I love to give gifts to the people in my life. But sometimes it can feel overwhelming to find exactly the right thing. Here are some gifts I'll be giving this year from my most favorite stores, designers and authors. Hope you enjoy! xo, Jessie

FIFI LAPIN 'GEEK' ILLUSTRATION. Fifi is the chicest bunny ever. I collect these beautiful illustrations:  http://www.iheartfifilapin.com

A YEAR OF BEEKMAN 1802 SOAPS. I use these soaps made by our friends Josh Kilmer-Purcell and Dr. Brent Ridge every day. The soaps are handmade from the milk of Josh and Brent's goats on their 200 year old upstate New York farm :
http://shop.beekman1802.com/A-YEAR-IN-THE-COUNTRY-BOX-SET-OF-EACH-OF-OUR-12-SCENTS-220.htm

J LINGNAU 'JOSEPHINE' STACKING BANGLES: Brian has given me four of my friend Joanna's elegant stacking rings. Now I want to move on to the bangles.
http://www.jlingnau.com

ALPHABET TOTE FROM VILLAGE: Our friends Tracy and Chester Jenkins made the "for like ever" poster that we have on our mantel and that was featured in Domino magazine. Now I tote around this alphabet bag from their company, Village. The perfect diaper tote for new moms:
http://vllg.com/products/Village/AlphabetTote/

MENS WALLETS FROM IL BISONTE: Men are particularly hard to find gifts for. I love the simple wallets from Il Bisonte, a company based in Italy near where we make our shoes. I love the elegant, spare functionality of these wallets and grain of the leather. I have given these wallets to Brian and my father and they both love them:
http://www.ilbisonte.net/

ATSUYO ET AKIKO JE T'AIME PILLOW: I love absolutely everything from atsuyo et akiko, especially this 'je t'aime' pillow:
http://www.atsuyoetakiko.com/store/product-detail.php?id=120&cat=CUSHION#

SOFT HIPPO TOY: This soft hippo toy from my favorite children's store Pomme is old-fashioned, fun and soft so it won't cause boo-boos:
http://store.pommenyc.com/soft-play-hippo.html

SWANS ISLAND BLANKETS: These blankets, hand-woven in Maine, are a total splurge. It would require saving up, but a Swan Island blanket would be such a special gift for a loved one:
https://swansislandblankets.com/ourcollection/index.html

STYLE ROOKIE ORGANIC TEE: I think these shirts of Tavi are really cute:
http://tavi-thenewgirlintown.blogspot.com/

GRAPHIC NOVEL: I am really into graphic novels. I just finished reading the incredibly heavy, but wonderful, autobiographical graphic novel 'A Drifting Life' by Yoshihiro Tatsumi. This book or another comic book from Rocketship in Brooklyn makes a good gift for just about anybody:
http://rocketshipstore.blogspot.com/

ADDRESS FILE: One of my favorite blogs is by a mom and graphic designer named Sharilyn. Her blog, Lovely Design, chronicles her life with her adorable daughter, Adelaide, and all the wonderful things they make together. Sharilyn crafts and sells these gorgeous address files in small, thoughtful batches:
http://www.lovelydesign.com/lovely_products_address.html

TRADER JOE'S CANDY CANE COOKIES: Now that we have a Trader Joe's in Brooklyn, I eagerly await the Candy Cane Joe Joe's cookies each holiday. They are like Oreos with chopped up candy cane in the filling. Yum! Perfect gift for the neighbors:
http://traderjoes.com/

CAT HAT FROM PIPSQUEAK CHAPEAU: My little guys wear these hats and get quite a reaction from people on the street. These hats are so beautiful and special....plus they come with a built-in scarf:
http://www.pip-squeakchapeau.com/shop/kids/cat-hat

EDDIE BORGO EARRINGS: I don't think these are available til early Spring, but I had to include them on the list. They remind me so much of the jewelry our stylist used on the shoot for our Spring 2010 brand campaign (coming soon!):
http://www.style.com/trendsshopping/accessoryreport/S2010RTW/