Your favourite Christmas songs from modern and indie artists, with a few of the classics mixed in for good measure!
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LETTER FROM THE OWNER
Hear from Calli about the holiday season and what goes on behind the scenes at Far + Wide.
WIN YOUR WISH LIST 7
Our Wish List program is back for 2024 and better than ever with the chance to win your entire list! Learn all the details here and then visit us in store to enter.
HOLIDAY EVENTS 8
Plan out your holiday season and pack it full of fun local activities!
STYLE GUIDE 10
Find your holiday style and the products that bring it to life!
We love a good advent calendar! Learn a bit of their history, items you can shop in the store to make yours epic, and some DIY calendar ideas
Dear Santa Readers,
Small Talk magazine started out as a Holiday Gift Guide and a chance for us to share the personal stories of the beautiful brands that we carry. As it has grown and officially become Small Talk, our seasonal e-magazine, we ' ve been able to celebrate local events throughout the year, dive into trends we are seeing (and loving!), and go deeper Now, in our third season,
Letter From the Owner November, 2024
Small Talk is truly a labour of love and we hope you enjoy our seasonal editions; a holiday decor focus now, and the return of our gift guide in late November.
Far + Wide was built on a love for local, the intention behind a great gift, and a celebration of the everyday With ups and downs over the past few years, ensuring Far + Wide can help you gift thoughtfully and intentionally is so important to us and I'm proud of our product mix, throughout the year and now, as we enter the Holiday season Each year we work to maintain a balance on our shelves of customer and staff favourites (that you can share with loved ones!) as well as new brands and exciting products that we hope you'll love as much as we do.
As we enter November and slowly shift from fall and Halloween decor into holiday mode, we hope this intention comes through in the decor and home goods you find in-store - from collections built around fresh colourways and themes, ("Modern Baroque" is a personal favourite!) to a new and fun array of our popular foodie ornaments, to beautiful, functional, and intentional pieces that can grow and change with your family, becoming cherished heirlooms to pass on.
In addition to the inspiration you'll find on these pages, our full collections are now up online and may just provide a spark of seasonal ingenuity and excitement! Meanwhile, in store, we ' re preparing to create a winter wonderland as we take on holiday set-up over the next couple of days (we'll reopen on November 1st). And of course we can't forget about seasonal events!
I can't wait to show you what we have planned for Holiday 2024 As always, thank you for your trust and support, for being part of our incredible community, for loving and supporting local as much as we do, and for celebrating the season!
Wishing you a beautiful - and intentional - holiday season
Calli Duncan
Win Your WISH LIST!
Spreading Christmas Cheer!
MERRY CHRISTMAS
ToYou
Our popular wish lists are back! Make Christmas shopping easy for loved ones and get exactly what you want. Fill out our wish list card with the items that you like. Then your family and friends can shop the card all season long.
As a thank you to our incredible customers, one lucky person will win their wish list (up to $250). Simply come into the shop, fill out a ballot and your wish list, and then enter for a chance to win. Good luck!
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‘TisTheSeasonFor HOLIDAY EVENTS
HolidayLaunch
Get the first look at all the Christmas items in the shop!
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RemembranceDay
The shop will be closed
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MysteryBookDay
Get ready for the return of mystery books and take a chance on a new read!
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FriendshipBraceletMaking
Gather your friends for a free bracelet-making activity
SantaClausParade
Get into the holiday spirit and attend the parade! Store closes at 4:00pm
WreathMakingWorkshop
Make a beautiful wreath for your front door! Ensure you are subscribed to our email list for first access to tickets!
Sip+Shop
Our most popular event returns! Enjoy a night of shopping, music, and treats, Ensure you are subscribed to our email list to get first access to tickets!
Stay tuned for even more holiday events coming up!
BookAPrivate CHARMBARNIGHT!
This holiday season, our Charm Bar is available for private bookings as part of a fun DIY + Shopping Night event! Gather your gang, personalize your own necklace or bracelet, enjoy exclusive deals and the calm of a private shopping experience, and celebrate the season!
