Merry Christmas Genoa City.... It's the Young and the Restless Gift Guide!

My friend Jenny from the Acoustic Grill  here in Picton selected today's gift guide theme.... Young and the Restless.  I was more than happy to do this for her because I have been an avid Y&R watcher for years... and so have quite a few of my friends. One of my favorite face book pages is Restless Style named after the tabloid magazine Billy Abbott runs on the show.  There is also an online version of Restless Style, a subscription might make a cheep and fun Christmas gift for a loved one... just a thought....

1. First item is the Gentle Fawn Key Top worn by Phillis Newman on the show shortly after Nick got out of jail..... he was framed for murder by his brother Adam.... it's a long story.
2. Speaking about Adam Newman I have found the perfect gift... Liar Breath Spray! It enhances even the most pathetic lies! 
3. And for everyones favorite mustache the Keeping Score Water Bottle by - Blue Q.  Victor Newman needs a couple of these water bottles to keep track of all of his enemies, frenemies and wives at this point.

A Dinosaur Christmas Guide

Today was the Santa clause parade in Picton and the November Draw.  The creator of Character of the Day and coordinator of the November draw Mr Niall Eccles chose todays gift guide theme.... Dinosaurs!!
So here is what Kelly's Shop has for Dinosaur lovers....

• Fossiliced Dinosaur Ice Cube Tray. Turn your next cocktail party into a success of epic proportion - well, at least you can add fun to your drinks and make 'em the toast of the party with dinosaur fossil ice cubes.
•  Wishosaurus Candle Holder. A little-known cousin of the stegosaurus, the Wishosaurus has returned to wish you a very happy birthday.  Celebrate your birthday with the wishosaurus, and you'll have a party of Jurassic proportions. Plus he’s a great playmate for the other 364 days as well! 

• The Dragon Scout Green Edition. Vinyl toy by Amanda Visell.The Dragon Scout is here!  Based off of Amanda's sold out wood sculpture this dragon is ready to earn badges and eat people.  About 7 inches, Limited to 600 pieces. Each dragon comes with bonus fire and girl!        

As well I have included the winning COTD won by Mr Andrew McLuhan.... Congratulations!!

A wood lovers Christmas gift guide

My last post was a white Christmas... Today's post is a wood Christmas.
For those that love 100% wooden gifts, this guide is for you.

• Wooden Postcard - Blank for your message carve your own card in solid wood! This wooden postcard comes blank for your own message. Made from soft, lightweight wood, the Carve card is easy to personalise. Just scratch your design (with keys or similar) into the card and mail it! A truly unique card to send to someone you love ...
• Gama-Go and Tim Biskup's Deathbot is back in a retro-style wooden toy as a Gothic Undertaker! This limited edition Undertaker Deathbot dons a debonair top hat and long coat and watches over our passed loved ones. Measuring 5 inches tall, the Deathbot is packaged in a collector- friendly window box.
• Noferin continues to bring fine quality wooden figures to your door with their adorable blindbox series, the Jibibuts. Fun for adults and children alike!
  There are 12 characters to collect plus two super secret rare Gold and Silver editions packed randomly. Sizes range from 2.5 - 3.5 inches. Made from sustainably harvested rubber wood.

I have also included pics from Noferin's We Heart Wood  custom Jibibuts show at Munky King. I love the tree shelves they built for the show and the custom jibibuts are awesome! Lots of really cute ones, I of course love the cat one.  An awesome gift, I think... would be some Jibibuts and a handmade shelf to put them on... just a thought and maybe a hint.

A White Christmas

Todays Christmas gift guide theme was selected by: Ms Chrissy Poitras of spark box studio.

The theme is White.

• A white Trompe L'oeil Vase by Fred Add some class to your glass. Here’s the perfect way to turn an ordinary water glass into a visually unique vase. Trompe L’Oeil starts out as a flat version of a traditional vase. Just bend the shapely metal silhouette into position over a table edge, and stash a boring glass of water behind it. Voila! Your fresh-picked blooms get water, and you get a real cool optical illusion.
• A white MARY SALT OR PEPPER GRINDER The perfect accoutrement to your dining table, a Mary salt & pepper grinder. Made from plastic, the top half rotates to grind the spice of your choice. Measures approximately 8 inches tall
• .A white set of M-Cups M-Cups are a set of Matryoshka Russian Nesting Doll Measuring Cups: Set of 6 dry-measure cups Shaped (and nests) like matryoshkas or Russian nesting dolls
• A white Cuckoo Deconstructed Clock This small wall-mount clock takes its basic shape from the iconic cuckoo clock. But it’s not made out of wood and there’s no chirping bird jumping out. It’s subtle and modern, but warm and nostalgic at the same time.

