Coming off Christmas, the pinnacle of gift giving can stifle your creativity when it comes to giving gifts during other times of the year.  I love to give gifts and pulled together 5 of my favorite gifts to give any month, week or day of the year.

Books are one of my favorite gifts to give (and receive) and it just so happens that this stack includes four of my favorite design titles that make the perfect gift for someone who love design and beautiful things.

The Perfectly Imperfect Home,

Domino–The Book of Decorating

Design Sponge at Home

Decorate

I learned about Sugar Paper last year and have fallen madly in love with all of their products.  This Sassy Note Set from Sugar Paper would be a great gift to give to mom, a friend, co-worker or blogging bestie.  p.s. Sugar Paper also carries beautiful gift wrap, gifts and holiday products.

Does music sooth your soul like it does mine.  I love to listen to music and vow to turn the TV off more this year and turn up the tunes.  Music is a great gift for him or her and can come in the form of a CD, vintage album or a I-tunes gift card.  Jazz music is one of my faves and this list of the 100 Greatest Jazz Albums ever created is a great resource when gift giving.

I am a paper addict and one of my obsessions is journals. I love the idea of a book of blank pages just waiting for words, ideas, pictures and inspiration.  A journal is a great gift, especially at the start of a new year with a note encouraging the gift recipient to jot down their hearts desire!  These cute polka dot journals which I love also because they are call Gold Confetti can be found at Target.

Have you ever thought about giving the gift of a class to someone?  It’s a great idea and one that I love.  Find a class related to a hobby or skill that the person enjoys or has always wanted to try and give a gift of real inspiration!  I’m excited to take a calligraphy class this year…a little gift to myself!