For Goodness Sake
Shops December 3rd, 2009
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This festive felt India Rose stocking with multi-colored appliquéd flowers from The Mercantile is perfect for holding a girl’s gifts from Santa, but her brother might prefer the striped version with reindeer antlers. Either way, we love their handmade quality and the fact that they’ll add a splash of color to any hearth. And if Santa remembers Mom, she might like one in ivory adorned with birds, or maybe the lime green with snowflake stitching.
Babies (and their parents) will adore this lovely handful of silver from Corzine and Company, full of sound and motion. Designed by Charles Tomae, three sterling rings with large faceted beads intertwine to form this rattle, which can also be used as a teething ring. Perfect for babies’ first stockings, they can always hang them on the tree when they grow up.
If there is anything more yummy than hot chocolate in the winter, it’s pure drinking chocolate from Sucre, flavored with a touch of old-fashioned peppermint. Nothing says the holidays quite like candy canes and now your kids can have them in a cup. Add a pack of Sucre’s homemade vanilla marshmallows to the mix and you’ll be begging for a sip yourself.
Dirty boys and girls will suddenly be dying to jump in the tub if it means they can transform themselves into a wise young owl (or a shaggy-maned lion or a silly spotted pup) as soon as they get out. These hooded towels from Jackson Madeleine Classics for Children are perfect for rolling up and stuffing in your favorite elf’s “sock.”
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These totally adorable handmade monkey mittens from Pippen Lane are knitted with wool from the Himalayas—every pair you buy helps support the rural craftsmen and craftswomen from Nepal. We are also crazy about the giraffes. Both come with equally adorable matching hats, and there’s a way cool Union Jack “Mohawk” hat for Santa’s hippest helpers!
We think these fun cuffs from Pippen Lane, made from recycled Pepsi and 7-Up cans, make the perfect eco-friendly fashion statement.
We love this organic pure cotton bear from Bonnie Young. Only 8 inches tall, he can also come with three rings around his belly for older babies to take apart and put back together. Everyone needs someone sweet and soft to snuggle up to and this bear is the best.
Keep little ones hydrated and healthy with Eco Kids water bottles from Pippen Lane. Made of lead-free enamel, they are easy to clean—and to drink from. Great for boys or girls, they come adorned with fire trucks, planets, dinosaurs, or flowers.
Elusive Find: Oyster Roll
