Andy Warhol Butterflies iPhone Case, $40

It’s an artsy-girly iPhone case that will look pretty getting reflected in the mirror of her Instagram self-portraits. (Trust me, I am not making fun of anyone with that example.)

Bourbon Ginger Pecan Pie, $35

After Valentines Day soup dumplings, head home for tea and a bourbon ginger pecan pie, baked by Brooklyn cuties Keavy Blueher and Allison Kave, collectively known as Butter & Scotch. You should skip the plates and eat it with two forks while snugged up on the couch. (Keavy and Allsion, I can’t wait until your brick-and-mortar location opens this spring!)

A Cat’s Life by Gemma Correll, $14

Quirky cartoonist Gemma Correll is beloved for her dry, off-beat humor. She understands why your hipster girlfriend ends up in empty rooms at parties, petting cats like “a drunken Snow White“. This book is delightful.

Fjallraven Warm Yellow Kanken Classic Backpack, $88

She can pack for a fun weekend getaway in this adorable, campy-and-classic backpack. Note: also include plans for a weekend getaway to somewhere woodsy.

Roald Dahl print from Lisa Congdon, $18

“If you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.” – Roald Dahl

Give her this print, hand lettered by my friend and constant inspiration Lisa Congdon, as a reminder that you love her for her inner beauty, too.

Mineral Magnet Set, $36

A rad set of mineral magnets to jazz up the crummy fridge in her fourth floor walk-up apartment. Bonus points if you include a card that says, “you rock!”

BWAHAHAHA!

I will be here all week, you guys.

Oval Stud Earrings from we see stars, $18

Just the thing for adding a tiny bit of sparkle without a lot of fuss. Both Patrice and I wear earrings from this company; hers are teeny lighting bolts, and mine are these very ovals. I got them at Old Hollywood in the Lower East Side in Manhattan (there’s also a location in Williamsburg, Brooklyn), and you can order from the website (link above) or check out the we see stars website for other styles.

Mini Wooden Speaker, $32

A pretty little wooden speaker that attaches to her iPhone easily, for gettin’ it on to the indie-artist heavy sexy playlist for Valentines Day.

p.s. More gifts for your hipster girlfriend.

Backlit screens (like the iPad and the Kindle Fire) can be hard to read, but a normal Kindle can’t be read in the dark. This illuminated screen combines the best of both worlds, plus it increases the contrast and pixels since the last model, making this the best Kindle yet. I tried one and was instantly smitten. For everyone!

Kindle Paperwhite, $139

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Vivian Maier was a nanny in Chicago and street photographer, but her photography only began receiving critical acclaim after her death in 2009. Now she is now recognized as one of the great photographers of our time. I think it’s sad she never knew what an inspiration she was! For the aspiring street photographer. photo

Vivian Maier: Street Photographer, $26

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Bill Zeman draws pictures based on his three year old daughter Rosie’s art direction. Hilarious and adorable! For the artistic parent of a toddler.

Tiny Art Director, $12

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Photos and writings from America’s coolest punk traveler reveals his time in Bangladesh, Burma, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Northern Ireland, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and other places. For the fan who is obsessed.

Occupants, $23

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Great faces of dogs diving, swimming and fetching under water. For the dog lover.

Underwater Dogs, $11

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Gretchen Rubin’s second book about being happy. This time, she’s talking about creating a home that makes you feel energized, content, and able to create. For the person who needs inspiration. photo

Happier at Home, $15

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This party game is like Apples to Apples, but way dirtier. It says it right on the box: for horrible people. (Here are some of my horrible friends playing in my living room.)

Cards Against Humanity, $25

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Luisa Weiss left New York and moved to Berlin to begin a new life and a fresh start. For my dear friend, who is about to do just that. photo

My Berlin Kitchen: A Love Story (with Recipes), $16

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It really wouldn’t be a gift guide written by The Amber Show without a Miranda July book. For your Hipster Girlfriend.

Learning to Love You More, $14

Yes to this reasonably priced luxury scarf from the middle-man eliminating online retailer Frank & Oak. It’s for gentlemen, but I would totally rock this.

Citizen Wool Scarf, $30

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I can’t believe I’m old enough to have a favorite product for over a decade, but here it is. I’ve owned dozens of pairs of these since high school, washing each multiple times over several years until they get turned into charming plaid dust rags.

Men’s Plaid Flannel PJ Pants, $15

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2007′s advent of consumer touchscreens brought about the popularity of these gloves.

Fingerless arm warmers, $32

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When I’m editing photos, Matty lays under my desk, and I like to shove my feet under him to keep them warm. It’s always so disappointing when he decides to get up.

Lodge moccasins, $40

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On Robyn’s Life List is to make 10,000 hats in her lifetime. $5 of the sale of each goes to charity:water, and boy are they cute. So is Robyn!

Hadly hats, $24

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Pretty stacking rings you can rock all together or individually, made by a very excellent lady.

Tricolor textured stacking rings, $35

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Not to brag, but I’m something of a hoodie connoisseur. This is my favorite reasonably priced hoodie ever. (You will look happier than this model does when you are wearing it. Promise.)

