38 Creative Gift Ideas

“How you spend your money is
how you vote on what exists in the world.”

Having spent my entire Thanksgiving weekend organizing and de-cluttering my living space, I am a bit afraid of acquiring any more stuff. I mean, I love receiving and opening presents, it makes me feel special… but soon it becomes just another thing that I take for granted, while adding to the clutter at home. As the saying goes, “The stuff we own ends up owning us”. Very true!

This year (and for all years after this), I’m advocating for no present exchanges amongst my circle of friends. Their love, friendship and occasional pet sitting favors will suffice. Thank you.

Having said that, many of you are still ‘obligated’ to produce presents. Thus, I’ve compiled this list of gift ideas, following last year’s tradition. Given my current bias towards owning nothing, this year’s list leans towards gift ideas that are practical, clever, frugal, or eco-friendly.

I had way too much fun compiling this list, and I hope that some of these ideas bring many more smiles to the loved ones in your life.

1. Magazine Necklace ($18)

Made of recycled rolled, shellac-dipped magazine strips! Not only incredibly unique, but also supports an amazing cause. Families in Uganda were torn apart during the violent civil war, in which children were trafficked both as soldiers and for sexual exploitation by guerrillas. Now surviving families are rebuilding their lives through this jewelry.

2. Universal TV Remote Control Keychain ($19)

Imagine sitting in a restaurant trying to have a conversation with someone, but the restaurant TV is annoying the heck out of you. For $19, you could get this remote keychain that can turn off any TV. Wow! Alternatively, you could make your own following the instructions here.

3. Diamond Ring Mug ($15)

Turn surprise into laughter. A white porcelain mug with a “Diamond” ring attached to it as handle. The “2 Carat Cup” is packaged in an oversized jewelry box, so when you present it as a gift, all you see is the ring. :)

4. Tickle Me Plant ($6)

The ‘ticklish’ plant that ‘moves’ when you touch it. The set includes a ceramic pot, a package of seeds, a soil pellet, and packaging that becomes a mini greenhouse. When you touch a grown plant, its leaves and flower close. The plant is otherwise known as Mimosa pudica. A pretty unique way to introduce any newbie to gardening. The company’s mission statement is, “We want every child (and those young at heart) to have a positive experience growing plants.” Aw…

5. GOOD Magazine Subscription ($20)

GOOD Magazine donates 100% of subscription money to charity. And the magazine is not bad. Among its non-profit partners (which you have the choice of where the money goes) are: Kiva, Room to Read and Youth Aids.

6. Mix Tape USB Drive ($20)

Ah, memories from the 80s. Remember the days before CDs and MP3 players? If you do, then you probably made mixed tapes of all your favorite music to share with your friends and school crushes on good old fashioned blank cassette tapes! Now you can reclaim that memory, and put MP3s of sappy love songs and other digital files on this 64 MB USB drive, enclosed in an old fashioned cassette tape wrapping.

7. USB Cassette Deck ($135)

Speaking of mix tapes, are you holding onto a pile of these tapes sitting in your attic from the 80s? Now you can let them go, after using this plug & play device to simply transfer your old cassette tapes to CD or MP3 on your computer.

8. Flexible Illuminated Keyboard ($30)

This full size, roll-able, spill-proof, indestructible keyboard serves as an effective portable keyboard for traveling. This one even has the option to light up, giving it a blue glow when you’re in the dark.

9. Heated Computer Keyboard ($36)

People really liked the USB heated blanket from last year’s list. This year, instead of recommending USB heated gloves to warm up our hands, why not have keyboards that can warm them directly? Makes typing more enjoyable on those cold mornings in the office.

10. Porn for Women ($12)

Now that I have your attention, this book is hilarious. I burst out laughing while flipping through it. Yes, it is a joke, but really cute and tastefully done. (Preview pages.)

