shopping with flair

http://www.etsy.com/
all handmade lovely trinkets, art, jewerly, clothes. you can talk directly with the artists and get stuff custom made.
and best of all you can find beautiful little things like this. shop on.

FeatherBrain's shop
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=17173892


Also, check out http://www.spoonsisters.com/ for "gifts outside the box"
Two sisters who started this online store filled with really off beat gifts as an ode to their mother who always gave the perfect gift.