Valentine's Cards

Do you want to give a one of a kind card or a personalized card for Valentine's Day?  Then check out the following link today, Friday, January 20, 2012 until 4 p.m. Pacific time for 50% off cards by using code: FFHSLOVECARD when you order.

Filigree Design Fractal Art Heart by storykeeper
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Gift for A Special Teacher

Want to thank a special teacher with a nice gift?  A wonderful book and dvd about the importance of teachers is on sale at Simple Truths. 

Custom tee shirts and sweatshirts and cases for electronics are 30% off today at Zazzle.com

Mugs and Ornaments Sale

Mugs make great Christmas gifts.  You can fill them with packets of hot cocoa and mini marshmallows or candy canes to make them extra special.  Ornaments are always a nice Christmas gift as most people put up a tree.  Even if they don't put up a tree an ornament can be hung other places in their home or office to enjoy looking at.  To make the mugs or ornaments even better customizing them will make the gift a personal one.  Check out the $5 off sale on mugs or ornaments by clicking on the ornament picture below.

Art Prints, Canvas and Calendars Sale

Imagine giving a gift that is personally unique for the receiver.  Did someone get married in your family this year?  Do you have photos from the wedding? Select twelve of the photos and create a calendar to remind the couple of how happy they were that day all the next year.  Did you  have a baby this year?  Did you take pictures every month?  Make a calendar with twelve photos showing the baby's growth throughout the year to send to grandparents or distant relatives.  Make a calendar with photos of the recipient doing their favorite things or going to some of their favorite places.  Make a calendar with photos of the recipient's pets.

Do you have one photo that you really like or that the recipient really likes?  Make an art print or a canvas with it as a special gift. 

Today, Saturday, Dec. 3, you can save 50% off from art prints, canvas and calendars at Zazzle.com

Cards and Calendars

Custom cards made with your own photos are a great way to send Christmas greetings. Check out the cards at Zazzle.com or create your own and save 50% until Nov. 20. Calendars at Zazzle.com are 20% off till Nov. 20.

Also until December 17, 2011 send a free card to someone you know in the military here:  Send a free military greeting card

Personalized Gifts

Giving a personalized gift shows you've put a lot of thought into your gift.  You didn't just happen upon a sale and decided that would do for the person.  Instead you had to think of what you would put on the gift to make it personal.  I remember when I was young buying a necklace with a small gold heart and having the initials of the person I was giving it to engraved on it.  There weren't very many choices for personalized gifts--a monogrammed towel, engraved jewelry or embroider a name on something.  Today there are many choices for personalizing a gift, so if you have thought of giving a personalized gift this year, here is a chance to save $10 on a $35 purchase.

Gift Ideas on Sale

This year I've encountered a lot of sales.  Sometimes they are for a few days and sometimes only a few hours.  I am thinking it would be nice to share the sales information when I find it, so I want to post sales when I find them here.  Hopefully it will be of help to you in getting some of the gifts you want for your family and friends and staying within your budget.

Holiday Card Sale

50% Off Holiday Cards!
ENDS THURSDAY!

Enter code:
CARD4HOLIDAY
at checkout in the "Zazzle Coupons/Gift Certificates" box

50% of the greeting card, invitation, photo card, or postcard net sale price will be deducted when one or more qualifying products are purchased and the coupon code CARD4HOLIDAY is applied at checkout. The net sale price is the price of the product (excluding shipping and taxes). Offer is valid through October 20, 2011 at 11:59pm PT. This promotional offer does not apply to past purchases and may not be combined with any other Zazzle promotional or volume discount offers. If a volume discount applies to your order, you will receive either the discount set forth in this offer or the standard volume discount, whichever is greater. Offer valid on Zazzle.com only.

