IT’S THAT TIME AGAIN, CHRISTMAS! I PUT TOGETHER A LIST OF THINGS I LOVE OR WOULD LOVE TO GIVE OR WOULD LOVE TO GET!!
I’VE WORKED HARD ON THIS LIST, ACTUALLY VERY HARD! I ENLISTED MY BEST FRIEND, LISA, TO HELP ME BECAUSE SHE IS A GRADUATE STUDENT OF THE COLLEGE OF INTERNET SHOPPING LISTS.
I TRIED TO PICK OUT SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE, BUT I’LL ADMIT THERE’S NOT MUCH FOR LITTLE BOYS OR BIG BOYS!!
STILL, ENJOY THE LIST IF NOTHING MORE THAN TO SEE WHAT I LOVE AND RECOMMEND! IT WAS FUN TO PUT THE LIST TOGETHER AND DREAM THAT SANTA CLAUS OR HANUKKAH HARRY MIGHT GIFT MY FAMILY & FRIENDS WITH A THING OR TWO.
I STILL LOVE THE TINY DIAMOND TREND. MAKES A NICE GIFT FOR YOUNGER OR OLDER WOMEN OR EVEN TEENS. ETSY HAS A LOT OF THE SMALL DIAMONDS AT EXTREMELY REASONABLE PRICES. HERE
BEZELED DIAMOND FROM ETSY HERE
THIS CATHERINE CANINO NECKLACE HERE COMES IN DIFFERENT STONES AND EARRINGS HERE.
BOW BRACELET – THE ABSOLUTE CUTEST EVER! FAUX, OF COURSE!! COMES IN BLACK TOO. HERE
HEADBAND IN THREE COLORS – KATE, THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE HAS BEEN WEARING THESE LATELY AND NOW EVERYONE WANTS ONE!
FERRAGAMO GROGRAIN HEADBAND, A BIT MORE SOPHISTICATED.
OK, I LOVE THIS HEADBAND – IT’S REAL FUR AND COMES IN DIFFERENT SHADES – OR WEAR IT LIKE THIS:
A SCARF! HERE
WHAT’S BETTER THAN A CASHMERE ROBE – IN ALL COLORS, SHORT OR LONG HERE
BEAUTIFUL CASHMERE THROW FOR THE SOFA OR THE BODY. LOVE THIS! OR, IF YOU DON’T LIKE DESIGNS, IT COMES IN PLAIN COLORS: HERE
CASHMERE BLANKET/THROW – HEIGHT OF LUXURY, GREAT PRICE. HERE
DRESS UP JEANS! HERE
DRESS IT UP OR DRESS IT DOWN HERE
FOX COLOR, INSTANT GLAM HERE
FAUX FUR – DARLING, DARLING !!! HERE
IN MATTE ROSE HERE
IN BLUSH OR BLACK HERE
MANY COLORS! HERE
THIS IS CLASSIC FUR, BUT A FAUX ONE. FROM THE FRENCH LINE – SANDRO: HERE
OK, OK. I’M OBSESSED WITH ALL THE FUN FURS!!
FAUX LEOPARD COAT HERE
FOX COWL NECK COLLAR.
TRENDY, SO IN STYLE!!! HERE
PURSES ARE SOOOO EXPENSIVE! IT’S HARD TO FIND ONE THAT LOOKS LUXE BUT IS NOT EXPENSIVE.
MINI DRAWBAG HERE
GUCCI SMALL TOTE, SIZED FOR TODAY HERE
LOVE THIS CLASSIC. GOOD FOR YOUNG OR OLD HERE
LONG BLACK LEATHER GLOVES, NO WRISTS SHOWING! HERE
LOVE THESE! HERE
I WANT ONE!!!!!! OMG. WHAT A GREAT GIFT!!!! BURBERRY HERE
BARBOUR, NOT AS EXPENSIVE, FOLDABLE, BUT REALLY CUTE TOO! HERE
DARLING, MORE SUMMERY, BUT SO FUN! HERE
ANYTHING FROM TORY BURCH MAKES A GOOD GIFT! HER PRICES ARE REASONABLE AND THE QUALITY IS TOP NOTCH. NOW, IF ONLY HER LIVING ROOM WAS FOR SALE!!!!! SHOP HER SHOP HERE.