11. Homemade Chai Tea Mix

Make your own instant chai mix, and put the mix in a nice tin jar. Type or hand write the instructions for brewing and attach it to the side of the jar. Place a few bags of black tea on top of the jar, secure it with a ribbon. Alternatively, you can put the mix in a nice clear bag, close it with a ribbon. Place the bag in a cozy mug. Here’s one recipe.

12. Homemade Sun Jar ($20)

The sun jar collects and stores sun from during the day. Simply put it out in the sun, and watch it light up at night. Watch people’s faces light up when you tell them that you’ve made it yourself. It’s an adorable, unique and functional gift. Love it!

13. Forearm Forklift Lifting Straps ($16)

I know this isn’t the sexiest thing you’ve seen, but it’s pretty darn useful and clever. Invented by a professional mover, these straps will make moving furniture and heavy things a more pleasant experience. The straps actually reduce the weight of objects by 66% and make it much easier to navigate through tight spaces in your home. No more scratches or stains on wood floors or carpets from moves. Also check out the Shoulder Dolly.

14. Nike Sport Kit for iPod Nano ($29)

If you own an iPod Nano and go jogging, check this out. The device tracks running time, distance, pace, calories burned, and can provide real-time spoken feedback that alerts you to workout milestones.

15. Homemade GTD Kit

Introduce someone to Getting Things Done (GTD)productivity concepts with a homemade kit consisting of supplies they may need, including a copy of the book, pads of paper, post-it notes, and filing folders. All set for learning and doing.

16. Homemade Raw Food Kit

Introduce someone to the curious raw food diet with a homemade kit consisting of a recipe book or two, almonds, dried fruits, flax crackers, fresh produce – avocados, bananas, tomatoes, cucumbers, etc.

Alternatively, give them all the tools and ingredients they need to make raw spaghetti, with a hand-written or typed recipe. Get creative.

17. Homemade Ideas Kit

Make someone a creative brainstorming kit that includes instructions for creative thinking, a nice notebook and some pens, tie them together with a ribbon. Write on the first page of the notebook, “For your next million dollar idea…” It’s simple and unusual.

18. Origami Sticky Notes ($3)

Bored at work, or need a creative way to distract yourself at your desk? Turn your old sticky notes into 3D paper models. Each sheet has printed instructions on the back – 10 designs in total. Alternatively, use this book with your existing sticky notes. And if you have a lot of time on your hands, consider napkin folding.

19. Travel Toothbrush Sanitizer ($30)

A convenient toothbrush container with built-in UV germ-killing capabilities. When the lid is closed, the germicidal light activates and within 6 minutes, you have a sanitized toothbrush. Pretty cool!

20. Recycled Paper Hot Mat ($8)

This hot mat is made from recycled materials, and designed to keep moisture and heat from sensitive table tops. Recycled newspaper provides hope and income for Filipino families. Here’s a larger version of the mat.

21. Flowbee Haircutting System ($85)

Give yourself a professional looking haircut at home. I thought it was a joke, until I read the raving reviews. Seems like those who own one love it and it can save you a lot of money in the long run.

22. Zipcar Membership ($75)

Pay-per-use car rental, paid by the hour. For $10 an hour, the service includes the car, insurance and gas. Fantastic option for us car-less downtown dwellers – where parking runs $300 a month, and it just doesn’t make sense to own a car. I have personally been a member for 3 years and love it.

23. Eco-Friendly External Hard Drive ($74)

With its sleek modern design, this eco-friendly external hard drive is encased in bamboo grown by the manufacturer and steam-pressed without chemicals or wood varnish. The case also uses 100% recycled aluminum. And get this – the instruction manual is printed on the box to reduce paper usage. Additionally, the Energy Star Level 4 power adapter is a fan-less design for energy efficiency. (Cheapest one I found was $74) Can hold 500GB of data.

24. Candle by the Hour ($23)

You can preset the amount of burning time for this candle, by the hour. So, it’s cool if you fall asleep while the candle is still on. Additionally, the candle is made out of beeswax, which apparently helps to clean the air.