Hoodie, $51

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Earlier this year I was at a private Ben Folds Five concert, which I totally meant to blog about and didn’t, but really all you need to know was he was all, “Hi, I’m Ben.” and shook my hand like I haven’t spent the entire second half of my existence (omg) being a huge fan, and then he played Brick while I was about six feet away from him and I looked at Katie and kind of lost it and crumpled into her arms while she patted my hair and laughed at me. ANYway, Rod Thomas was there, too, and I complimented him on his pink Chucks, and now we need a clean up on aisle five from all the names I just dropped.

low top pink Chucks, $50

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New York City eats things; I lost my favorite black cardigan this year in Otto’s Shrunken Head, which is NYC’s best Tiki Bar.

Merino Crew Cardigan, $45

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On ladies night out, all of my friends – from the blondes to the black gals – raid my purse because they know this lip color is in there. It looks good on all of us.

Tarte lipsurgence matte lip tint in “envy”, $24

Lands’ End gave these to Camp Mighty attendees, and I love mine. It goes everywhere (except fancy dinners.) photo from JetKat

Medium Colored Open Top Tote Bag, $32.50

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Made of recycled rice bags, and the money from the sale of this goes to survivors of sex-trafficking in India and Cambodia. Good if you, like me, have a teeny bathroom, and no where to hide the makeup bag.

Fruit Cosmetic Case, $25

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It’s… stuff. Like clay, that you use to put on stuff to protect it… um… just watch the video, and then you will realize you do actually need this.

Sugru, $18 – $20

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This is simple, functional, good looking, and will last a long time.

Continental zip wallet, $128

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This is the blanket to get if you need one. Snug and cute!

Faribault Woolen Mill Co. SoHo Throw, $130

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Stripety flannel sheet goodness at an insanely low price. Yes.

Flannel Sheet Set, $25

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Drying the dishes is a tiny bit less miserable of a chore with these cheery dishcloths. I can vouch for these; they last for-EVVVVVVER.
Williams-Sonoma Contrast Stripe Dishcloths, Set of 4, $10

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I’m a life long Yankee, but these sweet tea glasses are charming!

Red Sweet Tea Glasses, $6

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Instead of using boring clear tape to stick your lunch bag closed or pin up a love note, you can use this happy tape instead. I love this for a stocking stuffer!

Happy Tape, $3.50 – $4.50 each

When the Talking Heads start singing, “This ain’t no party, this ain’t no disco…” you can point to your ceiling and go, “Fuck yes it is.”

Disco ball, $30

via Maggie

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I really, really want this red bike.

2013 Mercier Elle City Bike, $400

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The Ace Hotel in Palm Springs leaves these pull-over robes in their guest rooms; they are also for sale. Here I am modeling one (thanks to Nicole for the photo). I wandered around with it over my swim suit, offering fellow guests loaves and fishes and promising to walk across the pool right before turning it into a vat of merlot.

Pullover Robe, $130

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It’s perfectly holiday, grown-up glittery.

Butter London nail lacquer in “Rosie Lee”, $14

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My belief is that special gifts should be lavish. That means if you only have ten dollars, you buy a ten dollar chocolate bar.

Compartes chocolate bars, $10 each

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I had a Liz Lemon moment recently in which I unrolled my old yoga mat after way too long and a spider crawled out.

Manduka eKO natural rubber yoga mat, $76

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Bacon-flavored olive oil. I am done here.

Bacon olive oil, $16

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How many times have I read Matilda by Roald Dahl? I’ve lost count.

Matilda mug, £8

All hats for babies should have extra ears.

$30 – $38 from Cité Fuzz‘s Etsy shop

see the whole 2010 gift guide here

I probably don’t need another bag in my life, but look at this one! It’s so pretty!

Uh, I mean, your friend would like it. The friend you’re buying it for. She’d totally dig it.

$148 from Madewell

(with a bit of sleuthing, you might find a better price and WILL find other colors, although the indigo ink is, by far, my favorite.)

see the whole 2010 gift guide here

Stephanie, the manager of Word in Brooklyn, sent Rob and me one of these clever postcards a few weeks ago.  It’s a collection of 100 unique postcards featuring reproductions of iconic Penguin covers.  I really like the box it comes in, too; it’s so perfect for gift-giving.

$16.50 Amazon

see the whole 2010 gift guide here

Everyone in New York City seems to love the waffle truck Wafels & Dinges. The Belgian waffles they sell are delicious, the workers are friendly, and they have a fantastic Twitter account which they use to broadcast both their location and their hilarious daily challenges. Anyone who goes to buy a waffle and participates in the daily challenge gets one free topping on their waffle. Oh, excuse me, one free “dinges”.

One of their most popular “dinge” is speculoos spread. I got into an argument with a worker who tried to get me to taste it, telling him that anything with such an awful name could not possibly be good. He insisted I try it, and promised to give me a new waffle if I hated it.

It’s wonderful. The consistency is like peanut butter, but it melts a little when you smush it on a waffle. It’s supposed to be gingerbread flavored, but to me it tastes exactly like liquid gram cracker.

Now you can have a jar of it at home!

$8 per jar from Waffles and Dinges

see the whole 2010 gift guide here

Gavin sent me the link to this when I complained of not finding enough dude gifts.  It’s like a hoodie and a robe in one.

I know I would buy this for Rob and then steal it.  There is just no other way for that to possibly go.

$50 from L.L. Bean

see the whole 2010 gift guide here