tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153878925570190221.post185905856687004933..comments2023-07-21T04:15:43.518-07:00Comments on The Clay Rosary Girl: The Art of Gift GivingSarah Harkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02064673794877417232noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153878925570190221.post-31262050208579546542010-05-29T11:25:24.257-07:002010-05-29T11:25:24.257-07:00You've a great gift giving guide. I myself ha...You've a great gift giving guide. I myself have always felt that anything hand made is the best gift. From little childrens gifts to adults, most are in awe of what can be made. Thanks for sharing!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lilyputts.com/gourmet-food-gifts" rel="nofollow">Food Gift Baskets</a>Mickymarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05590093477740603398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153878925570190221.post-34661296275207668422010-04-19T13:52:22.346-07:002010-04-19T13:52:22.346-07:00As an artist I love giving gifts that have a perso...As an artist I love giving gifts that have a personal touch. But I can't make a painting for every one every year. :) Sometimes I just write a poem and frame it. Or a picture of me and that person framed as a special memory. It's important to think of what touches the particular person. Do they like travel? Africa? Tea? Are they earthy? Are they lonely? My sisters and husband sometimes just buy me tea, cinnamon sticks and/or honey and I LOVE it. It tells me not ONLY that they thought of me, but that they KNOW me. Some people just like words. I remember one year my sister said, after reading the card I'd included with the gift (which was a Willow Tree figurine that I absolutely love) "You're cards are always the best part of the gift." The card is just as important as the gift, maybe more. Maybe the gift isn't something they'd have chosen for themselves, but the card explains why you thought of them. Words go a loooong way. I usually keep cards longer than gifts. :)<br /><br />That said, I have the HARDEST time thinking of things for my husband. When we were dating, he was the first person I really struggled with to come up with gift ideas (though I hear from my MIL that I'm not the only one, haha!). Sometimes I just settle with a card for him. But how many times can I tell him I love him?! He's my biggest challenge. But he also could care less if I got him a gift or not, he's not a gift person. So I guess it works out! :)Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05527657294925014026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153878925570190221.post-25957660628556007732010-04-13T19:39:39.907-07:002010-04-13T19:39:39.907-07:00I am terrible at giving gifts. I so appreciate al...I am terrible at giving gifts. I so appreciate all of your tips! Coincidentally I have been already searching for gifts for my husband's grandpa's birthday- which is next month. I have decided to put together a gift basket for him, filled with small things that I know he will love. The main gift will be a book that I ran across the other day titled, "Straight Down the Middle" by Josh Karp. I know he will love it because Josh Karp is a #1 Best Selling author on Amazon (so it must be good), and because it is about his favorite subject- <a href="http://www.joshkarpbooks.com/book.php" rel="nofollow"> golf! </a> The book is supposed to be extremely inspirational as well. I will probably fill his basket with other things like treats, a tie, and a movie.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05957358850375701366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153878925570190221.post-33558361447368989942010-04-13T15:58:54.842-07:002010-04-13T15:58:54.842-07:00There are several people in my family that I love ...There are several people in my family that I love to receive gifts from because they take the time to choose something they know I like. Anything to do with my children; a travel mug with their pictures was a good gift. Anything to do with writing; a new pen, a journal, a writing magazine. I have made many things for my mom and my dad that they have loved. Composed a song and had my brothers cut a CD. Put together a magazine and had each of my siblings write a story from our childhood. Big hit. I always think of how something will affect them, touch their hearts, make them cry. I like to play with memories. I figure older people have most everything they want so I try to think outside the box.Julie Cragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05040495946170037805noreply@blogger.com