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Bridal Shower Gift Ideas Wedding Guest Books Ring Bearer Pillows Flower Girl Baskets Wedding Accessories Wedding Pictures Create Account | My Account | My Shopping Cart | Checkout | Order History | Logoff Our Catalog of Unique, Handcrafted Products Custom Photo Quilts Guest Book Platter Watercolor Pictures Wedding Accessories Flower Girl Baskets Ring Bearer Pillows Creative and Unique Bridal Shower Gift Ideas By Brina Jannenga WeddingShowerGifts.com Bridal showers used to be a very traditional and, if you don't mind me saying, stuffy gatherings. Someone outside the bride's immediate family would throw the party and invite all their friends to give the bride very traditional, and if you don't mind me saying, stuffy wedding gifts. The bride received everything she would need to be a good wifey. From toasters to blenders to irons, she would now have her essential arsenal to create a warm and nurturing nest for her future lot of children. Bah humbug! Today's bridal showers are about today's bride. She is a full-time professional with a college degree. Her hobbies range from mountain biking to jewelry making and the only thing she would ever need with a blender for is for making margaritas. The best wedding shower gift ideas are the ones just for the bride. Gifts that mark a true passage into womanhood. Forget the standard items on her wedding registry - let's get creative. She is guaranteed to receive at least one set of slutty undergarments. But again, we are looking for bridal shower gift ideas for the bride - not the groom! These are hard to find, but how about footie pajamas in a soft micro-fleece? She will think of you every time she wears them. She is sure to receive lots of bubble bath, bath salts and shower gels. How about a bottle of really expensive perfume? Something she would never buy for herself. The card should suggest that she wear this new scent on her wedding day and then on special occasions afterwards. Some scents have a way of bringing us back to special moments in our lives. Give her the gift of an olfactory wedding memory! For a really fun gift that will get the bride and groom in a creative mood, give her our Paint Your Own Wedding Cake Topper Kit . The bride and groom use the provided glazes and brushes and return to us for firing. The finished piece will be a treasured family heirloom. OK, now we're getting sentimental. A gift certificate for a watercolor painting will delight the bride. She can redeem it at our store for a custom watercolor painting based on her favorite wedding photo. Is the bride your sister? Have a painting created of the two you. Re-create your favorite childhood photograph in watercolors. She is guaranteed to bawl when she sees this gift. If you are looking for a modern twist on a favorite tradition, purchase a ceramic guestbook platter for the wedding. The kit comes with a platter, a special marker and instructions. After the event, wrap it up in its original packaging and return it to us for glazing. We will ship the platter directly to the bride and groom. They'll love the platter and think you are a genius. We also sell mugs and jewelry boxes that can be signed by all the girls at the shower. What an awesome gift! What do you think? kelsey -- Monday, June 16 2003, 05:56 pm i think that all of these are good ideas but the perfectgift would probably have to be a house warming presentbecause everyone knows it takes time and money to get a lotof things that you need for your house but you usually get alot of things that could still help you out but you justneed a little bit more than that. marie -- Thursday, July 10 2003, 05:36 pm a "picnic backpack" for the active bride-to-be, found at anykitchen store. The bride can take her love on a romanticpicnic getaway and still be able to hike the big mountains! neva -- Saturday, August 2 2003, 09:28 am actually, you guys are not much help. For traditional ornon-traditional how about a basket? Fill it with a theme.such as time of day and do things you would need for ,oh,say bathtime, dinnertime, time to bake, bedtime breakfast,laundry etc. or if you know the brides hobbies or what shelikes to do to relax do a basket of painting supplies, atool kit, sports equipment, scrapbooking supplies or a giftcertificate tofor a new do a manicure, whatever.And thebasket, whatever size will come in handy too.This is an ideapage, not an opinion page. Got any ideas???? Tammy -- Tuesday, September 9 2003, 01:15 pm take a cutting board let everyone write a little message onthe board at the shower the put a coating over it. nice tosit up in the new brides house Lynn -- Thursday, September 11 2003, 12:25 pm I agree with neva! The