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Holiday gift baskets at Vanilla Spoons

There's one way to take the stress out of your holiday shopping: Order a gluten free gift basket from Vanilla Spoons. If there's someone on your list who has gluten intolerance or a wheat allergy, you can feel confident in choosing one of our gourmet gift baskets which have movie-themed names like Close Encounters of the Sweet Kind and Mix and The City. (Cheeky, I know.)

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Visit Vanilla Spoons. It's my [gluten free] bread and butter.

Vanilla Spoons. For all your gluten free gift giving needs.

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Weekly links

How was your Thanksgiving? I forgot to make the mashed potatoes, and somehow I managed to feel quite full without eating any turkey. Enjoy the rest of your holiday weekend! Links...

turn tablecloths into curtains at Apartment Therapy

make gluten free chocolate snow eggs at La Tartine Gourmande

order a gluten free gift basket at Vanilla Spoons

build a stowable upholstery workbench at Curbly

use decorative pillows to make a headboard at Apartment Therapy

make lots of cards from just two punches at Crafty Pod via Craftzine

sew a ruffled messenger bag at Between The Lines via WhipUp

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Luggage for the unique and the geek

Upcycled vintage luggage found at Etsy shop Get Ready, Set, Go.

Accomplishments

It's a wonderful feeling when you're getting stuff done. Right now is one of those moments. I've got the dishwasher and clothes dryer going simultaneously. Yay!

Are you getting holiday shopping done? Be sure to check out this place if there's a person with a wheat/gluten allergy on your list. Here's another one of those movie scenes I had originally posted on Vanilla Spoons. It went with The Nutty Granola Professor gluten free gift basket.


lovin' le lewis (The Nutty Professor)

And while I'm in YouTube mode, take a look at this incredible live acoustic of Adele singing Chasing Pavements. My most favorite song of 2008. If I had one wish it would be to sing great. Like Adele.



My favorite movie of 2008? That's a tough one given I had seen only two. (And technically Alvin and the Chipmunks was the end of '07.) C'est triste for the once upon a time movie buff:( So here's my fave and only from the past year:


scene from Sex and the City: The Movie

Have a lovely Monday!

Vanilla Spoons Of Course

Who are we kidding? The only reason I started this blog was to plug Vanilla Spoons. So plug away I shall.

In search of the perfect gift that shows them you get it? (I am referring here to your loved one's gluten/wheat intolerance.) After spending nearly a decade checking and re-checking ingredients labels, I decided to start a little gluten free gift basket business. (My son was diagnosed at age two with celiac disease which means he can't eat foods containing gluten.) Me putting on a gluten free baker's apron and opening a bakery just wasn't in the cards.

There are 7 different baskets to choose from ranging in price from $69.95-$139.95. You'll notice a movie theme thing going on over at Vanilla Spoons. For instance, there's Close Encounters of the Sweet Kind filled with sweet stuff like chocolate bars, licorice and white chocolate peanut butter. Yum. And there's Mix and the City which has an assortment of gluten free mixes and comes with VANILLA extract and wooden SPOON. I know. Corny.

So please do check out the store if you'd like. Holidays are right around the corner, yada yada.