The Most Unique Gift for Everyone on Your List!

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With only a few weeks left until Christmas, most of us are in a rush to finishing shopping for everyone on our lists... some may even be close to finishing your Christmas shopping! While I wish I was among the latter, I tend to always be the former... every single year. With so many loving people to buy for on both sides of our family, we are still getting presents organized and making sure that each and every person in our life gets a gift they really love.

While the little kids in our family will love the items we've bought them this year... we're still squaring away almost all of the presents for the adults! While we love our family members dearly, most of them already have everything they need or want! I suppose we're blessed like that... and I'm not complaining, but it really does make gift giving/buying a difficult experience. I bet you have people in your life that tend to be a little troublesome to gift items to as well...

While we love these members of our family, it's no fun playing the guessing game while at the store trying to find presents... That's why we're going to be giving a few of the tough-to-buy-for adults in our family gift cards this year - more specifically personalized photo book gift cards from TheGiftCardShop.com! Everyone loves a gift that includes photos of their family and these easy to make photobooks are adorable and so very thoughtful!

The first person I surprised with a photobook and a gift card for the holiday season is someone I love very much, my own mother. She loves my niece, as much if not a million times more than she loves my sister and I, so it comes as no surprise that I made her photobook about my precious little niece!

The best part of this FREE photobook is that I was able to personalize each photo by pulling them all from my facebook and instagram pictures and then I added my own captions, making the story line of the book about how much we love and appreciate her! The book plays music and scrolls through pages, as if it were actually sitting in front of the recipient - such a cool experience! Plus, to show a little extra appreciation, I was able to surprise her with a $25 gift card to Olive Garden through TheGiftCardShop.com! The perfect little gift to remind her that I'm thinking about her!

It was so easy getting my mom one of her favorite gifts this year, seeing pictures of our family's precious memories flash on her screen and then rewarding her with a gift card to one of our favorite places to go together - it is literally the perfect gift! And... now that I know about TheGiftCardShop.com, gift giving just got even easier for all the adults on our list.

Are you wanting to surprise someone with a gift card but you've been told before that it isn't a thoughtful gift? Well, that is NOT an accurate statement - at least not for my generation! According to a new national study on gift giving from Millennials gift cards take 1st place in gift giving, expert Jason Dorsey and The Center for Generational Kinetics found that nearly 50% of consumers chose gift cards over physical gifts of the same value.

So tell me, who on your list will you surprise with a unique photobook and gift card from TheGiftCardShop.com first? Once you've gifted your photobook, don't miss your chance to win big - share your photobook using the hashtag #TGCS & tag TheGiftCardShop on Facebook to be entered to win a $200 gift card!

The Item on Every Little Girl's Christmas List: The Bratz Create It Yourself Fashion Doll Set!

Some girls just want to have fun and with the adorable Bratz Create-It-Yourself Fashion Doll Set, I'm certain every girl will be having fun this Christmas! This toy is the perfect mixture of everything little girl's love - fashion and self-expression!

I'm all for encouraging kids to get their imagination flowing and their creative juices going so when I saw this adorable doll set, I knew my niece would just love one of her own!

I love that this simple little doll encourages her to express herself and her individuality, while instilling confidence and allowing her to really get creative. This is the perfect toy for any young girl wanting to express herself in a fun and unique way!

Plus, after a little hiatus, the Bratz dolls have an updated look and feel that embodies the interests, passions, and personalities of the modern day girl. Just trendy enough to be cool, so your little gal will fall in love instantly!

Each and every one of the Bratz dolls are perfect for the holiday season though. With the #SnowKissed Dolls and the matching snow lounge and the Bratz Study Abroad Dolls, it's obvious that there's a doll made for every girl!

Which Bratz doll is your favorite? I know my niece will be overjoyed to find this one under the tree this year!

Big Thanks to Bratz for sending over the adorable doll so I could share it with my readers!
Find more awesome gift inspiration in my holiday gift guide - click here!

