Inexpensive Holiday Gift Ideas: a house log

Here is our last installment of our recent gift sleuthing spree (see part one here and part two here) and this time we paid Urban Outfitters a visit. It is consistently full of cute, quirky, and downright hilarious gift ideas that are typically fairly affordable. Here is what we found:

These sparkly pillows were fairly luxe looking (and around $30, as opposed to something similar that we saw at Crate & Barrel for $99).

This $22 book of “Other People’s Enjoy Letters” reminded us of those Post Secret books (we enjoy them, and in fact own two volumes of ’em- they are strong for leaving in a guest room so visitors can entertain themselves).

For the techie in your life, these funny $16 iPhone app refrigerator magnets could be ideal (if not a bit pricey- perhaps they are a good Hands-on gift idea too?).

This fairly canvas print would certainly work for any newly married couples who simply got their first house. So cute. And it might also be DIYable with floral fabric, some fabric paint, and some stencils. I somehow forgot to note the price for this one. Boo.

These sweet $8 mugs had so much charm. And they are strong to give full of any number of things (fancy tea bags or coffee grounds, a bag of cookies or biscotti, even pencils or pens for a work friend’s cubicle).

Of course we had to take a picture of the quirky band aids on the left for Burger. And anything with a mustache joke is cool with us, hence the box on the right. These could make fairly funny stocking stuffers. Sidenote: I simply googled mustache to be sure I was spelling it right since the box has that funny spelling that made me second guess my first instinct and look at what came up. Those are some intricate mustache designs…

Here is a $36 faux chandelier that we thought would be a strong gift for a fancy fashionista friend. We can totally picture it hanging above an entryway table, a dining area, or even inside of a cool walk in closet (best of all: no wiring necessary).

And we had to snap a picture of this dude from The Hangover…

… because if John had a goatee and some glasses it might have been a fairly good representation of his “heck-yeah-I am-wearing-a-baby” fashion choice.

Of course Clara was asleep at this point so she missed the hilarity. Anyway, so ends our three store virtual shopping spree. Off to unpack some more.

Update: You can check out all of our go-to holiday decor finds here – many of which are under $15!