Locale Lovelies: San Francisco Bay Area, Grand Finale!
Thursday, July 30, 2009 at 9:44AM I hope you've enjoyed the first two welcome baskets today, as well as our free printables for packaging it all together!
My final guest contributor is Victoria Smith, or sfgirlbybay. She simply calls herself a "hopeful photographer, design junkie and bonafide flea market queen," but her readers know her as the West Coast's bohemian modern style extraordinaire!

For starters, Victoria would treat out-of-town guests or newcomers to delicious old-fashioned {Cupcakes} from Miette {it seems that she and Holly share a sweet tooth!}.
She would share a {Diana Camera}, $50 from San Francisco's fantastic Curiosity Shop, so that newcomers could keep a photographic journal of their first days in San Francisco. {Speaking of which, Victoria keeps up a beautiful photo series called Sundays in the City; it's sure to inspire!}
A set of five vintage San Francisco {Postcards} for $13 from Etsy shop Nenerzlife are perfect scrapbook additions or for actual sending!

A little San Francisco moleskin {Journal} is perfect for keeping travel notes, $10 from Etsy shop Art Shark Designs. Each is screen-printed in black ink from an illustration of a couple looking out over the Golden Gate Bridge at San Francisco's skyline from Marin. The best part? The couple's red umbrellas are hand-painted in watercolor!
A San Francisco neighborhoods {Screen Print} from Ork, available at Park Life, is an awesome piece of art for $40.
Add a {Gift Certificate} that meets your budget for City Lights Book Store, which Victoria defines as "San Francisco's coolest book shop."

Don't forget Wallpaper's {San Francisco City Guide}, a smart buy for just $9 because their guidebooks include unusual and offbeat points of interest.
And finally, put all of your picks in a clever {San Francisco MapTote}, $15, available at the Candystore Collective.
Many thanks to Victoria, Holly and Becca for contributing such wonderful insights to warm Bay Area welcomes! If you have additional ideas for Berkeley, Oakland, SF, Marin, or any other local goodies, please do share them below.
Next week, Locale Lovelies will move onward to Ohio; hope to see you there!
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A bit more, about the contributor: Victoria has been featured on blogs including Design*Sponge and Apartment Therapy, and featured in major publications such as The New York Times, Domino, Sunset, Better Homes & Gardens DIY, and Real Living magazines.
She blogs daily about photography, interior styling, good living and great design at sfgirlbybay.









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