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Home Made Gifts for the Craft Challenged

Monday, November 2, 2009@ 6:27 PM
posted by Frank Stevens

Home Made Gifts for the Craft Challenged

Another year is winding down and it’s time again to think of the holidays. Are you looking for a great gift idea? A gift that will wow them and that they will enjoy for years to come? There is no magic here, but it will feel like magic! Wine makes a perfect gift. Another option is to pair the wine with an interesting accessory or to create a gift basket. I know what you are thinking: gift baskets are expensive. They don’t have to be. You can do it yourself. All you need is a theme, a basket, and stuff to put in it. Now, we’ve already established the theme: wine. So, you are almost there. You can make a gift as simple as wine in an interesting wine bag or as elaborate as a picnic basket with wine, wine accessories, cheese, napkins, crackers, glasses and related accoutrements.

To find everything you need to create a great wine themed gift, visit thetipsygrape.com. They have very interesting wine accessories that would make fantastic gifts when paired with a great bottle of wine. Do you know a golf enthusiast? They have a wood golf club bottle holder. Pair that with his favorite bottle of wine and put it all in a holiday, wine, or golf themed gift bag and you have an instant gift he will love. You can also add a unique bottle stopper like the golf ball stopper to complete the golf theme.

The Tipsy Grape also carries personalized etched wine glasses. Pair the glasses with a great bottle of wine and place them all in a unique basket and your friends or relatives will celebrate with your gift for years to come, thinking of you when they do. Add Pasta, gourmet sauce, parmesan cheese, a bit of Fresh Garlic, and a unique Tipsy Grape corkscrew , place it all in a large pasta pot, colander, or picnic basket, and you have an entire gift basket which will rival any pre-made gift basket you can buy on-line or at the store.

The best thing is, when you make it yourself, the recipient is in awe. They think that you are so creative! They think that you are so thoughtful! They wish they could do that! Everyone loves gift baskets. It is fun just unpacking them and seeing all the unique and thoughtful items you thought to include. The personalized etched wine glasses also add that personal touch that makes the gift unique to the recipient. It’s a gift that is guaranteed to be a show stopper!

So there you go. One stop shopping for all your Holiday gift giving needs. There are so many accessories and unique, wine related, items at thetipsygrape.com, that the possibilities are endless. It is so much fun putting the gift together and will be such a hit, that you’ll wonder why you hadn’t thought of this sooner. Happy Shopping!

Unique and Personal Gifts

Monday, November 2, 2009@ 6:25 PM
posted by Frank Stevens

Unique and Personal Gifts

Another year is almost over and it is gift giving time again! As the years go by it becomes harder and harder to find unique and interesting gifts that people will use and appreciate. A gift card is just so boring and requires no thought at all. I want to give a gift that will make them sit up and take notice! Something uniquely personal, useful, and fun! This year, I think I have the perfect solution. Alcohol! OK…you are thinking “that’s fun… but is it personal…is it unique…will it be memorable?” The resounding answer is YES…if you pair it with customized, engraved, etched glasses from glasswithatwist.com. They have custom made, bar quality, glasses that pair with any type of beverage. You can even do a non-alcoholic gift by pairing the custom beer mugs with root beer, straws, an ice cream scoop, those long sundae spoons, and a gift certificate for ice cream. That will really make the kids on your list smile. Just think, every time they are drinking out of their very own, personalized mugs and enjoying soda or a root beer float, they will think of you!

Another idea is to purchase the engraved Margarita glasses, include the tequila, limes, salt for the rim, a bag of tortilla chips and some gourmet salsa! Place it all in an upside down sombrero or a nice fabric lined basket and you will be sure to be remembered for your efforts! It is easy to create a great gift that makes people stand up and take notice.

For a wedding gift, you can find champagne flutes that can be engraved with the couple’s name and their wedding date. Pair it with the couple’s favorite bottle of bubbly. They will definitely have something they can celebrate their anniversary with for years to come. You could also get them personalized wine glasses which can be paired with their favorite wine, cheese, a corkscrew, picnic basket and a CD of some romantic music that they can enjoy on weekend trips to the country or just a quiet little “picnic” at home! You will find unique ideas at glasswithatwist.com. They will even take the saying of your choice and engrave it in a spiral around the glass or around the base of the glasses you choose… all to make it more personal and memorable for the recipient.

As I look at all the interesting items I can purchase at glasswithatwist.com, I am getting more and more excited about the holidays! I can’t wait to see the look on people’s faces as they open their gifts and see the wonderful, personalized glassware I had created just for them! I think I will get the personalized bar glass combo set for my father’s new bar and have his name engraved on them! I am going to pair them with a bartender’s book, an ice bucket, and some bar tools! Happy gift giving!