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Boise Weekly has published holiday gift guides before but nothing like this. This year, the BW editorial staff was given a mission to spread across the

Treasure Valley to fi nd the most intriguing, unusual, fun, functional, ridiculous, beautiful, luxurious and hysterical things out there. In other worlds, we’ve assem-bled what we hope are some of the outright coolest gift ideas around.

Out of hundreds of suggestions, we narrowed down the list to our favorite picks, ranging from tchotchkes, to games, to books, to food, to booze, to fashion. We’ve also included a hefty portion of what we like to call experiences: things you can give to the person who has everything but who is game to do anything.

One thing all these items have in common is that none of them was selected because of advertising. Everything we chose to highlight was picked simply because we like it, regardless of whether a business bought an ad.

Another factor they have in common is that they are all from local businesses, and many are even made locally. It’s part of Boise Weekly’s continuing commitment to the buy-local movement.

If you need to know more about where to fi nd these fabulous gifts, fl ip to the back of the section, where a full business directory will give you all the details.

We hope we’ve just made your holiday shopping a heck of a lot easier. You’re welcome.

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T H E G I F TO F A G O O D D E A L

If you’re still looking for inspiration, may we be a bit self-serving and suggest a Boise Weekly Card, which you can load with value your friends and family can use at any of the dozens of partici-pating restaurants or stores. BW cards can be recharged, always offer signifi cant dis-counts (at least 40 percent) and can be spent in any amount at any participating business.

BW cards can be pur-chased online at boiseweek-ly.com (just click on the BW Card button) or at BWHQ, 523 Broad St. For more in-formation, call Offi ce Man-ager Shea Sutton at 208-344-2055.

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Handmade silk bubble scarf$185-$210, Boise Art Museum

Gift Shop

robot doll/ amelie Poulain doll witH

garden gnome finger PuPPet$40/$96, Hen and Chick at

Idaho Indie Works

MeMory Wall by antHony doerr

$24, Rediscovered Bookshop and Hyde Park Book Store

metalsmitHing classes$40-$150, Idaho School

of Art and Craft

wine decanter and glass set

$30, Sustainable Futures

idaHo-sHaPed teetHing ring

$12, Bricolage

kala ukulele$35-$315, Dunkley Music

Home brewers starter kit$140, Brew Connoisseurs

Vario microfilter mug$89.95, Benchmark Adventures

bungie surf board$299, Even Surf Shop

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Custom birdhouses(Made by Idaho artists)

$59-$150, Birdhouse and Habitat

bogus basin PassPort Program

(Four ski lessons plus season equipment rental)

Alpine: $249; Nordic: $119, Bogus Basin Mountain

Recreation Area

smoked turkey$3.89/lb.,

Smoky Davis

artistiC showCase PaCkage

(Lodging at Hotel 43, $75 gift certificate to Chandlers Steakhouse, two tickets to

Boise Philharmonic, champagne, chocolates)

$269, Hotel 43

bejeweled reading glasses

$58, Mimi Marie

koenig huCkleberry vodka/

bardenay gin$19.95/$17.95,

Idaho liquor stores

Cooking With italian

grandmothersby jessiCa theroux

$20, Rediscovered Bookshop

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Afternoon teA$28, Miss Tami’s Tea Room and Cottage Expressions

rody hippity-hop(Small holds up to 200 pounds)

$50, Buns In The Oven

hAndblown glAss chess set

$600-$2,000, Boise Art Glass

scottevest geAr JAcket (24 pockets in model shown)

$75-$225, scottevest.com

idAho shAkespeAre festivAl tickets

Start at $24.38,Idaho Shakespeare Festival

wAsAbi(Build your own sushi game)

$34.99, All About Games

dAte nAil cuff links for him And Antique key necklAce

with rose gold And chAmpAgne diAmond

for herCuff links: $240; Necklace: $995,

R. Grey Gallery

dolls mAde from found obJects

$80, Boise Art Museum Gift Shop

The Buff(Multi-form head covering)

$13.95,Idaho Angler

nike sport bAnd(Running analysis system)

$59.99,Bandanna Running

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EcoAquArium(Includes two live frogs)

$27.99, Children’s Store

cAshmErE hAt, scArf And glovEsHat: $129; Scarf: $119;

Gloves: $98, Mimi Marie

hAndmAdE childrEn’s pursE

by 52 frEcklEs$20, Idaho Indie Works

cindEr tEmprAnillo/frAsEr vinEyArd

cAbErnEt $32/$28.50, Boise Co-op Wine Shop

nEvEr summEr AssAult longboArd $200, Newt and Harold’s

boisE rock school(Music lessons/camps for kids)$125 per month for after-school program; $150 for camps, Boise Rock School

Zoo boisE AnnuAl fAmily pAss

$79, Zoo Boise

dAncE lEssons30-day beginner pass, $50,

Heirloom Dance Studio

firE powEr(Supersoaking fire hose toy

with backpack)$14.99, Children’s Store


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Two-headed cow (deja Moo) plush Toy

$12, Idaho State Historical Museum Gift Shop

crafT classes aT puffy Mondaes

$25-$58, Puffy Mondaes

Keg of beer$72-$125, Sockeye Grill

and Brewery

prayer candles$1.59, Campos Market

chocolaTe high heel$23, Chocolat Bar

holiday desserT plaTTer(Shown here: pumpkin cheesecake, mini chocolate cupcakes, petite eclairs, lemon

squares and fudge truffles. Feeds 10-12 people.)

