Holiday Gift Guides

November 27, 2007 9:57 PM

Need some help with holiday shopping? Me too. Here's a gift guide roundup: NY Mag * TimeOutNY * Wired * Engadget * CNET * Salon * Time * Newsweek * WaPo * Cool Hunting * DesignSponge under $25 and affordable art guide * Etsy * NOTCOT * Lucky * In Style * Style.com * Travel & Leisure * Treehugger * BoardGameGeek * Babes in Toyland (NSFW) * Babble
posted by Anonymous (18 comments total)

Best of the pepsi blue?
posted by blacklite at 10:25 PM on November 27, 2007

A lot of this stuff is huppie gear, but I have to admit I'm drawn to the martini glasses...
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 10:27 PM on November 27, 2007

Blazecock Pileon writes "A lot of this stuff is huppie gear"

Haute Urban Professional? Like the UHB in Whit Stillman's films, except they have to work?
posted by orthogonality at 10:33 PM on November 27, 2007

But are the dildos...handmade?
posted by dhammond at 10:33 PM on November 27, 2007

If you're in NYC, there's the Affordable Art Fair a.k.a. Dirt Cheap in Williamsburg (Dec. 2nd this year). Last year I got most of my small stuff there incl. handmade cards. I would call it mostly "artsy jewelry and clothing" and secondarily "art" but there's a lot of variety.
posted by lorimer at 10:38 PM on November 27, 2007

There are actually lots of handmade dildos (many artisan glass ones for example, those are amazing).
posted by lorimer at 10:45 PM on November 27, 2007

I must be really, really poor.

And Wired readers must be really, really rich.
posted by birdie birdington at 10:55 PM on November 27, 2007

As soon as he returns from his self-imposed exile, ask It's Raining Florence Henderson, aka jagged glass dildo.
posted by Cranberry at 11:21 PM on November 27, 2007

You didn't let me answer your question. No.
posted by Ohdemah at 11:32 PM on November 27, 2007

lorimer: Were there sketches or paintings for sale last year at the Affordable Art Fair?
posted by mlis at 11:44 PM on November 27, 2007

Yes, last time at the Affordable Art Fair there was "real" art of all kinds -- drawings/paintings/photos as well as crafty stuff. Really wide range of prices; the rule is that everything is required to be less than $100 -- most is much less.

Glass dildos are quite sturdy (think about the strength of a hunk of glass that thick & that rounded). You only have to be careful never to knock them against sharp things or sharp edges, since of course if you get a nick in one it's not safe as a dildo anymore. I've had one for years, it feels incredible and very different from silicone.
posted by lorimer at 12:15 AM on November 28, 2007

Thanks for the information I am going to check it out.
posted by mlis at 12:22 AM on November 28, 2007

To lorimer and those interested - Bust Magazine is hosting their "Craftacular" again this year. Last year was a nominal $1 entry fee. This year it is being hosted at a larger venue - the Metro Pavilion (where WFMU hosts their record fairs).

There might be some crossover between the BUST and Affordable Art fair.
posted by stachemaster at 12:31 AM on November 28, 2007

Ok, against my better judgment I've gotta say that this decepticon mp3 player looks pretty awesome (mostly because I owned the toy version as a lad).
posted by whir at 6:14 AM on November 28, 2007

And Wired readers must be really, really rich.

Every issue I receive of Wired the more I think I'm not in their target market.

Plus, in their product reviews, it almost always seems they automatically choose the most expensive item in any category.
posted by drezdn at 7:18 AM on November 28, 2007

The Comics Reporter's 2007 Holiday shopping guide

However, I will accept cheques.
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 8:12 AM on November 28, 2007 [1 favorite]

whir

Available only in Japan.

DOH! I had one of those too.
posted by Big_B at 9:27 AM on November 28, 2007

Self link, I sell handmade coral, turquoise, coral and turquoise, in different lengths, onyx and carnelian , opaline glass necklaces for $30 to $45 each with matching earrings included. Just send a MetaMail.
posted by nickyskye at 5:34 PM on November 29, 2007