If you are like me, you have run out of ideas for really special, unique gifts for your family and friends. When this happens, we generally fall back on the always appreciated consumables, such as gourmet foods or wine. But don't you enjoy finding just the right thing that you know will be loved by the recipient? Sometimes all it takes is a serrendipidous moment from just wandering through a gift store and "voila" - there it is.
Finding the perfect gift takes time and thought.
Following are two suggestions of unusual, finely crafted Maitland-Smith gift ideas that are sure to stand out.
The first is a gift that I would love to receive, which is usually my prerequisite for buying for others. These three girls dancing together remind me of myself and my two sisters when we were young. It takes me back to a special time when life was carefree. The girls are finely cast brass with a verdigris patina on a black marble base. For many of us, nostalgia is what the holidays are all about. Some say hanging particular tree ornaments always brings floods of happy memories of people and events from holidays past. For some people certain foods and beverages of the season, have the same effect. My mom passed away years ago, but we still make her famous coconut cake to have each holiday season. The taste brings back for a short time those warm, fuzzy moments of twenty years ago.
If the man of the house is a golfer, a gift to consider might be a golfer's valet for the bedroom or office. Not only does it hold the jacket neatly, it gives many opportunities to sink that winning putt. And, as they say, "practice makes perfect."
Remembering the special people in our lives with the perfect gift is one of the best things about the holidays.
Visit our website at www.maitland-smith.com to find the location of your local Maitland-Smith/La Barge dealer for unusual gift ideas.
Good luck in your search, and happy shopping!
Comments