25. Forever Lasting Radio-Flashlight-Nightlight ($19)

Forever is a long time, and such is the claim for this battery-free AM/FM radio, flashlight, and table-top nightlight. 1 minute of cranking will give you 20 minutes of radio listening or 40 minutes of flashlight and nightlight. Not only is this functional, it’s also creatively designed, making it an attractive display on shelves, tables or nightstands.

Before you go to bed, crank it for music from your favorite radio stations. It will turn off automatically in 20 minutes while you are falling asleep. Let the flashlight show you the way to bathroom in the middle of night.

26. Planet Earth Series ($55)

This 11-episode DVD set shows off the world’s environmental beauty and extremes, from mountains and oceans to ice worlds and underground caves. Highly recommended. Beautifully produced, aw-inspiring and very educational.

27.The Green Book ($10)

A very practical and outstanding resource book on the little things we can do to help our environment. Did you know that, if everyone in the U.S. used one less paper napkin per day, in a year’s time we would have saved one billion pounds of landfill waste? I didn’t know that!

28. Mobile Alarm Clock ($50)

Need a push in the morning to get out of bed? This alarm clock moves and will give you one snooze before it runs away, thus forcing you out of bed to find it before shutting it off. Clever!

29. iPhone Glove ($15-$40)

For navigating your touch screen mobile device in the cold. The gloves have little round metal scratch-free dots on the tips of the thumb, forefinger, and middle finger that allow you to register touch inputs on your iPhone, G1 Phone or Blackberry Storm. Another company – Freehand, tackles the problem with a different solution – caps that flip back exposing your thumb and index finger. They’re $20 (fleece), $30 (stretch) and $40 (leather).

30. “The E-Myth: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It” ($11)

For anyone out there even remotely interested in the possibilities of working for yourself, this book is for you. It’s one of the best books on entrepreneurship and business mindsets. While you’re at it, you might also be interested in “Small Business Ideas: 400 Latest & Greatest Small Business Ideas”

31. “Feel the Fear . . . and Do It Anyway” ($11)

We all have fears. Thus, this book is appropriate for everyone. One of my favorite books, and I recommend it to everyone.

32. Bubble Scrubber ($6)

Kitchen cleaning brush with a built-in bubble wand. See if you can use this to encourage your kids or lazy roommate to help with the dishes. Bubble wand + dish soap + water = FUN!

33. Staple Free Stapler ($6)

This little gem attaches pages together by cutting and folding the papers together, thus removing the need for metal clips or staples. Great for documents you know you’ll throw away – no more removing metal staples before feeding it into the shredder or recycling it.

34. Recycled Bangle Picture Frame ($28)

Unique frames made with pieces of broken glass bangle bracelets, the jingling ornaments worn by women throughout India. Here’s one with a different design.

35. Table Topics Conversation Cards ($25)

Need a conversation started at the dinner table or on road trips? These cards seem like a great idea to get people communicating and connecting. Also available for couples, teens, and families.

36. One Laptop Per Child ($199-$399)

These are innovatively designed, low-cost, rugged, plastic laptops for children living in the most remote environments. As such, the laptop consists of some amazing features: small text book sized, built-in wireless, unique screen to make it readable under direct sunlight, and ultra-low power (4 watts vs. 40 watts used in conventional laptops).

For $199, you can give this impactful learning tool to a child in a developing country. For $399, you can keep one for your child (or yourself), in addition to giving one to a child in need. (Learn more about the laptop)

37. ModestNeeds – Instantly Change a Life ($10+)

Get a gift certificate at ModestNeeds, and help a family struggling to make ends-meet with heating bills this month. The testimonials of families it’s helped are pretty moving. Just have a look.

38. Give $25 to Puppies Behind Bars

Puppies Behind Bars trains inmates to raise puppies to become service dogs for the disabled.

