The Cup of Jo 2018 Holiday Gift Guide

Hi COJ team!

Just wanted to drop a note and let you know I ordered a couple of photo books for my family and in-laws from my wedding this summer and used Pinhole Press, since I’d seen the company so often on here. I received the books today and they are just SO gorgeous and of a great quality. I was dreading receiving them, worried they wouldn’t turn out well, but they took my breath away. Thank you so, so much for the recommendation! We’ll be using Pinhole Press again for our wedding album when we finally compile it :) Happy Holidays!!

I’d swear you had a list for teen and tween boys last year that saved me. My grandsons are 10 and 14. It was you, wasn’t it?
I love your blog!

How about artist-made items from local artist, galleries, and shops. When you buy locally, most of the money stays in your community!

Art feeds the spirit and soul; it brings light and life to being. Art can make your heart sing and your spirit soar. Something that comes from the heart through the hands.


 When you support an artist, you acknowledge the creative spirit, and the significance of creativity and independent thinking in our lives. You have the opportunity to see the world in a different way, as the artist’s vision is manifested in each piece he or she has made.


When you buy art, you support your local economy, both the economy of your community, and the economy of the spirit. You can know that you are buying something that was made with care, one at a time, by hand.

You have the opportunity to see the world through the artist’s eyes; to affirm that artists’ work is critical to the survival of a sane society; and to proclaim that the vision artists share is an essential part of all our lives.