I'll come right out and say it: I LOVE the French. No freedom fries for this girl. They are so unapolagetically who they are, and really tres homespun in their eating and entertaining habits. Here are a few cool present ideas from our book...the opposite of cliche, they're Bien Fait (sort of French for Crafty!)1) Instead of a tired boxed perfume set (or, heaven forbid, another freakin' scented candle,) think for five minutes and come up with an emergency kit that fits the recipient. For the person whose cell phone is always dying, get them a CellBoost charger, a phone card, and a fake candy phone. For the friend who goes on a sugar binge when things go badly, box up a selection of old-timey sweets. And, for the gal who’s always rooting through your purse for supplies, Tampax, Advil, a mini sewing kit and a versatile lipstick.
2) Handkerchiefs in a box are about the saddest gift in the world to me. They seem to murmur, "Daddy, I don't really know you enough to buy you anything you'd really want." Make them happy again by “monogramming” the same set using your computer and iron-on paper. Pithy phrases such as “This Blows” would be nice.
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