uncommon goods

I'm always looking for new place to buy gifts online,. I recently came across... uncommon goods and I love it!! This site has so many fun and different ideas for gift giving!

For my dad I found this wine & cheese holder. My dad loves camping and loves wine. I thought this would be a fun thing for him and my mom to have while needing a place to rest their wine glasses while camping or while we are at the beach. Looking for a gift like this? Check out some other fun things they have as gifts for wine lovers.

We haven't been able to take it camping or to the beach yet since it's been cold out, but this guy will get LOTS of use over the summer. We tried it in the backyard a little bit in between all of the rain & snow we've been having in the NW.

And for my husband I found this iphone charging dock! I thought it would be a fun way to display his phone while its charging on our nightstand! They have lots of other awesome iphone accessories!

Something else I'm loving, this necklace-- check out some other religious gifts here.

Check it out: find anything fun you'd like on there?

His & Hers Gift Guide

Just a few things on mine & Brian's wish list for Christmas : What about you!?

Wish List by oliviacarter2 featuring suede handbags

Dorothy Perkins grey shirt, £32
Old navy sweater, $40
Arturo Chiang mid calf leather boots, $100
UGG Australia bootie boots, $275
Hunter tall boots, £65
Michael Kors strap watch, £200
1717 Olive circle scarve, $98
Capri Blue Jar Candle, Indigo, $28

Men's Gift Guide by oliviacarter2 on polyvore.com

Joe'S Jeans Brixton Straight Leg Jeans, $158
Lambswool shawl-collar cardigan, $83
Billy Reid Wool Tweed Coat, $895
RVCA El Toronto Long Sleeve Woven Shirt, $50
Nike Air royal ox brown/sail, £70
Men Heavy Gauge Shawl Collar Cardigan, £30
Banana Republic Tailored Wool Twobutton Suit Blazer, $355
Moleskine Folio iPad Cover Black One Size, $90
Toms Desert Canvas Chukka Boots, $109
Nixon All Black 42-20 Chrono Steel Watch, $677
Crosley iDeco Universal iPod® Dock - Mahogany (C... : Target, $80

off the registry

a friend asked me the other day for some ideas for bridal shower gifts that are not from the registry.

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1. Holiday Theme- my mom actually gave me this idea, along with a family friend who gave us this as a wedding gift: get your bride a package with holiday decor in it! Getting married young, i didn't have many items of my own to decorate for the holidays or ornaments for our Christmas tree. It was great to have a few things to start me off so I wasn't tempted to do a little shopping spree at target when each holiday came around. You could pick a holiday or do a mix of a few different ones, create a package for Christmas wrap- scissors, tape, bags, tags, wrapping paper.

2. Return Address Stamp for their new home together!

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3. Stationery Items: Everybody needs in their home extra cards for birthdays, envelopes, stamps, and an address book. Put together a fun kit of these items for them to start out with!
4. Receipes

5. Magazine Subscription- Martha Stewart, Real Simple, House Beautiful, Portland Monthly (or your respective city)

6. Date Night Ideas- click on the picture twice to follow to the ideas!

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7. Picnic Basket- pack it with a blanket, bottle of wine, plastic wine glasses, plastic plates & silverware and any food items you can think of that are non-perishable

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8. Marriage Books- some of my favorites are found here, here, here & here

9. Meal on the Honeymoon- Call ahead to the place where the couple is honeymooning and pre pay for a bottle of wine, room service or a meal at one of the restaurant at the resort or in town somewhere

10. Registry Item +

WIne glasses + a bottle of wine
coffee mugs + coffee
Cupcake tins + paper for the cupcakes