End-of-the-year sales continue at Grethen House, Askov Finlayson, MOTTO, Parc Boutique, Drama and more. Bonus events include a swap event at Corset, vintage finds at the Most Fabulous Sale of Amazing Things, Jason Wu’s Miss Wu launch at Nordstrom and more.

With one week until Christmas, there is still pleanty of time to get in last minute shopping at local shops like Cliché, Arafina, Covered, Grethen House, Houndstooth, Stephanie’s, martinpatrick3, Bumbershute and more.

There are so many handmade holiday sales happening this week it is hard to keep track. Crafts, jewelry, clothing and accessories, not to mention records and art – there is a sale for anything and everything that you are looking for, including the biggest of them all, the annual No Coast Craft-O-Rama.

Time for part deux of MSP fashion week. That means solo shows from Emma Berg, Christopher Straub, Adrienne Yancy, and more. Can you handle it?

In this week’s shopping guide, find out about l’étoile’s premiere party for “Project Runway” featuring local designer Raul Osorio and Nordstrom’s anniversary sale.

This week in l’étoile’s Guide to Sales and Shopping, watch hairstylists draw insects as inspiration at Cliché, get a fabulous blowout at the new Blowout! salon opening and spend your day shopping and creating at the Crafternoon Fair.

This week in l’étoile’s Guide to Sales and Shopping, get the scoop on the BGF Magazine launch party, gear up for Johnstock 2012, and find out what hot heritage brand is coming to Southdale.

This week in l’étoile’s Guide to Sales and Shopping, celebrate politics and fashion at RetroRama, see what New York designer Yigal Azrouël has in store for fall and catch an art opening at fave local boutique Cliché and score 20% off.