Saturday, November 25, 2006
Angel Christmas Decoration
Have you ever noticed how some people seem to touch your life in a very special way? They are the people that from the first time you meet them you know that you have just made a friend. I was blessed with this kind of relationship with one of my dearest friends. She is very giving and caring. It is no great surprise that one of her hobbies is making and also collecting angels. The first year I knew her she gave me an angel Christmas decoration that she had made. It was made with wooden beads and buttons and had a very sweet cherub face. She had made several of the beautiful decorations for a craft sale fund raiser we had at church. It was helping at this fund raiser that I found out that she collects angels.
As I was helping set out the donated craft items for display I mentioned to another church member that my friend had given me an angel Christmas decoration. This other women mentioned that my friend makes a different angel Christmas decoration each year. These ornaments are usually the first things sold at the craft sale because several people in our parish collect them. The craft sale went very well. We made money that is used for various parish functions throughout the year. My friend donates two full days for running this bake and craft sale.
A few days after the craft sale I went Christmas shopping. I came upon a kiosk that was selling crystal ornaments. They had a beautiful angel Christmas decoration. The angel was clear with gold edging along the wings and halo. She was holding a candle. The flame of the candle was also edged in gold. The crystal sparkled and refracted what ever color was near it. I decided that I would buy the angel Christmas decoration for my friend from church. It would be a nice thank you gift for the amount of time she donated to our fund raiser.
The worker at the kiosk wrapped the ornament beautifully in gold gift wrap and embellished it with sparkly ribbon that had starts on it. The name of the shop was gifts from heaven, which I thought was very fitting for this wonderful friend of mine.
I stopped at her house on my way home from shopping to give her the angel Christmas decoration so she could put it on her tree for the season. She cried when opened it and put it on a display hook among her angel collection. I left her house feel warm and happy about the gift I had presented her.
Angle christmas decoration includes us all us getting together this yuletide to make this holiday season a happy one with toys for the young ones. Christmas wreath, candle on the mantle or on the tree if it's safe. Normally an angel is the favourite and unique item. Do not forget homemade presents are always much more apreciated.
Angel Christmas Decoration resources:
http://www.christmas-decorations-gifts-store.com
http://www.allfreecrafts.com/christmas/index.shtml
http://productsfromnz.com
http://www.collectiblestoday.com/
http://www.associatedcontent.com
Angel Christmas Decoration
Have you ever noticed how some people seem to touch your life in a very special way? They are the people that from the first time you meet them you know that you have just made a friend. I was blessed with this kind of relationship with one of my dearest friends. She is very giving and caring. It is no great surprise that one of her hobbies is making and also collecting angels. The first year I knew her she gave me an angel Christmas decoration that she had made. It was made with wooden beads and buttons and had a very sweet cherub face. She had made several of the beautiful decorations for a craft sale fund raiser we had at church. It was helping at this fund raiser that I found out that she collects angels.
As I was helping set out the donated craft items for display I mentioned to another church member that my friend had given me an angel Christmas decoration. This other women mentioned that my friend makes a different angel Christmas decoration each year. These ornaments are usually the first things sold at the craft sale because several people in our parish collect them. The craft sale went very well. We made money that is used for various parish functions throughout the year. My friend donates two full days for running this bake and craft sale.
A few days after the craft sale I went Christmas shopping. I came upon a kiosk that was selling crystal ornaments. They had a beautiful angel Christmas decoration. The angel was clear with gold edging along the wings and halo. She was holding a candle. The flame of the candle was also edged in gold. The crystal sparkled and refracted what ever color was near it. I decided that I would buy the angel Christmas decoration for my friend from church. It would be a nice thank you gift for the amount of time she donated to our fund raiser.
The worker at the kiosk wrapped the ornament beautifully in gold gift wrap and embellished it with sparkly ribbon that had starts on it. The name of the shop was gifts from heaven, which I thought was very fitting for this wonderful friend of mine.
I stopped at her house on my way home from shopping to give her the angel Christmas decoration so she could put it on her tree for the season. She cried when opened it and put it on a display hook among her angel collection. I left her house feel warm and happy about the gift I had presented her.
Angle christmas decoration includes us all us getting together this yuletide to make this holiday season a happy one with toys for the young ones. Christmas wreath, candle on the mantle or on the tree if it's safe. Normally an angel is the favourite and unique item. Do not forget homemade presents are always much more apreciated.
Angel Christmas Decoration resources:
http://www.christmas-decorations-gifts-store.com
http://www.allfreecrafts.com/christmas/index.shtml
http://productsfromnz.com
http://www.collectiblestoday.com/
http://www.associatedcontent.com
Angel Christmas Decoration
Labels: candle, holiday, ornament, toys, unique, wreath
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Christmas Gift for Grandparents to Find
It seems that no matter how early I start preparing for the holidays I am always faced with last minute shopping, wrapping and decorating. Each year I tell myself that I am going to be more organized yet it does not seem to happen. Last year I bought several holiday gifts during the summer months. I had ideas for several people including a Christmas gift for grandparents. I was so confident that I was ahead of the rush that I put off going shopping until the week before Christmas. By then the crowds were unbelievable and the merchandize was picked over. Many of the things that I had in mind to purchase were out of stock. I was left fending off crowds and having to think up new gift ideas.
