—this Friday, Saturday and…
Small Business Saturday: the New Black Friday?
Why not continue the Black Friday shopping frenzy into the weekend? Up the ante and support small, local businesses for Small Business Saturday, a recession response from American Express, when many indie stores are offering deals that rival big box Black Friday bargains. Get dolled up for any occasion at Frock Shop in Phinney Ridge where…
Score Black Friday Deals on Capitol Hill All Weekend Long
For those of you who enjoy waking up too early, drinking too much coffee and joining the masses for the year’s busiest shopping day, don’t miss what Capitol Hill has to offer. As of now, over 60 businesses will be partaking in this year’s Black Friday extravaganza: Shop the Hill! Here’s a few that are…
The Museum Store at Frye Art Museum
As part of their current exhibition Mw [Moment Magnitude], the Frye Museum Store has been re-conceptualized by photographer Charlie Schuck into one of the most exciting and interesting retail experiences to hit the scene in ages. Schuck, who also owns Belltown’s Object, has transformed the Museum Store into a modern repository for Seattle’s best and brightest…
Holiday Shopping: Two Crafty Festivals in Seattle
Local artisans show off their wares at a variety of crafty festivals this month.
November 23 & 24EtsyRain Handmade HolidaysAvoid those Black Friday throngs and shop in a more civilized manner at Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, as the annual EtsyRain show moves in for a two-day stay. Featuring precisely 105 local Etsy vendors spread over two levels (read: lots of elbow room), gift inspiration will abound, including waterproof shower…
FACE Time: Must-See Seattle Fashion Event
FACE, one of Seattle’s best fashion shows, and philanthropic events, is happening this Saturday, November 17 at Batch 206 Distillery. Since 2007, FACE, which stands for Fashion, Auction, Compassion, Event, has raised funds for the Seattle chapter of the Sunflower Children, an organization that financially supports impoverished children around the world. Our local chapter is…
Four New Locally-Made Board Games
Keep guests entertained with board games created by local companies.
TSURO OF THE SEASIn this high seas sequel to Bellevue-based Calliope Games’ artful Tsuro: The Game of the Path, players strive to stay on the board by laying down tiles to create wake-paths to follow (like an oceangoing cousin of 1980s gamer fave Master Labyrinth). Beware: An opponent’s skillfully placed tile could sail your ship…
See Tiny Paper Keepsakes of a Giantess
A visit to Curtis Steiner’s store can be like stepping through the wardrobe, or falling down the rabbit hole, or entering any other parallel universe that is equally alluring, mysterious and beautiful. Steiner populates his Ballard shop with quirky, haunting ephemera for the home; true conversation starters, object d’art, amazing, meticulous, tiny hand-beaded jewelry and…
Veritables Madison Valley Store Closing Sale
**Updated: Marie Harris tells me that jewelery, cashmere, throws, Holiday items, Dransfield and Ross pillows are on sale. Everything but art by Jen Ament and the new Tyler Huntzinger show. In big shopping news, Veritables‘ Marie Harris has announced that she will be closing her 20 year-old Madison Valley store location, and consolidating her home…
Holiday Gift Shows Start…Now!
The parade of holiday gift shows is starting this weekend and we strongly suggest you join the fun. There’s no better way to pick up some meaningful gifts for the people on your list, while at the same time directly supporting local artisans. If you know of, or are participating in, an artisan gift show…
The Look: Do you Have it?
Calling all designers! King 5’s Evening Magazine, with partners Neiman Marcus, 425 Magazine, The Shops at The Bravern, IADT Seattle, Brandbuddee.com, Red Door Spas, TCM Models and David Lawrence, are looking for designer contestants for The Look, a new televised fashion reality show set to air February 18th through 25th, 2013 on channel five. The grand-prize winner…
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