CLASSIC IN BLACK AND WHITE TOO – HERE
EVERY COLOR. HOLDS ALL PHONES. PERFECT GIFT FOR THOSE WHO GO OUT TO CLUBS, TO CONCERTS, TO DINNER HERE.
PERFECT FOR YOU OR YOUR DAUGHTER, SO CHIC! HERE
BLUSH PINK SHIRT
INSPIRED BY CHANEL, BEST SELLERS: HERE
CASHMERE!!!
NOTHING BEATS CASHMERE, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS PRICED LIKE THIS. THE DUSTER AND TURTLENECK COME IN VARIOUS BASIC COLORS LIKE BLACK, BEIGE, PLUM, GRAY, ETC. HERE & HERE
JOGGING SUIT IN CASHMERE!! HERE
CLASSIC PURSE, LOVE THIS COLOR OF LEATHER HERE
TRENDY SMALLER SCALE KATE SPADE. COMES IN THREE COLORS – ON SALE AND VERY REASONABLY PRICED. HERE
TOO CUTE!! HERE
THE HOTTEST BELT THIS YEAR (AT LEAST IN TEXAS!) THERE ARE LOTS OF DIFFERENT STYLES OF THE INTERLOCKING DOUBLE G’S BELTS, BUT I ACTUALLY LIKE THE LEAST EXPENSIVE ONE. HERE
YOU DON’T TUCK YOUR SHIRT IN EXCEPT BEHIND THE BELT TO SHOW IT OFF!
LUXE. BEAUTIFUL SCENTS, THREE ASSORTED. HERE
BTW – LUXE MEANS EXPENSIVE!!!
IT REMAINS MY FAVORITE – NOTHING MAKES YOUR HOUSE SMELL BETTER!! HERE
AFTER KENNETH TURNER SOLD HIS COMPANY, HIS ICONIC TERRACOTTA/RATTAN CANDLE WAS PHASED OUT. THEY HAVE ALSO PHASED OUT THE NAME OF THE SCENT. HIS “ORIGINAL” SCENT IS NOW “SIGNATURE.” THAT’S OK. AT LEAST WE CAN STILL GET THE CANDLE!!! HERE
BONE & HORN BAR TOOLS – GORGEOUS & CHIC HERE
LOOKS OLD BUT IT’S NOT. ON SALE. VERY REASONABLE. I’D GET TWO TO FLANK THEM. HERE
FIVE POMEGRANATES IN GOLD, COPPER OR SILVER. THERE ARE GOURDS AND ARTICHOKES TOO HERE. GREAT TABLE DECOR HERE
NOTHING IS PRETTIER THAN A JAY STRONGWATER FRAME FOR A SPECIAL PHOTO. THIS IS IN GREEN OR BLUE. REASONABLE FOR A STRONGWATER. GREAT GIFT. HERE
JAY STRONGWATER, SMALL FRAME, 2” SQUARE PHOTO HERE
PRETTY GREEN FOO DOGS HERE
JULISKA HERE
NEIMAN MARCUS HAS GOOD FOOD FOR GIFT GIVING. HERE, TAMALES, IN DIFFERENT MEATS.
THE CLASSIC KING RANCH CASSEROLE HERE
OK I’M GETTING HUNGRY!!!!
ANOTHER CLASSIC – NM CHEESE STRAWS. HERE
DELICIOUS COCONUT COOKIES.
BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED, FROM THE 1950S, CHAMBORD CLASSIC FRENCH PRESS COFFEE MAKER. HERE
I LOVE THIS, BY KATE SPADE. WOULDN’T IT LOOK WONDERFUL IN A WHITE KTICHEN? HERE
RECENTLY I WANTED A NEW SET OF WHITE DISHES. AFTER 30 YEARS, THE ONES I GOT WHEN I MARRIED HAD HAD IT. I REALLY WANTED JULISKA PLATES, BUT THE PRICE IS PROHIBITIVE. INSTEAD I FOUND THESE PLATES ON AMAZON AND I’VE BEEN REALLY HAPPY WITH THEM.
THE SALAD PLATE IS ESPECIALLY DARLING AND I LOVE THE MUG. THE DINNER PLATE IS SO HEAVY.