ideas you gave above are stuff thebride and groom do together and already have for thewedding! I was hoping for some unique, creative ideas forsomething to give my friend who is not an old fashionedbride. Trish -- Tuesday, January 27 2004, 10:05 pm What I did for my daugther and son in law. I made up abasket with two matching robes with their initals on themand put in a bottle of wine with two glasses and an envelopefor the two of them to go to the spa before their wedding. It help them to releive some stress. Diana -- Wednesday, February 25 2004, 03:38 pm Neva, I like your idea about filling a basket with itemsappropriate for a time of day. In fact, I'll be attending abridal shower with that theme, and my time of day is 8 pm.Anyone have ideas for me? An idea I have for others is afondue set with a Chocolate Lovers book. Carly -- Friday, February 27 2004, 04:10 pm I think the ideas provided were not very helpful. Thosethings have most likely been purchased already. Anyone withsome good ideas for an ocean/seashell kind of woman? Dani -- Sunday, February 29 2004, 02:00 pm I am planning a shower for my future daughter-in law She isinterested in outdoor games,gardening,grilling,and picnicequipment. Something that they both can enjoy together. Theyare heading into medical school,so they want to be somewhatpractical. Any ideas? BJ -- Wednesday, March 3 2004, 08:45 pm Dani when you say outdoor games do you mean sports or yardgames? If it's the latter go for a nice bocce ball set orhorseshoes. As for the picnics,someone above recommendedthe picnic backpacks - I second that, they're great! Shelly -- Wednesday, March 24 2004, 10:43 pm I am planning a shower for one of my good friends. WE aregoing to "Pamper Yourself Spa Party" at my house. Theemphasis will be on my girlfriend--the Bride--herself. Afterwards, there will be products there to purchase forthat AT HOME Spa Feeling when one feels the need to PamperHerself. I will purchase a set of the Pampering products for her tohave and use with her and her husband-to-be. I haven't figured out what else to get yet, but I think shewill enjoy a little Diva Pampering Session with that galsand few margueritas... Nat -- Wednesday, March 31 2004, 11:51 am For my wedding, my sister gave me a cute little bucket (thedecorative kind with flowers on the front) and then filledit with pens wrapped in floral tape with a fake flowerheadat the top so it looked really cute, she put some notecardsin it a philips screwdriver and a flathead screwdriver, andneedle nose plyers she said those are the things she uses alot and she needs some herself and she was so right!!! I useit all the time and it is cute and creative!!! Katrina -- Tuesday, April 6 2004, 10:43 am I have no idea what to get for a bridal shower in May. TheBride-to-be is the fiance of my boyfriend's brother. Sheconsiders me family, but when I think of a Bridal Showergift, I pose the timeless question: "What do you get for theperson who has everything?" They have been very good aboutplanning their wedding, so I don't know what she couldpossibly need or want. Please help! Cindy -- Tuesday, April 6 2004, 02:45 pm I liked the robe idea with wine above -- I am going to a joint shower this weekend for a closefriend of my husband & his fience (who i don't know all thatwell, but she likes nice exquisit things) I'm still completly baffled what to get.. Any ideas? Chere -- Wednesday, April 14 2004, 02:01 pm I have a bridal shower coming up & it's a time of day theme,my time is 4:00pm. Does anyone have any unique idea's? Katrina -- Thursday, April 15 2004, 03:40 pm 4:00? I'd bake cookies with my sweetheart. Or start a moviemarathon with a whole bunch of DVDs. Or play a boardgame...Hope that helps! As for me, I'm still extremely stumped! js -- Thursday, April 22 2004, 10:59 am this site sucks. everyone has questions, but no one iswilling to offer suggestions to help others!! sarah -- Friday, April 23 2004, 11:00 pm Just thought, I am throwing a shower for my best friend andwith the invitations, I am sending a scrapbook page. Eachof the guests are asked to fill the page with memories ofthe bride (and the groom if they wish) which they will bringto the shower and put into a scrapbook for the bride tohave. Courtney -- Saturday, April 24 2004, 02:56 pm have to agree with everyone here-this site has suggestionsfor the already married couple-not really anything for thebride to be.I think everyone here has also made some reallywonderful suggestions for bridal showers and should perhapsthink about getting together and creating a website of theirown! As for the bridal showe I'm going to- I'm putingtogether a nice basket filled with excelsoir (sp?) wineglasses,cheese,pastries and