I normally struggle on finding gifts for the men in my life but this year I found a slew of great items out there. Gifts for the outdoorsy, tech gifts, for the foodies and some great winter gear to have your men looking great this winter season. 

If you don't already have a solo stove, this is one of our favorite items that we have and use. What I love about it, is that I don't have to wash my clothes or smell like smoke after sitting around the fire. It keeps it nice and contained and makes for an easy clean up. It is currently on sale right now for an early black friday sale!  We have the medium bonfire size and this accessory kit is a great addition to the stove. 

 Maybe one of my favorite gift guides to put together is for the little kids. Maybe it's because there are soooo many cute and unique things out there, I mean how adorable is the mini Peleton? I find that I tend to pick gift ideas that I think will keep kids occupied throughout the winter, like this 3 in 1 sports set or  these Loverly Play Kits. It's a subscription service that mails a different box each month and as they get older it comes every 3 months. Included in the boxes are stage based play essentials for your child's specific age. Mason loves these! It's the only toy that he sits and plays with for a long time. Their quality is amazing! So if you are a parent or grandparent looking for a unique gift, these are my favorite. I found so many cute gift ideas but narrowing it down was hard so I've added a couple more below!

I'm kicking off my gift guides with the teens,  maybe the 2nd hardest to shop for beside men. My boys didn't give me many ideas but I did run these ideas by them and they approved. Since I don't have girls, I poll my girlfriends teenagers for some ideas and also scour the internet for cute gift ideas. I secretly enjoy it! I hope that these gift guides will give you some ideas for those hard to shop for teens. I've added additional items below the guides as well. If you come across any amazing gift ideas for teen girls or boys. leave them in the comments. 

All of my gift guides are posted here as well

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As we are all knee deep prepping our homes for the holidays, we tend to want to refresh everything in our homes. With holiday gatherings being small and intimate this year, things look a little different but that doesn't mean we can't give our spaces a little love even if they won't see a lot of people this year. I wanted to create a fresh new look for this family gathering space which is the heart of the home. The perfect space to create gingerbread houses and decorate Christmas cookies with the kids and to gather in our pj's on Christmas morning for some mimosas and brunch. 

As a modern farmhouse spindle chair. These spindle chairs are not only kid friendly, but they're comfortable too. I love how the black pops against the gray floors and creates a statement for the space. Paired with a sleek tulip style table, it's a great mix of modern with a little twist of that modern farmhouse that everyone loves. The chairs visually keep the space open with the spindle backs and don't overwhelm the space.  A large globe pendant light works well above the space and we topped the table with large ceramic vases filled with seasonal greens which make it look festive. 

 I just received my first Christmas cards yesterday and I couldn't believe it! Sending and receiving Holiday cards is one of my favorite things. I love seeing how everyone's kids are growing over the years and since most of our family lives farther away, I love being able to send them cards with pictures of how quickly our own boys are growing. 

There are so many great options online for cards but one of my favorite places to order Holiday cards is Minted. Their cards are beautiful, from foil printing to letterpress, there is a style for everyone. They offer unique designs that are completely customizable from their community of over 15, 000 independent artists. You can even upload your picture and it will give you a preview of what it will look like on each card which helps you narrow down your favorite. They also make ordering cards a little less stressful with their free address printing. It leaves us a little more time to focus on the more important things this holiday season, like cooking baking and that pile of laundry. Right now Minted has 20% off your order with code HolidayJoy. Even better, if you join the minted more program, you get 30% off plus a free welcome kit which includes cute gift bags, tags, ribbons, a coloring book and colored pencils and discounts for future orders. This has paid for itself many times over the last year so personally I think it is worth it.

A little holiday tip to keep in mind, deliveries are taking a lot longer because of covid and so you may want to take advantage of this sale and get your cards out earlier this year. Not yet ready? They give you the option to order your cards with the discount and you can go back and add addresses in your contact list later. The good news is, once you upload them, they remain on their site for next years cards. 

Here is a look at our previous year Christmas cards with Minted and some of my favorite for 2021!