Gifts & Collectibles News
Shop around for the latest news about giftware and collectibles, such as frames, vases, statues, artwork, antiques and other novelties that may increase in value over time. Information includes news on novelty gifts, seasonal promotions, licensing partnerships and products and services from manufacturers, retailers and distributors of gift and collectible items.
MyStarForever Launches New Message Star Web Site That Aims to Help Charities
Early this month, Joël Bloch and Maxime Berreby announced the launch of a new website, MyStarForever.com, where people can buy Message Stars and give to charity. - November 28, 2007 - MyStarForever
Angara Offers Cyber Monday Special Deals
Value packages, special discounts and free gift with every purchase - November 28, 2007 - Angara Inc.
Persol 714 Sunglasses - Steve McQueen's Classic Sunglasses Now Available at Eyegoodies.com
Persol 714 sunglasses and exclusive Persol 714 with blue lenses is now available at eyegoodies.com. They are limited so better act quick. Persol 714 sunglasses are perhaps most recognized and given iconic status from Steve McQueen, who was seen wearing the classic shades both off screen and on screen in movies such as the "Thomas Crown Affair" and the "The Getaway." In fact a pair of 714's from McQueen's personal collection was recently auctioned for a stunning $70,200 in 2006. - November 27, 2007 - EyeGoodies.com
Just Gifts, LLC Introduces New Eco-Friendly “Keen on Green” Program Through Its Online Stores at JustPersonalGifts.com, JustMarriedGifts.com, and JustCorporateGifts.com
Just Gifts, a gift industry leader specializing in unique and personal gifts and gift baskets, releases details of its eco-friendly program, engaging consumers to recycle and help the environment through carbon emissions offsets while shopping for holiday gifts. - November 26, 2007 - Just Gifts, LLC
Dollhouse Collectables Launch Unique Celerity Dollhouse Kits
Dollhouse collectables proudly announces the new addition of Celerity dollhouse kits in its latest collection of dollhouses. With more than 20,000 miniature items in its kitty dollhouse collectables has again showed the miniature industry who is the king of miniature world. These exceptional... - November 24, 2007 - dollhousecollectables.com
Comic Book Hobby Becomes Big Business
Joe Butler, CEO of MidTen Media, Inc. has been a Spiderman fan from issue number one. But he, like many comic book lovers, was always dissatisfied with using a spreadsheet or writing information on index cards. So he decided to create what industry insiders now consider the ultimate comic book system. - November 22, 2007 - MidTen Media, Inc
Unique Pet Clothes Boutique Offers Festive Holiday Dog Apparel
Arrival of festive holiday dog apparel and holiday gifts for your pampered pet. - November 21, 2007 - Michi P Petite Pet Couture
Knife Retailer Implements User Enhancements Making Everyday Savings on Knives Easier
New design enhances customer experience for retailer of high quality knives and kitchen cutlery. - November 21, 2007 - Oregon Knife Shop
Just in Time for the Holidays: a Safe Toy That is Made in the USA, is 100% Recyclable and Comes with a Lifetime Guarantee. Say Hello to Toobee® the Amazing Flying Can
Finally an American toy company that offers a toy for life guarantee, contributes most of its earnings to children's charities and is an environmentally friendly 100% recyclable toy (green toy) - November 20, 2007 - Toobee International Inc.
On Thursday November 15th at 12:01am SpotMyTee.com, a One of Kind, Designer Art Apparel Community, Launched with Some of the Most Unique Designs for This Holiday Season
It was obvious early Friday morning when SpotMyTee.com sales spiked 400% over company predictions. Having talented tattoo artists, high quality tees, and a sexy shopping experience seems to be the winning formula company officials reported. Howard Panes, VP of Marketing was quoted as saying, “Our grassroots approach to focus on the younger non conventional internet media outlets had paid off handsomely.” - November 20, 2007 - SpotMyTee.com
Simpson Galleries Announces the Sale of the Mary Ann Moorman Photograph Taken the Moment That John F. Kennedy Was Assassinated
Approximately 1/6th of second after President Kennedy's head was shattered at frame Z-313, Mary Ann Moorman captured a Polaroid photograph (her fifth that day) of the presidential limousine and President Kennedy that also includes the grassy knoll area. What was captured in the background of the photo has been a matter of contentious debate. On the grassy knoll some claim to have identified as many as four different figures, while others dismiss these indistinct images as trees or shadows. - November 19, 2007 - Simpson Galleries
Celebrity Holiday Gifting Gone Green
Farmerkids Organics has been invited by Distinctive Assets to participate in the "Babes in Toyland" Holiday Gift Boxes presented to celebrities in early December. Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt, Gwen Stefani, and Salma Hayek are among the celebrity parents. - November 19, 2007 - Farmerkids Organics
Give the Gift of Flight at a New Web Site, GiveAFlight.com
Now Everyone Can Give the Gift of Flight at GiveAFlight.com - November 19, 2007 - GiveAFlight.com
Special Gift Ideas This Holiday Season
Just in time for the holiday season, jewelry shopping is coming to your computers. Now you can purchase the perfect gift for your wife, girlfriend, mother or little daughter right when you think of it. Angara.com (http://www.angara.com) has announced its latest addition of fine hand crafted... - November 18, 2007 - Angara Inc.
