Christmas around my family of shopaholics can, in the best of years, be a flurry of wrapping paper, huge boxes, gift certificates and subtle sneers of "I'm returning that later". In the past I've tried donating to various charities in each person's name, but that didn't go over as well as could be hoped, so I decided this year I'm giving conscientious Christmas gifts AND the message too. My strategy is simple - find something they absolutely love, then tell them it's hand-made, or recycled or supporting a local business and why.

I had started looking around ebay and etsy for gifts, but today in my inbox I found 2 even better places for gifts. Emily Carr is having their annual student sale this weekend (details after the jump), and Edible B.C. - purveyors of all things lovely and edible from B.C - has gift baskets available this year. They're both on Granville Island too, which is nice, because it's far away from any malls and fake santas.

Emily Carr Institute's 26th Annual Student Art Sale:
Friday, November 17: 12pm - 8pm
Saturday, November 18: 10am - 6pm
Sunday, November 19: 12pm - 5pm
Concourse Gallery
Emily Carr Institute
1399 Johnston Street
Granville Island

Edible B.C.:
#565 - 1689 Johnston Street
(in the Public Market)
Granville Island

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