flowers.Pretty basic,butsomething that can be used for a short romantic road trip orpicnic.As for the wedding gift itself,I'm a little stumped.Any creative gift ideas for a soccer player and carmechanic? Courtney -- Saturday, April 24 2004, 03:13 pm I just went to a shower for my college roommate today and Isaw a lot of cute gift ideas. First, I gave Shelly a basketwith different candles in it. I typed out little sayings togo with the candles and tied the sayings onto the candleswith twine. I had 9 sets of candles and 2 candle holders. The sayings are:There are candles to burn on Christmas Eve before bed yourfirst together, that's why they are RED. The WHITE ones burn first, to celebrate the first night inyour new chosen place.The BURGANDY candles are taller and thinner; they are toburn with your first company for dinner.SILVER is for the big 25 that will keep you alive.The BLUE candles are for your first fight. Use them to burnwhen making up at night.When your first year is through, light the CREAM anniversarypair for the two of you.The PINK candles will pave the way for your first marriedValentine's Day.Use the LIGHT BLUE candles for the fifth anniversary day.By this time, we hope that maybe you can burn the YELLOWones for the birth of your new baby.This was a hit!!! If you don't want to use all the colorsyou don't have to. I couldn't find silver candles so I leftthat one out. Also, the future mother-in-law got her a home-made ice creammachine, toppings, ice cream dishes, all that fun stuff! She loved it!! I hope these two ideas help a little! Becky -- Tuesday, April 27 2004, 03:36 pm Some of the gifts we have done are to go together as a groupand get a grill and then a basket full of supplies for itlike the master grill set, spices, apron and certificate formeat. Another was a storage basket filled with pizzacertificates, movies rental, micro popcorn, soda's, candyfound at the theatre and had a movie night theme. One couplewho married that both had kids we did a game night withgames for both the children and parents with snack foods andsodas to go with it in a large basket. Chansi -- Tuesday, May 4 2004, 01:26 pm I'm in the exact same situation as Katrina except the brideis my boyfriend's sister. She has lived with her fiance forabout 2 years. She is pretty pampered as it is and has leftme wondering what to get her. I also am trying to find anoriginal gift for her and not your typical toaster. I thinka wedding shower should be for the wife-to-be, leave thegifts for the husband and wife for the wedding itself. paige -- Wednesday, May 5 2004, 01:53 pm I have a wedding shower to go to May and I have to buy agift that starts with the letter jay. This is for my sisterso I have to come uo with a really great present can anyonehelp me? Katrina -- Thursday, May 6 2004, 04:04 pm I completely agree with Chansi - leave those husband/wifegifts for the wedding! A BRIDAL shower is for the BRIDE! Andfor Paige - how about a beautiful "J"ewellery box? (for herto collect all the jewellery her new hubby will buy her!)Hope that helps Samantha -- Monday, May 10 2004, 11:18 am I have a bridal shower to go to on Sat 15th, 2004 and it isfor one of my best girlfriends. I am giving her two gifts. The first one is a sentimental one. It is a glass framewith a picture of the two of us on one side and a message toher on the other side. The second gift is a giftcertificate for a day at the spa so she can pamper herselfbefore her wedding. I think that these are great giftsbecause the shower should really be about her. It's herspecial day Katy -- Wednesday, May 12 2004, 09:57 am I think the idea with the candles and the sayings iswonderful, it is sweet, romantic and it is something that isstill useful, thanks courtney!! I know that Victoria Secretshas a really cute set of underwear and bra type thing thatsays "I do" on the bra top and "something blue" on theunderwear, it is soo cute I know I would love that for mybridal shower. K -- Tuesday, May 18 2004, 02:13 pm One idea that might take some time to do, would be to get aset of really cute, nice thank you cards. Find out thepeople who will be attending the bridal shower, and theiraddresses. Then stamp and pre-address all the cards, so thatthe task of writing thank you notes for the bride-to-be ismuch easier. This was a big hit at a baby shower. Sue -- Tuesday, May 18 2004 -- Tuesday, May 18 2004, 05:21 pm I attended a shower recently where the coolest gift was alarge decorator pot filled with a variety of herbs. Personal AND useful! Melina M. -- Thursday, May 20 2004, 12:26 am This is a great cute little inexpensive gift for bridalshowers. Buy a medium size stainless steal collanderw/holes. Buy some kitchen utensils, like spoon, spatula,pasta