GIFT IDEA: Handmade For The Holidays!

The South is chock full of indie-prenuers, and crafty chicas. Support handmade this holiday season! Click on the pictures below to be transported to each shop.

Simple Joys Paperie - Tennessee

Jean Skipper - North Carolina

Cotton Purr - Georgia

The Quiet Owl - Alabama

Cotton Colors - Mississippi

L. Young Studio - Texas

Manic Muffin Totes - Alabama

Buggy Town Candle Company - Georgia

FIAZ CO - South Carolina

GIFT IDEA: The Country Music Sale @ Christie's!

Today's the big day! (Oh yea, that's Hank Williams' hat up yonder!)

Christie’s is pleased to offer The Country Music Sale featuring property from the Estate of Hank Thompson, the first sale dedicated to the creation, history, and evolution of Country Music. The foundation of the sale is property from the estate of Texas Swing Band leader, song writer and country performer Hank Thompson.

This sale also includes important property from the classic and marquee names in Country Music, including musical instruments, stage outfits, and hand-written lyrics from American artists such as Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, Waylon Jennings, Hank Snow, Hank Williams, Conway Twitty, Bill Monroe, Buddy Holly, Johnny and June Carter Cash, Luther Perkins, and John Hartford.

GIFT IDEA: Fort Rucker Remembered desk calendar

Shameless plug: I made the paper in Dothan AL for the Fort Rucker Remembered desk calendar that I shot and produced. Below is an excerpt of Debbie Ingram's piece:

Anne Kristoff, a longtime media and entertainment executive from New York City, has created a 2010 desk calendar with images taken at Fort Rucker.

The black and white spiral-bound calendar is a collection of some of Kristoff’s favorite images from around post. It includes photographs of a vintage airplane at the Army Aviation Museum; a soldier’s boots; a blackhawk helicopter at Lowe Field; a soldier’s salute of the flag; and a rattlesnake crossing sign near Lake Tholocco.

A portion of the proceeds from the calendar sales will be donated to TAPS.org, a 24/7 tragedy assistance resource for anyone who has suffered the loss of a military loved one. The calendar is available for $15 at http://www.poofny.etsy.com

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!