Christmas is juuuuust around the corner ...

... and Santa has already started doing some shopping!

Check out some of the great gifts we have for almost everyone on Santa's list this year!
The Press 'n Go Gator is one of our best sellers! Great entertainment for toddlers!

Very cute iPad case made from burlap and other fabric remnants.

Because you don't want anyone else getting in the way of Santa and the reindeers!

Awesome ornaments

What kid doesn't love a puppet show?

For the little music maker in your life!

Baby's first Christmas ornament

Baby Stella remains a top seller on our list! A great gift for your little one!

Natural Life stocking stuffers

Of course, Groovy Girls are always a great gift for your little groovy girl!

Every cool kid needs a Madpax backpack! They come in different sizes, colors and even textures.

For the classic Santa and baby picture

Hello Kitty is great for all the girls (and women) on your list

These are so much fun for the kids!

Wassail mix for all the holiday parties you'll be hosting and attending ... also a great teacher gift.

Speaking of teacher gifts ...

I think this would be a great gift along with any baked good!

Loving this cookbook to get the kids in the kitchen with you!

Too. Cute. For. Words.

This guy will be visiting many of our houses very soon! Can't wait for our Trixie to show up at the shop!

Stocking stuffers, anyone?

Viva Beads

We recently began carrying Viva Beads...handmade beaded jewelry that comes in a rainbow of colors for girls of all ages.

I LOVE these!

The bright colors make me think summer-y thoughts. As much as I enjoy all that the holidays have to offer...I am such a cold-natured person! I would not mind at all celebrating Christmas somewhere tropical!

These would make awesome stocking stuffers and Christmas gifts!
Don't forget - we offer free gift wrapping, layaway and we have extended holiday hours...we'll be here even on Christmas Eve!

HO. HO. HO. Two Shopping Days Remaining...Really?

So...here I am...posting at 1:21 am because I feel like I've abandoned you last-minute shoppers in your time of need! There are only TWO shopping days until Christmas people!

..............................................................................................................................................

I still have a ton of Christmas gift ideas...but having just gotten done with customers and wrapping and away from the shop at 8:00 pm and not having enough energy to post all of the great ideas. Don't get me wrong, I'm grateful....just a little tired too....but I can sleep after Christmas, right?

..............................................................................................................................................

It's gotten to the point where y'all are just gonna have to come into the shop and see us if you're really in need of a cure for that "shoppers block"! Or if you're visiting the blog for the first time ever or for the first time in awhile click here for some more Christmas ideas!

...................................................................................

To break it down for you...because I don't want you to take any unnecessary trips:

• I can definitely take care of the baby to 10-year-old boys and girls...
• I've got the 11 to 14-year-old girls taken care of....
• the grandmothers, aunts and teachers...
• the moms are easy easy easy, especially if their little darlings or wonderful hubby picks it out...
• Older-than-10 boys I can still find stuff for, but it kind of depends on their personality...
• 15 to 17-year-old girls are hard to shop for no matter the personality (I think I just wanted Mario Lopez for Christmas during those years) but I can still find a couple of things that they would like...
• 18 and up girls and women are pretty easy to find stuff for (and gift certificates are ALWAYS appreciated by them, I promise!)...
• a lot of dads, brothers and grandpas LOVE Crocs............................
• and we have got stocking stuffers galore for EVERYONE! Under $10, WAY under $10 and even some above $10!

I guess I'll summarize all of this with my usual tag "We can find something for NEARLY everyone on your list"!

And we have several sales going on (for you lucky last-minuters...in addition to Mom's everyday "special, on-a-whim" deals that she gives randomly!

.................................................................................................................................................

If you have questions, just call us! If you want some more ideas, just call us! If you want us to wrap something up so that you AS WELL AS the person you're gifting is suprised, just give call us and give us a price point! I promise, we'll go out of our way to make sure you're satisfied with your gift and that your loved one will LOVE it!

..................................................................................................................................................

Now for my rant!

I'm right along with you...I've helped everyone else get their Christmas shopping done and gifts ready and have neglected mine! Thank goodness I have a wonderful brother in Knoxville who does a lot of the parent shopping...but what to get the wonderful shopping brother and his fiance?

........................................................................................................................................................