Conscious Gift Wrapping

Reduce your gift wrapping waste by recycling and reusing items from around the house. Use old posters, magazines, comics, paper shopping bags, Sunday funnies, scrap fabric, calendars or old maps. Get creative. When you receive gifts, be sure to save the ribbons and bows.Alternatively, you could make your own bows: using old wrapping paper, or regular white paper.

Thoughts on Holiday Cards

I am not a big fan of holiday cards. I never know what to do with them. On one hand, you don’t want to toss it away, knowing someone spent money on it and wrote in it. On the other hand, you don’t want to keep it, since it clutters up your living space.

“An estimated 2.6 billion holiday cards are sold each year in the United States, enough to fill a football field 10 stories high. It is estimated that between Thanksgiving and the New Year an extra million tons of waste are generated nationwide each week.” (source: CIWMB)

If you must get cards, check out these from the Worldwide Orphans Foundation, each of which features a different child’s drawing. All of the profits go to WWOs innovative programs, which provide resources to children in orphanages around the world

Other Places for Gifts

Made By Survivors – Jewelry, clothing and gifts made by survivors of sex trafficking to support rehab programs.
World of Good – online eBay shop introduces consumers to the actual artisans and causes. Simple and clear categories defining your purchase impact: People Positive, Eco Positive, or Animal Friendly.
Ten Thousand Villages-Similar to World of Good.
Etsy- Marketplace for handmade and original things. Support creative souls following their hearts, and making beautiful things. Anything from clothing, to jewelry, to ceramics, to artwork.
Make Your Own – from the clever people at instructables. Here are more ideas.

Need more ideas? Here’s our list from last year:

40 Simple Gift Ideas to Spark a Smile

Got unique gift ideas you want to share? Do tell! Do tell! … in the comment section. See you there! And while you’re there, what do you want for Christmas this year?

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Maria
Dec 04 08, 2:57 pm PDT

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Thanks for the TickleMe Plant post. My grandparents had one of these TickleMe Plants when I was a kid and I thought it was the best thing ever! I had totally forgotten about it. What a nice stroll down memory lane and a great idea for my grandmother! I just ordered the TickleMe Plant greenhouse. I never realized the plant has cotton candy like pink flowers that the TickleMe Plant Company shows at http://www.ticklemeplant.com
Nick
Dec 04 08, 3:55 pm PDT

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I remember the tickle me plant from my childhood. It was a weed that grew on the side of the road. When touched, its leaves fold up.
Shun Jian | RichGrad.com

Dec 04 08, 6:28 pm PDT

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Porn for women?

Yeah… that will get anybody’s attention… LOL
Arswino

Dec 04 08, 6:42 pm PDT

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Thanks for the ideas, Tina :)
Unique gifts that have never been thought before and there’s no harm in trying.
Nathalie Lussier

Dec 04 08, 7:53 pm PDT

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I think I’m guilty of the card buying… I always got cards from my relatives, and never knew what to do with them. I still have boxes full of old cards! One of my aunts gets it though, she just put some money in hand and told me that she didn’t get a card since she knew we don’t keep them! How advanced is she? ;)

I think I will stick to a no-cards policy from now on.
Emma

Dec 04 08, 8:52 pm PDT

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$5 for a bag of Tickle Me Plant seeds, at a discount, plus shipping? Wow, those people know how to charge! $1 at the grocery store here.

Now, those forearm forklift straps look really great! I wonder if I can find those here.
Writer Dad

Dec 04 08, 9:50 pm PDT

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I totally want that mix tape USB. Santa, I’ve been nice.
J.D. Meier

Dec 04 08, 11:29 pm PDT

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I’m not into things either. I’m more into people and experiences. There’s a certain beauty in an unencumbered life.

