It's time for this year's Bad on Paper Gift Guide! We're so excited to dive into our picks that are very us-coded. 

 

Becca-Coded Picks

Gifts for People Who Love NYC 

Katie Kime NYC Toile Tea Towels ($58)

Chefanie - I Love NY cocktail napkins ($48)

All the restaurants prints (5x7 $55) - John Donahue - also Paris, London, DC, Philly, Chicago, Napa

W/ Hudson & Mark acrylic frame (A5 size) - Reg $44, sale: $35

 

Hobby-Forward Gifts (Knitting, Watercolors, Pickleball, MahJong etc.) 

Emily Lex Studio Watercolor Books ($24) + Optional paint set ($18)

Mark & Graham Pickleball Tote (Reg $79, Current $59)

Pickle playing Pickleball Ornament ($25)

Pickleball snack serving plate ($58)

We Are Knitters Scarf Kit - Stan Scarf (Reg $74, Current $52) or Dinka Scarf (Reg: $55, Current $39)

 

Gifts for People Who Love to Travel 

Dagne Dover Landon Carry On Duffel - Lg - (Reg: $240, sale $180)

Etsy watercolor print of a fave city/destination

Turtl pillow - (regular $55, sale $44)

 

Gifts for People Who Love to Host

Dan Pelosi Let's Party Cookbook (32.62) 

Anthro striped snack bowls ($18 for 2)

Apertivo Spoon Set - $36

 

Olivia-Coded Picks 

Gifts for Thrifters/Antique Lovers

Frames + Photos, choose their own adventure

Search hobbies or interests on Etsy or Ebay + 'vintage' 

Planning a thrifting "day" - Choose a handful of different secondhand stores, stop for a coffee, make a day of it.

 

Gifts for Pisces

Hand curated playlist - "these songs remind me of you/us and why" 

Mini ocean oil painting 

Anything sentimental 

 

Gifts for Real Housewives Fans

Beaded Coin Purse ($27+)

Heather Ornament ($12.99)

Brittani Bateman cameo 

 

Gifts for Candle Lovers 

Library in a Forest Candle from the New Savant

Antique french match striker (etsy)

Antique candle snuffer

eBay/etsy candle stick holders + taper candles

 

Bad on Paper Coded Picks

Bookish Gifts

Ban.do Bookworm mug ($18)

Gift your favorite book of the year or a book you think the recipient would love

Signed first edition of favorite books (modern classics aren't wildly expensive usually)... also, reach out to their favorite authors! 

 

Writer-ish Gifts

Le Pen 10-color set ($19.99) + a notebook

Save the Cat Writes A Novel (16.78) + Story Genius (16.77) + a notebook for their own ideas

Cajou Alba Laptop Cover w/ Initials 

 

Wild Card Gifts 

For teen: BaubleBar custom makeup pouch ($38) + a lip balm

Buffalo chicken ornament ($24)

Beaded Bag Chain/Custom Hat

Obsessions

Becca - Who's the Clown? by Audrey Hobert

Olivia - My new glasses!

 

What we read this week

Olivia - Sky Daddy by Kate Folk, A Good Person by Kirsten King

Becca - I Wrote this for Attention by Lukas Gage, Daddy Issues by Kate Goldbeck

 

This Month's Book Club Pick - The Correspondent by Virginia Evans (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

 

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