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The Holiday Gift Guide
Once again the holidays are almost upon us! One of our favorite yearly tasks is bringing you the holiday gift ideas newsletter, and this year is no exception—we have some very special finds. It gets us in the spirit and makes us realize how much there is yet to do! For more ideas, check out last year's letter as well.
Love,
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Deb Nester of Prairie Creations makes "Priceless Prints," silver kits that you can use to take your child or loved one's fingerprint to make a silver print pendant. This makes for a great gift for new moms. GOOP readers will receive a 10% discount on purchases through the end of the year by entering "GOOP" at checkout.
Priceless Prints, $74.99
This ring is definitely a big ticket item, but there's nothing out there quite like Carolina Bucci's jewelry. Her personalized rings are completely custom (and awesome.)
Ring, Price upon request.
Call or email their flagship store to make your order:
Tel +44 (0)207 838 9977
info@carolinabucci.com
Maya Brenner has taken personalized jewelry to the next level by bringing in the "state" and "world" option. For your committed New Yorker or Californian (or Tennnessean, for that matter), her necklaces make a meaningful gift. She also does letters, numbers and zodiac signs. Maya is giving readers a 25% off their purchase by using the code "GOOP25" through December 31st.
Prices range between $130 and $325 for the States necklaces.
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One of the best gifts I received this year was so incredibly simple and easy to recreate. A friend bought an antique wooden crate and filled it with several different herbs. You can find these kinds of crates at pretty much any flea or antiques market (she found this one at Sunbury Antiques Market outside of London) and fill it with the herbs of your choice. It's a nice, practical decoration that you can easily recreate as a gift for friends.
iomoi, one of our "greatest hits" from last year has rolled out even more wonderful and completely customizable products this year. The personalized lucite trays and canvas notebooks are super cute. Enter "iomoi4goop" to receive a 20% discount for purchases over $100 between now and November 17.
Lucite trays - prices start at $150; Canvas Notebook starts at $58.
This is one of my favorite gifts to give friends. It's a retro handset that you connect to your mobile phone. Because I spend so much time on the phone, I worry about cell phone radiation, and this is a great way to avoid it. Enter "GOOP2BUY419" for a 10% discount on your purchase.
Retro handset, $39.96 each
This season, The Elder Statesman, purveyor of understated luxury cashmere and alpaca goods is rolling out his custom service. Customers wanting to have bespoke goods made—from socks, to sweaters, to blankets—can make contact via email for a consultation. Once you have a consultation booked, you can choose a style (from their vast catalog) and take a look at swatches to come up with a design together.
Just two of the kinds of things The Elder Statesman can do, price upon request.
Made in England, these pillowcases are hand-stitched with the name, number or message of your choice. A friend had some made for my kids last year and I've held onto the idea ever since.
Prices from £38
Christian Jaillite photographs, prints and mounts pictures of people's (and pets') most loved objects. The final product is a truly personal art piece. Christian's very first photograph for this series (below) was his son's well-loved hippo that has pride of place in his dining room.
Prices depend on size and framing but begin at $500 (20% of proceeds go to the World Food Program)
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Joel Bukiewicz is a knife maker based in Gowanus, Brooklyn. The workshop's high quality, handmade knives come in both carbon and stainless steel and the handles come in walnut (from an ancient tree in PA) or in several vibrant colors. Twice a week, Cut Brooklyn posts the new knives available here. I gave one to a chef friend last year and she's hooked.
Prices range between $250 for a paring knife and $600 for a chef's knife.
My friend Thatcher Wine (he took me to Eddie Murphy's Raw at Madison Square Garden in 1987—that's how far we go back) runs an incredibly unique and bespoke service for book collectors, providing design, organization, custom covering, maintenance services, and more for library/book collections. Uniquely, he also works with customers to come up with a design to wrap their entire collection. If you're not quite there yet, he also sells small themed collections. Current favorites are his exquisite, vellum Jane Austen Set, and his Cook's Book Set. By entering the code "GOOP" at checkout, readers will receive a 20% discount on orders made through December 15th.
 
Jane Austen Set, $225; and Cook's Book Set, $325
This is a new favorite stop for eco-friendly and beautiful gifts for the home. Here are just a few of their lovely wares.
Vintage Silver Trays, $19 - $35 ; Cool Blue Vintage Letters, $79; Seltzer Bottles, $29
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