We’ve all got that person in our lives — you know, the one with her head in the clouds, dreaming of her next creation. I knew I wanted to do a gift guide for the creative types, so who better to curate it than my dear friend and insanely talented illustrator, Katie Rodgers of Paperfashion!

1. Ferris wheel from Plümo
2. Midnight circus shadow puppets from Anthropologie
3. Good time color riot from Ban.do — isn’t that the best name ever??
4. Soapstone globe from Anthropologie
5. Glass bottle with bird topper from Anthropologie
6. Gilt fringe scarf from Anthropologie
7. Winsor & Neton watercolor set from Overstock — Katie got me hooked on this set months ago!
8. Pen from Parker

A bit more about Katie…
Hello, I’m Katie! I’m a freelance fashion illustrator living in Boston. Some of my clients include: Kate Spade, Coach, Alicia Keys, Calypso St. Barth, Clé de Peau, Paul Mitchell, Target, Nabisco, and Lucky Magazine among others.

Thanks, Katie!

Remember my post about these awesome letter press cards and how inspiring my friend Eva is? Well, here she is, guest-curating a gift guide for the yogi!

1. Neon backpack from Baggu
2. Leg warmers from Old Navy — Eva says any excuse to wear leg warmers is a good one!
3. Chevron TOMS
4. The Mat from Lululemon
5. Alice + Olive bike from Target — the perfect way to get to and from yoga!
6. Hot pink sports bra from Target
7. Waterbottle from EMS

A bit more about Eva…
Eva Burns is a graphic designer and letterpress printer living in Washington, DC. In her spare time she teaches and practices yoga at a local studio.

Thanks, Eva!

For my gift guides this week, I reached out to some friends! To kick off my guest gift guides, here’s Erin Loechner of Design for Mankind and Design for Minikind. Erin recently gave birth to the sweetest little morsel (see??), so I asked her to round up some of her favorite finds for a new mother!

1. ‘Operating Instructions: A Journal of my Son’s First Year’ by Anne Lamott from Amazon
2. 18k vermeil handwritten initial necklace from Christina Kober Designs
3. Striped merino scarf from J.Crew — scarves make great nursing covers!
4. Balm balm from Beauty Habit
5. Romper from True & Co.
6. Perfect French press from Site NYC
7. Sleep essential oil roller from Sephora
8. ‘Every Cloud’ print from The Calm Gallery

A bit more about Erin…
Since 2006, Erin has juggled an active Internet career with writing, speaking, styling and consulting. In addition to Design for Minikind, Erin can also be found daily at Design for Mankind, her art/design blog honored as one of the London Time’s top 50 design blogs in the world. Erin’s work has been featured in Glamour, Lucky, Dwell, Readymade, Nylon, Print Magazine, Apartment Therapy and The Huffington Post.

Thanks, Erin!