Creative ideas for your gift list — and your wish list
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var topsy_widget_data = { “url”: “http://www.sweetfindsblog.com/2010/01/26/a-wine-gift-thats-good-enough-for-aficionados/”, “style”: “big”, “title”: “A Gift Good Enough for Wine Snobs” }For some people, a nice bottle of wine seems like an appropriate birthday or anniversary or hostess gift. After all, the recipient drinks lots wine and can smell even the slightest hint of caramel in a glass of pinot. [...]
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Image by Richard Moross via Flickr
I’m a total sucker for artsy photo-related gifts. Develop something unique that shows off a personal photo or three, and I’m likely to buy it. For Valentine’s Day. For birthdays. For Mother’s Day. For anniversaries. For [...]
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var topsy_widget_data = { “url”: “http://www.sweetfindsblog.com/2008/12/20/charitable-gifting-101/”, “style”: “big”, “title”: “Charitable Gifting 101″ }In light of the current economic situation, more people are forgoing material gifts to make donations in honor of their family and friends this year. Talk about an awesome idea. Not only can donations make a big difference in people’s lives (and leave [...]
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var topsy_widget_data = { “url”: “http://www.sweetfindsblog.com/2008/12/19/a-handmade-scarf-for-every-taste/”, “style”: “big”, “title”: “A Handmade Scarf for Every Taste” }Living in a place where it snows seven months out of the year, I ascribe to the philosophy that you can never have enough scarves. It’s important to stay warm, of course, but it is also nice to mix things [...]
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var topsy_widget_data = { “url”: “http://www.sweetfindsblog.com/2008/12/17/a-piece-of-the-depression-worth-savoring-depression-glass-necklaces/”, “style”: “big”, “title”: “A Piece of the Depression Worth Savoring: Depression Glass Necklaces” }I’ve seen these depression glass necklaces in more than one Uncommon Goods ad recently, and they call my name every time.
Made by Laura Bergman, these necklaces feature what’s known as Depression Glass, a type of glass [...]
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var topsy_widget_data = { “url”: “http://www.sweetfindsblog.com/2008/12/14/puzzled-about-how-to-commemorate-a-special-day/”, “style”: “big”, “title”: “Puzzled about How to Commemorate a Special Day?” }Here’s an awesome suggestion from Holly: a jigsaw puzzle of The New York Times’ front page from the recipient’s birthday, wedding day, or other special day.
The puzzle pieces come packaged in a good-looking box with space on the [...]
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var topsy_widget_data = { “url”: “http://www.sweetfindsblog.com/2008/12/13/gifting-for-the-ill/”, “style”: “big”, “title”: “Gifting for the Ill” }In between all of the shopping, spending, baking, and celebrating (not to mention daily doses of gloom and doom about the economy), it can be hard to remember that life goes on at this time of year. But for people who are [...]
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var topsy_widget_data = { “url”: “http://www.sweetfindsblog.com/2008/12/13/bud-vases-arent-just-for-flowers/”, “style”: “big”, “title”: “Bud Vases Aren’t Just for Flowers” }Some might say you should have a garden before you have a bud vase. But I’m of the opinion that people can always use a cool bud vase, if for nothing more than decoration. That’s why I bought a [...]
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var topsy_widget_data = { “url”: “http://www.sweetfindsblog.com/2008/12/12/rich-relatives-40th-birthday-run-with-a-pro/”, “style”: “big”, “title”: “Rich Relatives + 40th Birthday = Run with a Pro” }Hiring a world-class athlete to run with the birthday boy (or gal) is a little out of my price range, but it definitely qualifies as creative.
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