Sunday, March 30, 2008
My D.I.Y (Do-It-Yourself) Gifts
Managing a relationship is never easy. However, a little effort from each party can really let your relationship blossom. Getting gifts is always an headache especially when it come to special occasion. In a way, I am lucky that my birthday falls before HER. Hence I can use what SHE did for my birthday as a benchmark for HERS with all other "occasions" being equal. Thinking back, there have always been plenty of surprises. As much as it is time consuming and certainly threatens to wipe out all our brain cells, the reward at the end is usually satisfying. The reaction you get, the expression he/she gives, will make you feel that everything is all worth it.
When you go on that shopping trip to try and get something for your love one, do you often get the feeling that you should really be your own boss and open a shop that sells the gifts you want cos no ones else does. Other than HER favourite Pooky, most of the time I find myself making those pointless trips round the shopping centres knowing that all shopping centres sell the same stuff and nothing is really going to interest me. Often I will be tempted to just get that stuff toy (chocolates if buying for guy...) to get it over and done with. But as a matter of fact, when selecting presents for others, people tend to choose gifts which they like too. Therefore it is always hard to make one spend that dollar unless you don't mind anything.
Therefore, it has almost become a tradition for me to just do something for HER, if time permits. Here are just some of it and hopefully it can just stimulate some of you to think of gifts you call your own...
1) Pop-up Cards. Good for all occasions. A little message never fails to bring back the memories when you look back at it again. That is a jigsaw by the way. I got it from a 500 pieces jigsaw. Impressive?
2)
DIY Flowers. Somehow girls just like flowers. Period. Looks real right?
Rose (left) and lilies (right).
3) Personalised Song Album. Every couple should have some love songs which means a lot to them. We do... Other than that, all I need to do is to put in some creativity and decorate the CD. Nice right?
4) Saga Seeds aka Love Seeds. I spent a couple of weekends to collect them. As to where to find them... erm... its a secret. I don't want HER to know too. Not a lot of these trees left in Singapore. Despite the backaches (due to constant bending), cuts and bruises (due to bushes and branches) and getting all sweaty and dirty, I must say it is quite an achievement when you count the number of seeds you manage to collect. Due to its meaning and the things you can do with it, it is definitely time well spent.
A bottle with love seeds filled to the brim (left). An hourglass (made from watch cover) which contains 99 love seeds. (right).
These are just a couple of the gifts I have made. Others include photo album, diary, seashells accessories, etc. There are just so much things that can be explored. Hmm... maybe I should do everyone a service by receiving orders for customised gifts. SHE is good in them too. If you are looking for a meaningful gift for that special someone, these are really some of the BEST things you can give. Well... if you are interested, we can probably try and work something out. Do drop us an email if you like.
For now, its back to brainstorming. Time's running out for the next gift...
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6:52 PM
Managing a relationship is never easy. However, a little effort from each party can really let your relationship blossom. Getting gifts is always an headache especially when it come to special occasion. In a way, I am lucky that my birthday falls before HER. Hence I can use what SHE did for my birthday as a benchmark for HERS with all other "occasions" being equal. Thinking back, there have always been plenty of surprises. As much as it is time consuming and certainly threatens to wipe out all our brain cells, the reward at the end is usually satisfying. The reaction you get, the expression he/she gives, will make you feel that everything is all worth it. 
