Need a gift for a person who appreciates the provenance of presents? Here are eleven fun, unique ideas from central Ohio: 1) Little Alouette makes the most beautiful baby gifts, period. This holiday they offer personalized teethers, rocking horses, and a stunning nativity set. 2) I picked up a Zeroz Wallet for myself this fall and I am totally in love with the ultra-simple, sleek, handmade-in-Columbus design. It seems unreasonable that someone could improve on [...]

It is list making season, no? No matter your place on the HanuSolMas spectrum, there is some holiday that calls for presents. In my family, gifts are made of love and time. Much of what we give and receive is handmade. We flip the consumerism coin and come up with heads and hearts – my family makes some awesome gifts. And yet, we give and receive indulgences that cannot be made by hand. Our wish [...]

Our Xmas tradition is to decorate a Norfolk Island Pine.  It tolerates the attention but prefers to be an indoor/outdoor tree and is usually completely dried from the lights at the end of the holiday season. This year I was thinking about buying a metal or wooden reusable tree.  Then I had a brainstorm: let’s make our own branch tree! I filled an empty clay pot with garden stones.  Sand or pea gravel would also [...]