The Nyokki Grass Pets are a durable new take on the egg with the plant inside. These pets are hand made in Japan from glazed ceramic. They still have the egg shape and they also have added fabric legs, giving them a more stable base while adding a cute effect to it. This would be an ideal gift for just about anyone. Whether it be someone who likes to garden or someone who just likes to sit back and relax, these are cute and playful gifts. The Nyokki Grass Pets come as a set of 2 and already have the seeds with them. They are easy to grow and once the “hair” comes in, you can style it anyway you choose. Cut it short or place ribbons on them and create ponytails, you can decide how you want yours to look. Read more »
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This is a must have for any new or expecting parent. I know because, I had to have it! It is the Rolls Royce of baby swings, but without the steep price. This would make a great baby shower gift, especially if you’re looking to score some extra points with the mom-to-be, choose The Graco Sweetpeace Newborn Soothing Center.
The Swing moves side-to-side or forward and backward mimicking the movement of rocking in mom’s arms. The head support is soft and furry to offer the most comfort to baby. It also has 4 different music types, which all have their own list of music, including the option for a removable MP3 player. Your baby will love listening to whatever you choose, from classical to nursery rhymes you control it all. The whole center is customizable, the seat position can be changed to face any way and lay back or sit up. It is made so you can find the combination of motion,speed, warmth, smell, vibration and sound that best suits baby’s mood. My son will sit in his Sweetpeace for hours, just playing and napping. It also comes with a soothing book for tips and tricks to help calm baby down. You can check out all the features and watch a video on the product at the Sweetpeace website.
The Graco Sweetpeace Newborn Soothing Center sells for $179.99, right now on sale for $161.60 through Amazon
and offers Free Shipping through Amazon Prime. What a bargain! Get the new mom and baby something they will love, the Sweetpeace. It’s a great gift and you’ll love the Thanks you get for giving it!
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If you are completely stumped when it comes to getting a meaningful and useful gift for someone, you may want to think about a spa package as a gift. Anyone stressed and in need of a little pampering will be thoroughly pleased when they find out what you have given them. Nowadays, most spas offer some great spa packages and services specifically for men. Read more »
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Trying to tell someone how you feel or ask them a personal question? Why not give them a message puzzle as a gift. Something as personal as a “Will you Marry Me”, will make for a personalized and touching gift. Imagine her face when she starts putting this puzzle together and the words start to form. It can also be done to celebrate special occasions or birthdays. This is sure to be one puzzle and gift she will treasure forever.
Even if you are not ready to pop the question, the message puzzle is an imaginative way to tell someone how you feel or write that special someone a touching poem. There is no better way to tell that puzzle lover in your life just how much they mean to you. Sometimes the hardest part of a gift is coming up with the idea 
. An added bonus to this type of gift is that it’s quite easy to do. First, find a site to get your puzzle message done, here’s a cool one I found that makes it very easy Jigs Puzzles. Then, decide on what you want the puzzle to say and how you want it set up. You have to figure out if you want just words with a solid background or if you want to incorporate an image. I would recommend incorporating an image that may be special to you or the person you are giving the gift to. Now, easily submit your desired information and wait for it to arrive. Just like that, a creative special personalized gift. This is a cool and interesting idea that will have that special someone cherishing a well thought out gift. Perfect for a puzzle lover!
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Who doesn’t like cookies? Cookies can make such a great personal gift, especially home-made ones, Yummy!!!
But when you want to put a neat little twist on them, give the gift of the mix and they can cook it when they get ready. Sometimes you get cookies and you don’t have the time or the appetite at the time to eat them. This way your cookie gift can be stored and cooked at a later time. You will be giving them the cookie mix, the add ins, and the recipe.
Mix Ingredients
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
2 1/2 cups sugar
4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
Ingredient Directions
Sift all dry ingredients together. Put these combined ingredients in a ziploc bag. Also, place separate bags of the add-ins; nuts, chocolate chips, and raisins aside. Place all the bags in a decorative sealed container. Write or print the following recipe on a notecard or a decorative card and tape to the inside lid of the container.
Cookie recipe to write or print up
Preheat Over 375°
Beat 2 cups of softened butter, 2 eggs and 2 tsp of vanilla in a large mixing bowl. Mix in cookie mix and blend thoroughly. Separate dough and use add-ins that you choose for your cookies. Shape dough into small round balls and place on lightly greased cookie sheet about 2 inches apart. Bake for 10-12 minutes.
Makes about 5 dozen cookies.
You can either wrap the decorative container up in wrapping paper or you can give just the container. Everything will be inside the container so either way will be great. It just depends on your choice.
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Tea anyone? Well with this cute little tea for one, you won’t have to share your beloved tea anymore. This is a great gift for a woman who needs a little Sereni-Tea in her life. A cool idea to add a personal touch to the tea gift is to fill the inside of the tea pot with the person’s favorite kind of tea.
The Tea Talk Sereni-Tea for One set comes with a teapot and a tea cup. It has the cunning phrase “sereni-tea: n. the absence of stress while drinking tea”, written on the cup. It also has a clever topper in the shape of a tea cup, how cute! The beautiful black and white color makes it easily adaptable into any room decor. An ideal set for the tea fanatic in your life.
Add in the Tea Talk Sugar and Creamer set to complete the gift set. The creamer has tas-tea written on the pot and has the phrase “tas-tea: n. adding cream to enhance your tea” written around the rim. The cute sugar container has the appropriate term swee-tea on the front and the phrase “swee-tea: n. adding sugar to your tea” encircling the rim. A great addition to the tea for one. This creamer and sugar set is wonderful to always be out on display. All of these beautiful ceramic pieces make a great thoughtful gift. The Tea Set for One and the Tea Talk Sugar and Creamer Set each sold seperately are available at Wrapables.com.
