Like most everyone - when it comes to buying gifts for someone, you want it to be special unless you are buying a gift because you feel obligated. I can tell when I get a gift that was more of an obligation than from the heart. Big fat clue is when a close friend decides to "go in" on a gift with other people. Excuse me? Is the desire to be cheap greater than the desire to show you care?
I only share the joy of gift giving for one of two reasons. ONE - it is truly a group gift and there is some obligation or TWO I have been asked by a group of people to create a gift. Now THAT is a whole different situation. Well this honor was bestowed upon me when my account team in Atlanta wanted something amazing for our beloved Leslie's new baby. I had of course already decided to create something for Leslie's nursery, but when I discovered that the team wanted to fund my endeavor -holy cow was I in heaven. I could go crazy and make her all kinds of stuff. So I got her to share her color scheme (light pink and lime green) and the rest is history. So here goes a very simple idea that turned out just wonderful.
I purchased a basket, 20 pink hand cloths, two ivory bath towels, ivory baby blanket, baby bath robe and a door hanger. Then I went to the fabric store and purchased the most beautiful trims for all of the pieces. Next step - just sew them on. I purchased a beautiful fringe for the basket and two ribbon trims for the towels and hand cloths. Then I found this tiny delicate trim for the blanket and door hanger. Leslie was thrilled - especially the matching bathrobe. It was beyond, beyond and my team was so proud of "their" gift.
