Showing posts with label gift list. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gift list. Show all posts

Sunday, 26 August 2012

Fantasy Shopping Trip

I need a pick me up and quick. Too much work and not enough shopping makes me want to SURF! It's my birthday in just under a month and I've decided to create my ultimate present wish list (hubby take note) with a wander down my Fantasy High Street. Let's go!:

1. Cinderela B Bea Bee Silver Necklace from House Knutsford £23.00


I am extremely discerning about jewellery and this is exquisite.



I want this, full of wild lavender, in the middle of my kitchen island.



Place settings are close to my heart at the moment. I would love to spread my table with these lovely things, filled with herbal sprigs.


I recently found an old wooden, towel rail and screwed it into the island in the kitchen. Now all I need is one of these!



I've got yards of linen in my studio just waiting for this.



An "A" please Michael! ; ) 

Tuesday, 3 April 2012

What? No Gift List.

On Saturday I shall be attending the wedding of a couple who have opted not to have a giftlist. This is highly unusual. A card containing details of a couple's gift list is as common to the invitation envelope as an RSVP postcard nowadays. It's more practical than anything else. Not doing so means you run the risk of some duplication amongst your wedding presents (it's another fondu set darling!) or worse, receiving nothing at all ; ). I'm always slightly put off by couples who ask for money to put towards something like a house deposit or the honeymoon but I do think that emerging modern alternatives can be both innovative and meaningful such as asking people to donate to a charity the couple support or to give wine or champagne to build a stable of bottles with which to launch a hundred celebrations in the future. So what to give? Especially when the couple in question seemingly have 'everything'. I've been window shopping to find some present ideas that will help push your name right to the top of the thank you card list.



Stylish, elegant and timeless. A total no-brainer.




Apart from anything else, the design of this is utterly edible and the humour clear but not tacky.

Check out this site for a wealth of original, vintage and upcycled pieces in many different styles.


Food: the second thing every couple wants when they get back to the Honeymoon Suite ; ).




Orange blossom is associated with love and commitment so you score points for originality and depth of meaning.