A Gift Idea For Your Fitness-Minded Friends

Yup, you heard it here, folks. Two days before Thanksgiving, and I'm half way through my Christmas gift-giving list. Of course I'm not going to pat myself on the back yet. In the past when I have had a good jump on things, I lose the urgency, thinking I have all this time to find the few remaining presents I need to purchase. Next thing you know, I'm out on Christmas eve, jostled by the maddening crowd, looking for that elusive, perfect bauble that was in plentiful supply just three weeks earlier. Then there's the two-day (or god forbid) overnight shipping costs which brings online shopping down a peg or two. But it won't happen this year. I promise with only one set of fingers crossed. Following is a gift idea to help you along with your own situation.

Yoga is one of the fastest growing fitness regimes in this country. Statistic Brain suggests in a July 2012 study that 15 million Americans practice yoga. Studios are all over the place.  Do you have a yogi on your holiday shopping list? At an average, annual growth rate of 20% , I'll bet you do. Why not purchase one of my handcrafted yoga mat bags? I have a good selection in my Etsy store, along with some nifty Dupioni silk eye pillows that would make nifty stocking stuffers for your fitness-minded friends and paramours. Shop here http://www.etsy.com/shop/sleepingvirginia?section_id=12444721 or come see me at Craft Fix on Sunday November 25th 11-5pm 2 Government Street in Kittery Maine.

Here are some pics of some of the bags available. The birch branch rack is brand new and crafted by the very talented Tom Keating of South Berwick, Maine.