Great Budget Gifts: Home Goods from Fred Flare

Fred Flare is a spunky fashion and home goods design group, a fun podcast series, and now a combo of online and brick-and-mortar shopping. We love their tongue-in-cheek taste, and they have their finger on the pulse of everything camp, trendy, and useful -- like the Russian Doll Measuring Cups (top and at right). Their shop is a great mix of their own exclusive original merchandise plus other lines from vendors that fit their unique, fun-loving sensibilities.

Below are some of our favorite holiday gift ideas from Fred Flare, most for under $20. Here's the link to their home goods and accessories online, and happy shopping!

Charley Brown Christmas Tree Set

Early Bird Alarm Clock (yes, it chirps you awake!)

Eco Coffee Cup (porcelain, but looks like the paper take-out kind)

Elephant Cutting Board

Mini Rainboot Gardens (different colored boots come with herbs or flowers)

Mini Eiffel Tower Grater

Spilt Milk Cereal Bowl

Rubber Pink Pig Pot Holder

Write-On Glassware Mug

Totem Mug Set

Pinocchio Tea for Two Carafe & Mugs

Red Riding Hood Mug (there's also a Wolf Mug)

Sparrow Hook Set

The Ghosts of Christmas Past

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We've been amazed to sit back and reflect on the fact that D2S has been publishing its home decorating advice columns for almost three years. (Time flies when you're covering the design beat.) We wanted to give you some handy links to helpful and inspiring Christmas columns we've had in the past. Enjoy!

• O, Christmas Trees

• The Kitschiest Time of the Year

• Tea from the Heart

• Giving & Getting

• How Can I Use a French Theme for Holiday Decorating?

• Wine All You Want

• Living in Harmony with Mother Nature