Cool Gift of the Day
Wednesday, August 31, 2005
What it is:
A set of paint-by-numbers greeting cards, so they can send original art in the mail.
Why we love it:
Sometimes the hardest person to buy a gift for, is the person you know who always picks the perfect gift. There's a certain amount of pressure to perform, like cooking dinner for a professional chef, and many people end up getting flustered. We know this, because our friends and relatives remind us, every year, on our birthday, how hard it is to buy a gift for the experts. Good gift giving is a talent like any other, though, there's nothing mystical about it. If someone is a good golfer, you might get them a golfing gift, so if someone is a good giver, why not give them a, err, giving gift. But what exactly qualifies? What kind of gift makes the act of giving more enjoyable? We think these DIY cards are a lovely touch to add to a gift, creative, crafty and unique. Just the kind of thing a gifted giver might enjoy. The set includes 8 cards with simple outlines to follow, acrylic paints and instructions that your recipient can follow or ignore, depending on their own faith in their creative abilities. It's really a gift that keeps on giving, first to your recipient, and then to whoever they choose to receive their new works of greeting card art.
Who we'd give it to:
Artistes, gifted gift givers, crafters, anyone who has to send a lot of cards.