Better yet, what to get my own fiance? I have gotten him a few things that I think are pretty great and I know he'll appreciate but I haven't got "that" gift...you know, the finale gift that really packs the punch...? Our first Christmas together was a really awesome, very hard to find, SIGNED by PAUL STANLEY guitar that I had to call all over Middle Tennessee to find. Last Christmas was a bunch of Milwaukee Admirals (The Preds' minor league team) stuff and an authentic Preds practice jersey. This year...there is one really great thing that I won't mention on here because Seth actually likes the blog and reads it on a regular basis....but no guitar this year....no really awesome jersey...I suck! He's just so good and thoughtful all of the time but especially in his gift giving and hopefully he'll continue to be really great (yeah, I'm kissing up a little...what?)and let me get him something really great after Christmas when I have some time to breathe and maybe even shop!

.......................................................................................................................................................

Whew! I feel better...though not any more energized! I hope your last two days are not too stressful, not too crowded, not too hectic, not too cold and that you find the joy in the season and really get a kick out of your gift-giving this year! I'll post more over the next couple of days...just don't expect anything too spectacular until after the new year has begun!

Thank you thank you thank you!!

.........................................................

p.s. I realize that Christmas is not all about the gift-giving, by the way! There's a whole lot bigger and better "reason for the season"...and HE doesn't really care how "prepared" I might be for the holiday...just that I continue to take the time to LOVE and care for my fellow man despite the hustle and bustle of this week! HE LOVES me unconditionally and has set an example for me and THAT is what keeps me in check and gives me peace despite my recent lack of energy and the craziness of the season!

Christmas Gift Idea #14 - Hello Kitty & Friends

With less than one week...4 days to be exact.... until Christmas I've noticed that there are still a lot of people hunting for "the perfect Christmas gift" for that special someone on their list. So I've decided that from now until the 24th that I'm going to post at least one gift idea every day. Hopefully these ideas will inspire those of you who are having "shoppers block" and will jumpstart your holiday shopping!

For more Christmas Gift Ideas Click Here.

Gift Idea #14 is Hello Kitty and Friends!

You knew that this had to be on my list somewhere! We are the ONLY Sanrio store in Warren County and we have one of the largest selections of Sanrio in the Middle Tennessee area! With Hello Kitty, Keroppi, Pandapple, Chococat, Batz Maru and all the rest of the Sanrio friends...we have plenty of Sanrio for the girls and even for the boys. Everyone from toddler-age up to grown women love Hello Kitty...and we can find something in Hello Kitty for nearly everyone!

Don't forget!

We can hold stuff for you to think about and we gift-wrap for free! We'll be open through Christmas Eve for your convenience and if there's anything else we can do to make your Christmas season easier, just give us a call!

Do you really want to go out of town during this hectic time...traffic, crazed shoppers, stores running out of merchandise, crazy cold/rainy/windy weather,very public restrooms (yuck!), cold loooong walks across huge parking lots at malls, germs on carts and doorknobs, long lines at check-out, long waits for after-shopping eating, having to hop from store to store to find different gifts for different people, grumpy salespeople, having to wrap everything yourself or pay the price, lugging bags and boxes with you while you shop and then on the cold loooong trek across the parking lot to your car, mall Santas (yikes!), having to deal with gift receipts with codes and numbers that you don't recognize.....AND THEN when you get home, the gifts are under the tree and you're sitting there thinking about the whole experience - the fear that some of the stuff won't fit or work and you'll have to make the whole trip over again!

..............................................................................................................

Five-minutes from almost anywhere in town, close-to-the-door parking, service all the way to your car, no gift receipts required (unless you really want one!), within walking distance (or just a short drive) to great restaurants like Gondola, Stewart's Pharmacy Luncheonette, Loafin' Around, Baskin Robbins, Billy's, La Cazona, Captain D's, J's, China Wok, Fiesta Ranchero, Peking...our check-out lines are never too long, we try to keep everything in stock and when we can't we'll find something just as good for you and a wide selection for nearly everyone on your list, etc. etc. ......

Curbside service, gift registries, deliveries, pre-picked out gifts, gift certificates...just don't ask us to come down your chimney (we will eat the cookies, though, if you insist!).