GIFT GUIDE 2010 LINK LOVES

Oh my heavens, have you seen the gift guides out there? Every single time I check twitter,  I practcally find another one! Which is incredible and fun and slightly dangerous for my pocketbook  I must admit, my fellow bloggers, that you wonderful people have the best taste in presents.  I enjoyed looking at your collections far more than every single printed set in those glossies. WAY more.  So, I have compiled a list.  She's not pretty (the goodies at the end of the hunt are) and she's light on words...but she will get you where you need to go, STAT. Which is good, seeing as it is the 9th already.
**Keep in mind, some blogs have extensive 'bouts of gorgeousness lasting more than one day, I linked to the main site so you can keep checking back.
Enjoy!

bump smitten "2010 Gift Guide for the Mom-to-Be"
coco + kelley "Wish Lists and Gift Guides"
creature comforts "Gifted Magazine"
cupcakes and cutlery "Helping Some Sistas Out - The Gift Guide"
design*sponge "2010 gift guides"
enchanted dream weddings “Gifts that Give Back”
frenchie and flea “Holiday Gift Guide”
green4u "Holiday Gift Wish List: 2010 Edition"
hank and hunt our very own "Holiday Gift Guide"
little sooti "Christmas Gift Guide 2010"
mrs. lilien “Mrs. Holiday Gift Advisory”
merci new york "Holiday Hostess Gifts"
oh joy "Holiday Gift Guide"
pizzazzerie "2010 Holiday Gift Guide"
passing notes "Holiday Gift Guide"
the tomkat studio "2010 Holiday Gift Guide"
valley & co. "Holidays at Home"
with style and grace "TheUltimate Gift Guide for Her"

PS - while hunting down all these incredible links…I found an incredible round up over on this lovely blog…(not to miss, she has all the incredible links to the really good stuff)

loving.living.small

Ooh and one more thing - this is a link guide to esty shops that trade goods and services.  Brilliant!
oh hello friend "Holiday Shop Trade Guide"

Pretty Little Links: weekly roundup and link lovelies

These types of posts I adore, they always seem to happen on Fridays and are a concoction of loveliness that has been found around the web or links to things that posted during the week. I must succumb to the temptation and share with you some of the loveliness that I have found.  There was just too much wonderfulness this week, and I am guessing it will only get better with the holidays quickly approaching.  SO...for the holiday season I am giving you the gift of things that caught my eye...cause I will bet money they catch your eye, too.  I would love it if you shared some others (of your favorite links) in the comment section!

First to begin the series, my favorite Link Loves that I read religiously every weekend:

MAGNOLIA ROUGE
OH HAPPY DAY! (she writes the links for BABBLE.COM but I read them on her blog)

Of course there are more, I will share some with you every week.  Now...for the good stuff. My faves of the week...

simple embroidered napkins diy on design*sponge
fondant bow topper tutorial on the sweets bar
black and white party to die for on a fabulous fete
the gorgeousness and wonderfulness that is elegant decay starts here wth valley & co on bubblerock
a recipe for pretty peppermint goodies that immediately went on my to do list on sweetapolita
paper pretties i just like looking at on ritzy bee
a gingerbread house party of adorableness on garnish
diy canvas placemats that are getting made this weekend on frenchie and flea

Enjoy and happy weekend!!