This event is great for small staff parties, birthdays, girl's nights, or a fun night out. Grab dinner beforehand or arrange to bring your own snacks and drinks to enjoy throughout the evening.
Dates are limited. Email us at farandwidekamloops@gmail.com for more details!
MODERN BAROQUE
MODERN BAROQUE
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AT FIRST BLUSH
PRETTY AND FUN
AT FIRST BLUSH SHOP
WEST COAST CHRISTMAS
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A CHRISTMAS STORY
AS CLASSIC AS A HOLIDAY SHOW
A CHRISTMAS STORY
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DECK OUT THAT TREE
TASTEFUL ORNAMENTS
STOVETOP POTPOURRI
THE PERFECT HOLIDAY SCENT
HOMEMADE POTPOURRI
Now that your home looks beautiful, it’s time to make it smell incredible.
Recipe from Perry’s Plate.
Ingredients
1 small or medium navel orange
1/2 cup fresh cranberries
3 cinnamon sticks
2 Tablespoons whole cloves
3 bay leaves or a pine or rosemary sprig
1 whole star anise (optional)
Directions
Slice the orange into 4-5 rounds and put them, along with the rest of the ingredients into a medium saucepan with 6 cups of water. 1.
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Bring to a boil, then simmer on low for as long as you like, adding water when needed.
Notes
You can use a slow cooker if you don't like the idea of leaving your stove turned on for prolonged periods.
PREMADE, DIYS, AND GIFT IDEAS
A LITTLE HISTORY
Where do advent calendars originate from?
Like many other aspects of modern Christmas practices, the Advent calendar is of German origin. From the early nineteenth century, at the latest, German Protestants began to mark the days of Advent either by burning a candle for the day or, more simply, marking walls or doors with a line of chalk each day.
in the early twentieth century, the first printed calendars appeared, followed by Gerhard Lang’s innovation of adding small doors in the 1920s. Therefore, he is often seen as the creator of the modern calendar.
Calendars filled with chocolate began to appear from the late 1950s around the time that they also began to spread around the world
- Doing History in Public
AdventCalendars
We love Advent calendars and how you can personalize them to create a unique tradition.
Whether you like buying a premade calendar, filling up drawers with little gifts, or creating the whole thing from scratch, it’s all about the fun surprises inside! You don’t need to spend big bucks to make it special, and Far + Wide has everything you need to keep it easy and exciting.
Click the link below or flip the page to get some ideas!
ADVENT CALENDAR GIFTS
24 GIFTS THEY’LL LOVE
ADVENTCALENDARS
Build a mini puzzle for 12 days to combine and create one large puzzle!
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njoy a surprise candy each the 24 days leading up to hristmas! Made in Canada.
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DIY ADVENT CALENDARS
Classic Treats
You can never go wrong with the classics! A chocolate a day is always a good idea when it comes to an advent calendar. You can swap out the chocolate for candy or take it to the next level with baked goods.
Books
One of our personal favourites is an advent calendar of books! They can be thrifted finds, new reads, or a mix Wrap each one for a mystery book each day!
Christmas Spirits
A grownup advent calendar doesn’t get much more fun than this! Fill it with beer, wine, cider, mixed drinks, non-alcoholic, or your beverage of choice!
Scavenger Hunt
Up the anty and hide clues in the advent calendar that lead to little prizes or a long hunt that leads to a bigger gift on Christmas Eve.
Holiday Activities
Come up with little daily activities to make the most of the season. You can pick from a whole variety including watching a holiday movie, baking cookies, driving around looking at Christmas lights, going out for a seasonal drink, and so much more.
Handmade Goodies
There’s something so special about handmade gifts and the time and energy that goes into creating them. Try your hand at making bracelets, art prints, poems, bookmarks, special notes, or letters.
Craftmas
Utilize a great company like Craftmas, a Canadian company that makes advent calendar boxes. Fill them with whatever your heart desires - they even give examples on their website!
Little Gifts
It doesn’t have to break the bank to be unique! There are lots of little gifts that you can fill in an advent calendar like lip balm, stickers, bath bombs, jewelry, face masks, and much more.
