tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992532828118335848.post5561334068025528429..comments2023-04-15T01:51:52.767+10:00Comments on Celebrating Design: Christmas among the nails, glue and sweatAdriaanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11715206574171093513noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992532828118335848.post-66748622513623764852008-12-11T12:44:00.000+11:002008-12-11T12:44:00.000+11:00*shrug* I recall always making presents for school...*shrug* I recall always making presents for school friends. Till I was ordered by one of them one year to spend the $10 on something store-bought. If only she'd known she was getting an Early Original handmade Jemimah Irvin object. Teenagers are SO ungrateful.<BR/><BR/>So anyway, I can only offer my own principles of design (influenced a bit by the Arts and Crafts Movement) that it needs to be:<BR/>a) Different to mass-produced<BR/>b) Functional<BR/>c) Decorative, front and back.<BR/><BR/>I'm quite fond of the food option as a gift. Particularly if it's something you can't get easily at the stores, or is a tad unusual. I loved doing the handmade spice mixes and would next time gift them with a tried and tested recipie.<BR/><BR/>The offer to share your skills is an under used gift, I think. Cara once gifted me with driving lessons, but never really did deliver ;) I should have done that for Abs last year!<BR/><BR/>But maybe if there is something you do well, and it's something you know someone else wants to learn, you could offer them a set of 8 1hr lessons. Community colleges charge up to $200 for a term where your learning with 20 other people! Or maybe, if you're that way inclined, you could offer to assist with their taxes/budgets/home renno/IKEA Instruction Interpretation/etcJemimahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14532874172310123340noreply@blogger.com