St. Patrick's Day Gifts

St. Patrick's Day is not a big gift-giving day, but you may want to give a St. Patrick's Day gift because a birthday or an anniversary is on or close to the day or just because you want to give a fun gift.  While working on fractal art designs I came up with some designs that reminded me of four leaf clovers.  I thought they would be fun for St. Patrick's Day so I created some products with the designs. After all, everyone has to have something green to wear on St. Patrick's Day.
Find four leaf clover fractal art gifts here.

Lucky Clovers for St. Patrick's Day

Shamrocks, three leaf clovers and four leaf clovers are very much a part of a St. Patrick's Day celebration.  Four leaf clovers are considered lucky.  You are lucky if you find a four leaf clover since three leaf clovers outnumber them by 10,000 to one.  If you wear green on St. Patrick's Day, you are lucky as you avoid being pinched for not wearing green.  If you need a gift for someone for St. Patrick's Day or if you want to have something unique to wear for St. Patrick's Day you may want to check out these designs. 

Give a Gift of Portable Music

I wanted to learn to play the piano when I was young, but we didn't have a piano.  A friend tried to teach me to play a little bit, but I had no piano to practice on so that didn't go very far.  Electric piano keyboards seemed like a good idea although many of them do not have full size keys so they are not quite like a regular piano.  Then I came across roll-up piano keyboards.  They have full size keys.  They roll up to a compact size.  Many run on batteries but some have an AC adapter.  They usually have headphones so your music won't disturb others.  Some will connect to a computer, and your music can be saved on your computer.  They are relatively inexpensive so almost anyone who wanted a piano could have one.

Do you have a family member or friend who loves to create music?  A roll-up piano might be just the gift for them.  It is afforable.  It is like playing a regular piano.  It is portable and can be taken easily with you wherever you go.  It can keep your music private.  It can record and may save your music on your computer.  If you want to give a portable gift of music consider a  roll up piano.

Gifts of Love

Gifts of Love

Valentine's Day is a time to say, "I love you."  A heart-themed gift is a great Valentine's gift.  A gift can be useful or just beautiful to look at, but as long as it has a love theme it will make a great Valentine's gift.  Giving a gift that can be customized with a name or with a saying of your own can make that gift memorable and one that will be treasured.  So whether you are wishing a Happy Valentine's Day or want to show your love one any other occasion consider a unique, customizable, heart-themed gift like these shown in the video in the next post.

Blue and Orange Fractal Art Encircled Heart Stickers from Zazzle.com

I have been creating products on Zazzle.com with fractal art designs I have made. I love fractal art, and I've picked the best designs to create products from. I posted some heart designs especially for Valentine's Day, and suddenly I was getting emails with comments having been posted on Zazzle.com that congratulated me on Today's Best Award. I didn't even know there was such an award, but I was very honored to have received it.

Blue and Orange Fractal Art Encircled Heart Stickers from Zazzle.com

Give a Memorable Valentine's Day Gift

Valentine's Day is a time when you want to express your love with a gift.  That gift may be as simple as a card or flowers or it may be a gift that keeps reminding the one you love of your love.  Whatever you give should be something you feel will be appreciated by the recipient.  If you give a card, you may want to personalize it with a photo or a drawing or with a poem or a personal expression of your love.  If you give food, you want to give a kind of food your loved one really enjoys.  Other gifts can be personalized with photos, names, and personal messages.  Any gift should be selected with the recipient's likes, dislikes, talents and needs in mind.  Giving a unique gift lets the recipient know they are one-of-a-kind and deserving of something special.  If you want more gift ideas, look here.

Last Minute Gift Ideas

If you are down to the last minute on getting a gift, here are a few ideas. 

You can give money.  You don't have to run to a store, go online or make a gift.  If you have money, you just give the gift of the money. 

You can give a gift certificate or gift card.  You buy gift cards at most stores.  You can buy them online.  You can even buy email gift certificates that can be sent by email to the recipient as soon as you buy them.

You can make a gift.  You can bake bread, cookies, or make a special dish.  You can print out cards or calendars or other gifts from your computer.

