Curbly's Guide to 2008 Holiday Gift Guides

Delight.com's fun 2008 Holiday Gift Guide got us thinking about how to get through all the Holiday Gift Guides out there. So here's a comprehensive summary to the best 2008 Holiday Gift Guides we could find, organized by topic, just for you!

Use it as a "guide to gift guides", to help find what you're looking for. I've started with the obvious interests of Curbly readers. If you're looking for foo-foo-y girly gifts or a nice warm robe for Grandma, you'll need to do a little online research. 

If you have other obvious categories you'd like to have reviewed, feel free to leave a comment for consideration. 

Art:

• Casa Sugar: Modern artworks
  http://casasugar.com/2494649
• San Francisco Bay Guardian: "epic comics to warm the cockles of your loved ones heart"
  http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=7508&catid=4&volume_id=398&issue_id=406&volume_num=43&issue_num=08

Books and Movies:

• Barnes and Noble: Old Faithful of book lists
  http://www.barnesandnoble.com/holiday-gifts/index.asp
• Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County: Great book list and a plea to give your old books to your local library
  http://www.plcmc.org/readers_club/features/feature.asp?id=176
• Literary Kicks: a bloggers Gift List
  http://www.litkicks.com/HolidayGuide2008/
• AOL's list of gifts for movie lovers:
  http://movies.aol.com/holiday-movies/holiday-gift-guide-movie-lover-film-fan

Cooking:

• My Wooden Spoon: nice little website with cooking gift ideas
  http://mywoodenspoon.com/2008/11/10/my-wooden-spoons-2008-holiday-gift-guide/
• The Cooking News: cookbooks, DVDs and kitchen gadgets
  http://www.thecookingnews.com/archives/008430.php

Crafting and Sewing

• Craft's 2008 Gift Guide:
  http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/11/whose_craft_is_it_anyway.html
• In Style's Holiday Trends and Gift Guides-Carlson Crafts:
  http://www.instyle.com/instyle/package/holidaytrends/photos/0,,20235263_20237334_20536219,00.html
• Sew Mama Sew: Gift ideas for the sewing crafter:
  http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/
• Threadbanger's Holiday Gift Guide for the uber crafty and creative (one of our own!)
  http://www.threadbanger.com/post/10483/weekly-diy-roundup-holiday-gift-guides
• Indie Collective: Need we say more? Handmade gifts from independent crafters and artists, always a great choice.
  http://www.indiecollective.net/giftguide/guide.php
• Indie Fixx: Recession Guide Gifts for 2008
  http://indiefixx.com/2008/11/10/handmade-holiday-2008-recession-guide-gifts-under-5/
• Make It: Kits for Crafters
  http://www.makershed.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=37
• Mixed Plate: A Crafter's Holiday Gift Guide
  http://www.mixedplateblog.com/holiday-gift-guide-2008

Green and Eco-friendly:

• Common Ground:
  http://commongroundmag.com/2008/11/giftguide0811.html
• Tree Hugger:  
  http://www.treehugger.com/giftguide/
• Eco Child's Play:
  http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/11/09/2008-eco-childs-play-green-eco-friendly-toy-holiday-gift-guide/
• Yahoo's Sports Gear: 
  http://green.yahoo.com/gift-guide/sports-gear.html
• Yahoo's Do It Yourself Green Gifts:
  http://green.yahoo.com/gift-guide/diy-gifts.html

DIY:

• Spokesman Review:  Gifts for the Getting Handy
  http://www.spokesmanreview.com/holidays/cover.asp?id=holiday-gifts-for-getting-handy
• TreeHugger: 
  http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/11/diy-holiday-gift-guide.php
• The Wood Whisperer: Video of gift ideas 
  http://thewoodwhisperer.com/episode-5-the-holiday-gift-guide/
• The Tool Snob: Gift Guide for The Tool Guy in your life- 
  http://www.toolsnob.com/archives/2008/11/holiday_gift_guide_fot_tool_sn.php
• Yahoo's Do It Yourself Green Gifts:
  http://green.yahoo.com/gift-guide/diy-gifts.html
• Decorating Diva: Stuff to decorate around your house (not really DIY)
  http://www.stylelist.com/blog/2007/11/27/haute-holiday-gift-guide-for-the-decorating-diva/

Gardening:

• Gardner's Supply's Gift Guide:
  http://www.gardeners.com/
• http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art58669.asp
• http://organicgardening.about.com/b/2008/11/18/holiday-gifts-for-gardeners.htm

Kids:

• CoolMomPicks: Gift Guide for Babies and Kids
  http://www.coolmompicks.com/holiday08/
• PoshLittle:
  http://www.poshlittle.com/posh/content/view/280/358/
• Bloesom Kids:
  http://bkids.typepad.com/shoppingguide/ 
• Holiday Gift Guide for little artists: 
  http://www.examiner.com/x-608-Early-Childhood-Parenting-Examiner~y2008m11d18-Holiday-Gift-Guide-2008-Gifts-for-little-artists

Pets

• SuperCoolPets Gift Guide: 
  http://www.supercoolpets.com/archives/2008/11/christmas_post.php
• Shape Magazine's Gift Guide for Pets: 
  http://www.shape.com/lifestyle/advice/SHAPE_Holiday_Gift_Guide_2008_Pet_Lovers.html
• Pet Sugar's Gift Guide: 
  http://www.petsugar.com/tags/2008+Holiday+Gift+Guide

Photography

• Scott Kelby's Guide to super cool gear: 
  http://www.layersmagazine.com/gear-guide
• Photonews Holiday Gift Guide:
  http://photonetnews.blogspot.com/2008/09/rediscover-passion-for-photography-by.html
• Digital Camera's Gift Guide for best Point and Shoot cameras:
  http://www.digitalcamera-hq.com/digital-cameras/best-point-and-shoot-cameras_roundup.html
• ZDNet Gift Guide to entry level SLR's
  http://blogs.zdnet.com/digitalcameras/?p=366

Tech

• Tom's Hardware Gift Guide: Computer hardware
  http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/holiday-gift-guide,2065.html
• I4U Top Ten Portable Gadgets: 
  http://www.i4u.com/article12701.html
• GeekSugar: Tech for the Lady: 
  http://www.geeksugar.com/2502626
• UGo: Gift Guide of Games-
  http://www.ugo.com/holiday-gift-guide/

Happy Shopping!

November 20, 2008

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