Make This Gift: Dyed Golf Balls

You remember these pants. Well what if he had balls to match? (Oh you stop, I’m talking about golf balls).

Instead of a monogram or putting someone’s face on the ball, here’s a fun way to personalize golf balls so that they’re easier to identify on the course and a lot more colorful.

With just some water and a little bit of dye, create a rainbow for the whole family to use or choose your golfer’s favorite colors for a simple DIY gift made with love.

The instructions are here. Let me know how yours turn out!

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Inspired by Gene Kelly: Happy Birthday, Old Fave

Gift ideas inspired by Gene Kelly films

I grew up watching Gene Kelly movies. My mom would take my sister and I to the library to rent old musicals on VHS. (I know, old school.)

He was always our favorite. An effortless dancer. He sang too. And of course that smile! It didn’t hurt that my mother had done a stage show or two with him in the past and had wonderful stories to tell. That definitely added to our admiration of the classic screen star.

With a tip of the hat to the charming Irishman on his birthday (and boy could he wear a hat), here’s a few gifts inspired by some of my favorite Gene Kelly films.

1. Pelican Boots by Sperry Top-Sider
2. Woolrich John Rich & Bros. Heritage Officer Coat
3. The Sky Umbrella fends off rain with blue skies underneath!
4. Prints of Paris by fine art photographer Irene Suchocki
5. Renoir Straw Porkpie Hat
6. Lemon Ball Vintage Baseball
7. Ebbet’s Flanell vintage replica: 1940 Hollywood Stars Cap

Old movie images from imdb, and here, and here.

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Gifts Gone Golfing

Nice Pants by Landon Nordeman

What’s your relationship with golf? Do you play? Love someone who does? Do they wear rainbow polka dot pants? They should.

I took up the game, quite casually, about a year ago. In other words, I mostly play when we’re visiting my in-laws. I found myself more into it than I’d expected to be. Turns out golf’s a lovely cocktail of serenity and frustration, athleticism and bloody marys.

When it comes to gifts for golfers there’s an unfortunate amount of chintzy gift ideas out there. While it’s tempting to tell you all about the worst ones I’ve seen (perhaps that’s a fun post for another time), I’d rather save you time and help you out with the good stuff. Here’s a few favorite golf gifts for the linksman (or woman) in your life.

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Straight Down The Middle and Approach S1 Golf Watch

Kate Cart Bag and Crazy Golf by Cassia Beck

Sunday MacKenzie Walker and Golf Ball Soap

Pro-Chip Island Golf and Polara Ultimate Straight Golf Ball

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S’more Gifts for S’mores Day

S'more by David Schwen

There isn’t much better than sitting around a campfire, no laptops, no TV, just good friends, good times and of course, s’mores.

What is it that makes s’mores so awesome? Is it the crunch of the graham cracker? The smoosh of the marshmallow? Or the rich melty chocolate sandwiched inside? I think it’s the whole shebang—a combo often set aside for when we’re nestled in the woods with a flame and a stick.

In celebration of S’mores Day, here’s a s’morgasbord of gifts (see what I did there?) for roasting inside and out, at home or the campsite.

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Flame: Collapsible Campfire and Fire Pit and Eva Solo Grill

Yum: Campfire Cookery and S'more to Love

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15 Mouthwatering Game Day Recipes

It’s Super Bowl time again which means Sunday evening parties, wacky commercials, awkward musical half-time shows, and tons of tasty food. Oh yea, and football.

Since the best gift for your host is a delicious addition to the smorgasbord, we thought we’d help you out with recipes from some of our favorite food blogs. Happy eating!

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Share Lifelike Video of Your Next Ride with the Contour HD Helmet Cam

Boldly go where no other HD video camera can. Maybe you’re Mike Rowe and like to get down and dirty in tiny crawl spaces with a camera strapped to your head. Or perhaps you’re an extreme heli-boarder and like falling from the sky toward a giant mountain with a camera strapped to your head. Either way, this is the camera you want.

A very cool gift for those who enjoy adventure sports and generally riding things that move—think bikers, boarders, skiers, racers, climbers, etc. The ContourHD 1080p Wearable Video Camera captures a point-of-view not typically easy to share with others, in glorious high-def.

We’ve got your back. It’s holiday crunch time, so we won’t post anything you can’t get on time. You’re all good with this one. Here’s Amazon’s Christmas Shipping Cutoffs.

SfSS: Brodmann Blades Ping Pong Set

There’s a lot to look at. We get it. To help you out we’re calling attention to a gift you may have missed, or one we think you shouldn’t. This is the Something for Someone Spotlight.

Imagine how great your table game would be with a paddle that fits like a glove. That’s precisely the idea behind the Brodmann Blades.

The first major innovation in the sport in a over a century—if you can high-five, you can ping pong!

This set of two paddles comes in a nice zippered case with four ping pong balls and two wristbands so you can bring your best Richie Tenenbaum to the game. A seriously great gift for serious and not-so-serious ping-pongers.

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Are you ready for some Fair Trade Football?

Fair Trade Football

These are better balls: Footballs and more from Fair Trade Sports

I guess I’d never really thought about it—who makes that football we toss around on Thanksgiving weekend? So I found it new and interesting to learn about Fair Trade Sports, a company based in Bainbridge Island, Washington.

The mission of Fair Trade Sports is as much about awareness as it is about sales. Their blog is packed full of information about environmental and labor issues surrounding the production of sports balls used worldwide, from the pee-wee practice field on up through pro sports.

The reality is that around 70% of the world’s sports balls are manufactured in Sialkot, Pakistan, where child labor has been a growing problem since the 1960s. Legislation has helped, but according to Scott James, Fair Trade Sports founder, “children are still working in manufacturing industries in Pakistan today because companies sourcing work there have failed to pay the adult workers a living wage,” so families put the kids to work to make ends meet. Little fingers stitching thick, tough materials.

Reality’s a bitch sometimes isn’t it?

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Make This Gift: Dyed Golf Balls

Inspired by Gene Kelly: Happy Birthday, Old Fave

Gifts Gone Golfing

S’more Gifts for S’mores Day

15 Mouthwatering Game Day Recipes

Share Lifelike Video of Your Next Ride with the Contour HD Helmet Cam

SfSS: Brodmann Blades Ping Pong Set

Are you ready for some Fair Trade Football?

These are better balls: Footballs and more from Fair Trade Sports

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