You can give a gift of service such offering babysitting or shoveling snow or a back rub or making a special dinner.

You still can give great gifts even at the last minute.  More ideas for last minute gifts can be found here.

Last Minute Memorable Gifts

When I was young I remember being taken to the city fifteen miles from our home on the Saturday before Christmas.  We would divide up and go shopping for other members of the family.  Then we would trade off and go with someone different so we could get a gift for the other person we had been shopping with.  It was fun to shop like that.  I didn't worry so much about getting the perfect gift.  I just tried to find something nice and something I thought would be enjoyed.

Sometimes now it seems hard to get good gifts.  Sometimes you're not sure what a person would like.  Sometimes you don't have a lot of money to spend.  And sometimes you're down to the last minute.

I just discovered today that you can give a gift certificate for a personalized gift.  This last minute gift can be customized by the recipient with a design of their choice or with their own picture or text.  This gift certificate is sent by email so it can be sent to someone far away even on Christmas Day and still be received on time.  If you want to give a wrapped physical gift, you could write a note saying to check their email for their gift and wrap the note in wrapping paper or put it in a box or bag.

It's not too late to give a memorable gift if you go to this site.

Making Your Own Music

I've always enjoyed making my own music.  When I was young I loved to sing.  We didn't own a piano, but I wanted to learn to play the piano.  A friend taught me a little bit, but I didn't have a piano to practice on.  When I was twelve my parents bought me a used flute which allowed me to join the school band.  Recently I came across Sonic Producer.  This software fascinates me as it allows one to create music using several different instrumental sounds.  I have tried creating photo videos, but I have found it frustrating when trying to add music because of copyright issues.  With Sonic Producer I can create my own music which is a lot of fun, and then I can use it as I see fit.

You could buy the software and create gifts with it like MP3's that could be saved to a computer or a MP3 player or burned to a CD.  You could add music to a photo video.  Then, of course, you could give the software as a gift to someone you know who loves creating music.  Sonic  Producer could be a very memorable gift.

A Family Tree Calendar Makes a Year Long Gift

Memorable gifts are gifts that keep on giving.  A calendar is a year-long gift.  Creating your own calendar to give as a gift is a very personalized gift.  To make an even more memorable gift add family photos to your calendar.  Adding a family tree and pictures of your ancestors can make an especially memorable gift as it would remind members of your family of their ancestors who came before them.  Whether our ancestors were good upstanding people or whether they did some things you aren't proud of, still knowing who they are helps you to understand who you are and why things are the way they are in your life.  That can be an empowering thing to give to your family.  If you would like to see an example of a family tree calendar click on the picture below.  There you can create your own custom family tree calendar.  Also you can find more information on creating your family tree calendar here:  

Create a Family Tree Calendar

Custom Family Tree 2011 Calendar by storykeeper
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Using Personal Historian to Create a Memorable Gift

Personal Historian is a software program that helps you write and record your life story. The life story of a family member would be a most memorable gift. You can just start writing your own story or a family member's story, but with software like Personal Historian you get a lot of help. Personal Historian provided a time line with history information that can prompt your memory of what happened in a certain year. You can import family history Gedcom files that you already have. You can import photos, and you can import stories that are already written. You may already have a lot of your story done. Once you've finished your story you can print it out yourself or you can save it as a word processor document or a pdf file which could be submitted to be printed out as a book.

With Personal Historian you can create a story as a gift or you may choose to give the software as the gift itself. Giving the gift of a life story will be a most memorable gift that may be cherished for generations.
Here's more about Personal Historian.

Memorable Gifts for Veterans

We are fortunate to live in our free country, but it is only free because of those who have been willing to fight for our freedom.  If you have a veteran on your Christmas gift list, perhaps acknowledging what they did in serving our country could be a memorable gift for them. You can learn more at this site about patriotism.  Pins, patches, magnets, bumper stickers, flags and many more items could be given as gifts to let the veteran in your life know how much their service means to you.