These Father’s Day gift ideas are brought to you by GGAB, aka the Gift Giving Advisory Board’s in our Second Annual Sponsored Father’s Day Gift Guide. Enjoy this novel selection from independent creative businesses that excel at delighting us with their ingenious new products. 

By Anne-Marie Kovacs, Chief Wife
Father’s Day is coming up. Might you have a rabid vintage music fan as a husband, father, brother? Or a wannabe music historian? The Burton History Trees are for them. What an absolutely fantastic – and exciting – gift idea for those hard-to-shop-for men.
The Burton Trees are unique kind of wall art, a visual & artistic rendition of music history. These graphic “trees” document music history along the recognized “format” of the family tree. Each tree is arranged by chronological order, where the roots describe the “building blocks” of an era, a band or musical genre. The [...]

In this year’s sponsored Valentine’s Day gift guide – brought to you by the Gift Giving Advisory Board – we propose an array of items that are sure to delight everyone. From the very young and on up, our quality advertisers are here to serve you and help you in your gift giving – you don’t even need to leave home – your gifts will be delivered right to your door.

By Audrey van Petegem, Senior Editor
One of our favorite passions is discovering unique, fun, clever or simply cool products that we get excited about, bring a smile to our faces or give us that “aha!” moment. But is this not what The Succulent Wife is all about? We love creating curated lists, including our (ahem) infamous gift guides. We work on them all year long as we window shop, scour art fairs and trade shows of all kinds. Our goal is to do all the leg work so that you can enjoy the holidays, because, quite frankly, this is what we love [...]

By Audrey van Petegem, Senior Editor
Growing up, Christmas was a very important holiday in our home and, to this day, it is still one of my favorite times of the year. With my father being a minister, my family’s traditions centered around the church. The scripture reading of Luke 2 (1- 20) was read before our Christmas Eve dinner and before heading off to church.
Although, now my own family still goes to church Christmas Eve, we read other books as part of our Christmas tradition. Every Christmas Eve we, of course, read “Twas the Night Before Christmas“. It is my [...]

By Audrey van Petegem, Senior Editor
I love this time of year when I can sit down with my family and watch all the old holiday movies together. The Christmas Story is one of the ones we never miss; along with How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Many of the classic movies bring back fond memories of my own childhood and I am thrilled that I can continue the tradition with my own children. This is exactly why Tyler Schwartz started a small company in Ontario, Canada called RetroFestive. Initially he only had one product – the infamous leg lamp from The [...]

Dilemma. You need to provide a – nice – gift for someone you don’t know all that well, but you know that the gesture will mean a lot. And say a lot about you.
Stress. Your first thought is “gift basket”.
Dread. You need to navigate the world of gift baskets, avoiding tacky,  swerving around generic and not hitting overpriced.
Deflated. Or…
Aha! Someone is finally treating the gift basket with the modernity and dignity it deserves! That’s Früute for you, Früute, Gift Unordinary.
We found this delightful company while surfing the interwebs and had to mention them. We breathe and live gifts all year round, so [...]

For many, the holidays are one of the most exciting time of the year – and one of
the most stressful! Who wants to spend time in a crowded and hot mall buying the same old boring gifts year after year?
That’s exactly why you need the Gift Giving Advisory Board’s 3rd Annual Sponsored Holiday Gift Guide – presented to you below.

Meet NOVICA. This is a company that gives artists and artisans around the world a global platform to express their true artistic talents and to spur their creativity.
1. We love your website, NOVICA. It’s full of beautiful and lovely gifts for giving and for yourself. What is the idea behind Novica and how did the company start?
NOVICA’s birth came from a desire to cut out the long strings of middlemen and bring handcrafted items directly from the artists to the customers. We’re really committed to helping artisans get recognition for their work while earning a fair income for their skills… [...]

My mother always told me to NEVER arrive empty handed when invited to a party. A bottle of wine, a box of fine chocolates and flowers are the old standbys, but if you want clever and unexpected gift ideas to woo your host or hostess and guarantee a repeat invitation, you have come to the right place. The Gift Giving Advisory Board is pleased to present the ultimate Hostess Gift Guide that guarantees to keep your name at the top of everyone’s party list.