Red Wrappings, New Online Store, Offers Free Delivery Within Australia
Red Wrappings is the latest online gift store, offering free delivery within Australia. It’s the perfect way to buy a gift. What’s more, with no postage and handling charges, it’s a great opportunity to remember loved ones living in other states. You simply choose a gift and you don’t have to worry about wrapping or sending it. It’s also ideal for expatriates and people living overseas who want to buy a gift for their friends and family back here in Australia but don’t want the hassle of international freighting and having to deal with customs and duties. - November 18, 2007 - Red Wrappings
City Crickets LLC Establishes Charitable Donations Program
City Crickets, a gift giving web site, has established a new charitable donations program. Every time a consumer purchases a gift on their site they will donate a portion of the proceed to a charity of the consumer’s choosing. - November 14, 2007 - City Crickets LLC
AfroSpear Bloggers Promote a Freedom Technology Christmas
AfroSpear bloggers are encouraging Blacks to give "the gift of technology" to their children, parents and others, to empower them to communicate in the Internet Age, with recommended gifts of computers, digicams, broadband and open source software. - November 13, 2007 - AfroSpear
eBaskets.com Announces the Expansion of Their Product Line, Designed to Provide World-Class Service to Everyday and Corporate Gift Givers for the Holiday Season
eBaskets.com, one of the fastest growing online gifting sites, announced the expansion of their holiday product line. Due to the increasing demand from corporate orders and specialty gifts eBaskets.com has developed new and creative gifts that will be sure to put a smile on the customers face. The new products will be unique and come with the ebaskets.com freshness guarantee. They will provide gift givers and companies with all their gifting needs. - November 12, 2007 - eBaskets.com Inc.
Chesapeake Ribbons Provides Style for a Cause
Margie Gunn, owner of Chesapeake Ribbons (www.ChesapeakeRibbons.com), has partnered with Wigs 4 Kids, The Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, and the Devereux C.A.R.E.S. School to help children in need. Chesapeake Ribbons offers custom crafted barrettes, bows, headbands, ribbon belts and... - November 11, 2007 - Chesapeake Ribbons
What's New at SyZyGyJewelry.com
The owners, Dianne and Bernd Lehmann, have been sprucing things up a bit. - November 08, 2007 - SyZyGy Jewelry
Kenyan Hut Dwellers Write Digital Cards in the Beach Sand
Your own name written by hand in the sand of the Kenyan Bamburi Beach. Your name is written by Moses and Joan Onoo and their team - November 08, 2007 - Beachname
Essential Toys, Tools and Gadgets for Extreme Sports Athletes on Your Holiday Gift List
Having trouble finding just the right gift for your favorite skater, surfer, base jumper, or motocross rider this holiday season? Here are some ideas from the eXtreme Sports Physicist to get you started. - November 07, 2007 - eXtreme Sports Physics
Premium Pearl Jewelry Destined to Become a Holiday Favorite, Especially Among Men
Pearl jewelry will be a hot item this fall, positioning Premium Pearl to become a popular destination for online holiday shoppers. More men are expected to shop for pearl jewelry and other items online this holiday season. - November 06, 2007 - PremiumPearl.com
KindNotes Launches New Holiday Special Edition Collection for Shoppers Searching for a Unique and Meaningful Gift
KindNotes™ launches early November their special edition, holiday collection of gift jars filled with personalized messages tucked away in decorative miniature envelopes to open each day of the month. - November 05, 2007 - KindNotes
Custom Stamp Site Adds Holiday Cards & Christmas Cards to Offerings
ArtisticPostage.com introduces its line of custom holiday greeting cards and custom Christmas cards in time for card buyers to take advantage of a special offer that allows them to get any five cards at no cost. This offer runs until November 8, 2007. - November 04, 2007 - ArtisticPostage.com
Save Money on Home Decorating with StylusDecor.com
