In the background: handmade, handscreened gift-wrapping paper from the Gallery Shop at the Southwest School of Art: $6 per sheet
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// BY BRYAN RINDFUSS 1. Animal-print camouflage guayabera from Dos Carolinas: $140 2. Fender Precision Bass from Robot Monster Guitars: $400 3. Bird pillow from Sunset Ridge Home & Hardware: $59.99 4. Vintage Murano glass pheasant from Modpad: $125 5. C-3PO action figure from Robot Monster Guitars: $35 6. Tequila Corralejo gift set from Pig Liquors: $38.99 7. Wesley Harvey “Bunny Love at the Alamo” from Clamp Light Studios & Gallery: $125 8. Lori Load mobile phone holder from sloan/hall: $28 9. Sea Salt clutches from Adelante Boutique: $112 each 10. Johan Kugelberg and Peter Beste’s True Norwegian Black Metal from Robot Monster Guitars: $80 11. Monkey Business Frankenstein screw box from sloan/hall: $21
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Adelante Boutique 303 Pearl Pkwy., Ste 107, (210) 826-6770, adelanteboutique.com Bless Your Heart Giftique 6414 N New Braunfels, (210) 998-4226
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12. Karen London demi-chain bracelet from LeeLee Shoes: $138 13. Isharya cuffs from LeeLee Shoes: $225 each 14. Kartell Stone Stool from Modpad: $100 15. Wesley Harvey curved yellow vase from Clamp Light Studios & Gallery: $22 16. Pair of Kissing Poodles (one shown) from Modpad: $38 17. Elegant print batik guayaberas from Dos Carolinas: $135 each 18. Etat Libre d’Orange Je Suis un Homme Eau de Parfum from sloan/hall: $80 19. Gold wall hanging from Modpad: $385 20. Inflatable fruitcake from On Main Off Main: $16.99 21. Ash studded wedge moccasin bootie from LeeLee Shoes: $245 22. Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! from The Twig Book Shop: $15 23. Sandra Cisneros’ Have You Seen Marie? from The Twig Book Shop: $21 24. Holly GeorgeWarren, Michelle Freedman, and Marty Stuart’s How the West Was Worn from On Main Off Main: $45
Dos Carolinas 303 Pearl Pkwy., Ste 102, (210) 224-7000, doscarolinas.com Gallery Shop at the Southwest School of Art 300 Augusta, (210) 224-1848, ext. 315, swschool.org LeeLee Shoes 303 Pearl Pkwy., Ste 105, (210) 832-0066, leeleeshoes.com Modpad 2615 Broadway, (210) 831-4869, mod-pad.com
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25. Inflatable turkey from On Main Off Main: $16.99 26. Faux leopard pillbox hat from Modpad: $60 27. Jose Chapa Gold Skull from Pig Liquors: $80 28. Blenko banana bowl from Modpad: $75 29. David Strahan, Katharine Kaye, Ph.D. McMillan, and Patricia Hart McMillan’s Old Places, New Spaces: Preserving, Remodeling, Decorating San Antonio Style from The Twig Book Shop: $50 30. Wesley Harvey owl tumbler from Clamp Light Studios & Gallery: $28 31. Owl pillow from Sunset Ridge Home & Hardware: $22.99 32. Hanukkah stocking from On Main Off Main: $16.99 33. Famous Texas Women Paper Dolls and Famous Texas Men Paper Dolls from On Main Off Main: $9.95 each 34. Old Gringo Chocolate Marrione boot from Bless Your Heart Giftique: $520 35. Hugh M. Hefner and Gary Cole’s Playboy: The Celebrities from sloan/ hall: $40 36. Hoss Intropia leopard-print pump from LeeLee Shoes: $275
On Main Off Main 120 W Mistletoe, (210) 737-2323, onmainoffmain.com Pig Liquors 712 S St. Mary’s, (210) 226-OINK, pigliquors. wordpress.com Robot Monster Guitars 517 E Woodlawn, (210) 320-1710, facebook.com/robotmonster.guitars
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37. Pour la Victoire cheetah-print Mary Jane from LeeLee Shoes: $245 38. Guayabera dress from Dos Carolinas: $185 39. Records from Robot Monster Guitars: $12$30 each 40. Quintessence Collection Pour Placard “Nérac” Tubes Perfumés from sloan/ hall: $83 41. Carmen Tafolla’s Rebozos from The Twig Book Shop: $19.95 42. J. Renee python clutch from Modpad: $48 43. Catstudio handembroidered San Antonio pillow from Adelante Boutique: $161 44. Vanessa Mooney “Sonnet of the Sword” earrings from LeeLee Shoes: $45 45. Charles David silver platform from LeeLee Shoes: $185 46. Fresco Fabrics tote from Sunset Ridge Home & Hardware: $169.95 47. “Thanksgiving” purse from On Main Off Main: $38 48. Miroslav Sasek’s This Is Texas from On Main Off Main: $17.95 49. Wayland Gregory tiger dish from sloan/ hall: $255 50. Santa’s Oven Mitt from On Main Off Main: $18.99
sloan/hall 5424 Broadway, (210) 828-7738, sloanhall.com Sunset Ridge Home & Hardware 6438 N New Braunfels, (210) 930-1717, sunsetridgehardware.com The Twig Book Shop 200 E Grayson, (210) 826-6411, thetwig. indiebound.com