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ALL occasions, GIFT IDEAS | September 29, 2009

Fruits and Passion’s Sale Alert

Fruits and Passion is having a sale in Canada and the United States. A range of customer’s favorite products is reduced to $15, until quantities last. Plus, you will receive Cucina Fragrant Kitchen Spray 100 ml Sanguinelli Orange and Fennel free with purchase of $45 ($60 if shopping in USA) or more before taxes. About [...]

GIFT IDEAS, HOUSEWARMING gifts | September 23, 2009

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Inexpensive Housewarming Gift Ideas from Umbra

Whenever a colleague or a acquaintance gets a new home, we may be tempted to give a small housewarming gift. If you know where to look, it is possible to give something that look great on a tight budget. One brand that delivers years after years fun, modern and well-designed products is Umbra. I selected things [...]

ALL occasions, GIFT IDEAS | September 9, 2009

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Pincushions and Bowling Pins

These two items were to cute for not mentioning them. First, the cutest pincushions I have seen. Renilde was inspired by a small fishing village theme to create this series. Her needlework plays with basic forms in red, white and blue. The pincushions are available at Mieke Willems, a small shop in Belgium. Renilde has [...]

GIFT IDEAS, HOUSEWARMING gifts | July 15, 2009

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Three Cool Hostess or Housewarming Gift Ideas by Sagaform

Sagaform has a collection that they call Letter. The concept behind Letter is that you can send your housewarming gift using the small parcel postal service. I do not know if the box dimension fits the postal rules of USPS or Canada Post but still, it is a good idea. Two products of the Letter collection [...]

GIFT IDEAS, GIFTS for him

June 12, 2009

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Cool Dutch Design Gift Ideas for Father’s Day

The Netherlands are a country where talented and creative designers flourish in a good number. Sadly, most of their design products do not cross the Atlantic Ocean. In fact, most of the Dutch products are exported when a dedicated retailer wishes to carry them and import the goods directly from The Netherlands. This is the [...]

GIFT IDEAS, HOSTESS gifts

June 11, 2009

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Ninutik: The Modern Side of Maple Syrup

Canada is the premier producer of maple syrup. Although the number of producers is impressive, if there is a constant is the packaging. In fact, neither the producers or the distributors make an effort to distinguish their product through packaging. The maple leaf is used as much as possible. Some have even developed complex bottle like [...]

GIFT IDEAS, GIFTS for him

June 3, 2009

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Father’s Day Gift Ideas

I gathered 6 gift ideas that may applied to your dad. The first group is for a dad who likes construction or architecture. + The first idea is city landmark buildings or construction. You can choose between the John Hancock Building in Chicago, the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, the Eiffel Tower in Paris and the [...]

GIFT IDEAS, HOSTESS gifts

April 29, 2009

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Affordable Tabletop Items as Hostess Gifts

Everyone is looking for gift ideas that are unique and affordable. You are sure to get invited another time if you show up at the door with any of three hostess gifts: + Bryan Parks of Kwytza Kraft decided to give a second life to an everyday object that is commonly throw away after a single [...]

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