The Christmas gift for grandparents seems to be the most difficult item to get. My grandparents are in their late eighties and live in assisted living situations. I have three grandparents that are still alive. They are so pleased when they get visitors and they seem to love getting presents. I have tried to be practical with some of the Christmas gift for grandparents that I have come up with, but each year it becomes more difficult. My one grandmother loves to send greeting cards. She still sends each of her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren a card for their birthday and wedding anniversaries. This is over forty cards to send out annually. Last year I bought her boxes of all occasion cards as well as books of stamps. She was very pleased with this gift because it saved her a trip to the store to buy them. This year I was going to go with the same concept. I had seen a card organizer several months before the holidays that I thought would be my Christmas gift for grandparents. The organizer had a calendar for each month. You could circle the days of the month that had a birthday or anniversary. Then there was a pocket to place the cards in for the month. For example in there was three birthdays and an anniversary in January you would circle the 4 days and place the cards in the pouch to remind you to send them out. When I was shopping the week before Christmas I could not find the organizers any where.
The mall had a list of gift ideas for different categories of people on your shopping list. Under the heading of Christmas gift for grandparents there were two items fruit baskets and gift certificates. None of my grandparents still drive, so I knew that a gift certificate would not be a good idea, so I headed over to the grocery store to buy fruit baskets.
Enough about my problem with christmas gift for grandparents, how about you?. How are you dealing with christmas gift idea for grandparents?. As senior personalised christmas gift idea might be an option to look into. After all the years of service to you, the present must have a unique-ness to it. If your grandparents are regular travellers then a digital camera will suit the occasion. Ornament is another gift idea but must be light-weight as they will certainly have problems lifting heavy items. Any family should gather round and put their heads together to come up with christmas gift fro grandparents. Hope the day is a joyous one! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Christmas Gift for Grandparents resources:
http://festivals.iloveindia.com/christmas/christmas-gifts/handmade-christmas-gifts.html
http://www.bearsinchairs.com/
http://www.giftideasforseniors.com/
It seems that no matter how early I start preparing for the holidays I am always faced with last minute shopping, wrapping and decorating. Each year I tell myself that I am going to be more organized yet it does not seem to happen. Last year I bought several holiday gifts during the summer months. I had ideas for several people including a Christmas gift for grandparents. I was so confident that I was ahead of the rush that I put off going shopping until the week before Christmas. By then the crowds were unbelievable and the merchandize was picked over. Many of the things that I had in mind to purchase were out of stock. I was left fending off crowds and having to think up new gift ideas.
The Christmas gift for grandparents seems to be the most difficult item to get. My grandparents are in their late eighties and live in assisted living situations. I have three grandparents that are still alive. They are so pleased when they get visitors and they seem to love getting presents. I have tried to be practical with some of the Christmas gift for grandparents that I have come up with, but each year it becomes more difficult. My one grandmother loves to send greeting cards. She still sends each of her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren a card for their birthday and wedding anniversaries. This is over forty cards to send out annually. Last year I bought her boxes of all occasion cards as well as books of stamps. She was very pleased with this gift because it saved her a trip to the store to buy them. This year I was going to go with the same concept. I had seen a card organizer several months before the holidays that I thought would be my Christmas gift for grandparents. The organizer had a calendar for each month. You could circle the days of the month that had a birthday or anniversary. Then there was a pocket to place the cards in for the month. For example in there was three birthdays and an anniversary in January you would circle the 4 days and place the cards in the pouch to remind you to send them out. When I was shopping the week before Christmas I could not find the organizers any where.
The mall had a list of gift ideas for different categories of people on your shopping list. Under the heading of Christmas gift for grandparents there were two items fruit baskets and gift certificates. None of my grandparents still drive, so I knew that a gift certificate would not be a good idea, so I headed over to the grocery store to buy fruit baskets.
Enough about my problem with christmas gift for grandparents, how about you?. How are you dealing with christmas gift idea for grandparents?. As senior personalised christmas gift idea might be an option to look into. After all the years of service to you, the present must have a unique-ness to it. If your grandparents are regular travellers then a digital camera will suit the occasion. Ornament is another gift idea but must be light-weight as they will certainly have problems lifting heavy items. Any family should gather round and put their heads together to come up with christmas gift fro grandparents. Hope the day is a joyous one! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Christmas Gift for Grandparents resources:
http://festivals.iloveindia.com/christmas/christmas-gifts/handmade-christmas-gifts.html
http://www.bearsinchairs.com/
http://www.giftideasforseniors.com/
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