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Nancy
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08-01-2000
| Friday, December 10, 2004 - 8:14 pm
Help! At work my dept adopts a family from our local familys in need agency, this year we have a 16yr old that asked for a celtic eclat a symbol bracelet--anyone know what that is? i tried a search on it but found nothing--i want to know what i'm looking for b4 i look for it if you know what i mean(i have less than a week to find it) thanks! santa nancy
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Friday, December 10, 2004 - 8:53 pm
Nancy, Celtic bracelets are those ones with the little celtic symbols in them, here's a link to some: http://www.celticmerchant.com/bangle.html Eclat is French for sparkly, so I don't know if that's what he meant, but I found a website for "éclat by sylvi harwin" that has bracelets with symbols that look pretty celtic (to me!): http://www.eclatbysylvi.com/catalog/jewelry/bracelets/bracelets.html Is it possible to get in touch with the boy and ask him?
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Friday, December 10, 2004 - 8:55 pm
Eclat Bracelet
This website didnt have the celtic designs, but it looks like its the 'bendy' wire style...
I had a hard time finding an example of the celtic part, I have several pieces, so I know it when I see it - think three innertwining cirecles, like the Father, Son, Holy Ghost... Hope this helps!
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Reader234
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08-13-2000
| Friday, December 10, 2004 - 8:57 pm

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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Friday, December 10, 2004 - 8:58 pm
<sorry double post>
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Nancy
Member
08-01-2000
| Friday, December 10, 2004 - 9:00 pm
thanks--its a girl--and no we get the list from a social worker(although the social worker could prob check back with her to see--someone that she might have meant a claddagh(close to eclat a)
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Friday, December 10, 2004 - 9:58 pm
Ah I see, a girl, they don't look like presents a boy would like! You mean "a claddagh" sounds like "eclat a"? That makes sense. I thought the claddagh was used as a marriage symbol, but I'm probably a bit out of touch! Good luck with finding the right thing .
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Friday, December 10, 2004 - 10:54 pm
faith, friendship, and loyalty Meaning
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Thursday, December 16, 2004 - 3:25 pm
Need help with a gift idea. More of a token, but still want it to be nice, not the usual bottle of wine kind of thing. My aunt dates a wonderful guy, has been for several years. He is has just been so special to me. When we were doing all my mother's belongings, he came along to help. When I found out how the new wife had treated my mom's stuff, he just held me when while I cried. I would like to give him just a little token of my affection..any ideas?
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Mizinvanccouver
Member
02-22-2003
| Thursday, December 16, 2004 - 4:17 pm
How about a little care pack with some hotchocolate packs, hot apple cider packs with a couple of cinnamon sticks, throw in a few Hershey Kisses, some cookies?? Don't forget to put 2 of each so he can share with your aunt! *wink*
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Thursday, December 16, 2004 - 4:22 pm
What about lottery tickets or movie tickets...
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Thursday, December 16, 2004 - 4:28 pm
I just remembered that when he was younger he sailed and did alot of racing. A book maybe on sailing?? Anyone a sailor? Movie money might be good.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Thursday, December 16, 2004 - 4:34 pm
along those lines if anyone needs a good token gift for a woman. I was at Bath and Body Works yesterday and they had really nice looking silver plated candle snuffers for $6, that and a candle would be a nice gift or even alone. i have an antique sterling one that isn't a nice looking as this one
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Karen
Member
09-07-2004
| Thursday, December 16, 2004 - 5:03 pm
I like Miz's suggestion. My mom always sends me care packages with ready-to-bake cookies inside. Inside a mason jar, pack all the dry ingredients to your favourite cookie recipe, in layers. My mom always prints up the wet ingredient list nice and decorative-like and glues it with the baking instructions to the outside of the jar. Usually the reciever only needs to add a cup of milk and a couple of eggs. Voila! Homemade cookies. Throw in some hot chocolate packs, a couple of movie rentals and a throw blanket... instant cozy night in.
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Thursday, December 16, 2004 - 5:36 pm
OK Tex, if he's a sailor, look at Barnes and Noble for books on knots, and then go to a hardware store and get him some rope!! I can tell you my dh and my ds love this book, "Ashley's Book of Knots" they challenge each other, they tie all kinds of sailor knots, they just twist and twirl, and come up with Turks head knots, sheepshank knots, some are really beautiful, ds tied one, and hung it on his bb, I know there are Swedish knots that are given at weddings...(Ashley's is an expensive book but I found a great book of knots w/ good pics for app $5, dh loves that too, but they did tear out the hangman's noose knot! The rope I get a polyester blend from the hardware store, not to thin, not too thick) The fleece throw blankets are popular, I know its been cold in Tx!! and the blankets arent expensive, and there is a warm gift idea!