AND IT’S ALL SOOOOOO CHEAP!!!!
IT’S A GOOD FAKE JULISKA OR SO I TELL MYSELF.
WELL, AMAZON IS NOW OUT OF THEM, BUT THEY ARE HERE ON EBAY. HERE AND HERE
I’M TAKING THE PLUNGE WITH A ROBOT VACUUM CLEANER – OR A ROBOVAC. OUR DOGS ARE HAIRY THINGS AND AFTER I SAW “ELEVEN GABLES” HERE RAVING ABOUT HER ROOMBA, I STARTED STUDYING THEM.
MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THE NOISE. WHENEVER MY HOUSEKEEPER VACUUMS, I WANT TO ESCAPE FROM THE NOISE. THIS ROBOVAC THAT I CHOSE IS RATED THE QUIETEST ON THE MARKET WITH A STRONG SUCTION AND A LOW PROFILE SO IT CAN GO UNDER A LOT OF FURNITURE. PLUS IT’S PRICED VERY VERY GOOD. (CHEAP, NOT LUXE!!) IT WAS RATED VERY HIGH ON A FEW LISTS – ON ONE, IT WAS RATED HIGHEST. HERE
THE CUTEST! FROM UGGS WITH HAT FOR BABY GIRL HERE
LITTLE GIRL’S FUN FUR HERE
I KNOW YOU HAVE SEEN THIS COMMERCIAL A MILLION TIMES. SO, I ACTUALLY BOUGHT IT FOR MY WRINKLES. IT’S NOT A MIRACLE CURE, BUT I DO THINK OF ALL THE CREAMS AND SOLUTIONS I’VE TRIED, THIS ONE WORKS THE BEST. IF YOU HAVE GONE THROUGH MENOPAUSE AND DON’T TAKE HORMONES, YOU WILL PROBABLY LOVE THIS – LIKE I DO.
PLEXADERM
CHARLOTTE TILBURY MATTE LIPSTICKS ARE HOT, HOT, HOT – TRENDING. MEGAN MARKLE WEARS THESE, ACCORDING TO ALLURE MAGAZINE. PICK YOUR OWN SHADE, BUT THIS IS THE ONE I ADORE! HERE.
MY FAVORITE SHAMPOO AND CONDITIONER AND SHINER – I PUT THIS ON THE GIFT LIST LAST YEAR, BUT SINCE IT’S MY FAVORITE, ALL-TIME – BEST SMELLING HAIR PRODUCTS IN THE WORLD, I’M REPEATING IT. CAN’T DO BETTER. FOR THE GIRL WHO HAS EVERYTHING. HERE
TATCHA RICE POLISH – OK. FOR SURE MEGAN MARKLE SWEARS BY THIS. EXFOLIATER.
HERE’S A QUOTE FROM MEGHAN: "And I really love the Tatcha Rice Enzyme Powder. It just sort of foams on your face and gives you a really subtle exfoliation.”
THE WATER CREAM HERE
BEST SELLING MOISTURIZER AT SEPHORA. ALL THE HOLLYWOOD MAKEUP ARTISTS SWEAR BY IT.
FOR THE DOG:
THIS THROWS THE BALL FOR YOUR DOG TO FETCH. TOO CUTE! THIS VERSION USES SMALL BALLS. THE OTHER VERSION USES STANDARD TENNIS BALLS:
FOR SMALL DOGS HERE AND LARGE DOGS HERE
FAUX TOPIRARY, TWO FLANK A FRONT DOOR. HERE
ONCE REAL, NOW PRESERVED. BEST OF BOTH WORLDS. HERE
REAL SUCCULENTS. I ACTUALLY BOUGHT THESE FOR MY PORCH. IT WAS A GREAT DEAL, EASY PEASY. AND THEY SURVIVED THE SUMMER AND THE FALL! HERE
FAUX SUCCULENTS, HARD TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE!
AND, IF YOU WANT TO SHARE A GIFT THAT YOU LOVE, LET US ALL KNOW IN THE COMMENT SECTION!!!
HAPPY SHOPPING TO ALL!!!!
