Gift Ideas

Toronto Made? Yes please!

by Alison Garwood-Jones
Toronto Made? Yes please!
Ok, artists and creative entrepreneurs, the ground is rumbling. Could this be the start of the repatriation of manufacturing? If you want to sou...
Posted in Repatriate manufacturing, Toronto illustrator

How is my search for a new printing partner going?

by Alison Garwood-Jones
How is my search for a new printing partner going?
Some of you are asking how I'm faring in my search for a new business partner to print and ship my pillows, totes, scarves, and tees at P...
Posted in Graphic Facilitator, Graphic Illustration, Graphic Recorder, Sharpie Artist, Toronto illustrator

Algonquin Island Christmas Boutique — Toronto Islands

by Alison Garwood-Jones
Algonquin Island Christmas Boutique — Toronto Islands
I love it when I get up early to make art. I especially like imagining the features of my city through line and colour. Reading about Toronto i...
Posted in Craft Fair, Gift Ideas, Holiday Gift Guide, surface design, throw pillow, Toronto Gift Ideas, Toronto illustrator, Unique Gifts

Holiday Gift Ideas: for the foodie in your life

by Alison Garwood-Jones
Holiday Gift Ideas: for the foodie in your life
New York food critic Gael Green first coined the term “foodie” in an article for New York Magazine in 1980. Our kitchens have never been the same. ...
Posted in Foodie, Gifts for her, Holiday Gift Guide, Holiday Gift Ideas, Home Decor, Kitchen Decor, One of a Kind Gifts, Salad, surface design, throw pillow, Toronto illustrator, Unique Gifts

Holiday Gift Ideas: Daisy Print Pillows

by Alison Garwood-Jones
Holiday Gift Ideas: Daisy Print Pillows
HOLIDAY GIFT IDEAS: What to get the hippy chick in your life. A daisy print pillow or two for her time-warped apartment. Available in 3 sizes ...
Posted in Daisy print pillows, Floral Designs, Floral Print Pillows, Gifts for her, Holiday Gift Guide, Holiday Gift Ideas, One of a Kind Gifts, Shop Local, surface design, throw pillow, Toronto illustrator

Stocking Stuffer Ideas: Jane Jacobs Enamel Pin

by Alison Garwood-Jones
Stocking Stuffer Ideas: Jane Jacobs Enamel Pin
Surprise and delight the Jane Jacobs nerd on your list with this Enamel Pin of Jane in her famous thinking pose. After just one week of wear, ...
Posted in Activism, City Planning, Gift Ideas, Holiday Gift Guide, Jane Jacobs Enamel Pin, Novelty Gift Ideas, Toronto Gift Ideas, Toronto illustrator, Toronto LIfe, Urban Activist, Urban Planning

Holiday Gift Ideas: For The Japan Lover

by Alison Garwood-Jones
Holiday Gift Ideas: For The Japan Lover
A trip to Japan is rite of passage for so many people I know, from temple hopping to Studio Ghibli pilgrimages and hours spent in paper and pen sho...
Posted in Floral Designs, Holiday Gift Guide, Holiday Gift Ideas, Japan, Japanese motifs, Japon, Novelty Gift Ideas, throw pillow, Toronto illustrator, Unique Gifts

A bit of Wes Anderson

by Alison Garwood-Jones
A bit of Wes Anderson
I met my friend Sam for lunch last week. We caught up on work and life. Then he told me that walking into his living room and seeing the Watches...
Posted in Activism, Gift Ideas, Gifts for her, Holiday Gift Guide, Holiday Gift Ideas, Home Decor, Kids Bedroom Decor, Novelty Gift Ideas, One of a Kind Gifts, Shop Local, surface design, throw pillow, Toronto illustrator, Unique Gifts, Vintage Watches, Watch Collector, Watch Lover, Watch Porn, Wes Anderson, Wrist Watches

Holiday Gift Ideas: For Your Mother-In-Law

by Alison Garwood-Jones
Holiday Gift Ideas: For Your Mother-In-Law
HOLIDAY GIFT IDEAS - What to get your Mother-In-Law? Flowers all year round! My flower stall has Pink Peonies, Daisies, Cherry Blossoms, Hydr...
Posted in Floral Designs, Holiday Gift Guide, Mother-In-Law Gift Ideas, Novelty Gift Ideas, one of a kind gifts, Sakura, surface design, throw pillow, Toronto illustrator, Unique Gifts

Holiday Gift Idea: Toronto Island Throw Pillow

by Alison Garwood-Jones
Holiday Gift Idea: Toronto Island Throw Pillow
HOLIDAY GIFT IDEAS: For the Torontophile on your list. Streetcars are very us, but I’ll bet you haven’t thought of a Toronto Island Ferry throw pil...
Posted in Holiday Gift Guide, Holiday Gift Ideas, Home Decor, Kids Bedroom Decor, Shop Local, surface design, throw pillow, Toronto Gift Ideas, Toronto illustrator, Toronto Island Ferry, Toronto Islands, Toronto LIfe, Toronto Merch, Torontophile, Unique Gifts

Prepping for Holiday Craft Fairs in Toronto

by Alison Garwood-Jones
Prepping for Holiday Craft Fairs in Toronto
Laying out my wares on a sleepy Sunday in anticipation of some upcoming Christmas Fairs and Craft Shows, including the Algonquin Island Associati...
Posted in Gift Ideas, Gifts for her, Holiday Gift Guide, Holiday Gift Ideas, Kids Bedroom Ideas, Novelty Gift Ideas, One of a Kind Gifts, surface design, throw pillow, Toronto Gift Ideas, Toronto illustrator

Holiday Gift Idea: For The Treehugger

by Alison Garwood-Jones
Holiday Gift Idea: For The Treehugger
HOLIDAY GIFT IDEAS: For the tree hugger, it’s my Spring Branches Throw Pillow from PenJarProductions.com. I now have it in 2 shades (winter white a...
Posted in Branches, Gift Ideas, Holiday Gift Guide, Home Decor, Nature Lover, surface design, throw pillow, Toronto illustrator, Treehugger, Unique Gifts