Tea for One Set - 27.95
Tea Talk Sugar and Creamer Set - 18.95
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How many times are parents and grandparents asked to see pictures of the kids? Too many times to name. Well now, you can give that special parent or grandparent a gift they will truly cherish. I thought this was the coolest idea for a gift I have seen in a very long time. This is a Portable Digital Photo Album, currently sold by QVC. It holds up to 1000 photos, isn’t that impressive . It has the ability to set categories for each collection of photos you may have. Let’s say you want to separate all the kids or grandkids into their own section, you can do that with this album. Here’s where the neat creative idea comes in, for the next Mother’s Day, Valentine’s Day, Birthday or special occasion; give that special person this gift only you fill it up with some images for them. Grandma will love to recieve it with pictures of the grandkids already in it.
A great idea for a grandparent! Fill this little device up with tons of pictures of your kids, special trips, anything they would want pictures of and then send it to you mom or dad. They will love it. No more, waiting for pictures through the mail or trying to get them developed and cropped down to fit into a wallet. Keep all the pictures neatly together and organized, ready to be shown off. The digital photo album comes in five adorable colors and comes with the software to crop and edit photos on your device. They can show pictures in a slide show or one at a time. Just imagine, you can just email your pictures and your mother or father will be able to simply download them straight into their handy little portable digital photo album. On Sale for $72.84, you just add the images. Once all your pictures are on it…Voila’…instant personalized one-of-a-kind present for that special person.
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Go beyond the typical floral gift for Mother’s Day by giving one of the most treasured flowers out there - orchids. Stately and beautiful, orchid plants can perk up any room and there are some great ideas, types and colors available.
Orchids.Com is a cool spot for orchid lovers and those looking to choose from gift baskets, cut flowers and even an orchid of the month club. Tell Mom she’s special this month and remind her every month for the next twelve. That’s a lot better than the vacuum cleaner you bought last year. And it doesn’t matter that it was a Dyson. Sheesh.
For under $50 you can purchase a great potted orchid that will last for weeks at Orchids.Com, which if you’re a thrifty kind of person you’ll find it’s a better deal than $50 on cut roses that’ll die in a week!
1888Orchids.Com not on provides fantastic orchids, they offer a gift guide, gift certificates and an orchid blog. For new moms, a great gift option at 1888Orchids.Com is the “New Baby Orchids” bouquet on sale this week for with about $10 off depending on the bouquet.
So this week, think orchids.
For more online florist resources that offer excellent gift ideas and products, please read: A Token Of Love, Flowers! Online Resources.
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“This is your life, mother”
A great idea for this mother’s day is a scrapbook depicting your mother’s life up until this point. It’s like a chronological tour of her life ’til now. The hardest part of this book will be finding all the pictures and keepsakes you will need, but you still have about 2 weeks to gather everything you need from aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents and close friends.
Here is a list of basic items to get you started (these can be personalized according to your mom’s taste):
- a scrapbooking kit (any craft/hobby store should have one)
- Mother’s day embellishments, stickers, rub-ons
- Memory and Date embellishments, stickers, embossing
- Personal pictures (from her childhood to current) school photos, high school prom, graduation, wedding, following baby’s birth, vacation pictures
- Mom’s favorite and best recipes
- Mom’s accomplishments
- Poem for first page that describes what your mother means to you
- Her ambitions from when she was young (”I want to grow up to be”) and then what she became
- Past cards from husband and kids (mother’s day, birthday cards, valentine’s, etc.)
- Personal notes to mom from family members, friends and you
- What your mom means to you page
The book should start from the earliest information you can gather to today. The setup of the pages will be left up to you, I use a similar setup as pictured above. The page arrangement in the book will depend greatly on how much and what information you have on each item in her life. This is a great site to get ideas on different layouts for your pages. This will be such a special from-the-heart gift, it is sure to be treasured and showed off over the years. Another cool thing to do, is every mother’s day from this point on, you could incorporate more parts of the book; displaying such items from the previous as vacations, special moments (births), valentine’s and Christmas. Once your book is complete, wrap it in your favorite Mother’s day paper and wait for the tears .
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Gel candles can be a beautiful and surprisingly easy gift to make. The good thing about making your own gel candles is that you can personalize it as much as you want. The more personalized a gift is, the more meaning it has to the receiver. I like to always add a great fragranced essential oil, it’s always good to see and smell a candle. It is quite simple to make gel candles just make sure all your items are non-flammable, wish someone would have told me that my first time making one
. These are the needed items:
- candle gel
- stainless steel pot
- zinc wicks
- thermometer
- Liquid candle dye
- essential oil (specially for gel candles)
- Embeds (things you want in the candle)
- glass container
- glue
*easiest way is to buy a candle making kit
Now you’re ready to make your candle. First things first, place hot glue in the center bottom of the glass container. Cut the gel in small pieces so that it can melt evenly. Place cut gel into steel pot on medium heat. Now this is a critical part, make sure the temperature is 200 degrees (use your thermometer). Maintain this temperature until the gel is completely melted. It will have the appearance of syrup. Now add your dye, start with a little and add until it is your desired color. If you are adding embeds, remember to keep the candle mostly transparent.
Almost finished! After you have your desired color, add in your essential oil. Use 1 tablespoon per two cups of gel. Get the glass container with wick in it and heat in microwave until about 150-160 degrees. This will make the gel pour in smoothly eliminating any bubbles. But before you pour in the gel, if you want embeds add them now. Dip the embeds into the hot gel (be careful not to burn yourself!) and arrange them in the container. Now, just slowly pour in your gel. Pull up the wick, let cool, and Voila’…you’re done. You now have a beautiful hand crafted gift.
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