Deck the Halls with Mocktails: The Perfect Non-Alcoholic Cocktail Mixer

During the holiday season, it's normal to indulge in spirits - while I love spreading holiday cheer, today I'm talking more about the cocktail type of spirit... the awesome thing is, these aren't really cocktails at all... although they taste like it!

Mocktails line of all-natural, non-alcoholic cocktails are the perfect way to indulge in "spirits" during the holiday without ever actually drinking a drop of alcohol... or if you like to party, these Mocktails cocktails are actually great, healthy mixers as well! Whether you want to surprise the hostess with the mostest or your looking for a gift for a coworker, these little Mocktails are the perfect way to spread holiday cheer!

While the packaging is adorable and the flavors sound delicious, I feel like I should also share how easy these little Mocktails are to whip up! Just add in ice to the package, shake, pour, and enjoy! The flavor options for these non-alcoholic cocktail beverages include Cosmopolitan, Margarita, Red Sangria, and Lemonade Whiskey Sour! Plus, it all comes in at an affordable price of $39.95 for the 4 pack, which serves around 16 people! So what are you waiting for? Surprise someone on your list with the perfect non-alcoholic cocktail or a terrific mixer!

I decided to wrap my Mocktails up in a super inventive way - with just a thin string of hemp, I turn my mixers into the perfect strand of oversized, delicious Christmas lights!

So tell me, who on your list would love to find Mocktails under their tree? Which flavor do you think you would want to enjoy with them first? I can't wait to hear all about it in the comments below!

Thanks to Mocktails for sending over these awesome items so I could include them in my Holiday Gift Guide!
Want to find more gifting inspiration? Check out my gift guide by clicking here:

Revealing My Adore Me Secret + a $500 Gift Card Giveaway!

This post was sponsored by Adore Me as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central. I received complimentary products to facilitate my review.

I'm a bit of subscription box fanatic; with so many amazing companies offering such a wide variety of products via mail, it's easy to see why I love getting these boxes full of goodies each month. I have a subscription box for clothing, jewelry, food, and even beauty products, but I was missing a subscription box for one really important thing, one kind of secret thing... until recently.

Adore Me is my newest box I've added to my collection of subscriptions and since I'm loving the box so much, I've decided to share all the details about something I usually keep a secret... Adore Me is the perfect way to treat myself to pretty "unmentionables" and since they make a variety of sizes, I guarantee you'll fall in love with the service too! Plus, with over 500 styles of beautiful lingerie to choose from, I think I'll be a fan of this box for a very, very long time! After signing up, I also learned they add pieces to a new collection each and every month, providing access to the newest fashions in lingerie and sleepwear to their VIP members only! Hello gorgeous new undergarments, all the time!

If you're new to the subscription box thing or haven't heard about Adore Me yet, I bet you are wondering "how does Adore Me work exactly"? It's simple, for $39.95 a month, you will become a VIP & you'll receive the opportunity to pick a matching set from Adore Me’s new collection! That means you get the choice of what is sent to you, from a wide variety of classic styles and those super fashionable new items that come in each month! The membership is flexible though, so you can simply skip a month if you decide you don't need or want anything or you can just save your credit for a future month when you really want to spoil yourself - the choice is yours!

Want some good news? If you decide to become a VIP member between now and November 30th, you'll receive your first set for just $19.95 using the code "GETGLAM19"!

That's not all the benefits you'll reap by signing up to become a VIP though; I'm super excited to share that VIP Adore Me members also receive $10 off any style, any time, a free set (every 6th set is on the house), free shipping and exchanges, and exclusive access to VIP only sales and sets.

That means there's a handful of benefits waiting for you, as well as an adorable (or seductive) new lingerie set - made in your size & your style, shipped directly to your front door... We all know having a matching set of undies makes a girl feel pretty, even if it's just her little secret...

While you're trying to decide which Adore Me set you want to invest in first, I highly recommend you take the time to enter the giveaway for 1 of 2 $500 Adore Me store credits using the giveaway form below! Plus, don't forget to share the giveaway with your friends... you know we all love the chance to win items that make us feel pretty!

