I’m a gift-giver. It’s one of my love languages. Not necessarily FOR me, but the way I speak. These past few weeks I’ve had several friends who I felt NEEDED some gifts. A friend experiencing the one year mark of her mother’s death, another friend starting school and one headed into surgery. I’ve got gifts on my mind for all of them!
So, here are some of my go-to gifts, gifts I actually already bought and stuff I’d just love to buy and save for when someone NEEDS it! Here it is…
MY TOP TEN MOST AWESOME GIFTS FOR YOUR BFFs!
{all pics are clickable so you can visit their respective sites & shops!}
1. Funky Necklace
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My friend Candace makes these and I just love it. I have no idea what you wear it with and am pretty sure I’d look like an imbecile in it. But I still want one. Plus, all the profits from Candace’s shop goes to Compassion International!
2. Scripture
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The kids and I make Scripture posters and banners all the time. But I’d love to have some Word-filled art on my walls. I bought this one for a friend of mine who has FIVE KIDS. Tell me she doesn’t need to remember THAT verse!
3. Personalized Jewelry
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I’m a big fan of the hand-stamped jewelry. I have an “OhAmanda” necklace, “Lydia & Asa”, my World Vision, “Faith, Hope & Amor” plus a few Blissdom necklaces thrown in. This is a gorgeous twist on those simple necklaces—a sealing wax necklace. I’m telling you if that necklace was purple it would be on my neck now!
4. Thirty One
Source: iheartorganizing.blogspot.com via Erinn on Pinterest
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Have you discovered the wonderfulness of ThirtyOne? It’s a tupperware-pamperedchef-mary-kay kinda thing. Only fun bags. I have the above bag and it is the most organized, sturdy, adorable little thing ever. Staci is a consultant if you wanna buy something! I just bought 2 of these bags–only in the mini version for some friends!
5. Candy
Source: bakerella.com via Lauren on Pinterest
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I mean who doesn’t like sweets? I couldn’t resist this one. Perfect for my sisterchicks!
6. Posy Pins!
Source: google.com via Amanda on Pinterest
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I love these little posies from The Pleated Poppy. Lindsey, the owner & awesome-maker of these adorable little pins gave them out as her business card at Blissdom one year. I wear mine all the time. It’s awesome. They come in sets of 3 so you could totally split them up and give them to 3 different people! Score!
7. Scarf
Source: thepleatedpoppy.com via Amanda on Pinterest
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I can’t get enough of scarves. I just bought my mom an awesome scarf from FashionABLE (made by women in Africa) and I showed you the cool twisty scarves from Fragile Flower on Saturday. But I also adore these ruffle scarves from The Pleated Poppy! YUMMY.
8. Gussy
Source: shopgussy.com via Jenni on Pinterest
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How adorable is Gussy? If you haven’t found her ruffly-ness, then you must hop over to her site RIGHT NOW. I bought this little catch-all case for Mandi because it’s got birds on it–perfect for a twittering sisterchick!
9. Journal
I love journals. I have one like this from Dayspring. Mine is pink with birds (imagine that) but this one is the same shape. I love the feel of it. I think everyone should have a journal. You need to practice writing after all–because when do you ever do that? (Speaking of which, I just heard that Georgia is doing away with teaching cursive writing in schools! Handwriting! A lost art! Who knew?!)
10. a Bag!
You have to put all this great stuff inside of something, right? I got this cute bag from Plywood People at the Orange Conference. It’s made by legal refugees in Atlanta. They make these cool little bags out of old signs and billboards. And one of the coolest parts about their organization is they sell the bags in bulk quantities so you can sell them as a fundraiser for your church or ministry. Isn’t that smart?
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My favorite gift is a cool mug with latte or hot chocolate mixes.
I tweeted:
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Great post. I’m a big fan of personalized gifts 🙂
-Samantha
My favorite gifts are gifts of time with each other over coffee/dessert/food of any kind – or a thoughtful note/card for no reason.
Wow, I just checked out the Gussy site and am in LOVE with all that stuff, and her story! What an encouragement!
And SO cute. 🙂
I would like to give gifts more often, but my favorites would have to be journals and a meal.
This is going to be SO LAME because I’m so not a gift giver but I love giving Starbucks gift cards. It’s something that makes me super happy when I receive and I know I’m supposed to be thinking about what *they* would want but I just have to believe EVERYONE would want a Starbucks gift card. At least if they’re my friend. heh.
I love the bags from PLywood People and, of course, anything by the Pleated Poppy is super cute.
I love to give books to my friends (if they are readers) or giftcards for coffee. 🙂
BFFs? I guess my sister would be the one I’d buy stuff for, since she loves cuteness… I’d love to send her a Pleated Poppy scarf! 🙂
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I “like” Oh Amanda on FB! 🙂
I love giving gifts too! My oldest sister turns 40 in June, so over the past several months, I have been sending her puzzle pieces along with a card and little gift. By the time her birthday rolls around, she will have a 40 piece puzzle to put together and lots of love along the way. Some of the gifts so far- her favorite snack mix from an obscure store in PA (she lives in the midwest), a picture album of my favorite pics of us and our other sister, a DVD of a movie that we watched together. It has been so fun to put this together for her and celebrate the beautiful woman that she is. I think that one of the best parts of this gift is the opportunity to tell her how special she is to me- in 40 different ways!!!
I LOVE THIS! So creative!!
I think that is why I like your blog so much (impressyourkids, too!). I appreciate your creativity and it inspires me. 🙂 I now like you on facebook too. I feel like a stalker- it is a bit WEIRD! But keep up the great work. 🙂
My fav gift to give is a Starbucks gift card — you can’t go wrong with that one!
I love to bring a hot drink (coffee/tea/chai) and some pastries to friends who are home w/ sick kids. Sometimes just knowing someone is thinking of them helps so much!
I would love to give those posy pins…so adorable! But I also love giving books, candy, gift cards, or any special thing I see that I know a certain friend would love.
I’ve been giving these adorable handmade (by me) ribbon key chains lately. I love seeing my gal pals carrying them around! They love them, they are easy to make and super cute!
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darbym
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Great list! I would give my BFF the “Wristlet clutch with yellow polkadots”.
Thanks!
Marie
I love the yellow chicks on a stick. They are so cute!!!
The best bff gifts are just that of time and a lunch out.
I love giving gifts! I try to tailor it to the person but my fall-back gifts are a unique piece of jewelry or a book or CD I think they’ll enjoy.
I love paying for my bff’s to get pedis! And of course, I go and get one, too! It’s always a great time.
I love to give my friends cute hair accessories! Thanks a lot!
http://teachergonecrafty.blogspot.com/2011/05/hair-accessories-galore.html
I don’t have a go-to gift but I do love to find great gifts for people!
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