$70, Pamela’s Bakery, Cafe, Espresso

Killer bunnies(Fast-paced card game)

$30, All About Games

save our soles running socKs

$8.49, Shu’s Idaho Running Company

baby TaTToos (Temporary)$6, Flying M Coffeegarage

garden basKeT$35 & up, Edwards Greenhouse

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All My Friends Are deAd by Avery Monsen

And Jory John$9.95, Rediscovered Bookshop

scrAppet$70 and up, R. Grey Gallery

The lonely PolygAMisT by brAdy UdAll

$26.95, Rediscovered Bookshop and Hyde Park Book Store

GlAss ornAMents$10-$30, Boise Art Glass

pebble-shAped sAltAnd pepper shAkers

$49, Latta

The snArky hAndbook: insulT ediTion

by lAwrence dorfMAn$12.95, Rediscovered Bookshop

frAnk’s virGiniA redskin peAnUts

$3.69/lb., City Peanut Shop

swiss ArMy Golfer’s tool$49.97, Boise Army/Navy

stAinless steel MArtini GlAsses

$9.97, Boise Army/Navy

44 north vodkA/ 44 north MAGic vAlley

cocktAil onions$24.80/ $4-$5, Idaho liquor stores

boise conteMporAry theAter tickets

Start at $15, Boise Contemporary Theater

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Bedrock pillowcases$25-$29, The Edge in

Record Exchange

Half-gallon flask$14.99, The Edge in

Record Exchange

Look at this F*cking hipster By Joe Mande

$11.99, Rediscovered Bookshop

reuseaBle sHopping Bag$13, Cassis

write-on, wasH-off placeMats for kids

$15 each, Cassis

the compLete new Yorker: eightY Years oF the nation’s

greatest magazine (With eight DVD-ROMs)

$100, Rediscovered Bookshop

Vintage superHero postcards

$18.95, Flying M Coffeehouse

urBan pipeline water filtration straw

$24.95, Benchmark Adventures

snake riVer winery zweigelt

$15.99, Boise Co-op Wine Shop

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Table Topic conversaTion sTarTers

$28, Good Goods & Co.

WildfloWers of the Boise foothills by Karen Weinberg


gourmeT popcorn4 oz., 9 oz., 1 gallon, $2-$13, Cracklin’ Gourmet Popcorn

HandbloWn glass Wine sToppers

$25, Boise Art Glass

moxie Java gifT cardVaries, Moxie Java

groWler of beer$8-$24, Brewforia

pHoTo mobile$12.50, Dragonfly

idaho Wine Country by alan minsKoff

and paul Hosefros$27.95, Rediscovered Bookshop

coiled syraH/ vicKers vineyard

cHardonnay$27/ $14.99,

Boise Co-op Wine Shop

soy candles$8.50 each, three for $25,

Idaho Glow at the Holiday Farmers Market

TomaTo cHuTney and blueberry caTsup

$15 for two, Marjorie June’s Legacy Kitchen at the

Holiday Farmers Market, Boise Co-op and various locations

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Table Topic conversaTion sTarTers

$28, Good Goods & Co.

WildfloWers of the Boise foothills by Karen Weinberg


gourmeT popcorn4 oz., 9 oz., 1 gallon, $2-$13, Cracklin’ Gourmet Popcorn

HandbloWn glass Wine sToppers

$25, Boise Art Glass

moxie Java gifT cardVaries, Moxie Java

groWler of beer$8-$24, Brewforia

pHoTo mobile$12.50, Dragonfly

idaho Wine Country by alan minsKoff

and paul Hosefros$27.95, Rediscovered Bookshop

coiled syraH/ vicKers vineyard

cHardonnay$27/ $14.99,

Boise Co-op Wine Shop

soy candles$8.50 each, three for $25,

Idaho Glow at the Holiday Farmers Market

TomaTo cHuTney and blueberry caTsup

$15 for two, Marjorie June’s Legacy Kitchen at the

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Traveling Tea Tumbler$14.99, Idaho Mountain Touring

and assorTed loose Tea$3.95, from Boise Herb and Spice

Company at Town and Country Farmers Market

recycled Wrapper cosmeTic bag

$12.95, Eyes of the World Imports

business card holder$75, Mimi Marie

damned dollies (Each is unique)

