Good gifts I've found lately....

If you are looking for a new cd with really pretty sonds, check out You're Beautiful
by James Blunt. I saw him on SNL a few weeks ago. I love the cd.
http://www.virgin.net/music/musicvideos/jamesblunt_yourebeautiful_hi.html
or http://tinyurl.com/9428m

I've done some shopping in B&M stores lately – I seem to order a lot
online, but for all those people who I want a fun little something
for,
I head to the mall. I've found some great stuff this year!
Pottery Barn has beautiful red star–shaped bowls, perfect for holiday
candy, dips, etc. for $10 and great spreaders with big red & green
glass beaded handles $12/pair. This combo worked for several friends'
gifts...
There's a large white star shaped bowl that would be gorgeous with
green salad & red cranberries! I've added it to my list!
Pottery Barn had a gorgeous hammered silver bowl – salad or serving
sized – for $35 that a friend saw at full price ($50) and thought it
too extravagant, but I got it on sale!
Their CD's (and the spanish guitar ones at Brookstone or Sharper
Image)
at $15 are great gifts for almost everyone.
Bath & Body Works has a great, huge brown fur bag filled with scented
goodies – at $49 it's not a steal, but the bag is great for the winter
and the brown sugar/fig products smell awesome.
Brookstone has a little speaker that plugs into the top of ipods for
$35. Did you ever just want to share a song or sit the pod on the car
seat next to you without all the other contraptions? I bought these
for everybody! They even have a little pillow that's connects to pods
so you can rest with the music softly playing next to your ear. $35
The hot ticket in our house is a football one – to the Holiday Bowl.
Scored those a while back and at $48 each, they're like gold.
Have you seen The Book of Cool? A perfect young man/mature boy gift!
(thebookof cool.com) around $40
Juicy earrings (big hoops with cute little charms) for $55 are going
to
a few young ladies on our list, as our jeweled business card cases
(used for carrying your ID and some $ to the clubs) fleursdefrance.com
$20.
Middle son's girlfriend is getting a hotel silver champagne bucket in
a
desk size – filled with great sparkly & mirrored pens from Target's $1
bin – to go with her champagne & strawberries birthday party. $14
Pottery Barn
Call me Oprah. I've discovered great stuff this year!
Cary

I've done some shopping in B&M stores lately – I seem to order a lot
online, but for all those people who I want a fun little something for,
I head to the mall. I've found some great stuff this year!
Pottery Barn has beautiful red star–shaped bowls, perfect for holiday
candy, dips, etc. for $10 and great spreaders with big red & green
glass beaded handles $12/pair. This combo worked for several friends'
gifts...
There's a large white star shaped bowl that would be gorgeous with
green salad & red cranberries! I've added it to my list!
Pottery Barn had a gorgeous hammered silver bowl – salad or serving
sized – for $35 that a friend saw at full price ($50) and thought it
too extravagant, but I got it on sale!
Their CD's (and the spanish guitar ones at Brookstone or Sharper Image)
at $15 are great gifts for almost everyone.
Bath & Body Works has a great, huge brown fur bag filled with scented
goodies – at $49 it's not a steal, but the bag is great for the winter
and the brown sugar/fig products smell awesome.
Brookstone has a little speaker that plugs into the top of ipods for
$35. Did you ever just want to share a song or sit the pod on the car
seat next to you without all the other contraptions? I bought these
for everybody! They even have a little pillow that's connects to pods
so you can rest with the music softly playing next to your ear. $35
The hot ticket in our house is a football one – to the Holiday Bowl.
Scored those a while back and at $48 each, they're like gold.
Have you seen The Book of Cool? A perfect young man/mature boy gift!
(thebookof cool.com) around $40
Juicy earrings (big hoops with cute little charms) for $55 are going to
a few young ladies on our list, as our jeweled business card cases
(used for carrying your ID and some $ to the clubs) fleursdefrance.com
$20.
Middle son's girlfriend is getting a hotel silver champagne bucket in a
desk size – filled with great sparkly & mirrored pens from Target's $1
bin – to go with her champagne & strawberries birthday party. $14
Pottery Barn
Call me Oprah. I've discovered great stuff this year!
Cary

Kudos to all for such great gift ideas!!
I am new to this group and was looking for some gift ideas for my
boyfriend. What do you get for the man who has everything? He is more
on the conservative side and clothes are out of the question. He
practically owns everything from BR!
Any and all suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks :)

Does he have favorite alcoholic beverages? My husband is like a kid in
a candy store this time of the year because so many people give him
wonderful bottles of wine. The CS people gave him a flash drive and
gift certificate to a new restaurant. Does he play computer games or
have hobbies? Books and magazine subscriptions are great. Can you get
tickets for a special event he would want to attend? It doesn't have to
be something totally unusual. My guys look forward to their "annual"
gifts.
Audrey

I found the best throws at of all places – Lazy Boy! I've looked at
Neiman's, Macy's, Nordstroms, Saks, Dillards, Pottery Barn and many
others. Lazy Boy has "Kennebunk Home" throws:
http://www.kennebunkhome.com/
I don't know if all Lazy Boys have these, but they are great – large
size will cover you from neck to feet with ample room left over,
beautiful colors and weight plus great fringe – nothing is skimpy.
The one I got was priced at $66, but Lazy Boy had them for 20% off.
They also have some extremely tawdry Todd Oldham throws – don't even
bother with those. Kennebunk Home may be sold other places also, but
I
couldn't determine where on their website.

If you are looking for a new cd with really pretty sonds, check out
You're Beautiful by James Blunt. I saw him on SNL a few weeks ago. I
love the cd.
http://www.virgin.net/music/musicvideos/jamesblunt_yourebeautiful_hi.html
or http://tinyurl.com/9428m