FRANKLY WINES
• Assistant manager Nick Venditti said that his Christmas list would include a bottle of La Ferme des Sept Lunes’ Saint-Joseph, an appellation from the northern Rhone that’s 100 percent Syrah ($34).

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BABESTA
• Kids Rock’s David Bowie sequin tank ($62). Fascinating.
• Paging Jeff Koons: Jellio has followed up its popular gummi bear light with a balloon-dog light ($125). Unlike the gummi bear, it runs on AAA batteries and will stay on for a week. It’s available starting Dec. 15, but you can put your order in now. Other colors available.

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GOTHAM BIKES
• Who wouldn’t want to know exactly how far he’s ridden? ($31).

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BOOMERANG TOYS
• Kimochis are big this year, says Boomerang’s owner, Karen (large one, $26). Kids can use them to communicate their emotions.
• Also popular and not at all about communicating emotions: Hexbug’s remote-controlled robots ($23). Smaller ones available.
• Old-school adorable: a finger puppet of a rabbit in a top hat ($7).

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A UNO
• Amy Downs’s boiled wool hat ($150). Jaunty!

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STELLA
• I’m a fan of giving fancy soaps as stocking stuffers, because I know I’d never buy them for myself ($13).
• This silver-trimmed shell dish has three little legs for support ($38).
• The largest birthday-cake candles I’ve ever seen ($7.50).

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AMERICAN APPAREL
• Fingerless gloves used to be a punk-rock thing; now they’re for iPhoning ($12).

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BALLOON SALOON
• In recent years, I’ve started a new stocking tradition: silly glasses (rock and roll $6, clown nose $10). They make for fun photos.
• Then again, I like sophomoric stocking stuffers like this reindeer that poops jelly beans ($7). Christmas can get so precious, and kids need laughs.
• To wit: Boogers ($3).
• P.S. Doesn’t Balloon Saloon’s new awning look great?

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PAMPER UR PETS
• I wish Snoop Dogg’s dog toys ($12) did something other than squeak—like having him him say “Ow” or, better yet, swearing.
• When Eisenhower warned about the military-industrial complex, do you think this canteen ($12) was what he meant?

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SWEET LILY NATURAL NAIL SPA & BOUTIQUE
• Again, any place that has “spa” in its name is a gift-card opportunity waiting to happen. You could always cute the card up by delivering it in the mouth of a Cate + Levi puppet, handmade in Canada from used reclaimed wool ($34).
• In the first installment of the gift guide, I was tempted to call 2010 the Year of the Tote Bag, because there are a lot of excellent ones around, and now that we’re trying to avoid plastic bags—right?—they come in very handy. This very-Palm-Beach one also comes in orange ($24).
• Cris Notti sleep mask ($18). I have one that says “I’m With Stupid,” with an arrow pointing to the left. It’s funny when Adam is sitting to my left on an overnight flight, and even funnier when I’m next to a stranger.

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MASLOW 6
• “It combines really amazing beauty with powerful structure,” says Maslow 6’s Keri Kunzle, explaining why she’d choose this Nuits-Saint-George Les Cras from Domaine François Lamarche ($105). The shop is also selling boxes of four or six pre-selected bottles.

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J. CREW LIQUOR STORE
• See what I mean? Tribeca tote ($28).
• I can’t think of any man, except maybe Russell Brand, who would look bad in a checked shirt ($125). Much sexier than stripes.

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GRANDAISY BAKERY
• Grandaisy’s Biscotti Pratesi have almonds and anise seeds, and I love them ($6). In fact, I’m going to go have one two right now. Writing is hard.

Previous installments in the 2010 Shop-Local Gift Guide:
• North Moore
• Grab bag!
• Greenwich
• Broadway and Church
• Chambers and Reade
• Duane
• Warren and Murray
• Hudson
• Harrison and Worth