2017 Gift Guide
By Naperville Magazine
December 2017 View more Featured
Decadent delicacies for the PAMPERED POOCH
(clockwise, from top) Luca cuddle mat ($49.99) from Kriser’s Natural Pet; PoochieBells in London Stripe ($19.99) from Two Bostons; Jax sleeper bed ($84.99) and sock pal monkey ($12.99) from Kriser’s Natural Pet; The Honest Kitchen Holiday Dinner ($6.99) from Two Bostons; tartan leash ($17.99) and Ruff Dawg The Ball XL ($17.99) from Kriser’s Natural Pet; puppy kisses ($12.99), yaky charms doggy popcorn ($2.99) and Puppia soft harness ($29.99) from Two Bostons; and logo tennis ball ($1.79) from Kriser’s Natural Pet.
Stocking stuffers for your favorite WHIZ KID
(clockwise, from top) Magformers six-piece set ($11.99) from Anderson’s Toyshop, pocket binoculars ($15.95) from Paper Source, Fidgitz ($9.99) from Toys R Us, TEDCO Toys precision gyroscope ($10.99) from Anderson’s Toyshop, Schleich Tyrannosaurus Rex ($21.99) from Target, Christmas penguin PEZ ($1.99) from Anderson’s Bookstore, world’s smallest fidget spinners ($7.95) from Paper Source, Duncan Reflex yo yo ($9.79) from Walmart and Joy Laforme Winter Lights puzzle ($13.99) from Anderson’s Bookshop.
Keep your peeps WARM & COZY
(clockwise, from top) Dark chocolate leather gloves with natural blonde beaver trim ($139) from York Furrier; Brackish quail feather bowtie in bobwhite ($195) from Southern Tide; Capri Blue iridescent jar candle ($30) from Anthropologie; Elizabeth Gillett Aubyn scarf in coral ($100) from Denim & Soul; animal printed bag ($178) from J. McLaughlin; mulling spice tea sachets ($14.95), mulling spices ($12.95) and Le Creuset stoneware mug in red ($12) from Williams-Sonoma; metallic jingle bells ($9.95) from Paper Source and Barbour scarf [and gloves] gift box in grey ($79) from Southern Tide.
NOVEL IDEAS for the bibliophile on your list
(from top) ABCs of Science by Chris Ferrie (Sourcebooks, $9.99), ABCs of Physics by Chris Ferrie (Sourcebooks, $9.99), Wild—Endangered Animals in Living Motion by Dan Kainen (Workman Publishing, $25.95), Hog Wild—A Frenzy of Dance Music by Sandra Boynton (Workman Publishing, $17.95), Turtles All the Way Down by John Green (Dutton Books, $19.99), A Grandfather’s Lessons—In the Kitchen with Shorey by Jacques Pepin (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $30), The Western Star by Craig Johnson (Viking, $28), Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng (Penguin Press, $27), Leonardo Da Vinci by Walter Isaacson (Simon & Schuster, $35), Grant by Ron Chernow (Penguin Press, $40), How Animals Build by Moira Butterfield (Lonely Planet Global Limited, $18.99), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: The Illustrated Edition by J. K. Rowling (Arthur A. Levin Books, $39.99) and Wise Trees by Diane Cook and Len Jenshel (Abrams, $40), all recommended by Anderson’s Bookshop.
ALL THAT GLITTERS is not just gold
(clockwise, from top left) 18K diamond bangle bracelet ($4,950) from BK Jewelry; St. Xavier Mel clutch in silver ($93) from Denim & Soul; Frederic Duclos diamond-cut sterling silver necklace ($415) from Diamond Gallery; 14K rose gold diamond and Milan zircon custom necklace ($4,800) from Yaseen Jewelers; Makur diamond monogrammed disk ($6,500) from BK Jewelry; Shinola Runwell watch ($550) from State Street Jewelers; Adeline Mariana bracelet ($228) from Occasions; Makur Argentine silver diamond bracelet ($3,900) from BK Jewelry; Farey 18K yellow gold and cushion diamond ring ($15,595) from Matthew Erickson Jewelers; Frederic Duclos diamond-cut sterling silver earrings ($225) from Diamond Gallery; 18K diamond waterfall earrings ($41,857) from Costello Jewelers; Baade cuff links ($135) from Dean’s Clothing; SimonG 18K diamond ring ($25,500) from Costello Jewelry; Evocateur 22K gold leaf over sterling silver Milano cuff ($265) from Yaseen Jewelers; Eyebobs reading glasses ($79) from Dean’s Clothing and 14K diamond bracelet ($5,345) from Matthew Erickson Jewelers.
Digital dreams come true with this TEEN TECH
(clockwise, from top left) Earmuff headphones in peach ($28) from Free People, bkr Spiked London water bottle ($40) from Denim & Soul, MOTA JETJAT Ultra Drone ($64.99) from Amazon, Echo Dot ($49.99) from Amazon, Polaroid Snap instant digital camera ($89.99) from Target, HP Sprocket portable photo printer ($129.95) from Best Buy and iRig Voice smartphone/tablet microphone ($44.95) from Paper Source.