{2011 Holiday Gift Guide ~ sponsor spotlight, part I}

The Holiday Gift Guide launched on Saturday {H O O R A Y!} and features over 30 adorable + amazing handmade vendors. Be sure you take a look at the vendors sites being featured, they’ve all worked so hard at building their fabulous shops and I’m so proud of them! There are hundreds of gift ideas, soooo perfect for the different people in your life.

In partnership with the Holiday Gift Guide are five unique sponsor spotlight posts. Today is post #1, featuring just a few of the HGG vendors. Feel free to bookmark or pin what you find, too {let me know if you need a pinterest invite by leaving a comment}! xoxo

Moreygirl is a gorgeous shop filled with colorful accessories, bags, baby booties + more. Lately I’ve been obsessed with making new outfits from pieces I already own {how creative can I get?}, and I do this by layering. Sometimes I’ll buy something new and then it seems like I have even more choices. Moreygirl’s felt flower pins {$8 each} below are a such a fun way to add a new layer to your outfit: add the pin to your shirt, jacket, scarf or bag ~

Oh yes, those baby booties I mentioned above? Here they are, and are they not precious?! Prices range from $28 – $32, and seriously ~ Heather even makes a pair of slippers for the littlest mister in your life —wink! I am in love, yeow!

Connect with Moriegirl on Twitter + Facebook.

Oh So Antsy creates custom, handmade state necklaces {so fun!} ~ Jessica even punches a heart where your city can be found within the state. Oh So Antsy also has tiny state necklaces, country necklaces and lake necklaces. A girl after my own heart — below are two special items from her shop, and I think they’re pretty rad…

As an online shopper, reviews & product testimonials are important, right? Reviews like these make customers feel confident in making a purchase:

Connect with Oh So Antsy on Twitter + Facebook.

Have you seen The Little Illustrator? A shop filled with “cutesy quirky fun art for the young and old alike” ~ indeed! Jen lines the “walls” of her shop with dozens & dozens of 8×10 illustrations, from sweet memos to wishful dreams…

And I can’t imagine a more perfect gift for the artist in your life:

“Putting yourself out there is scary for anyone, especially for artists, but if you’re not brave you will never know what could be. This little girl is so nervous to show her beloved her art work. Of course he will love it, like any good love, because it is her work and represents her ideas and feelings,” — excerpt from product description

Connect with The Little Illustrator on Twitter + Facebook.

mmmmmMMMMMM, get your napkins & dessert plates ready, Nicole’s Handmade Treats is here to share with us her yummy shop of candy, chocolates & homemade treats. If you have a weakness for chocolate, like I do, ummm — don’t blame me if you fall in love! ;]

Nicole has a gorgeous selection of treats: Belgian Chocolate Treats; Clusters, Drops, Truffles; Chocolate Lollipops; Favors; Fruit and Chocolate ~ and more {yeow!}.

Connect with Nicole’s Handmade Treats on Twitter + Facebook.

Kristin & Chris Ann over at LoveFeast Table have a fabulous way of bringing everyone to the table, and they do it through recipe sharing, local meet-ups, and fabulous finds for the home. Not only do they blog their journey but they have a shop filled with velvet plush pumpkins… and jewelry ;]

And I really love these:

Actually, I have a set of plush pumpkins and they are SO beautiful and lovely and real-like, with their dried gourd stem and all :]

Connect with LoveFeast Table on Twitter + Facebook

This shop’s for the girls: K Bella Bambino, a boutique of sassy | fresh | playful clothing items for HER.

The three skirts below caught my eye because they would look DARLING with boots and leggings {or thick tights, so fun!} as the weather continues to cool off. The rich colors caught my eye right away.

And the cute skirt on the right ~ awwwww! {Right?!}

Connect with K Bella Bambino on Facebook.

Holiday Gift Guides are so fun! Such a great way to support handmade and show you amazing vendors. I hope you’ll take some time to connect with each vender! Click here to see the complete Holiday Gift Guide for 2011.

There are more HGG sponsor spotlight posts to come over the next 8 weeks!