holder (anything with holes at the end) buy as many asyou like tie them w/ribbon (color of your choice) onto thecollander. Place in a wrapped gift box, when the brideopens it up she will be holding a collander with hangingutensils. It's really a cute idea and different, always ahit at every shower. Mya -- Saturday, May 22 2004, 06:40 pm I recently went to a bridal shower for my friend and I knewshe was going to Hawaii for her honeymoon. So I got her abasketful of Hawaiian stuff that I got locally on themainland - Hawaiian scented candles, 2 hula girl glasses, aTiki Bar handbook for drinks & appetizers, etc., Konacoffee, and a travel size case with skincare products(Hawaiian products, of course)- scrub, moisturizer,sunscreen, etc. I know she'll especially adore these itemswhen she comes back from their honeymoon. Little remindersof Hawaii they can keep around their house. Then I went toFredrick's and got her some blue undies (for "somethingblue"), a Wedding Emergency Kit, and a Honeymoom Kit. I putall of these in a nice basket and covered it up with asarong, which she can also wear on her trip. I thought a gift FOR THE BRIDE would be especially nice.I've been to showers where both the bride AND groom aretogether. That would be an appropriate time (in my opinion)to get them both something, maybe from their registry. rita -- Tuesday, May 25 2004, 11:12 am im getting a laundry basket and filling it with cleaningsupplies ,tin foil , paper towels ,ziploc bags, toilet paper, ect... ect.... Julie -- Thursday, May 27 2004, 06:30 pm I like Mya's idea of arranging a gift basket around theHoneymoon destination. My friend is going to Mexico...anyextraordinary ideas for the basket? Laurie -- Saturday, May 29 2004, 10:39 am I am co-hosting a shower in June...(the wedding is not tillOctober, but the bride wants the shower earlier so herin-laws can attend.) This will be 2nd marriages for bothparties. She wants a honey-do shower, and I have no ideawhat to get for them since they seem to alreay seem to haveeverything.....Please help!! Laurie -- Saturday, May 29 2004, 11:43 am I am co-hosting a shower in June...(the wedding is not tillOctober, but the bride wants the shower earlier so herin-laws can attend.) This will be 2nd marriages for bothparties. She wants a honey-do shower, and I have no ideawhat to get for them since they seem to alreay seem to haveeverything.....Please help!! Laurie -- Saturday, May 29 2004, 03:09 pm I am co-hosting a shower in June...(the wedding is not tillOctober, but the bride wants the shower earlier so herin-laws can attend.) This will be 2nd marriages for bothparties. She wants a honey-do shower, and I have no ideawhat to get for them since they seem to alreay seem to haveeverything.....Please help!! Laurie -- Saturday, May 29 2004, 03:10 pm So sorry for the triplicate post p -- Monday, May 31 2004, 01:13 pm I think your best bet is a basket. You can fill it withwhatever fits the bride's personality. For my friend, I willbe getting her a book about an artist she likes and a box ofbiscotti and special coffee and I'll throw in giftcertificate for a manicure. That should go over well. Jennifer -- Thursday, June 10 2004, 01:07 am Some of these ideas are good. I had one idea of a day at the spa for the bride to be. A30 min. massage, mini facial, and pedicure/manicure. It's agreat way to relax AFTER the wedding & honeymoon when thestress is over! Also, I am doing a combo gift of some of the ideas for ashower: A monogram silk type robe with "Bride" or herinitial on it, a sexy nighty combo camisole top with "I DO"in Red and on the bottoms "SOMETHING BLUE", champagne withchampagen glasses, gourmet chocolates, & the candles but do12 occasions to represent one full year together(red 1stCHristmas; white honeymoon night; burgandy 1st companydinner; light blue first fight; cream 1st anniversary; pink1st valentines day; orange 1st thanksgiving; yellow 1st "newyear"'s together; green 1st st. patty's for luck of theirish to know the wife is the "wiseish"; purple for 1steaster; blue for 1st veterans day to celebrate your new lifeas army wife (military spouse wedding); red/white/blue 1stjuly 4th to keep the fireworks of romance alive.) I'mputting it in a pretty basket so she can resuse the basketagain. It's a mixture of honeymoon items as well ascandles & basket which will keep on giving. Rose -- Saturday, June 12 2004, 04:57 pm Any bridal shower gift ideas? The bride to be is myfather's fiance. Since i am the daughter, i kind of wantedto stay away from any lingerie, etc. I really like her andwant to get her something very special but i don't have anyidea of what would be appropriate. Please help! Thanks. Stephanie -- Saturday, June 19 2004, 