Holiday Gift Guide 2010

gift guide2010

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produced by The Pacifi c Sun

As the holidays approach, we have an oppor-tunity to refl ect on the many gifts in our lives. At the Spiritual Healing Center we are fi lled with gratitude for the miracles that have happened during this decade.

We have manifested a beautiful sanctuary in Mill Valley. We have attracted our divine comple-ments. We are off ering healing courses, Holistic Healing, Greenwood Preschool, Purifi cation and Detoxifi cation, Intuitive Development Courses, Yoga, Concerts and Healing and Meditation Courses. Thank you all for your participation in the courses! Heaven on Earth, in 2011!

Our vision of healing, developing our intu-ition, inner peace, vibrant health and energy, dynamic relationships, and creating wealth have developed in miraculous times. Miracles are in motion at the Spiritual Healing Center.

The benefi ts of meditation and developing your intuition are many, including eff ortless manifestation of your perfect health; increased wealth and improvement in all your relation-ships. Love yourself and others begin to appre-ciate you more. Merge with your higher self and life becomes so positive.

What is intuition? It is using your sixth sense,

Expect A Miracle!clairvoyance, and second sight; using your clairsentience, I had a hunch, feeling in my bones, a sneaking suspicion, or a premonition. You may be psychic, not crazy.

Give to yourself the gifts of your intuition: Join us Tuesday evenings for our healing and medita-tion clinic from 7 to 9pm. Expect a miracle! This is off ered as my gift to you. Heal your spirit and you will heal your body.

Join us December 13-14 for The Gifts of Your 12th Chakra off ered from 10am-5pm. Get in tune with your divine essence and experience posi-tive changes in every area of your life. Take ac-tion now! Call to schedule a private session! Visit our websites. We look forward to seeing you!

—Carol Eckels-Gaeddert

260 E. Blithedale, Mill Valley. 415/381-4465. www.innervisionsinc.com

www.thespiritualhealingcenter.org

415-899-7387

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Gold Dreams~Damselfl y Unlimited is a unique jewelry shop tucked in the hidden courtyard at San Anselmo’s Red Hill Shopping Center. Jean Jung, master precious metalsmith, has spent over 35 years perfecting her craft; she features one-of-a-kind pieces in gold, platinum and sterling silver with colored gemstones, fabulous pearls and, of course, diamonds. This is one of the few working goldsmith shops in the Bay Area—Jean can often be found at her workbench, torch in hand, completing a special jewelry piece.

The store also has an extensive collection of Wedgwood, Buddhas, and an eclectic se-lection of collectibles, home furnishings and hand-painted silk. People often stop by this pet-friendly, fun, happy place (to be greeted by Zaveka, IZaBella or Gus) to visit and talk about a range of subjects other than jewelry. The prices are reasonable and the quality superb—it’s a great place to fi nd the perfect jeweled creation or gift.

864 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., San Anselmo, in Red Hill Shopping Center.

415/453-3050. www.damselfl yunlimited.com

Bananas at Large has served the needs of musicians, performers and institutions since 1974. This year it has expanded to a second loca-tion in downtown Santa Rosa. The lineup of mu-sical and pro audio equipment includes digital home pianos, acoustic and electric guitars and basses, digital recorders, drums and hand per-cussion, computer music software, sound sys-tems, DJ gear, microphones and quite a bit more. Practical, fun accessories for musicians start at just $4.99, and Bananas off ers literally thousands of items in every price range. Lessons from expe-rienced music teachers are a highlight.

At Bananas, it’s not all about sales. In the past year the company has supported numerous lo-cal organizations, including Little Kids Rock, Young Performers International, HeadsUp, Blue Bear School of Music and local school music and arts programs. Giving back to the community is a core value—your support of Bananas makes your dollars go further.

1504 Fourth St., San Rafael. 415/457-7600. www.bananasmusic.com

Seek Out this Hidden TreasureHitting the Right Notes

Red Hill Shopping Center in San Anselmo has the relaxed family-oriented feel we cherish in a community. With plenty of free parking and a great collection of shops and restaurants, shop-ping is easy, fun and low stress.

The friendly merchants are ready to help you with the gifts, foods and services you want and need to make your holidays special. “Serving our Neighbors Since 1967” is not merely a phrase, but an important statement about the center’s atti-tudes and goals.

