[singlepic id=115 w=320 h=240 mode=watermark float=left]This year, LagunaBeachBest.com is offering up a number of crazy-great and groovy holiday ideas for every person on your shopping list. Many of the holiday gift finds I’ll be suggesting are one-of-a-kind and hand-crafted because, erhm, that’s just how we are in Laguna Beach – UNIQUE!
If you come across a great gift idea, be sure to email me (and quickly! The holiday shoppers are on me like white on rice) at Diane@LagunaBeachBest.com
This is your Master List to Holiday Gifts from Laguna Beach. It will be growing weekly. Just click any of the entries to read more.
LagunaBeachBest.com Holiday Gift Idea #1 – For Pet Lovers On Your List: You know those people . . . the ones who treat their critters like true family members (sometimes, even better than family members). See the phenomenal Custom Pet Portraits Deborah Sussex creates from mere photographs. (yes, she even paints birds, horses and guinea pigs).
LagunaBeachBest.com Holiday Gift Idea #2 – For your Wine Connoisseur: Renowned Glass Blowing Artist John Barber’s Wine Glasses are must-have collector’s pieces. You’ll find an extraordinary number of colorful wine glasses, bar ware and more at John’s Winter Fantasy booth at the Sawdust Grounds … provided you hurry!
LagunaBeachBest.com Holiday Gift Idea #3 – For the Love of Your Life, Heart Pendants: These one-of-a-kind glass-blown heart pendants by Laguna Beach artist Bob Johnson are stellar gifts for that one-of-a-kind love. Find them at the Laguna Beach Sawdust Winter Fantasy Festival before it blows out of town.
LagunaBeachBest.com Holiday Gift Idea #4 – For every Stylin’ Female you’re shopping for: Fashion Scarves: At Tootsie’s in Laguna Beach, snap up any number of these great fashion scarves (and they change out weekly). The price is fabulously right, too!
LagunaBeachBest.com Holiday Gift Idea #5 – Fantastic Raku Pottery from Mike Brennan: When the Sawdust Festival admitted Mike Brennan at the age of 16, you can figure the guy has a unique gift in throwing Raku Pottery. You can catch him at the Sawdust Winter Fantasy Festival.
Laguna Beach Best.com Holiday Gift Idea #6 – Troy Lee Helmets: There’s no cooler noggin protection than Troy’s signature helmets for serious motorcycle, motocross, and mountain bike racers.
LagunaBeachBest.com Holiday Gift Idea #7 – For Dogs Who Love the Car But Hate the Sprawling Tumbles: Check out this fantastic “motion reducing” pouf of a car seat that buckles your furry friend in for a much more enjoyable ride.
LagunaBeachBest.com Holiday Gift idea #8 – Homegrown, Now Famous Olukai Flip Flops: These fantastic flip-flops were started in a Laguna Beach garage, thank you very much. Here’s where the best selection is in Laguna Beach …
LagunaBeachBest.com Holiday Gift Idea #9 – For Up-and-Coming Plein Air Artists, or Artists Who Just Want to Paint Better: Buy a gift certificate for a rare painting classes with famed Plein Air Artist Ken Auster …
LagunaBeachBest.com Holiday Gift Idea #10 – For Cigar Smokers: Check out these great travel humidors and sleek office humidors for your cigar smoking friends from Lloyd’s Cigars in downtown Laguna Beach …
LagunaBeachBest.com Holiday Gift Idea #11 – For Garden Enthusiasts: Forget those chimes that make that dinky, tinkling noise. These 2-foot and 3-foot large windchimes at Madison Square in Laguna Beach put out a …
LagunaBeachBest.com Holiday Gift Idea #12 – Best Hostess Gifts: Looking for a memorable hostess gift this holiday season? These Frasier Fir candles from Thymes are at the Laguna Colony in Laguna Beach and, man, it’s like bringing …
LagunaBeachBest.com Holiday Gift Idea #13 – For Fussy Babies & Restless Toddlers: At the Bubbles Laguna shop in the Hotel Laguna, these adorable “Hot Dogs” stuffed animals arrive with a calming aromatherapy insert that can be microwaved to a cozy warmth for fussy babies or restless toddlers …
LagunaBeachBest.com Holiday Gift Idea #14 – For People Who Never Take Enough “ME” Time: Snatch up a spa gift certificate for the best massage in Laguna Beach …
LagunaBeachBest.com Holiday Gift Idea #15 – For Riders, Surfers, Boarders, Skateboarders, Cyclists, Runners and Any Other Person On the Go: Today, I’ve got the gift for every kid, teen and adult that moves at the speed of light – the GoPro Video Cam. Mobile video cameras have come a long way in the last few years …