Over the holidays, a lot more effort is put into selecting gifts than into selecting cards. Generic, store-bought cards are the standard. Townsend Sakai has a line of whimsical, handmade holiday cards that will put any off-the-shelf card to shame. Each design is individually hand-embroidered on muslin and attached to a chocolate-brown cardstock and a plain sheet of white stock is sewn into the card, providing a neat space for personal greetings, as well. The X-mas Tree Card is perfect for Christmas, but there are many non-holiday options to choose from, as well. Price: $8 each.

Forget formality and tradition this holiday season and infuse a little color into Hanukkah celebrations. The Amazing Technicolor Menorah is handmade by designer Tamara Baskin out of strips of fused glass. Each piece will be unique because of the way they are made, but each will have a brilliant rainbow appearance regardless. It will infuse a little bit of fun to the holiday, which would be a nice addition to the celebrations if you host a big party or have kids that get bored easily with tradition. The piece measures 14.5" L x 8" H. Price: $200.

Layers of clear and colored glass are carefully created and because fused together to create the many layers of this handcrafted Phuzion Tower Vase . Because of the method used to make the vases, each piece may contain tiny bubbles, use different colors or have other minor "imperfections" that make each vase completely unique. The rainbow of colors means that the vase should complement any long-stemmed flowers, regardless of their color, but white flowers (such as the one pictured) are clearly the best choice for showcasing the glass alone. The vases measure 14" H x 2.5" W x 2.5" L and are hand-signed by artist Ofteo Quagliatae. Price: $390.

The Maltron keyboard is perhaps the most expensive keyboards we've seen to date, and with good reason. These keyboards are handmade and designed to be highly efficient. A traditional keyboard, for example, generally only makes use of 8 of the 10 fingers, with thumbs occasionally being employed to work the space bar and, depending on the size of your keyboard, one or both of the pinkies may be infrequently utilized, as well. This design requires the use of all 10 fingers, theoretically improving your overall efficiency by as much as 20% - once you take the time to adjust to it, of course. The real reason why the keyboard is so expensive is the type of key switches that it uses: Cherry MX switches. Considered to be the best in the industry, they should last up to 50 million keystrokes and require far less force to work than ordinary computer keys, saving wear on they keyboard and on the hands of the typist. Price: $490.

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 SpoonFed Art is a business founded by designer Karin Collins. Her technique is lovely, but what is really interesting is the material she uses to make her pendants: spoons. Each pendant begins as a spoon before being handmade into a unique piece of jewelry. The colors are rich and bold, ranging from vibrant pop-art scenes to more subdued and elegant designs. New pieces are added to the collection all the time, but because each piece is original, it is best not to wait when you see one you like. The pendants are available online, at the Los Angeles CAFA Museum Shop and will be featured in Mischa Barton's upcoming ad campaign for Keds, as well as in a new Vera Wang campaign. Price: $85.