Iowa City Downtown District Gift Guide

Iowa City Downtown District

GIFT GUIDE

a s ea s o n a l pe e k a t the be st g ifts fo r ever yone on your lis t

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Gifts To Wear

super cozy everyday sweaters

Catherine’s: assorted cashmere sweaters from White + Warren, Lisa Yang and One Grey Day

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1. Velvet Coat: TWP Boy Cashmere Crew Sweater; 2. Dulcinea: Buffy Quegg necklace (local artist) 3. Catherine’s: Marine Layer Lomas Sweater 4. Dulcinea: Steve Madden Velvet Blazer, Pink Martini Mohair vest, Buffy Quegg necklace (local artist)

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1. Velvet Coat: Birkenstock Black Teddy Shearling Sandal 2. Om Gifts: Solmate cotton socks 3. Catherine’s: assorted cotton and cashmere socks

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AKAR: SUBU Indoor/Outdoor Slippers

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Ewer’s Men’s Store: Plaid Flannel Shirt, Cotton V-Neck Sweater

a plaid flannel button down is timeless!

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A Pop of Color

use a dash of color to create a signature look

Discerning Eye: assorted red frames from Theo, Anne et Valentin, Face a Face, and Piero Massaro

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Accessorize The Look 1

cute feminine, warm... and most importanly, they work with your phone

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a truly perfect wallet in classic shades

1. Textiles: Hobo trifold wallet 2. Textiles: Lookbym gloves

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Textiles: Hobo wristlet

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Velvet Coat: Wolf Small Zip Jewelry Case, Marla Aaron Silver Baby Drop Lock, Marla Aaron Silver Not So Heavy Curb Chain, Marla Aaron Gold Stoned Lock, Marla Aaron Gold Square Link Chain 10 SUPPORT LOCAL AND SHOP SMALL THIS HOLIDAY SEASON!

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1. Textiles: Sylca necklace, 2. Hands Jewelers: 14K yellow gold diamond and hessonite cabochon garnet pendant and claret colored garnet and diamond ring

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1. Ten Thousand Villages: Meera Layered Wool Scarf, 2. Ten Thousand Villages: Patchwork Kantha Silk Shawl

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Ten Thousand Villages: Sacred Sari Throw, Alpaca Toy

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Festive Decorations Willow & Stock: seasonal floral arrangement

winter bouquets may include seasonal beauties like hypericum berries, cedar, spruce, pine, and assorted seed pods and grasses

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Iowa Artisans Gallery: assorted holiday pillows from Eric and Christopher

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1. Heim: Sketchy Stitch Cross-stitch Hoops; 2. Glassando: assorted Iowa-themed Christmas ornaments; 3. Ten Thousand Villages: assorted artisan-made Christmas ornaments

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Set The Mood

play these all season long!

Record Collector: assorted new holiday records SUPPORT LOCAL AND SHOP SMALL THIS HOLIDAY SEASON! 17

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1. Heim: Erba Love Awakening Bundle, Sunstone Points, Selenite Unicorn Towers 2. Revival: assorted Frasier Fir candles; 3. rsvp: Iowa City candle; 4. Om Gifts: Flying Wish Paper

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Make Your List 1

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1. rsvp: assorted mt washi tape, pencils and pens, Luddite zip pencil case 2. rsvp: assorted notebooks

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1. Blick: Studio Acrylic paint; 2. Blick: The Woobles Learn to Crochet Kit; 3. Blick: Watercolor Block, paints and brush

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Reading Recommendations 1

written by local author Samantha Chang

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Bound in full crimson leather with gilt titles at spine and cover

1. Prairie Lights Bookstore: assorted hardcover and paperback books; 2. Haunted Bookshop: Easton Press Collector’s Edition Books

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Kitchen Tools They Need

never get burnt again!

Prairie Kitchen Store Chef Works apron and Trudeau Oven gloves

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adjustable straps and heavy duty denim

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1. Prairie Kitchen Store: Opinel le Petit Chef knife set; 2. AKAR: MoMA Wire Mesh Bowl

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1. Beno’s Flowers and Gifts: Iowa state shaped Serving and Cutting Board; 2. Prairie Kitchen Store: kitchen torch and Emile Henry ramekins; 3. Om Gifts: Handwarmer mug; 4. Prairie Kitchen Store: salt and pepper grinders

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Toys and Games for Everyone 1

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1. Baby 223: Tooth Hero pillow; 2. Haunted Bookshop: Fast Flip game; 3. Baby 223: Light Up Sensory Toy and Tonies character; 4. Haunted Bookshop: Folkmanis puppets; 5. Baby 223: Bella Tunno silicone pocket bib and baby toy

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quite honestly the cutest cat toy ever! and it’s made locally, too!

cannot handle these tiny eyeballs and long tongue

Heim: The Punchy Cat snake catnip toy

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1. Haunted Bookshop: assorted puzzles; 2: Beno’s Flowers and Gifts: Vintage Santa Claus puzzle; 3. Heim: Opposites: Mini Divi Deck and Spirit Speak tarot deck

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who doesn’t need a gumball machine?

lots more one-ofa-kind weird stuff in every corner of Artifacts!

Artifacts: Vintage free-standing Gumball Machine

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