I’m surprised you listed The E-Myth … it’s among my favorites. Gerber says working on your business is working on your life. I agree and I think working on your blog is working on your life.
yolanda

Dec 05 08, 4:55 am PDT

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Yea, that tickleme plant video is so funny! Who knew a real plant could moves when you tickle it. The Tickleme plant Mini-Houses look like ideal party favors and might be the best value. I bought a bunch to get the free shipping. I can’t wait to grow theses plants.
LeslieB

Dec 05 08, 5:56 am PDT

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Thank you for so many interesting and unique ideas. It adds some fun to my usually stressful holiday shopping! You’ve given me so many options, I hardly know where to start!

Leslie
Daniel Richard

Dec 05 08, 7:16 am PDT

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The alarm clock with wheels would be a perfect gift for me! Haha.
Onesnap

Dec 05 08, 8:00 am PDT

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I’m so excited that after many years of effort my husband and I made this year’s Christmas ‘gift free’ with family. We are making gifts and put that part of Christmas on Hiatus. We’ve decided to focus on the meal and on family. My mother-in-law was the hardest one to sway in our direction…but now it’s done! :)
LifeMadeGreat | Juliet

Dec 05 08, 9:46 am PDT

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My boyfriend and I believe that everyday should be a Birthday or a Christams or whatever, it’s about giving and sharing and celebrating all the time. We give each other presents for no reason at all.

Thanks for putting this list together! Really entertaining and I may try a few for myself!
WordsnCollision

Dec 05 08, 11:07 am PDT

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These are great finds – funny, original and above all affordable. Love the Diamond Ring Mug, lol!
John Rocheleau

Dec 05 08, 11:17 am PDT

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Handmade gifts are especially good.

They are meaningful for the receiver, and the giver gets to really think about and connect to the person they are making the gift for.

The energy of all that love or friendship is infused in something you create by hand. What better gift could there be than that?

Pretty darned cool I’d say :-)
Anthony

Dec 05 08, 12:22 pm PDT

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Don’t forget Snuggie. I believe it will be a hit this holiday season!
TheBlogLady

Dec 05 08, 1:39 pm PDT

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I LOVE that keyboard! (number 8 ) It looks really durable. lol.
And I have been dying to buy the Nike sport kit. But I gotta get the sneakers first!
Tina Su

Dec 05 08, 3:44 pm PDT

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@TheBlogLady

You actually don’t need special sneakers in order to use the Nike sport kit.

I got one and use it with my existing running shoes using this case that secures it on my shoe laces.

It’s a really awesome product. I love it!

Tina
Ravi

Dec 05 08, 4:34 pm PDT

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My favorite gifts are to pass along a good book that I’ve read (in fact, the very same copy that I’ve read) with a thoughtful note inside and a request for the recipient to pass along the book to someone else once they are done.

This way instead of giving things we are sharing ideas…
Evelyn Lim

Dec 05 08, 6:44 pm PDT

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You’ve got me intrigued. Porn for women?? I checked your Amazon link. It doesn’t show much aye? I wouldn’t mind gifts #24, #28 and #33!!! Great list!! Very innovative range of gifts you’ve presented here!
Daniel Poynter

Dec 05 08, 7:03 pm PDT

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“28. Mobile Alarm Clock ($50)”

Come on… Do we really need more crap going into landfills? How many hours could one spend with their children instead of making $50 at work?

I understand these lists get TONS of traffic (and you need AdSense income), but I can’t help but remember when Thomas Friedman came to Purdue University a few months ago. He was talking about the so-called green “revolution” happening around us. “It’s not a revolution,” he said, “it’s a party. Revolutions hurt.”
Vincent

Dec 05 08, 9:08 pm PDT

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Hey Tina,

This really help to save me from the headache of picking a present. I the diamond ring mugs look kind of cool, any body thought of using that as a creative proposal method? ;)

Cheers
Vincent Personal Development Blogger
Glen Allsopp

Dec 06 08, 12:15 am PDT

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Hey Tina, you have some awesome ideas here, must have taken ages to put this together!