I have also included a photo of the kind of house I can picture all of these white presents in....probably under a white christmas tree wraped in white christmas paper... just a thought.

Most likely you know someone who's favorite colour is white or someone who likes cuckoo clocks, baking, the virgin Mary or vases....

Top three gifts for twilight fans, from Kelly's DTP

I know this seems a bit far fetched, but I asked my friend Nell for a gift guide theme and she chose Twilight.... Which was a bit of a challenge but, not impossible. I found 3 great gifts for all the Twihards on your shopping list.

1. For Team Edward I have the Cold Blooded Vampire Fangs Ice Tray
2. For Team Jacob... (this one was harder) I found a werewolf block the XYZ BLOCKS the alternative to ABC
3. For Bella fans I found the tunes for two headphone splitter. You and your sweetheart can cuddle up and listen to your favorite love songs from the twilight soundtrack with the Tunes for Two.

So there it is, my top three gift giving ideas for Twilight fans. If anyone else has a gift guide theme, let me know and i will try and take on the challenge. I am going to try and do a top three gift guide everyday till Christmas with a different theme each day.

Christmas Gifts for Cat Lovers xoxo

Do you have to buy a present for someone and you know that they Love cats? Maybe all you know about this person is that they have cats...

No fear I am here to point out a few gifts that are perfect for the cats and the cat lovers in your life....

First a gift for a cat lover of any age group the Andy Warhol so many stars address book

Second idea is great for a cat lover that loves to groom the kitty nail brushes by: Pylones.

And third is an idea for the cat in your life... it's the CATALAC CAT PLAYHOUSE by suck UK.

I love cats. I actually have 5 cats... there I said it.... now, get over it.

I love them all, I have Turtle a tabby, George a black Persian, Sushi a maincoon, Abby also a maincoon and Lump a munchkin x scotishfold.

November is almost over... don't forget to enter the november draw

Ok, so my friend Niall Eccles has started a project called Character of the Day, in which he illustrates a character every day, you can see these drawings on his facebook group fan page Niall Eccles or his website http://www.nialleccles.com/
Here's how Niall explains the contest...
"All you have to do to enter the draw is decide which one piece of original character art you'd most like to have sent to you should your name be drawn, and then, in the COTD Facebook photo gallery, just write in the comment field beneath that character the words: 'NOVEMBER DRAW' "
This is exciting for many reasons, #1 people love winning stuff and #2 people love winning stuff that they love... I've had a hard time trying to decide which character is my favorite I have several... new characters are being po5ted, and making it even harder to decide.
This is the best giveaway I've heard of in a long time in my opinion it's even better then being in the audience for Oprah's favorite things.

I picked the moss mouse as my pick but my other favorites are Kitan and Chauncy.

Just thought I would remind everyone about the November Draw before it's too late.

Kelly

Grand Opening!!!

Hello and welcome to the grand opening of my online shop!! This is very exciting anyone anywhere can shop at Kelly's. I will be putting all of my newest and best items at my shop on the website. I love the websites design and aesthetic, it combines some of my favorite things from the old site with a lot of new functionality like shopping! I hope you enjoy....
A big thanks to Jesse Smith, he is the best, he did all the design/programing work in the website, plus he has answered all of my technical questions, almost daily... thank-you.
Also thanks to Niall Eccles for all the Illustrations you see on the site..
and a thank you to Sean Bokenkamp for the Animations.
I hope you all enjoy the new site as much as I do.

check it out... http://www.kellys-shop.com/
Kelly

chrissy and lookbook.nu

What is lookbook.....
A lookbook is a collection of photographs compiled to show off a model, a photographer, a style, or a clothing line.[1] It is an especially popular term with "fashion bloggers" and is even the name of a website: (Lookbook.nu).[2][3][4]
Lookbooks in their online form can be described as "fashion diaries" because bloggers are constantly updating them on a daily or weekly basis.[5] However, sometimes they are made to compile the looks of other people such as a celebrity, politician or socialite.[6] They can also be used as an artist's portfolio.

With that out of the way I would like to show you my friend Chrissy's lookbook page http://lookbook.nu/chrissypoitras

Chrissy has been wearing a lot of clothes from my store and looking fantastic in them. We have been getting together on Fridays with photographer Michael Grills and having fun helping Chrissy with her look book photos.

Chrissy is the co-owner of spark box studio http://www.sparkboxstudio.com/ in Picton and a good friend. Thanks Chrissy!!