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Saturday, December 10, 2011

Writerly and Artsy Holiday Gift Ideas!


















It's that time again when we all need to wrack our brains for creative holiday gift ideas. What can you get for the writer in your life, or your artist sibling? Something creative and fabulous, that's what! Here are some out-of-the-box ideas to start with:

How about a New York Times crossword puzzle dish set? Nothing more quirky than serving that holiday stuffing while you're figuring out what a 6-four word down is, starting with Z.

Or, for that graphic designer you love, how about a set of Pantone coffee or espresso cups? Pantone, for the uninitiated, is the standardized system of printing colors. Photoshop contains Pantone, as do printing houses, for syncing up a perfect color palette. I bought my book designer a Pantone 286 C, and a Pantone 2583 C coffee mug (FYI, that's a royal blue and a lilac). Hey, they even make Pantone mobile phone cases!

What about a pretty Scrabble pendant, or old typewriter pendant from Etsy?

Or a naughty "Bad Muse" T-shirt?

How about gifting scrivener software? That's the awesome writing program many swear by. I use it for outlining, as it has a virtual cork board where you can post index cards with plot elements and move them around at will.

For even more gift ideas, check out Open Minds author, Susan Kaye Quinn's recent gifting post.

Have you found other cool writers' gifts that you want to share? Gifts for arty folks?

12 comments:

  1. These are great. My wish list is full of books. I'm posting which ones tomorrow.

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  2. I love that mug!! And that T-shirt, I must have. Haha... Thanks for sharing these.

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  3. Being the crossword junkie that I am, I really like the first one. The mug would be enough for me.

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  4. I love the Bad Muse t-shirt!! Thanks so much for the linkage. ;)

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  5. I like the bad muse one too. Who needs a well-behaved muse?!

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  6. I want a type writer pendant. LOL

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  7. Yes, isn't that necklace a grand thing?! I want one too.

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  8. Loverly ideas, Catherine. And in just the right moment. Thanks.

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  9. Great ideas, Catherine. What a great opportunity to foster our creativity!

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  10. The T-shirt's my favorite. Thanks for the neat ideas.

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  11. My father is a cross-word nut! I'm loving the gift ideas. :))

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  12. Hey, nice blog. As a crossword junkie, you might be interested in my series of posts explaining cryptic crosswords. If you haven't got into them already, you might get hooked! I find them just so much more satisfying than ordinary crosswords. This is the first in what has now evolved into a daily series. http://caroleschatter.blogspot.co.nz/2012/01/cryptic-crosswords-solving-hints-1.html

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