It’s the Sunday before Christmas, the time of year where shopping becomes like a scene from the Hunger Games as last minute shoppers brave the weather and crowds to surprise their loved ones with presents under the tree. Every year, I think I’ll knock out my holiday shopping in advance but, without fail, I… [Read More]
Holiday Gift Ideas that Give Back and Make a Difference
The streets of New York are filled with shoppers right now carrying armfuls of Build-a-Bear boxes and Macy’s shopping bags as they hurry to check off gifts for everyone on their Christmas list. Tis’ the season for giving, or so they say, but more often than not the presents we find under the tree… [Read More]
Travel-Inspired Holiday Gifts for the Home
The Pin the Map Project started with nothing more than an idea and a push pin map gifted to me one Christmas by my mother. I remember unwrapping that large, National Geographic pushpin map with the quote “to travel is to live” inscribed across the bottom. I couldn’t wait to get the map back… [Read More]
The Perfect Gift for this Holiday Season
They say the first few seconds of an impression are everything, that in those critical moments our brains take visual notes and pass judgement before we’ve even said hello to a person, tasted a dish or held an item in our hands. My first impression of ValleyBrink Road‘s gift boxes came one day on Instagram when… [Read More]
