{"id":512,"date":"2012-12-01T16:46:00","date_gmt":"2012-12-01T16:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/01\/holiday-shopping-6\/"},"modified":"2012-12-01T16:46:00","modified_gmt":"2012-12-01T16:46:00","slug":"holiday-shopping-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/holiday-shopping-6.html","title":{"rendered":"Holiday Shopping"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nOK, don\u2019t hate me but I am finished with my holiday
\nshopping!!! Of course I still have decorating and baking to do, cards to
\naddress, and a Post-Christmas Open House to plan but I enjoy all that.  I enjoy shopping too. No, I love shopping
\nbut I hate rushing around and then there is always that one person on the list
\nwho makes gift-giving an impossible mission. 
\nEither he\/she has everything (30 sets of salt and pepper shakers) or is
\na true minimalist who will probably re-gift anything they receive.  So I shop all year, especially when we
\ntravel.  To redeem myself let me give
\nyou a few suggestions in the event you are not finished with your gift list.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nNaturally I\u2019m talking textiles, especially vintage.  Look for anything monogrammed.  A set of initialed napkins for your
\ngod-daughter who just got married, an initialed pillow case with handmade
\ncrochet trim can become a sham cover for the bed, monogrammed hand towels for
\nthe guest bath.  <\/div>\n
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\nIn the true spirit of the season, look for holiday linens.  If you are very lucky you may find a
\ntablecloth from the 1940\u2019s and 50\u2019s. 
\nEven if you find one with imperfections ( too many gravy stains) you can
\nalways use the good bits for placemats or napkin<\/div>\n
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\nDid you buy your mother-in-law a purse?  How about adding a Christmas handkerchief?<\/div>\n
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\nThere are always lots of mats and doilies around.  Give one with a plate of cookies.<\/div>\n
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\nLook for vintage lace or crochet ornaments ( see my
\nblog  Shadepulls and snowflakes Nov. 9th  ) and include them as a bookmark
\nfor that latest best seller.<\/div>\n
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\nBobbin lace ornament<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Short on time? Hit the nearest holiday craft fair.  They sprout up this time of year in nearly
\nevery school, church and community center. 
\nThey usually have an impressive array of unique, handmade items
\nincluding small stocking stuffer ornaments.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\nSo don\u2019t stress! 
\nVisit your nearest thrift store, consignment shop and school auditorium.<\/div>\n
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OK, don\u2019t hate me but I am finished with my holiday shopping!!! Of course I still have decorating and baking to do, cards to address, and a Post-Christmas Open House to plan but I enjoy all that.  I enjoy shopping too. No, I love shopping but I hate rushing around and then there is always…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=512"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/512\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}