December’s Trends:
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- Holidays: Personalized stockings, ornaments, outfits and card sets.
- Wizardry, magic, owls, and mysticism with the DVD release of the final chapter of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
- 2012 Calendars: Wall, desk, pocket, multifunctional and creative new styles.
- Personalization: Gift ideas with monograms, initials, text, numbers, zodiac, constellations, portraits, custom labels, stamps, fingerprints and family trees.
- Gadget Accessories: Creative gadget cases, docking stations and accessories, especially geared around the iPhone 4S and iPad.
- Moustaches & Beards: They’re still here and going strong.
- Weddings: Handmade and vintage variations on the wedding dress, engagement rings, creative invitations, save the dates, and signage are on the rise.
- Fashion: Winter accessories, vintage boots and patterned leggings. Sheer layers, lace sleeves, brocade, trenches, tailored jackets and blazers. Bright solids paired with black, platform pumps, cocktail rings, tribal and native references.
- Culinary Trends: DIY culinary kits are on the rise. Classic cocktails, home brewing, beer and wine accessories, herb infusions and kits, garden to table.
- Designer Vintage: Authentic fashion, collectibles, bikes, and auto accessories.
- Letters, Numbers, and Symbols: Large vintage signage letters, letterpress blocks, monogram housewares, and typewriter keys.
- Natural History: Woodland forest themes and animals, namely birds, owls, squirrels, hedgehogs, chipmunks, bunnies, butterflies, feathers, nests, eggs, acorns, leaves, trees, branches, woodgrain, and natural colors.
- Lockets, secret hiding places, skeleton keys, arrows, diamonds, paper cuts, silhouettes, fortune cookies, wishbones, constellations, fortune telling.
- Large scale vintage and handmade paper maps, botanical and anatomy charts.
- Upcycled lights, lamps, exposed bulbs, and chandeliers.
- Vintage cameras, especially Polaroids with film.
- Bike caddies, baskets, and creative accessories.
- Cottage chic decor and accessories
- Video game-inspired references
- Writable chalkboard surfaces
- Wall and laptop decals
- All things steampunk
- Mermaids
- Peacocks
- December 1: World AIDS Awareness Day
- December 1: Start of Summer, Southern Hemisphere
- December 5/6: Sinterklaas (aka St. Nicholas)
- December 5: Ashura
- December 7: Letter Writing Day (UK)
- December 8/9: Fête des Lumière in Lyon
- December 10: Human Rights Day
- December 12: Poinsettia Day
- December 17: Day of Reconciliation, South Africa
- December 20-28: Hanukkah
- December 22: Winter Solstice: Shortest day of the year
- December 25: Christmas Day
- December 26: Boxing Day
- December 26 – January 1: Kwanzaa
- December 31: New Year’s Eve
- December 31: Hogmanay (Scotland)
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