StylusDecor.com offers tips on how to save money and utilize what you may have in your garage or attic to furnish your home. - November 03, 2007 - Stylus Decor
Liberal Bumper Sticker Biz Turns Down Orders from Conservatives, Gains Respect and More Sales
While most, if not all, businesses strive to please as many potential customers as possible, an online bumper sticker business is defying the norm in a big way – and in the process, winning not only more customers but respect and enthusiasm as well. In fact, they stick to their beliefs so... - November 02, 2007 - Humperbumper
Plan a Green Wedding. Eco-Friendly Favors Now Available from Beau-Coup.com
Environmentally-conscious brides and grooms can now plan for a wedding that is not only stylish and memorable but also environmentally friendly. Beaucoup Wedding Favors, Inc., has recently made a company-wide decision to develop and introduce a new line of environmentally-friendly offerings. - November 01, 2007 - Beaucoup Wedding Favors, Inc.
www.Escape-To-The-Seventies.com Launch New 70s Fancy Dress Page to Their Seventies Decade's Oriented Business Model
Website www.Escape-To-The-Seventies.com is launching a new 70s costumes page on their website due to the requests of several people about the subject. - October 31, 2007 - Escape To The Seventies
Amy Wells Designs Launch Unique Monthly Card Subscription Service
Amy Wells Designs understand just how difficult it can be to have the "right" card available when you need to celebrate an occasion. - October 31, 2007 - Amy Wells Designs
San Diego Based International Pearl Provider Announces Donations to San Diego Wild Fire Fund and a Free Pair of Large Cultured Pearl Earrings to All Fire Fighters
C D Plus, Inc. - San Diego, California-based provider of freshwater pearls and pearl jewelry, announces that 5% of all sales from its website www.CathayGems.com will be donated to San Diego Wild Fire Funds. In addition to a Free Pair of Large 9-9.5mm Cultured Pearl Earrings to all Fire Fighters, starting from today through the entire pre-holiday season, until Christmas. - October 30, 2007 - orientalpearls.net
Top 10 Unique Baby Shower Gift Ideas for 2008
What better way to celebrate baby's entry into our world, than with the time honored tradition of a baby shower. With over 6 years of experience, one successful online baby boutique, www.RecurrentDreams.com, has come up with their top 10 list of Unique Baby Shower Gift Ideas for 2008. - October 30, 2007 - Recurrent Dreams Unique Baby Boutique
Serenity ‘Glass with Class’ to Feature Blenko Glass in 2007; Richard Blenko, President of Blenko Handcraft, will be Present to Sign Glass on November 17th 12 – 4 PM
Serenity ‘Glass with Class’ the Crown Jewel of Carrollton TX and home to “Wags von Floppypuppy” 1013 S. Broadway Carrollton TX, Will feature Blenko Glass during the 2007 holiday season. The current president, Richard Deakin Blenko, fourth generation of the Blenko family, will be present at the store to sign and appraise Blenko Glass from 12 PM to 4 PM. Meet Richard and have your glass appraised and signed or come by and start your collection with a piece signed by Richard. - October 30, 2007 - Serenity 'Glass with Class'
From Walking Fingers to Shopping Fingers -- Shop Yellow and Idearc Media Partner to Distribute Unique Shop-from-Home Catalog
From Design-It-Yourself Swiss made watches to authentic Spanish sangria pitchers, the Shop Yellow catalog brings unique, hard-to-find gifts right to your doorstep. - October 29, 2007 - Shop Yellow
More Than a Gift… It’s Your Own Work of Art. New Look, Style & Functionality at Mygiftee.com
MyGiftee.com is committed to offering the best online gift-shopping experience anywhere. Designed for gift-giving (and receiving), this one-of-a-kind store offers gift ideas, customized artistic packaging and presentation, as well as individualized gift cards whose beauty and memory will last for years to come. MyGiftee.com offers customers throughout the world gifts, gift boxes and gift baskets for all occasions and budgets. - October 28, 2007 - MyGiftee.com
Antoinette's Necklace and PremiumPearl.com's Popularity Proof of Timelessness of Pearls
