I sat down the other day to finalize my Christmas shopping lists. You know, what I’ll be getting for everyone in my life and all that. It’s a great way for me to stay organized and also on budget. Incidentally it also helps me create gift guides for the blog because I see what I’m leaning towards for the special people in my life. (Why does that sound like a line from the lego movie? Anyone else hear Chris Pratt’s voice right now? Anyone? Bueller…)
Anyway, I was thinking about how many gift guides there are for the ladies in your life: sisters, mom, mother-in-law, etc but not a lot for friends. I have a lot of wonderful girlfriends and I love getting them a little something letting them know that I’m thinking of them, and how much they mean to me. So today I teamed up with JC Penney to put together a fun gift guide for your girlfriends.
I took Hannah and Ava on a little shopping trip with me, and we had such a ball picking out pieces and seeing how we could coordinate them. Shopping for your girlfriends is 100% fun and we all got into the joy of giving while hunting down a bunch of fun pieces. And I love that at JC Penney a little money goes a long way. We were able to put together a great little bunch of gifts all for under $40.
Here are some great ideas that came out of our little shopping trip:
1. A pretty notebook and coordinating travel cup. I’m a major list maker/note taker. I keep all my lists in notebooks and then I keep them and they kind of serve as my daily journal/this is what I was up to record keeper, so I love finding pretty notebooks and I love getting/giving them as gifts. I pretty much always gravitate to stripes but these fun notebooks come in lots of patterns and colors, you really can’t go wrong with them. I paired it with a matching travel cup to, because twinning is winning. ;-) The notebooks are under $10 and the travel mug is under $15.
2. A Chic Clutch. I love this black Liz Claiborne clutch because it is chic, comes in a bunch of colors (I almost got the red one) it’s got a built in charger. Brilliant! I am on my phone ALOT with my work stuff, running my family, always snapping pictures and video of my kids, and even though I have a newer phone I feel like I’m always running out of battery. I love the idea of having a built in charger, right in my bag. Plus, how chic would this be for a night out on the town with your hubby. I also love that it’s around $30.
3. Slippers! I am such a slipper wearer guys. It’s one of the ways I treat myself. I feel so pampered at the end of the day, just by slipping my little feet into a cozy pair of slippers. I cannot even begin to express how insanely comfy these Dearfoam slippers are, but the second I tried them on, I knew they had to make it into the gift guide. (Then I subtly gave Hannah about 7 different hints that if a pair ended up under the tree for her mom, I wouldn’t be sad about it… I have high hopes that she got the hint ;-) They’re also under $30.
4. A pom keychain. If funds are tight, a great idea is just a little something thoughtful. A fun pouf keychain adds a fun pop to any handbag and at under $15 it’s a great gift if you’ve got a lot of girlfriends to buy for.
So there you have it! A fun little gift guide for your girlfriends!
Happy Shopping!
*this post was created in partnership with JCPenney.