It would be kinder to recommend only faux fur items. In this day and age, with faux furs looking completely real, there is no longer a reason to make animals suffer and die for a scarf or hat or coat. Several fashion houses have sworn off fur. I have a closet full of very chic faux fur items that are warm and beautiful, and I can wear them completely without guilt.
ReplyDeleteLots of other great ideas here. Have a happy holiday season, Joni.
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ReplyDeleteSuch great gift ideas! My husband was sitting across from me when I was reading the list and he now has a huge Christmas list for me! I love your blog and read it the minute it pops into my email. Happy Holidays...Susi
ReplyDeleteWhat a great list! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful list! Thanks for including my favorite roomba!! I have the gucci tote in large and LOVE it!!! I carry it every day!! Xx, Emily
ReplyDeleteGreat list of ideas, but here is a tale of caution about those robotic vacuums.
ReplyDeleteAbout 15 years ago when they first appeared, I thought it would be a great help to keep down the shed hair from my two King Charles Spaniels. I had just finished redecorating my home and had a gorgeous custom Stark carpet and border in my kitchen. I put the vacuum on late one evening and went to bed. The next morning, my lovely (and expensive) kitchen rug was ruined! Why you ask - because these robotic vacuums and loop construction rugs do not play nicely together!
Forewarned, if you have loop construction rugs and are considering one of these little robot vacuums.
Well. My parents recently bought a stark custom rug too. And I had to buy a special kind of vacuum cleaner for them to use. You can’t use a regular one. Only this special kind that doesn’t have I don’t remember !!! Maybe brushes. There were hardly any on the market as it was. Big hassle. Not surprised. I’m going to watch it on my Seagrass
DeleteI'll take Tory Burch's living room!
ReplyDeleteLol. Me too briars why I put it on. It’s one of my favorite houses.
DeleteWhat does "Me too briars why I put it on." mean?
DeleteI have NO idea!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol. It's obviously an autocorrect. Let's see - me too, which is why I put it on. There! better?
DeleteLove all the things on your list. Especially the REAL FURS!
ReplyDeleteSomeone just said the opposite. Mad I put the real fur hat on the list.
DeleteSo apparently you're not a member of PETA then?
Delete@Mel: Re anon's comment; I guess or should I say apparently those who also wear wool or cashmere are not PETA members either? Also let us not forget those who prefer leather footwear to that made from rubber/plastic and petrochemicals. Enough said .... ☺.
DeleteWool and cashmere don't require killing animal so not the same at all.
Delete@Anon: No differently from Mel or myself, you are entitled to your opinion however IF a crusader for PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) you might wish to gain more insight on the subject by web searching the following -- Peta.org 'what's wrong with wearing wool?' as according them it too is a NO - NO based on their ideology. Just thought I'd share that with you with no intention of debate.
DeleteSo nice!
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Best list I have seen this year!!! Happy Holidays to you and Mr. Slipper Socks!
ReplyDeleteThank u!!!!
DeleteYou are really shooting yourself in the foot with your political silliness on your other social media platforms, but it must be really seriously important to you to get these things off your chest and out into the world.
ReplyDeleteI am confused. What does this post has to do with this CDT Christmas List.
DeleteTo Letty:
DeleteWhen people post these "shopping/gift suggestions" on their blogs, they get some small remittance if someone clicks on the link to buy an item. If you have alienated half your audience, you will have less readers on the whole and therefore less buyers of products.
My feeling is that Joni is not counting on those "small remittance" to pay her mortgage and the blog is just as much fun for her as it is for the readers. As for people with different political affiliation: Most mature people develop thick skin and do not get upset because someone does not think like they do politically. I patronize businesses whose owners support a different political party than I do, if I like what they sell or the service they provide. I am very much against using animals for fur and I am fortunate to live in a town that is close to farms that raise and slaughter animals humanely. Joni had several links to businesses selling fur: I won't buy them and I dislike seeing their promotion but I still like the blog and Joni's style. I am sure she does not like everything I post either but she does not block me out. It is just how life is. As long as someone is not screaming fire on a crowded theater, I say live and let live.
