Its easy to reduce our consumption of candy and sweets when you make the replacements really cool! For example, you can Go Green this Easter with a Green Easter Basket! This year, along with a few traditional items of chocolate and jelly beans, we are going green with special (young) plants! Featured here are Gardenia ‘Frostproof’ (Gardenia Jasmine), Lady of the Night (Brunfelsia gigantea), and Corkscrew Flower (Vigna caracalla). Each of these are known for one or more of the following: beauty, length of bloom, quality of fragrance produced.
Whether your daughter is beginning to think she's a little old for trick or treating or she is feeling a bit overwhelmed by the new school year schedule, you can show you care by giving her a delicate and beautiful light orange (several shades lighter than a pumpkin!), pashmina wrap.
This is a color that works surprisingly well in the fall and incredibly well in the spring, summer and during tropical vacation get-aways, in the evening. Be warned, mom may want to borrow it! This video shows one way of wearing it as well as what it looks like when you are inside and outside.
I love roses a lot, believe me. But over the years, I've grown to love peonies, perhaps as much, if not more than roses. After you hear more details from this article, you may start to feel the same way!
Perhaps you have an elderly relative or friend who is now in a small apartment or assisted living. It's often important or preferred to keep her volume of "things" down and footprint minimal. Although sending fruit supports this objective, there is a risk to consider.
It is so common to send fruit on certain holidays and for some types of celebrations, like birthdays.
If it's going to a large or young, health conscious family that likes fruit, you have a good chance of it being enjoyed and used just as long as not too many others are sending the same thing.
In the case of it going to one person, like an aunt, mom or a grandma, the probability that it will get eaten drops significantly, particularly when others are also thinking about sending fruit. If this happens (and it often can, particularly with big holidays or important celebrations), there is no way all of the fruit will get eaten by this one person. And you may be lucky if it ends up being taken to a shelter or food pantry before it becomes too ripe or rotten.
You should also think about the possibility that she would like something that she can keep more than a week. There are alternatives to sending fruit which don't take up a lot of space. Perhaps this person is in a nursing home or in assisted living or just plain has too much "stuff". The idea of getting something perishable isn't bad because of this. The problem is that there may be a good chance it won't get used. So, even though it will be removed from the living space in a short period of time, in this case, it may not be eaten and enjoyed.
If you are open doing something other than sending fruit this year, keep in mind that sentimental women sometimes like something they can hold or look at to remind them of you and your thoughtfulness! And, if she really doesn't tend to buy nice things for herself, something to consider is a well made silk scarf in time-tested colors and a timeless design. Otherwise, you may want to consider some wonderful bees wax candles or fragrant triple milled soap.
Regardless of the way you go, make sure you give some attention to the gift delivery and presentation. It can be just as important as the gift itself! It helps the recipient to get excited about receiving a gift and to also become filled with wonder about what the gift might actually be.
From the time I was a little girl, I've been very appreciative of the way in which gifts are presented. When it's done well, it really transforms the experience into something special, almost magical.
Not that much has changed today. Only these days, I am more often the gift giver than receiver.
In this article, I explain how and why I feel that the way in which a gift is presented is really important. Hubpages Article
So, you have decided that you will be sending flowers to someone for a holiday or a special occasion. Flowers can be so special and so beautiful. Although they can be fairly expensive, the expense can be justified. But, it doesn't seem right that sometimes a bouquet of flowers doesn't last and therefore can't be appreciated for very long.
If the flowers were delivered fresh, there are a few tricks that you can take advantage of which can really make a difference. This article explains these in detail! Sending Flowers Article
Now, if you are not 100% committed to sending flowersas a gift, there are always other gift alternatives that you can consider which are not perishable. Fragrant imported soaps and candles can be a wonderful idea for people that seem to have everything. Something that is a little more personal and perhaps luxurious is a silk scarf. Silk scarves are a great alternative especially when the woman you have in mind doesn't tend to treat herself to luxury items such as this.