$45, R. Grey Gallery

The World’s GreaTesT Book of Useless InformaTIon

by noel boTham$12.95, Rediscovered Bookshop

TickeTs To The FlicksStart at $6.50, The Flicks

Wall hanging cell phone charger holder

$6.50, Flying M Coffeehouse

red FeaTher and biTTercreek

drinkbookFREE, Red Feather Lounge

vale Winery riesling$12.99, Boise Co-op Wine Shop

handmade soap and soap dish

Soap: $5.25; Dish: $7 or $5 with soap purchase, Timber Mountain

Soap at the Holiday Farmers Market

handmade Wooden spoons$5-$35, Treeworks

at the Holiday Farmers Market

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RuffweaR K-9 float coat(Life jacket for Fido)

$69.99 (small), Idaho Mountain Touring

light-up leash$3.97, Boise Army/Navy

eggplant chew toy$15, Habitat

RetRactable dog leash

with waste bag dispenseR$26, Habitat

tazlab Rollable bowl

$15.50, Habitat

locally made, all-natuRal dog food16 oz.: $6.25; 32 oz.: $11.50,

Big D.O.G.S. at H3pets and Boise Co-op

(also available by delivery)

poop scoopeR seRvice(This one is for you pet lovers.)

$14.50-$36, Poop Scoopers Boise

cat toysShiny fish and cat cell phone:

$1.25; Mylar ball: $.99, Habitat

pig eaRs oR bones

Ear: 89 cents; Bone: $2.89, Choice Cuts

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44 North 44northvodka.com

All About GAmes7079 W. Overland Road, 208-343-5653allaboutgamesboise.com

bANdANNA ruNNiNG ANd WAlkiNG 504 W. Main St., 208-386-9017bandannarunning.com

beNchmArk AdveNtures625 S. Vista Ave., 208-338-1700

biG d.o.G.s.Ilovebigdogs.net

H3 Pet Food 1801 W. Cherry Lane, Meridian, 208-898-0008, h3petfood.comBoise Co-op888 W. Fort St., 208-472-4500boisecoop.com

birdhouse ANd hAbitAt12598 W. Fairview Ave., 208-375-8051birdhouseandhabitat.net

boGus bAsiN mouNtAiN recreAtioN AreA2600 N. Bogus Basin Road, 208-332-5137bogusbasin.org

boise Army/NAvy4924 Chinden Blvd., 208-322-0660

boise Art GlAss530 W. Myrtle St.,208-345-1825boiseartglass.com

boise Art museum Gift shop670 Julia Davis Drive,208-345-8330boiseartmuseum.org

boise coN-temporAry

theAter854 Fulton St.,

208-331-9224 bctheater.org

boise co-op WiNe shop915 N. Eighth St., 208-472-4519boisecoopwineshop.com

boise herb ANd spice compANyTown and Country Farmers Market , 4380 E. Fairview Ave., 208-658-0055

boise philhArmoNicboisephilharmonic.org

boise rock school1187 River St., 208-559-0065boiserockschool.com

breW coNNoisseurs3894 W. State St., 208-344-5141brewcon.com

breWforiA3030 E. Overland Road, Ste. 100, Meridian208-888-7668brewforia.com

bricolAGe280 N. Eighth St., 208-345-3718bricoshoppe.com

buNs iN the oveN413 S. Eighth St., 208-342-5683labortolove.com

cAmpos mArket413 N. Orchard St.,208-658-0644

cAssis819 W. Idaho St.,208-345-5501cassiskids.com

childreN’s store1346 S. Orchard St.,208-322-4366childrens-store.comthe chocolAt bAr805 W. Bannock St.,208-338-7771thechocolatbar.com

choice cuts12570 W. Fairview Ave., Ste. 101, 208-323-4554choicecutsmeat.com ciNder WiNescinderwines.com

city peANut shop803 W. Bannock St., 208-433-3931 citypeanut.comcoiledcoiledwines.com

crAckliN’ Gourmet popcorN8101 Fairview Ave., 208-377-2100cgpopcorn.com

drAGoNfly414 W. Main St., 208-338-9234duNkley music410 S. Capitol Blvd.,208-342-5549dunkleymusic.com

