A Beach Blanket with a Cause

It seems I've developed a homing device for woven blankets these days. How about this lovely sarong for a beach blanket?

Each sarong purchased funds one Kenyan child's school fees for a day. Doing good is so fashionable.

[image: Kikoy4Kenya]

A Birthday Trip in Raleigh

My sister just moved to Raleigh, North Carolina, for a teaching position. She's now living in her first big-kid apartment, aside from the housing at The University of Dayton, so she's fairly excited to get her place shaped up just the way she likes it. She's chosen a solid color scheme - gray and white with splashes of red (I am guessing my mom's penchant for warm clay tones had something to do with this).

Claire's birthday is on the 27th, and I've been all over Chicago searching for the perfect gift for our newly christened southern girl. But, I needn't have looked any farther than Furbish Studio, the shop behind one of my favorite blogs I Suwannee.

Furbish Studio is in Raleigh, so Claire can just pop right over there and pick up the adorable spot coasters I've reserved for her. Not only will they look marvelous in her new apartment, but she'll get to check out the shop and explore her new city!

Furbish saves the day. :)

[image: Furbish Studio]

Still Searching?

These gifts would be great for the mommys.

Zinc Outdoor Thermometer, Terrain ($38)

Properly Patterned Throw, Anthropologie

[image: Anthropologie, Terrain]

Un Oeuf is Enough

[images: Merchant no. 4]

The Gift of Giving

What to get for the person who has everything?

American Red Cross has assembled a Holiday Giving Catalog for the holidays that are sure to warm your heart. You can choose from a variety of price points and receipients. For instance, you can purchase $25 music gift cards for wounded soldiers, emergency water containers for flood victims, blankets, and vaccines for children.

And, of course...

TOMS donates a pair of shoes to a child in need for every pair of adorable little slippers you buy. These guilded herringbone women's classics are my current fave. My navy TOMS are perhaps the most comfortable things I have ever put on my feet. Seriously! It's surprising.

[images: American Red Cross, TOMS]