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I believe in unique jewelry gifts for giving to my family. So much of what you see these days in the malls and online is junk. And I am not into fads! The lovely quality of the silver and gold pendants, earrings and charms on this site are worth every penny. And actually, with the exception of the 14K gold jewelry, it is all quite affordable. Last holiday season I spent all my shopping time (for the women in the family) on this site. And this really paid off! My sister appreciated the quality of her little silver monkey charm, my daughter (only 13) was thrilled with a pair of pewter and enamel post kitty earrings and my niece called me long distance from Hong Kong to thank me for her Chihuahua dangling earrings! Read more »

It may be true that we have not had Thanksgiving yet but you can’t tell that when you go in the stores. Similar to years past, the retail stores are already decked out in their holiday decor. Sparkly and festive, you definitely get in the mood when you are out shopping.

And that brings me to the point of this article. This year why not make your Christmas or Holiday season a little more relaxed by doing your Christmas shopping early? When you shop early, you can be more assured of a great selection of merchandise. And if you choose to go personal with your gifts, you’ll find that you really need to shop early for personalized gifts. These typically take a few more days to engrave or imprint so shopping early will give you peace of mind. I like to shop over at Eye Candy Gift where they have loads of great personalized gifts.

In fact, if you are looking for a personalized ornament or other personalized Christmas gift you should look at Eye Candy Gift’s huge selection of Christmas themed gifts. They’ve got everything from personalized ornaments to personalized picture frames, candles and coasters.

Finally it’s warming up, or so I tell myself. To really get in the mood, I went shopping online and found this pretty enamel green butterfly pin. Strictly speaking it’s not actually enamel, but painted with a brilliant epoxy color that actually has a little sparkle in it. However they made it, it’s darned gorgeous and I’m going to treat myself to it! I have the perfect spring jacket to pin it to. Read more »

Daggers of all classes, especially the Tanto, have always been more appreciated if they had a little bit of art in them. But when it comes to looking through Paul Chen’s sword collection, the style and design of the amazing looking practical series Tanto is like no other, and this is exactly why this particular blade is one of the most popular among the samurai sword collection of Paul Chen. Read more »

If you’ve ever been to Florida, chances are you went to see the manatees. Well, that is if you were there at the right time of year. Going along with the manatees themselves are all kinds of kitschy manatee souvenirs. I don’t like that sort of thing myself. Me, I prefer unique manatee pendants made by an actual artist. And wouldn’t you know it; this particular artist lives in Florida. Figures, eh? Read more »