Some of the gifts were over the top, like the Flip Mino video recorder

But two gifts were so cute they deserved some press on this blog.
First, was a pencil case by Koch Handbags. I got this cute blue and white one:


My husband gave me the one from his gift bag - I think one will hold pens/pencils and the other will be for lip glosses on the go...
The other great design-y gift was from Carrot and Stick Press. I've long been a fan of their papers so I was over the moon to get some note cards from them! Here are some of my favorites from their website...
Cards:




Holiday time:


These are their ready-to-buy collections, but they also do custom.
If I got this kind of swag at the Emmy party, I can't even begin to imagine the decadence that is the Oscars (not that I'll be invited to that)!