DeleteI have read Joni's twitter for the last couple years, and it's not only political, it's off the rails at times. It's spilling into her Instagram also. I could give a flying, but it seems a pity that someone would taint a beautiful brand that she had worked on for so long. It seems a pity that it's more important to her to get her beefs off her chest and out into the world, than to keep her brand "clean" as my blogging friend calls it, but, hey, to each their own. I hope it makes her feel better.
DeleteYes. My Twitter is my explosion get it off my chest. Everyone knows that. Am I not allowed to have a political opionion and share it? As for commissions, I only wish I was making a tenth of the money that all the design bloggers are making. Actually the commissions I make through the blog are nice to pay a few bills and order Favor. I think of it as getting paid for blogging. I spend so much time doing it that it’s nice to some compensation. I have tried to keep the blog honest. It’s hard in a world of social media where it’s all about vanity and money. Lisa hates my list. I’m going to do one with only her choices. Friendly competition with my bestie
DeleteYes, it's a free country and, of course, you're free to have a political opinion, share it, and present yourself to the world in any fashion that you see appropriate.
DeleteI think I explained why some might see it as not such a good idea.
Why can]t you make as much money as "the design boggers"? Aren't you a design blogger?
What is Favor?
Who is Lisa?
Oh people said the most horrible things about me because I wrote about Ivanka dressing her son like Prince George. I was accused of exploiting children. As if. The vitriol was off the charts. What I wrote was not about the children at all, it was about the mother who is a employee of mine, yours, and them. Frankly, people were so rude to me while accusing me of being rude because I wrote Who Wore It Better in a way that made it obvious I"m a democrat. The hatred towards me was shocking. Whatever. Moving on - I don't make nearly as much on my blog, not even close because I don't blog every day. I don't chose to. I don't have nearly the size of audience because my stories are longer and don't appeal to the masses. I'm' not as talented as other big design bloggers. They are better designers, bigger designers, and more interesting than me. I'm more of a critic. I'm not as professional as they are. Also, my blog isn't a professionally designed blog because I haven't wanted to spend the money on getting a fancy pants blog which really seems to me to be more confusing to read. Let's see - what else? I don't employ anyone that helps me with the blog. It's just me and me alone. No staff. To make big money I'd have to really change my blog and I"m not sure I'm capable of it. Favor is a food delivery service/app. Lisa is my bff who helped me with this list because she likes to keep up with things like Oprah's favorites type of lists. She's been mad at me because I didn't use a lot of her items so I think I might do another xmas list just showing all of Lisa's top picks. Just so that she will quit bugging me! haha. She's been driving me insane over my list saying it was no good and hers would have been so much better!! LOL
ReplyDeleteJoni, dark hates light. Thank you for brushing off nasty remarks. Stay authentic (as if I need to ask). Life is too short to bother with fake people. Wishing you wonderful holidays. I love your blog. It is the only one I read :-) You manage to make it educative, fun and funny.
DeleteThe nasty remarks are not coming from just one side.
DeleteI am confused. What does this post has to do with this CDT Christmas List.
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DeleteFunny!
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed the list, Joni! HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO YOU AND YOURS. -Brenda-
ReplyDeleteWhat is this? Clueless.
ReplyDeleteJoni,
ReplyDeleteI have been reading your blog for years! IMO you don't have to take a back seat to anyone! I can imagine the effort that you put into these amazing and detailed posts! Please keep doing what you are doing. (And exactly which shade of the Tillesbury is your favorite?)
Joni ~ I love your blog and your style and all the interesting things you bring my way ~ the humor helps too. Thanks for it all. I don't do all the instagram and twitter ~ Although I'm constantly being told that as a designer, I need to. Maybe in 2019. But the point is, if I were on those platforms and enjoyed your blog but not your political posts, Well, I think then the thing to do is just not follow you on those platforms right.... I've read in the past that you identified your cyber stalker but I swear ~ I've never seen an adult put so much energy into following someone just to critique them. It's bizarre really. Be safe ~ and again ~ I truly enjoy your blog and in many ways because you HAVEN'T changed it like so many have. THANK YOU. And Happy Holidays. TJF
ReplyDeleteI hope you read this. I just saw it today. Thank you so much for your sweet words!!! They mean so much to me. I hope you have a wonderful holiday!!!
DeleteIf you ever want to dm - email me at cotedetexas@aol.com
That goes for everyone!!
J