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Nikki Hardin

Founder and Publisher of Skirt!. A native of Kentucky, I left home at 17 to elope with my high-school boyfriend. Twelve years later, divorced with three children and unskilled at almost everything, I started college at the age of 29. Earned a B.A. in literature from American University in 1976 and a...

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Great Gifts, part I

Nikki, skirt! publisher

Right about now I start to panic about Christmas gifts, because I don’t think I’m very good at anticipating what other people might like, only what I might like. I love lists in magazines, like “50 Best Gifts of 2007” and scour them for ideas. So I decided I’d start my own this year. Here’s the first installment.

Print Gocco: These miniature screen printing kits are almost impossible to find because the Japanese manufacturer decided to stop making them. I have one of my own, but I want to buy one for a friend and also stock up on inks, screens and bulbs. If you can find one, snap it up.

Caramels with Salt:  Dark-chocolate-covered golden caramels sprinkled with gray sea salt--unbelievably delicious. I hear Fran’s Chocolates in Seattle makes a yummy version. www.franschocolates.com.

Cashmere socks: Who wouldn’t like these socks in their stocking?! Garnet Hill offers a relatively inexpensive version. $24.00 each for the ankle socks.

Hillary stuff: My liberal friends need a “Let’s Elect the Bitch” bumper sticker. Shame, shame McCain!

more to come all month long...