2020 Gift Guide: For the perpetual hobbyist
Whether it's a 5,000-piece puzzle, sourdough starter or DIY masks, this busy bee always has a project on the go
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Take your libations to the next level with Moët Hennessy’s limited-edition bilingual cocktail book, Coming Together, filled with recipes from Canada’s top 50 mixologists. Best of all, all proceeds go back to the mixologist community impacted by COVID-19. ($25, mhcomingtogether.com)
Toronto photographer Caitlin Cronenberg’s 1,000-piece premium jigsaw puzzles feature stunning images printed on recovered paper to limit environmental impact. Each comes with a signed and numbered label, in case you want to frame it when complete. ($129, shop.caitlincronenberg.com)
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Become a master of dried wreath design with Toronto-based company Wild North Flowers’ virtual workshops. Materials are conveniently delivered to your door alongside access to a pre-recorded video to watch as you please. ($135, wildnorthflowers.com)
Quebec-based Sofs Designs aims to spread the joy of ‘making’ with their 3D paper sculptures, which arrive in the mail ready to be cut, scored and assembled. ($12-$115, sofsdesigns.com).
Learn basic macrame knots and create a beautiful wall hanging with Alberta-based FiberKnots’ modern macrame kits. ($45, ourlittlemakery.ca)
Keep those busy hands moisturized and feeling fine with L’Occitane’s SOS Kit, which contains a hand cream and beauty balm to nourish even the driest hands. ($22, loccitane.com)
Encourage your littles to think outside the box with Chroma Blends’ unique circular watercolour paper. The 20-page pad is bound on all sides to prevent warping and made with acid-free heavy paper to ensure colours truly pop! ($21.95, shop.ago.ca)
Stir up whimsical cocktails with Empress 1908 Gin, whose name pays homage to the Victoria, B.C. hotel. Made with eight organic botanicals and non-GMO corn, this violet-hued spirit is sure to inspire at-home bartenders. ($49.95, lcbo.com and other select liquor stores).
No yard? No problem. Anyone can garden with the Click & Grow Indoor Smart Garden, which ensures plants have the right amount of water, sunlight and nutrients. ($179.99, bestbuy.ca)
Create seemingly endless LED light patterns with NanoLeaf’s Hexagon Starter Kit, containing seven modular light hexagons equipped with more than 16 million colours that can be controlled via touch, voice, or smartphone. ($279.99, nanoleaf.me)
Paper airplanes got a serious upgrade. Entertain (or annoy) the family with a DIY smartphone-controlled paper airplane. ($72.02, uncommongoods.com)
Cut plants like a seasoned pro with Victorinox’s Swiss-made Floral Knife, complete with a stainless steel blade and nylon handle to tackle everything from floral arrangements to tough stalks, and even branches. ($31, victorinox.com)
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