There are only four more sleeps before Christmas. You don't have to be Semi-Homemade Sandra "I'm Freaking Terrifying" Lee or your great Aunt Tamanay to create a cherished (or at least wanted) homemade gift for your friends and relatives in a short amount of time. more ›

If you ask me, it doesn't really feel like Christmas. more ›

Hop in your time machine and set the dial back sixty years to December 1947 and the pages of National Geographic magazine. Holiday shopping back then was just as difficult as it is now, especially when you've got people on your list who are hard to buy for. So what's left to get them except this "All in One" trailer that makes the ideal home at the beach, in the desert, or in the... more ›

I’ve been an avid fair-attendee and crafter for years and must say it’s my favorite place to get that special unique, handmade something for the people who seem to have just about everything. more ›

Men don't have time for scissors and tape and bows or string and all of that hoo-ha. We barely have time to get gifts. If it weren't for well-stocked convenience stores and bootleg dvds littering our favorite street corners, our loved ones would never get a crummy gift. Big surprise, but nowhere we ever go has free gift wrapping like at those perfumey Nordstroms and crud, so once a year we have to dig... more ›

Have a food-fanatic on your shopping list? May we suggest some local sources for fabulous gifts, both big and small. LAist will help you Eat It, Use It, Learn It, and Read It with our food-focused installment of the Holiday Gift Guide. Some of these items will last for just a few precious bites, and some will let your lucky recipient get their own hands dirty. Since the clock is ticking, you'd best high-tail... more ›