Manolo’s Super Fantastic Gifts Under $60!
Manolo says, please allow the Manolo to recommend the few reasonably priced gifts for your holiday shopping list.
This charming little hot chocolate pot has become one of the favorite things the Manolo has himself received as the gift in the past year. Sometimes, when it is chilly and the Manolo is feeling down, he asks one of his assistants, Boris or Jim-Jim, to fix him the pot of cocoa. How the spirits of the Manolo rise when the pot and cups make their appearance!
Costly unguents from France, to sooth the battered hands and becalloused feets of your loved one…at the reasonable price!
Reasonably-priced, traditionally-made knickknackery from the Continuous Lean, which is not only the great style blog, but also the site of the very good shop of quality Americana style.
For the teeny peoples, the Manolo suggests the adorable Thomas Hat from Krochet Kids. They are made in Uganda by poor ladies who need our help.
For the high tech party girl, the Manolo recommends the Lodis Liquid Smartphone Case, the perfect thing to leave in the cab after the wack party at Studio v54.2!
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Cat 14 years ago
I gave a very similar hot chocolate pot as a Christmas gift a few years ago. It’s nice to know that I selected a Manolo-approved gift!
LaLarson 14 years ago
Boris and Jim-Jim! It’s amazing how a small detail like that can make me laugh.
marvel 14 years ago
Manolo! I like the darker serif font on the posts much better than the light-rust colored sans serif font you were using. It better emphasizes the title of each post. Also I think you have changed the left margin, giving the posts a cleaner look. I am still not sure why you have the “posted” time protrude into the left margin, instead of aligning with the title of the post; if you want to use margin-protrusion to emphasize the break between posts, why not protrude the titles? But I am liking this better than your previous new blog design.
Oh, I like the gift suggestions, too! Particularly the hot chocolate one.
Manolo the Shoeblogger 14 years ago
Many and profuse thanks for your kind words. The red titles of the posts was making the blog too red, especially with the Christmasy ads.
As for the “posted” meta-data line, the Manolo has been trying to to make it align to the right, but he has not yet figured out how fix it using only validated CSS coding. (Yes, the Manolo has been doing all of this himself…What can he say? He is frugal.)
Stephanie 14 years ago
Thanks so much for the great ideas. It will make my Christmas shopping so much easier today.
Lee 14 years ago
Love the smart phone case. It’s a must have for every fashionista. And it should not be left in the cab!