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Thursday, December 16, 2004 - 5:44 pm
Oh Texannie I know how you feel. When my Grandmother died, grampa began dating a 'Nice' lady. A year or so later, his house caught fire. Not a total loss, but things were damaged. This woman took box after box of my granmothers things and set them out in the driveway and let the neighbors take what they wanted. They may have not been precious to her, but they held memories for my sister, dad, and me. My dad was furious, but never said a word because he didn't want to creat animosity. Years later he married this woman. We were over visiting one day and she mentioned that she had some of my grandmothers old tea cups, and would we like to have one? We certainly did. She said we could have two each, and the rest she was going to see how much they were worth and if they weren't worth anything she was going to give them to "HER" daughters. My sister and I were crushed. My grandmother was a well brought up scot, and she had some beautiful antique things. Some very expensive vintage jewelry, which my dad informed me were supposed to go to sis and I and this woman gave them to her daughters. When gramma died, sis and I were her only grandchildren. Now she has 4 more who have absolutely no keepsakes of hers. Sis and I have two teacups each, that we hold dear. I confronted Grampa about it one time, and he informed me that once he married her, all the stuff became "hers". I am tearing up just thinking about it. Gramma was such a special person. She could really cook, and new gramma does not, but she will not part with gramma's recipes. She says they are hers, and she may want to use them someday. I cook.
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Thursday, December 16, 2004 - 6:16 pm
How about a ship's bell for his home? They sound really pretty. link Maybe the book American Lighthouses, or some other lighthouse book....although what can be better than Moby-Dick; or, the Whale? It even has a pictoral companion, so you don't have to wade through all those pages...but the Northwest-Newberry edition of Melville's classic is still the greatest American novel, IMO. Maybe a US/British Rum Cup...an . anchor door knocker...or just look at Nautical Gifts.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Thursday, December 16, 2004 - 8:18 pm
Reader, he hasn't sailed in years, would he still like to tie knots? Escapee, how awful for you. Tish, great ideas! I saw these two books at Barnes and Noble. http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=Wl5mrsaAVc&isbn=1592283195&itm=5 http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=Wl5mrsaAVc&isbn=0762417749&itm=22
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Thursday, December 16, 2004 - 8:41 pm
Tex, I'd do something more personal than movie tix. I think either one of those two books would be awesome. They are personal, show that you cared enough to THINK about what interests him, and both books look interesting. If you really wanna add something, get an ornament with a sailboat of some sort and use it as a decoration on a package. You could even buy a nautical map and wrap the book in the map! FWIW, I did a bunch of those mason jar gifts this year. Three different soup mixes and three different bread/muffin mixes. I was gonna do a couple of others (one cookie and one cinnamon mocha cafe) but realized that I was shipping these and 8 quart jars filled with stuff weigh a LOT! (Plus, I didn't want 'em to break, so they need to go in a largish box.)
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Hippyt
Member
06-15-2001
| Thursday, December 16, 2004 - 9:13 pm
Where is he from Annie? They have nice books about the Gulf Coast if he sailed around here. My mom has a few.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Friday, December 17, 2004 - 5:49 am
He's a yankee boy, Hippy! LOL Costacat, I think you are right. I am really liking the book idea, and love the ornament idea too. Thanks ya'll so much.
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Jagger
Member
08-07-2002
| Friday, December 17, 2004 - 7:26 am
You could also get him a small replica of a sail boat. Books are always a good idea, if the person likes to read, if you've had a chance to visit his home you may want to see what kind of reading materials he has on hand. Replica boats are reasonable priced ranging from 10 to 100 bucks.

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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Friday, December 17, 2004 - 7:48 am
That is cool!!! Where would you get something like that?
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Jagger
Member
08-07-2002
| Friday, December 17, 2004 - 10:05 am
Texannie, the one above is actually out of my catalog, but I think you could get these at most gift shops.
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Friday, December 17, 2004 - 10:54 am
Texannie, I think all sailors need to, must do, knots, its a definate skill, I cant speak if he still "knows" knots, but I'm telling you, it amazes me the hours dh and ds spend with this (hmmm length, maybe 2ft, maybe 3) length of rope, they pore over the book, and they challenge themselves to tie the knots, do all sailors do this? Maybe if someone gives them a book and a length of rope!! (*grin, even my dad loves a length of knot, he just likes to see if he remembers the bowline, et el, and he sailed tiny boats for recreation, his hobby now is golf, he's retired, but give that man a length of rope... ok, I'll admit we're WEIRD!! lol) I think the two books you posted look awesome, maybe use a length of rope instead of ribbon?? (only if you're daring and weird!! *grin) Now that I think of it, I'll be doing it for dh and ds!! I know dh had a length of rope that had a dark red and white weave... you may need to "whip" the ends of the rope... >>> reader runs fast before she's hit with one of those books!! *G)
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Friday, December 17, 2004 - 11:31 am
I found a book on the history of the America's cup and the first race. Gonna inscribe it with a note telling him how much his friendship has meant to me this year. Thanks for all your help with brainstorming!!!
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