Valentines Day Gifts

You know when you were little, you made sand castles on the beach or wrote little messages?  Well, how about writing a romantic sand message to the one you love and framing it as to look at it all the time? 

This is a perfect, and very inexpensive gift if you live in a warm place near a beach, but most of the US is covered in snow around this time of year.  If this is you, then there are sites that can help you with this idea.  They will take the picture and you pay of it.  It’s still a great gift that your special someone will cherish forever.

Nice list Hot Chick! I only threw up in my mouth when I thought about watching a few of those. Oh, just kidding. Well, only half-kidding anyway. I’ve never seen Love and Basketball, but I’ll have to at some point. And I need to make a Chick-Flicks that Guys Don’t Mind Watching list.

With no transition, I wanted to mention Canvas on Demand again. I talked about this a long time ago, but these canvases are just incredible. My boss recently got one for his father-in-law’s funeral. Every single one I’ve seen so far has nearly brought someone to tears. Basically what they do is take a photo and enlarge it to a mixture of a painting and photo and imprint it on a canvas. You’ll really have to see it to appreciate it, but they make perfect Valentines Day gifts.

Awww, Clueless Guy, that’s a cute gift idea.  I wish I would’ve thought of that one. 

Another unique idea for the woman, or mom in your life is giving the gift of makeup.  Many women out there, including me at times, don’t know the best makeup and well, don’t exactly have the best budget either.  With this one on one session with celebrity makeup artist Emily Connors,  your special someone can learn about all the different cosmetics available and learn what the best brands for them are. 

You can learn what works, learn what doesn’t and learn what to change.  It’s a great way to create a new look and be ready for all your future nights on the town.  These sessions are currently held in only a few locations such as Atlanta, Washington DC, and New York but I’m sure you can rearch and find a local makeup makeover session near you.  Or….. you can always send her on a little trip.  I’m sure either way, she’ll love the gift!

Nice, good one Hot Chick!  The Princess Bride is a classic.  Did you know that Andre the Giant once drank 119 12-oz beers in a 6 hour period?  Inconceivable!  Can’t wait to see what’s next.

So I was scouring the web for different gift ideas, and I found a great site that you can go to for many different personalized gifts, MemorableGifts.com.  They have a lot of gifts there that really qualify as ‘gifts you give when you have no idea what to get but don’t want to get in trouble by giving a gift certificate’.  And yes, that’s a new official gift giving category - don’t act like you wouldn’t get in trouble if you bought a gift card - even if it was to your loved one’s favorite store.  My favorite of the ‘gifts you give when you have no idea what to get but don’t want to get in trouble by giving a gift certificate’ is the personalized CD/DVD cover.

This is a pretty cool idea - you make either a mixed CD of your favorite songs, or you make a DVD of videos or pictures together.

Awww, that’s really sweet, Clueless Guy, to get something for your grandma.  I’m sure she as well as all Grandmas and Grandpas would love a gift on Valentine’s Day. 

After reading your blog regarding your golf gadget though, it got me thinking….  how many times have I taken a road trip and my boyfriend asks where we are and where we should’ve turned?  Way too many for me to count.  And, he usually refuses to pull over and ask for directions. 

With a car GPS system, you will never have to pull over because the GPS will tell you when to turn and how far you have left before turning.  I don’t have one in my car yet, because…. well, my car doesn’t have a whole lot of anything, but if I could afford it, I definitely would have one.  That’s why it would be a nice gift, and make driving and time go a lot smoother.  (Let’s just hope that the operator is smart enough to know that if the GPS says to turn and there’s a lake, not to drive into it, cuz’ well…. that wouldn’t be good.)

I know I’ve had a lot of photograph ideas but I keep finding more and more unique ideas to share.  This idea is actually pretty cool because you can turn one of your simplest photos into a magical light. 

What’s so neat and different about this magical light is that there is no actual photograph within the picture.  Light Affection takes the photo that you provide and carves a duplicate copy for display.  The light is placed behind which displays the beautiful illusion of your memorable moment.  It’s simply a unique way to show someone you care and can be a great gift for anyone!

Do you have way too many pictures of your sweetheart or even family and friends around your house?  well, I’ve thought of a way to display your favorite pictures but in a more rotating fashion.  It’s a personalized photo calender that can be pictures of your realtionship or family. 

It’s a cute gift for anyone really, including Mom and Dad.  It might even be cool mixing your relationship with family and friends.  That way, if you’re sick of looking at your significant other, just wait until the month is over and flip to a picture of you and your friends.

So, I know that I’ve mentioned a form of scrapbooking in a past post, but I stumbled across this idea that may be similar, but unique….. and an idea that you can create yourself.  Everything is digital and for a very inexpensive price, can be downloaded to your computer and you design the rest.  You choose your pictures and input in the photo kit you’ve downloaded. 

The software comes with a page layout kit and complete instructions and “how to’s” to help you make your scrapbook.  It’s a great gift for your boy or girlfriend or even family members.  The nice thing about this is that “YOU” are creating the gift and not just purchasing it. 

Is giving perfume a good gift for Valentines Day? Maybe, but I’d be a little concerned that I’d be sending the wrong message. That being, “Honey, you really need this because you kinda stink”. But then again some women have their brands that they love to wear (subtly I hope - I can’t stand it when a woman is drenched in it). So I suppose as part of a nice gift basket, you could include some perfume.

I even found an article on different types of Valentines Day perfumes. Hopefully that will point you in the right direction. Personally, I need all the help I can get - “um yeah sure that doesn’t smell like cow manure, I’ll take that.”

Ok, so I admit, I am a tad spoiled but my vote on this ring calculator thing? A tad cheesy….. I don’t think how you feel about someone should be based on how much you spend on a ring. For me? Well, don’t get me wrong, I think I deserve more than a cubic zirconia, but I don’t want my man paying for life on a ring either. Somthing simple and elegant will do. My advise……. go with your best judgement and I’m sure she’ll love it.

Ok, now to what I was really planning on talking about. Clueless Guy has mentioned on many occasions that a gift should be something practical. So, why not a laptop computer? That’s practical…. and totally convenient.  It’s a perfect gift for anyone! (And… I don’t have to leave my couch to check my email or play a little solitare. )