I gave you a stumble

Cheers,
Glen
A Mama's Rant

Dec 06 08, 8:50 am PDT

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This is an amazing list. I’m going to check out several even though I’ve pretty much finished my Christmas shopping. I have to have one of those warming keyboards because my office is the coldest room in the house. And I love the sticky note origami – great for when you bring the kids to the office.
Logan

Dec 07 08, 7:32 am PDT

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Thanks for sharing this cool list! :-) I like the illuminated keyboard (8) and the staple free stapler (33).
Ravi

Dec 07 08, 6:31 pm PDT

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Hey Tina, some great ideas here for gift giving!

I especially like the ones that are creative and low-cost.

I think we have a big opportunity right now to rethink what it means to give gifts. Instead of focusing on new gadgets and toys, we can use our innate creativity and desire to help others to give gifts that have real meaning.

Just wrote a post about this as well:
3 Original Gift Ideas for the Holidays

Have a week!
Liara Covert

Dec 07 08, 6:39 pm PDT

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I have friends who are creating new gift-giving traditions. Some of those include; gifting an amount of money to a charity of the person’s choice, planting a tree, buying a toy to support the WWF and gifting the toy to a needy child, initiating the sponsoring of a needy child. You can also use other gestures that make other people special without giving them physical objects. You can also gift “experiences.” I have seen wedding websites organized that way. You are only limited by your imagination.
coolingstar9

Dec 07 08, 6:41 pm PDT

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Hi, christmas is coming soon. It is inevitable that we have to buy some things to give it to friends. The gifts can be simple and cheap, what important is the loving and caring heart.
Your tips are ready useful for this coming Christmas.
Have a beautiful day.
Hari Karam Singh

Dec 08 08, 2:07 am PDT

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Porn for Women – thats hillarious – I’ll stumble to that!

Do you know the guy on that Microsoft “I’m a PC” commercial – the “I have a beard” guy?” Well he’s a photographer and you can buy signed prints of his from about ~$40. A rather unique and affordable gift I think!
Jimmy Southidara
Dec 08 08, 5:26 am PDT

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all great gifts. I want the illuminated keyboard!!!!
John Berger

Dec 08 08, 5:51 pm PDT

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Thank you for including MadeBySurvivors.com in you list. Over 1000 people have come to us from this post and we appreciate the help you have given to help fight human trafficking and slavery.

John Berger, CEO
The Emancipation Network
http://www.MadeBySurvivors.com
Giyen

Dec 09 08, 7:27 am PDT

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I am generally skeptical of lists, but this is a good one. Lots of good ideas!

A good mix of functional and feel good. :)
mavis

Dec 09 08, 7:52 am PDT

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great ideas!
Sarah

Dec 09 08, 5:24 pm PDT

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What about giving a SERVICE as a gift?

An oil change

A massage

Gift card from the grocery store?

A TAROT READING???!!!!

Yes, I read tarot professionally, and taa daaa!! I’m ethical.

I can be reached at 773-677-5306, and am happy to read for folks via phone. And I take PayPal.

Love.

~Sarah
jen brister

Dec 09 08, 6:47 pm PDT

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What a great blog you have here. I have to say that I definitely want that porn book…plus a bunch of other stuff on your list!
Asianmommy

Dec 10 08, 8:30 pm PDT

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I love the origami sticky notes–how cute!
Pokhara

Dec 11 08, 6:33 pm PDT

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you have a nice blog. Thanks for sharing the ways of giving gifts.
Francis
Dec 12 08, 5:32 pm PDT

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Oh god I have to grow me a Tickleme Plant. I remember seeing that in the botanical gardens when I was younger. I didnt know it made such a great house plant.
What a great find! I ordered the Greenhouse for my kids…they are going to do cartwheels when the see a plant close up when they tickle it!
aidan

Dec 14 08, 7:20 pm PDT

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wow great lists! thanks for this!
Kathryn

Dec 15 08, 7:04 pm PDT

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Thanks for sharing with us all these great gift ideas; I really like the light up keyboard ;D
Ada

