Cinnamon and Spice

Just the smell of cinnamon brings memories of winter and snuggling and all things delicious. I never thought there would be a huge difference between different types of cinnamon. But last year when my mom and I bought this "extra fancy Vietnamese cinnamon" from Penzeys Spices in Phoenix, we never looked back to ordinary cinnamon.


We've used it in apple pie (here ), in hot chocolate, in snicker doodles, and so much more.

There are a ton of beautiful gift boxes and recipe ideas on there website so if you are looking for a gift for a friend who loves cinnamon I highly recommend making the trip to Penzeys and checking out their stuff!

Wood you like some?

Wood is so classic and beautiful. Here are some good ideas for all gifts wood.



1. Square Palm Leaf Wood Setting, $59 for 25 settings. Eco Friendly, bio degradable plates perfect for a bbq or birthday party.

2. Lights Up! Woody Pendant lamp , $622 a sleek beautiful wood light to hang over the dinner table. Very zen.

3. Ipad original maple cover, $30. Protects your ipad and looks cool. each piece is hand sanded and stained.

4. Wood Mantle Clock, $39.50 perfect to put on a work desk or bed side table. comes in different color faces.

5. Lemon Wood combs, $12 hand carved and truly unique combs.

6. Keiji Ashizawa Design Drawer Shelf, sliding motion ability, sleek and beautiful

GOOOOOOLLLLDDD

Want to give your best friend the BEST gift ever?
Give them gold poop...literally. These gold pills, for only $425 make your poop gold.

Seriously..who wouldn't want this?

Breakfast in Bed

The classic way to get the day started off right. Here are some ideas to make it that much more special.


1. Folding wood bed tray , $27.99 elegant and perfect vehicle for transferring food from kitchen to bed.


2. LaCafetiere Unique Stainless Steel Thermal French Press, $28.85 makes 6 cups of coffee


3. Williams-Sonoma Essentials of Breakfast and Brunch, $23.07 Make sure you have a fool proof plan for your menu.


4. 100 percent cotton Hemstitch napkins , $12.82 comes with 4 napkins

The gift of Pictures

Print out a variety of pictures, frame them any way you want and give someone the gift they'll never forget.

A hangover kind of Birthday

Who didn't love the movie the Hangover Part 1? Make his birthday memorable by getting him Part 1 and Part 2 which are both loaded with booze, laughs, and mistakes. And, even better- If you are looking to recreate the scenes from the movie grab a 30 pack of keystone on the way and make some mistakes of your own!

Buy them here:
Hangover Part 1, $9.99
Hangover Part 2, $24.99

Lucky Number 7

Lucky enough to be born on the 7th? Here are 7 gift ideas for her big day.

1. 14 Karat Gold Wishbone Necklace $23
2. Anthropologie Candle "Pure and Good" $20

3. Lucky Brand Watch $33.68
4. Make your own Luck wall art $39

5. The Joy Luck Club book $13.98
6. Lucky Keychain $14.99
7. Seven Wishes Bracelet $9.50

Purchased- Juice Glasses

Here's a little twist on breakfast in bed.

The not too big, not too small juice glass. A perfect birthday gift for someone who you know, but isn't someone you talk to every day. For example An aunt, a neighbor, your brother's girlfriend, etc. For a bonus add a pitcher of some fresh squeeze orange juice.


Here are some ideas for juice glasses:



1. Branca, set of 4 porcelain striped cups, $35
2. Orange and Pear, set of 4 Roost berry juice glass-gold, $13
3. Anthropologie , Fleur-De-Lys Tumbler in Rose, $8
4. Terrain, Bee Tumblr, $11
5. Kosta Boda, Mine Tumbler in Lilac, $25