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Whether you are looking for a gift for yourself, your best friend, or you're looking for your girlfriend - Adore Me is the perfect way to spoil a girl that loves getting girly!

Gift Honey this Holiday with Nature Nate's

Oh, sugar, sugar! Honey, Honey... You should give some honey to your girl!

While those aren't even close to the actual lyrics, I'm obsessing over this adorable gift idea! That's right, I'm on a roll sharing gift ideas this week and I hope you love all the gift ideas I share, including this adorable gift made for anyone that loves honey!

Nature Nate's offers 100% pure, raw, and unfiltered honey in the most adorable holiday themed tins. Making these sweet little gifts the perfect surprise for the chef in your life and since they come in creative little containers, they make the perfect stocking stuffer! 

This unfiltered honey contains pollen, as if it were straight from the hive, and offers the best flavor, aroma, and nutrition values naturally this way. Plus, since it's made from 100% American Bees, it's thought to help to eliminate pesticides and ensures that only the highest quality honey is produced! So you can rest assured gifting Nature Nate's knowing it's the best of the best when it comes to honey!

Nature Nate’s 100% Pure, Raw & Unfiltered Honey in one of their holiday tins is the perfect gift for everyone on your list at the affordable price of $12. So, who would you buy honey for in your life - maybe your honey-darling or your love bug? Tell me all about why honey would make the perfect gift for this person in the comments below, I can't wait to hear all about it!

Thanks to Nature Nate's for providing some samples of this delicious honey in return for this review. Looking for more gift inspiration? Check out the rest of the items in my Holiday Gift Guide:

Holiday Traditions & Hickory Farms Gifts

Thanks to Hickory Farms for sponsoring today's discussion.

It's obvious that I love the holidays, with the joy that's spread through out the season and the loving times I get to spend with family - what's not to love? While hubby and I are celebrating our 7th Christmas married this year, we're still working on building traditions of our own but we both have traditions we follow with our families and those traditions truly matter to us!

This year we're going to try to make new traditions while traveling, with having to make so many stops along our journey in the midwest to see all of our family it should be an adventure. One new tradition that I'm super excited about is our little off-the-beaten-path vacation we're plotting and hopefully going to take. We'll be driving all the way home so we want to stop a few beautiful places along the way and hopefully we'll make a random stop a tradition each year. With that said, another new tradition that I love to partake in around the holidays includes giving (and receiving) food as gifts and now it includes tea parties! What better way to any person's heart than through their tummies & taste buds?!

Receiving a fancy tea party package in the mail from Hickory Farms recently was an amazing experience! With two wonderful tea selections, Belgian truffles, Pretzels, Fruit Spread, and Biscuits - I felt like I had stepped into a regal tea party the second I laid eyes on my new collection!

While I was enjoying my "biscuits" and tea, I suddenly realized I knew just the right person to surprise with a Hickory Farms box first. I decided to check out the variety of gift baskets I could send and realized I could check almost every one off of my list!

Are you a foodie wanting to celebrate the upcoming holiday the right way? I bet you are wondering where can you buy Hickory Farms for your family? Hickory Farms' food gifts are available at Holiday market locations, on HickoryFarms.com, and at most big box retailers!

Not only can you buy Hickory Farms at those locations, you can win an awesome Hickory Farms giveaway here on the blog! Simply fill out the giveaway tools form below & leave a comment completing one simple sentence, "Traditions matter because..." - I may include your quote in an upcoming post as well!

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Disclaimer: Compensation and products for review were provided by Hickory Farms via MomTrends. I received a free sample of the product for the purpose of this review and to facilitate a giveaway.  The opinions expressed herein are those of the author and are not indicative of the opinions of Hickory Farms. Must be 18+ to enter to win, US residents only. Lauren Paints | a beautiful life is not responsible for sponsors who do not fulfill prizes, all information submitted via the form is only submitted to LaurenPaints.com. 

Well, now that you've had your chance to enter to win an awesome giveaway and I've shared one of my favorite ways to treat others (and myself), I suppose it's time for you to treat yourself as well!