Dec 17 08, 6:23 pm PDT

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All fantastic ideas–wanting heated computer keyboard more for now
Lolita
Jan 29 09, 3:59 pm PDT

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#4 is so cool, I want a tickle me plant greenhouse for valentines day!
I heard of talking to plants but tickling them….this will be a great conversation piece in my apartment
Peter Bent

Feb 02 09, 4:24 am PDT

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I wish I read this post before Christmas. The ideas are quite uncommon, especially the ones on gifting Flexible Illuminated Keyboard and Bubble Scrubber.
Khuram Malik
Feb 15 09, 3:14 pm PDT

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I gave my mum 5 vouchers i printed on my computer last year, for her Birthday (Cost, about $1).

Each voucher had a different activity on it, e.g…

- Mow the Lawn
- Make Breakfast
- Drive me to work
etc , and i gave her one blank one.

I told her she could use those vouchers any time throughout the year, just the once.

She absolutely loved her present, and said it was the best present she had ever received. My siblings and Dad bought her some pretty expensive gifts, yet, it was my present she was talking about and showing-off at work for the whole of the next week! :)
Tanya
Nov 16 09, 7:51 pm PDT

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Brilliant, this has totally saved xmas!
James
Nov 23 09, 4:59 am PDT

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Where do you find these great ideas? I love those Tickle Me Plants
Perfect timing as I am having a huge xmas party and I was looking for a green party favor. I can’t wait to grow my own and give away the party favors. That plant is more like a pet. Who knew plants move! The video made me a Tickle Me Plant fan.
Nancy
Sep 01 10, 2:04 pm PDT

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Not sure if you got my post. I subscribed after I wrote it and my note disappeared. Looking for a gift idea for a birthday gift for a friend who collects anything having to do with the number 8. She has jewelry, so I’d like to find something different. Thanks for your help.
John Berger

Nov 30 10, 11:35 am PDT

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Just a quick note of thanks for including us in this. Your readers have really stepped to help – you have been the second largest source of leads to us this month, second only behind facebook. You have great readers , and it is wonderfull to see that consumers really do want to use the gift season to help others and give beautiful gifts at the same time.
evan schulte

Dec 13 10, 8:26 am PDT

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I think the homemade sun jar is a great cute gift. I can wait to try it out myself.
Justin

Mar 08 11, 10:09 am PDT

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Thanks for a great list. I just gave my girlfriend a themed gift of a book about a yacht chef’s sailing adventures (SEAsoned: A Chef’s Journey With Her Captain), key lime pie (made from one of the recipes in the book) and a Treasure Island (the movie). She loved the nautical theme and all the thought I had put into the gift. And all for under 50 bucks!
Caleb
Nov 20 11, 6:41 am PDT

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Was looking for some ideas for a Christmas/birthday gift for my girlfriend and came across this website, thanks so much for this!
Gift Baskets Toronto

Mar 29 12, 8:53 am PDT

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Hi Tina,

Thanks for sharing this great article… you sure took the time to put this together… lots of great ideas. Thank you, and glad to have stumbled upon this :)
E.S. Magill

Jun 20 12, 11:22 pm PDT

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Consider making a pledge to a Kickstarter project and gifting it to someone. You would be doing two great things at one time–helping a creative project get off the ground and giving a gift to a friend or family member.
Maria
Jun 21 12, 11:16 am PDT

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If you really want to be original with your gift and the person who will receive it its a music lover, you can entrust a personalized song in cancionespararegalar.com. In this page you can order a song made by professional musicians and with the best of qualities.
Anu
Nov 14 12, 9:19 am PDT

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I have a friend who got a really cool gift for his 50th birthday – it was a glass sundial that sits on the windowsill and makes rainbows in the room when the sun hits it. His wife had them put a special date line on it that the sun shadow follows on his birthday every year, and in the inscription she had them say how many miles the Earth had gone (around the sun 50 times) while he has been alive and riding on it. That has got to be one of the coolest gifts I have ever seen!

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