A subscription is a great gift that will keep on giving like the Colors subscription from Field Notes. If you purchase a subscription now, you’ll receive two sets of the Northerly 3-packs and two kraft-cover 3-packs sent immediately and then quarterly, other limited edition sets will be delivered. Each quarterly set will include two 3-packs so you can use one and share one or save it like the geeky collector I know you are. In total, you (or your very lucky gift recipient) receive 30 memo books for $97 including shipping. Sweet deal. Make sure Santa knows you’ve been good.

Other great subscription ideas for the office supply-inclined is the Rad & Hungry STMT kits which are available as individual sets, quarterly subscriptions or annual subscriptions. Prices start at $16 plus shipping for the single sets.

And of course, we must not forget Lost Crates. Personal subscriptions of office products tailored to your taste (via an online survey quiz) are $38 a month or try one of their gift crates or limited edition crates.

(photo via FIELD NOTES)

The Super 8 app for iPhone was released by Paramount Pictures as a promotional gimmick for the film but over the year it has developed quite a cult following. The app lets you create video in the stylized look of old Super 8 home movies. It looks quite a bit like the video equivalent of Instagram or Hipstamatic.  99¢

Another vintage video option is 8mm Vintage Camera. $1.99

Either option won’t break the bank. And they’re just in time to capture those holiday moments in a dreamy, grainy, bleached, vintage look.

(via iTunes App Store)

Holiday Gift Guide 2011

I’ve thought long and hard trying to come up with a spectacular round-up of gift ideas  but today it dawned on me that just about everyday is a gift guide here at The Well-Appointed Desk. I hope you don’t think I’ve sold you short but since we just passed the 1000-post mark last month, there are more than enough goodies in the archives to hopefully satisfy every taste.

So, please search back into the archives and look in categories like:

Happy holidays to everyone and I hope there are fresh pens and pencils, new notebooks and an iTunes gift card in everyone’s stocking!