Take a leisurely walk from one end of Red Hill to the other. Start by opening an account at West America Bank.

Amble in to Safeway for groceries and collect a sandwich from Subway.

Have your nails done or get a gift certifi cate at Lee Nail Care.

Next is Stella’s, one of the best “for the ladies” consignment shops in Marin, with a delightful staff .

Bradley Real Estate is ready to help you fi nd or sell a property.

Beauty Store USA, for perfect holiday makeup.Stop by the UPS store to mail holiday packages.

Wrap Up the Holidays, Hassle-FreeGold Dreams~Damselfl y Unlimited—custom design the perfect jewelry piece or pick from unique, handmade items.

Lark Shoes, with comfortable shoes to keep your feet happy for the holidays.

A karate class at United Studios of Self Defense could be the perfect gift.

The truffl es and fudge at Chocolate Delights are the best.

CVS—with supplies from A-Z.Easy Street, now there’s some good food!Silver Screen Video to buy or rent movies.Peet’s Coff ee—you know!Hot Wok—fresh Chinese food.Burritoville—try one and you’re hooked.Precision Six, look your best with a

great haircut.Pets will be thrilled with Red Hill Pet Supplies.Red Hill Cake and Pastry—wonderful.Red Hill Holiday Cleaners, to make holiday

clothes spotless.Pretty Baby gets the kids perfectly dressed.Round Table Pizza—take one home!!

800-900 block of Sir Francis Drake Blvd., San Anselmo. redhillshoppingcenter.com


The P-95 has a full-weighted, full size piano action, with matte

black keys for ivory feel. • two Grand Pianos with Dynamic Stereo Sampling • 50 preset songs •

Black or Silver finish • optional matching stand for home use • Yamaha Quality!

Good stuff — V50 dreadnought guitar, electronic tuner, gig bag, strap and handy

accessory pouch, all in an easy-to-wrap box!

1504 4th St • Central San RafaelOPEN EVERY DAY! 415-457-7600

WWW. BANANASMUSIC. COM

Experience Music!Experience Music!The TD-4S V-Compact® Digital Drum set

employs a PDX-8 Mesh Pad for snare, plus three PD-8 Dual-Trigger pads • 125 Instruments and 25 Kits • includes all pads, hi-hat controller, stand with cymbal arms and cabling (kick drum pedal optional.)

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Yes! - We have Pearls, Diamonds, all Gemstones, Platinum, Gold, Silver and affordable gifts.

Yes! - We specialize in custom work created just for you

Yes! - We redesign jewelry using your gems and gold or ours.

Yes! -We do jewelry repair and restorationYes! - We restring pearls and beadsYes! - We do appraisalsYes! - We’ll have fun while we work with you,

creating quality heirloom pieces

www.damselfl yunlimited.com

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864 Sir Francis Drake Blvd.,

Jean Jung,Jewelry Designer,

Master Precious Metalsmith,Gemologist, 12-Time International

Jewelry Design Contest Winner

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Make your holiday celebrations special this year with Emporio Rulli classic cakes like the St. Honore, Cassatta Siciliana, Dolce Neve (“Snow”) or one of two Tronco di Natale (Yule Logs). Thank your Host & Hostess with Cialde (as featured on the Food Network) or Panforte, a famous 15th-century confection from Siena made with can-died fruits imported from Italy. Shop online and send what Giada De Laurentiis says is the best thing she ever ate, Rulli’s Panettone Milanese, or a tin fi lled with a variety of cookies, a pound of house-roasted coff ee—such as 100 percent organic espresso blend “La Miscela Golosone”—and much more, as corporate gifts, to someone special or just to say thank you. Ring in the New Year with the seasonal La Veneziana, Venetian panettone studded with candied orange zest & topped with almond paste, coarse sugar crystals & vanilla powdered sugar, best served with a bottle of Prosecco.

464 Magnolia Ave., Larkspur. 415/924-7478. www.rulli.com

Gathering Thyme is a community herb shop off ering high-quality natural healthcare prod-ucts, education and support. Locally owned and staff ed by experienced herbalists and healthcare educators, our goal is to empower and educate the community about self-care using herbs and other natural remedies.

