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!