The Just-In-Case Gift.

If you are still searching for small-but-perfect gifts, look no further than

boygirlparty on Etsy.

This gorgeous shop features items drawn and hand-painted by artist Susie Ghahremani. Susie has been a "proud indie artist" since 2001 and was the winner of a
2010 poll for Best DIY Designer. 
See here for more about Susie, her work and blog.

2012 planner

pocket mirror

recipe cards

magnet 

Check out Susie's Etsy Shop 

for these and hundreds more great gift ideas. These are affordable enough to have one or two extra gifts wrapped in your home/handbag/desk for that AWKWARD moment when you are given a gift by someone you hadn't planned to buy for!

What do you mean that doesn't happen to you? It's just me??

Stephanie.x

The written word

This set of 'quote' pencils from Paper Boat Press 

took my fancy this week, as I was beginning to check out 

their gorgeous ceramic Christmas decorations (darn, I said the C word already!)

"Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart" - Wordsworth

here 

 Team them with one of these fabulous journals from 

Live Inspired

"say things to the world that are true"

here 

For her

"She gave her deepest hopes much love, many kisses and simultaneous 'attagirls'"

here

For him

"Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air..."

here

Or go for vintage whimsy with one of these french notebooks or journals

from Laughing Elephant

By the way, the ceramic decorations I was originally looking at??

 here!

That's all for now - Happy Homemaking and Happy Halloween!