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var topsy_widget_data = { “url”: “http://www.sweetfindsblog.com/2010/02/09/6-valentines-day-gifts-for-your-guy/”, “shorturl”: “http://bit.ly/bH3qCe”, “style”: “big”, “title”: “6 Valentine’s Day Gifts for Your Guy” }Let’s be honest. Valentine’s Day is really a holiday for the ladies. As at least three men have commented on Facebook and Twitter over the last few days, guys don’t want Valentine’s Day presents. They want you.
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var topsy_widget_data = { “url”: “http://www.sweetfindsblog.com/2010/02/08/8-valentines-gifts-for-her/”, “shorturl”: “http://bit.ly/b1FVDm”, “style”: “big”, “title”: “8 Valentine’s Gifts for Her” }Still haven’t purchased a Valentine’s Day gift for your wife, sister, girlfriend, or mother? Word on the greeting card aisle is that this Sunday is Valentine’s Day. Here are eight Valentine gifts for you to get your leading lady. [...]

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var topsy_widget_data = { “url”: “http://www.sweetfindsblog.com/2010/02/06/a-coffee-mug-for-the-compulsive-listmaker/”, “shorturl”: “http://bit.ly/dzWYUo”, “style”: “big”, “title”: “A Coffee Mug for the Compulsive Listmaker” }I am an obsessive-compulsive list maker. I make a to-do list in my notebook (yes, paper!) every morning and get a little high from crossing things off my list. I also make lists for everything else in [...]

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var topsy_widget_data = { “url”: “http://www.sweetfindsblog.com/2010/02/02/9-great-valentines-cards/”, “shorturl”: “http://bit.ly/cXO70N”, “style”: “big”, “title”: “9 Great Valentine’s Day Cards” }My favorite thing about Valentine’s Day? Honestly, it’s the cards. I like looking at them one by one in the store—the funny ones, the overly gushy ones, the sweet ones, and most of all, the handmade ones. I like [...]

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var topsy_widget_data = { “url”: “http://www.sweetfindsblog.com/2010/01/26/a-wine-gift-thats-good-enough-for-aficionados/”, “style”: “big”, “title”: “A Gift Good Enough for Wine Snobs” }For some people, a nice bottle of wine seems like an appropriate birthday or anniversary or hostess gift. After all, the recipient drinks lots wine and can smell even the slightest hint of caramel in a glass of pinot. [...]

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var topsy_widget_data = { “url”: “http://www.sweetfindsblog.com/2010/01/22/3-sweet-necklaces-for-your-valentine/”, “style”: “big”, “title”: “3 Sweet Necklaces for Your Valentine” }Some people wear their heart on their sleeve. Serious romantics? They wear theirs around their neck. At least I’m betting that will be the case with your Valentine if you give her one of these special necklaces:
1. Sterling Silver Double [...]

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var topsy_widget_data = { “url”: “http://www.sweetfindsblog.com/2010/01/20/stunning-photo-mosaics-made-easy/”, “style”: “big”, “title”: “Stunning Photo Mosaics Made Easy” }

Image by Richard Moross via Flickr

I’m a total sucker for artsy photo-related gifts. Develop something unique that shows off a personal photo or three, and I’m likely to buy it. For Valentine’s Day. For birthdays. For Mother’s Day. For anniversaries. For [...]

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var topsy_widget_data = { “url”: “http://www.sweetfindsblog.com/2010/01/19/craft-hope-for-haiti/”, “style”: “big”, “title”: “Craft Hope for Haiti” }If you’ve already donated money to relief efforts in Haiti, subscribed to the Sweet Finds blog or newsletter as part of the Help Haiti Blog Challenge, and are wondering what else you can do to help, head straight to Etsy. Thanks to [...]

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Image by ex.libris via Flickr

Last year, I blogged about the oh-so-hot Envirosax. In case you missed it, the stars have gone gaga over these large earth-friendly grocery bags and their hip fun designs. Now that I’ve had [...]

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var topsy_widget_data = { “url”: “http://www.sweetfindsblog.com/2010/01/18/high-fidelity-redux-the-mix-tape-for-the-21st-century-crowd/”, “style”: “big”, “title”: “High Fidelity Redux: The \”Mix Tape\” for the 21st Century Crowd” }Music lovers, romantics, and new media aficionados, take note: here’s a 2010 music gift Rob Gordon would love. A + R Store is selling a USB drive that fits into a package designed to look [...]

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