Fine jewelry, like that offered through PremiumPearl.com, offers consumers a timeless heirloom. Recent jewelry auctions like that of pearls once owned by Marie Antoinette show just how lasting pearls are. - October 28, 2007 - PremiumPearl.com
Donations Needed for Victims of California Wildfires
www.uanditrade.com is making it simple to donate goods to the families of the California Wildfires. UandITrade connects parents across the nation so that they can trade items their children have outgrown like clothes, books and toys. UandITrade founders have recently created a special option on... - October 27, 2007 - UandITrade
Uptown Downtown Shopping is on the Cutting Edge of the New Trend in Business of Sending Thanksgiving Day Cards to Customers
Uptown Downtown Shopping is offering a discount on the new trend of Thanksgiving Day Cards for clients and customers. - October 26, 2007 - Uptown Downtown Shopping
Lovegifts.ph Launches Their New and Improved Shopping Site
To give their loyal customers and frequent shoppers a brand new feel – Lovegifts.ph launches their brand new homepage design. Now, with a fresher look and a more user friendly interface; online shopping has never been this easy. - October 25, 2007 - Lovegifts.ph
‘Bad Boy’ Portrayal of Lone Ranger Angers Fans
The Lone Ranger rides into his next comic book adventure (#10) with a very rare black and white variant cover that portrays the masked man in what some fans say is a “dark and dismal” manner and should be avoided like the plague. Prepared exclusively for Comic Collector Live, the John... - October 24, 2007 - MidTen Media, Inc
A Must-Have: Mastercraft’s New Model Planes
Guaranteed savings await hobbyists and collectors as Mastercraft Collection’s new Biggest Model Airplanes, New Affordable Model Ships and Macho Tanks is set to be launched this fall. With a line of affordable collectibles as part of the New Collectors Series, Mastercraft also offers... - October 24, 2007 - Mastercraft Collection, LLC
The Lone Ranger Spurs Collectors with Rare Variant Cover
John Cassaday, Eisner Award Winning artist, has been commissioned by Comic Collector Live for the limited (250) black and white variant cover of the Lone Ranger (#10) series from Dynamite Entertainment. - October 20, 2007 - MidTen Media, Inc
A Letter from Santa That Does so Much More
Christian Santa Letters launches website and commits 50% of net profits to buy gifts for the needy this Christmas. - October 19, 2007 - Christian Santa Letters
Online Certified Authentic Sports Collectibles and Sports Memorabilia Retailer
Introducing NYSportsGear.com the online retailer of authentic, certified sports memorabilia and collectibles. - October 18, 2007 - NY Sports Gear LLC
Gift It in Green
EclipseSpa Launches Green Packaging - October 17, 2007 - EclipseSpa
Silverfernz New Zealand Gifts Gets Funky with Ceramics
New Zealand ceramics and pottery have gotten a splash of color - thanks to Silverfernz new selection of funky ceramics. - October 17, 2007 - Silverfernz Ltd
UK Greetings Cards Market Research Report Released
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the UK Greetings Cards Market is now available to its catalogue. UK Greetings Cards: http://www.reportlinker.com/p061033/ - October 15, 2007 - Reportlinker.com
iAuctionShop Offers Free Upgrade to Courier Delivery During the Royal Mail Postal Strike
iAuctionShop announces that all orders totalling £33 or more placed at iauctionshop.co.uk or via its Merchant store on Amazon UK for delivery to a UK mainland address will have standard delivery upgraded to a guaranteed courier service. In response to the ongoing industrial action being... - October 15, 2007 - iAuctionShop Ltd
TheBrideAndGroomShop.com Unveils New Products to Help Shoppers Affordably Purchase Something for Everyone on Their Christmas List This Year with Just a Click of a Mouse
Addition of New Products Allows Holiday Shoppers to Easily Stretch $100 Into 24 Gifts - October 14, 2007 - TheBrideAndGroomShop.com
Carat Doing Its Best in Fight Against Breast Cancer
Jeweler's family hit hard by cancer; not going to lie down and take it. - October 13, 2007 - E.R. Sawyer Jewelers