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Don’t you hate that pit in your stomach when you’re leaving the house for a hosted gathering and realize you forgot to get a hostess gift, or you have one but don’t have any wrapping paper or a gift card? This feeling changes the mood from ‘let’s go’ to ‘oh no’! We’re here to help […]

Buying gifts for mother and father-in-laws is tricky. They usually don’t really ‘need’ anything, you want to choose something they’ll enjoy or use, and you want to show you care. And of course, the appropriate gift depends on what stage of life your in-laws are in, and what their interests are. Here are our Fab5

Before we were married my now-husband told me ‘I am not a good gift giver – I want you to know that’. I thought he was bluffing a bit, but alas gifting is indeed not his love language, either in terms of giving or receiving. So I have been known to pick out my own

Buying gifts for men is tricky. Some men have a particular hobby or interest that makes it easy, but for many of us, there isn’t a ‘go-to’ type of gift we know will be a home run. And most of us are past the point of giving ‘stuff’ that isn’t needed or wanted. We want

It used to be so much easier (and cheaper) to shop for our kids when they were younger – Lego kits, blocks, clothes they’d wear without questioning our choices, VCR tapes (remember those?!).  Now that most of our kids are in their 20’s and beyond, and not necessarily permanently settled (i.e. they don’t want to

We actually are tricking you a bit, as we don’t have a stocking stuffer blog…. because we have a whole section on our site dedicated to Stocking Stuffers! Please click here to find all your Stocking Stuffer suggestions!   Other Lists You Might Enjoy: Gift Guide: Items for Young Adults Gift Guide: Things for Men

  Are you hosting Thanksgiving…. again? Is it time to dust off your Thanksgiving cooking tools… again? Does the very thought of this make you want to run for the hills? We at FabList think it’s time to get re-inspired with a Thanksgiving cooking tool upgrade and it even includes some comfortable shoes for all

We love when you give us assignments!  Hot off the press is a request for a FabList of work-friendly backpacks that don’t scream student, hiker, or tech-bro but do announce “let’s make a deal” in a chic yet professional way. We were up to the task! Yes, we know some of you won’t touch a

We recently were at a friend’s home in Tahoe where she and her husband often have big crowds in the kitchen. Everyone is always asking them “Where would I find <insert any utensil or kitchen item here>”? It drives her husband crazy, and he wanted to know if there was any way to label the

I recently chatted with FabList friends Audrey Hanneman and Lori Tomimatsu. I have known Audrey for years as she went to business school with Joanne and me, where we quickly became fast friends.  I’ve also been lucky enough to travel to many places around the world with Audrey so I can attest to what a