the edGe iN record exchANGe1105 W. Idaho St.,208-344-8010therecordexchange.com

edWArds GreeNhouse4106 W. Sand Creek St., 208-342-7548edwardsgreenhouse.com

eveN surf compANy2709 State St., 208-713-5983evensurf.com

eyes of the World1576 W. Grove St., 208-331-1212eyesoftheworldonline.com

the flicks646 W. Fulton St., 208-342-4222theflicksboise.com

flyiNG m coffeeGArAGe1314 Second St. S., Nampa208-467-5533flyingmcoffee.com

flyiNG m coffeehouse500 W. Idaho St.,208-345-4320flyingmcoffee.com

frAser viNeyArdfraservineyard.com

Good Goods & co.5865 N., Glenwood St., Ste. C, 208-377-3027goodgoodsco.com

hAbitAt3082 S. Bown Way,208-429-1818habitatboise.com

heirloom dANce studio765 W. Idaho St., 208-871-6352heirloomdancestudio.com

hotel 43981 W. Grove St.,208-342-4622hotel43.com

hyde pArk book store1507 N. 13th St., 208-429-8220hydeparkbookstore.com

idAho ANGler 1682 S. Vista Ave.,208-389-9957idahoangler.com

idAho GloWHoliday Farmers MarketEighth Street, downtown idahoglow.com

idAho iNdie Works 106 N. Sixth St., 208-342-0804idahoindieworks.blogspot.com

idAho mouNtAiN touriNG1310 W. Main St.,208-336-3854idahomountaintouring.com

idAho school of Art ANd crAft theidahoschoolartandcraft.wordpress.com

idAho shAkespeAre festivAl 208-336-9221idahoshakespeare.org

idAho stAte historicAl museum Gift shop 610 E. Julia Davis Drive,208-334-2120history.idaho.gov

koeNiG WiNery koenigdistillery.com

lAttA350 N. Ninth St., 208-426-0040lattashowroom.com

mArjorie juNe’s leGAcy kitcheNHoliday Farmers MarketEighth Street, downtownmarjoriejunes.com

mimi mArie 228 E. Plaza St., Ste. P, Eagle208-939-1005mimimarieboutique.com

miss tAmi’s teA room ANd cottAGe expressioNs1031 N. Main St., Meridian208-888-1770misstamis.com

moxie jAvAMultiple locationsmoxiejava.com

NeWt ANd hArold’s1021 S. Broadway Ave.,208-385-9300newtandharolds.com

pAmelA’s bAkery, cAfe, espresso 360 S. Eagle Road, Eagle208-938-6585pamelasbakery.com

poop scoopers 208-703-6390poopscoopersboise.com

puffy moNdAes 200 12th Ave. S., Nampa208-407-3359puffymondaes.com

r. Grey GAllery 415 S. Eighth St., 208-385-9337, rgreygallery.com

red feAther louNGe246 N. Eighth St., 208-429-6340justeatlocal.com/redfeather

rediscovered bookshop180 N. Eighth St., 208-376-4229rdbooks.org

scottevestscottevest.com

shu’s idAho ruNNiNG compANy1758 W. State St., 208-344-6604idahorunningcompany.com

smoky dAvis3914 W. State St., 208-344-1885smokydavis.com

sNAke river WiNerysnakeriverwinery.com

sockeye Grill ANd breWery3019 N. Cole Road, 208-658-1533sockeyebrew.com

sustAiNAble futures5238 W. Chinden Blvd.,208-322-8272sustainable-futures.us

timber mouNtAiN soApHoliday Farmers MarketEighth Street, downtowntimbermountainsoap.com

treeWorks idAhoHoliday Farmers MarketEighth Street, downtowntreeworksidaho.com

vAle WiNery valewineco.com

vickers viNeyArdidahowines.org/vineyards.cfm

Zoo boise355 E. Julia Davis Drive,208-384-4125zooboise.org

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A D v E r t I S E r DIRECTORYbAllet idAho 5

the bAsque mArket 19

boGus bAsiN mouNtAiN recreAtioN AreA 25

boise Army/NAvy 14

boise Art GlAss 13

boise Art museum 9

boise Weekly cArd 30

buffAlo Wild WiNGs 23

cAt doctor 29

cherellA 25

dorsey music 25

doWNtoWN NAmpA 15

drAGoNfly 14

dry fly 10

duNiA mArketplAce 29

emilio’s 5

flAtbreAd commuNity oveN 27

the flicks 7

floAtiNG feAther 4

flyiNG m coffeehouse 13

GreeNWood’s ski hAus 29

Grove hotel 5

homelANd reAlty 10

hyde pArk book store 19

idAho botANicAl GArdeNs 23

idAho poWer 7

idAho shAkespeAre festivAl 2

iNdiA Gift shop 21

jim beAm blAck 17

koeNiG distillery ANd WiNery 9

mAdhubAN 21

mAZZAh 10

moxie jAvA iNterNAtioNAl 31

NeWt ANd hArold’s 13 & 21

oGdeN’s oWN distillery 7

record exchANGe 15

reNeWAl 23

rum chAtA 19

sereNity retreAt 29

the shAbby house 21

sierrA trAdiNG post 11

tAco bell AreNA 3

tree city juice 20

volksWAGeN/Audi of boise 32

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