What sets us apart is our commitment to nat-ural healthcare through an extensive inventory of high-quality natural healthcare products, af-fordable educational programs and access to a wide range of professionally trained and highly experienced holistic practitioners. Check out our website at www.gatheringthyme.com for more information about our products, workshops and holistic health practitioners.

Sidle up to our herb bar, where our knowl-edgeable staff can help address your healthcare needs in a comfortable, relaxing environment. We invite you to come in to fi nd out what we’re all about.

226 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., San Anselmo, near the corner of Bank Street. 415/524-8693.

www.gatheringthyme.com

Fairfax is a great little town with tons of charm and a lot going on. Fairfax’s off erings start with great shopping, dining and entertainment and run all the way to spectacular hiking and moun-tain biking.

Fairfax is unspoiled by the kind of develop-ment found elsewhere in Marin County. People who live in Fairfax tend to stay in Fairfax. They see their town as a special place to live and en-joy, not as a commodity for speculation.

Fairfax has kept “Big Box” and chain stores away, realizing that they drain revenue from lo-cal businesses. Fairfaxians recognize that money spent in town stays in town.

The Fairfax Chamber of Commerce is there nurturing local business. We know that shop-ping locally ensures not only the town’s eco-nomic success, but also preserves its character. If anyone doubts this, just ask yourself the follow-ing question: “When was the last time you saw a Little League baseball team sponsored by Target or Home Depot?”

415/456-5574. www.fairfaxcoc.com

Neuhaus Service, Inc. takes pride in the automotive services it provides. The “Dealer Alternative” for maintenance and repair of your vehicle, Neuhaus Service always delivers quality service at reasonable rates. The mission of own-ers Jack and Valerie Neuhaus is to treat each and every customer as family. They pride themselves on providing the absolute best customer ser-vice. Jack and Valerie will always take the time to explain the scope of any repair or maintenance work. And all work done here will maintain fac-tory warranties. Jack has been working in the au-tomotive industry for over 40 years. He is proud to say that Neuhaus Service has earned Best Of Marin Foreign and Domestic Auto Repair by the Pacifi c Sun and Best Auto Repair In The Bay Area by Consumer Checkbook.

3241 Kerner Blvd., San Rafael. 415/459-0650. www.neuhausservice.com

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Give the Gift of Vibrant Health Medicinal Herbs Nutritional Supplements Fine Teas & Spices Homeopathy Flower Essences Essential Oils Natural/Organic Skincare New and Used Books Nature-Inspired Gifts Workshops/Herbal Studies

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A Child’s Delight is the premier independent specialty toy store in Marin and San Francisco. We have been serving Marin families since 1994, and now have three locations: Corte Madera, Northgate One, and at Fillmore & Lombard in San Francisco. Five-time winner of best toy store in Pacifi c Sun’s Best of Marin, we are known for our wide selection of imaginative toys and gifts, including many wooden and eco-friendly toys. A Child’s Delight has a very kid-friendly atmo-sphere, with many toys on display to play with. Also featured are Lego, Mattel, Hasbro, Playmo-bil and other traditional companies.

190 Northgate One Shopping Center,Terra Linda. 415/499-0739.

105 Corte Madera Town Ctr., Corte Madera. 415/945-9221.

3301 Fillmore St., San Francisco. 415/440-4309. www.achildsdelight.com

The Dollsmith is a gallery and showroom for fi ne handmade Art Dolls. We currently fea-ture the beautiful works of artists Kat Soto and EJ Taylor. Kat’s signature is her delicate, life-like sculpture, meticulous hand painting, and the original hand-made costumes she creates from fi ne contemporary and vintage fabric. Her work has been featured in many fi ne galleries and stores throughout the world. EJ Taylor is a long revered and much sought after contemporary doll artist and senior member of NIADA.

Art doll themes: Fairies, Santa Claus, Fairy Tales, and Fantasy.

The Dollsmith annually donates partial pro-ceeds from all sales to various charitable organi-zations. Previous benefi ciaries have been Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Doctors Without Bor-ders, S.F. AIDS Foundation, ASPCA, AIDS Memo-rial Grove, Mbinga Children Organization and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

7 Ross Ave., San Anselmo. 415/419-5118. www.thedollsmith.com

An Invitation to ImaginationA Place of Inspiration

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Stephan-Hill Jewelry Designers is celebrat-ing its 30-year anniversary with a “Pearl Jubilee.” After all, what jewelry could be more feminine than pearls? These days there is a pearl for every woman and every occasion and now there is a pearl in every price range. There are freshwater “pearl and gold chain station” necklaces and sin-gle pearl pendants that can be worn with jeans or enjoyed as everyday personal talismans. For more special occasions, there are fabulous one-of-a-kind necklaces with exotic smoky gray Tahi-tian pearls and natural cognac-colored diamond pavéd beads as well as frosty white South Sea pearls with bright white diamond accents.

In honor of our 30th anniversary, Stephan-Hill Jewelry Designers will be extending a 30 percent discount on our entire pearl inventory through Christmas. Happy Holidays!

1226 Fourth St., San Rafael. 415/459-5808.www.stephanhill.com

Come to Rileystreet Art Supply for Great Ar-tistic Gift Ideas for the Holidays.

Rileystreet is a full-service art supply store with everything for the professional or beginning art-ist: paints, brushes, canvases and boards, port-folios, art books, papers, writing tools, coloring tools, pastels, supplies for screenprinting, block-printing, encaustic painting and much more. Our children’s department is brimming over with fun new products. Come and check our beautiful decorative paper selection and the card sets for you to create your own holiday cards.

Don’t miss our free Saturday morning art demonstrations. Join us in December to make fun ornaments and handmade gifts. Give a gift of one of our art classes to the aspiring artist or someone who has forgotten his or her talent. Or how about a gift certifi cate to go crazy on art at Rileystreet—the creative person’s candy store. We hope to spice up your creativity. See you soon.

1138 Fourth St., San Rafael. 415/457 2787. www.rileystreet.com

Join Art Works Downtown at our annual Open Studios featuring the work of over 40 art-ists! You’ll fi nd unique gifts, one-of-a-kind jew-elry, cards, paintings, ceramics and sculpture to fi t all budgets. We’ll be open Saturday, Decem-ber 11, and Sunday, December 12, from 11am to 5pm. Bring the whole family and explore the labyrinth of studios, hear live music and enjoy holiday refreshments. We are located in San Rafael at 1337 Fourth Street between C and D streets, and will validate your parking at the C Street city garage.

1325-1337 Fourth St., San Rafael, 415/459-8119. www.artworksdowntown.org

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Marin Beauty Company has earned praise for our fun, friendly shopping environment and been awarded Best Beauty Supply Store two years in a row by Pacifi c Sun’s Best of Marin and SF Gate’s “Best of the Bay Area.” We are always working—as we have for 23 years—to improve service, selection, and overall value for our cus-tomers. MBC’s “preferred beauty card,” stamped with every purchase, entitles shoppers to $10 off when the card is full.

Our inviting salon stations are independently operated by friendly and skilled hair stylists, manicurists, and estheticians. The combination of stores and salons makes Marin Beauty Com-pany a one-stop beauty destination, having “Everything you need from Head 2 Toe...Have it done or To Go!”

Join us for our Vintage Oaks Grand Re-Open-ing. This new, upscaled salon has all beauty ser-vices and products with many specials, raffl es and prizes in November, including Brazilian Blow Out special $100 off —call 415/892-8926 for an appointment.

Vintage Oaks, Novato; Montecito Plaza, San Rafael; Strawberry Village, Mill Valley.

www.marinbeautycompany.com

Mt. Tam Laser & Skin Care off ers the fi nest in skin rejuvenation techniques in a relaxing en-vironment. Our philosophy focuses on your con-cerns, beginning with our complimentary skin evaluation and consultation.

The practice is managed by registered nurses Jan Meier and Sandi Farney, who have part-nered with board-certifi ed plastic surgeon Dr. Laurence Wolf to off er a wide selection of laser treatments, Botox and dermal fi llers. In addition, the practice off ers full medical aesthetic servic-es. Along with satisfying your skin care needs, we maintain competitive prices, including regu-lar seasonal specials.

Our highly trained Registered Nurses and Medical Aestheticians tailor their services to your individual needs quickly and comfortably. Helping You Look and Feel Your Very Best! It’s more than our mission, it’s our passion! Voted Best Laser Clinic in North Bay by the Bohemian.

1030 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Kentfi eld. 415/482-3888.

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