11:32 am I received the best shower gift. It was a letter that usedcleaning products to describe being married to your husband. The letter used products like Fantastic, Shout, All etc. Ican not find the letter (my husband removed eberything fromthe spare room to prepare for the twins. To this day, Istill can not find things) Anyway - does anyone have a copyof this type of letter? Much appreciated ( scwcrc@aol.com ) Stephanie -- Saturday, June 19 2004, 02:30 pm Finally found it - Okay here is something cute to give the Bride: The following can be printed or typed on a color paper orin a card.... Instructions:Bride's Name (Stephanie), this basket is filled withnumbered packagess. Read this letter out loud and when youreach the () with a number, open the corresponding numberedpackage and fill in the blank with the name of the gift. Ready? Dear Birde's name (Stephanie), You and (Groom's name) have made a serious and beautifuldecision to be married. You will be giving each other your(1) PLEDGE of love and faithfulness. I am happy for youboth and share with you all of your excitiment and (2) JOYfor many years. (Note - Pledge would be a blank space with a line. Thebride would open gift 1 and find Pledge polish. (2) would beJoy dish degerent. Any way on ward. However, Birde's name (Stephanie) there are a few thingsthat you should know. Right now, you may be feeling asthough your life together is completely fulfilled andeverything is (3) FANTASTIK but there will be times when youjust want to (4) SHOUT because (groom's name) is not exactly(5) MR CLEAN! These are the times when he'll need (6) ALL of youattention, your understanding and loving (7) CARESS. Youwill be surprised at just how fast your husband will (8)BOUNCE back to normal. Just remember, Bride's name, behind every (9) PUFF ofclouds is a glorious rainbow. Here' hoping that your (10)FUTURE with (Groom's name) is always filled with beautifulrainbows. With Love, Your name PS If you ever need to send a (12)S.O.S, just (12) DIALand we will be there!! Dana -- Thursday, June 24 2004, 09:46 pm When my best friend got married two years ago, all of usbridesmaides were stumped as for what to get her for awedding gift. Each of us had such a special relationshipwith her and wanted to do something that reflected herimportance to us, but because we had already purchased somany shower gifts, we were having a hard time choosing whatto buy (in a decent price range) for her wedding gifts fromus. I suggested that each of us pitch in a certain amountof money, and we asked the groomsmen if they wanted toparticipate too! We all went together to buy her a hopechest that we had hand made by a friend of the family. Itwas beautifully carved and was ceder lined. The bride andgroom were so shocked and greatful to have been given such aspecial gift from their ENTIRE bridal party! Each of us putin the chest a photo of us with the bride or groom and wrotea special memory on a notecard. The bride now stores herwedding dress and wedding keepsakes in it at the foot oftheir bed, and it has become a very precious peice offurniture for thier home! Just and idea!!! Tiffany -- Saturday, July 3 2004, 01:35 pm STEPHANIE..... I am going to use your letter idea, I loveit, but i have a few questions. What type of product is PUFFand FUTURE? I am going shopping and can't picture what theyare. Can you help please? Thank you. Rose -- Tuesday, July 6 2004, 10:01 pm i luv that letter stephanie! that is soo cute! thanks forsharing. Lisa -- Thursday, July 8 2004, 06:41 pm Hey JS - nice comment on how this site sucks - looks likeyou offered a whole lot yourself - yeah right - I actuallywas completely lost on what to get my future sister-in-lawfor her bridal shower, but thanks to all these creativeideas from these wonderful people, I know exactly what I'llbe doing - so why don't you take your negativity elsewhere! Amber -- Saturday, July 10 2004, 10:17 pm Awesome ideas!For my bridal shower I got a basket full of the things weoften run out of or can't find when we need them. Forexample, Light bulbs, twist ties, pens, notepads, gum ormints, toothpicks or dental floss. I can't remember all theitems, but each was personalized with a cute note ties toeach with a message of why she thought they'd be somethingI'd need or her experience of misplacing or running out. Youcan get creative and come up with whatever you find that youcan never find in your own home. Some could be the "junkdrawer" items. This one really stuck out and I thought itwas so thoughtful...and come to find out that all the itemsI did need for the same reasons.I also think it's neat to get a basket of spices. Themealmost any room in the house and think of what items wouldbe needed there. eg. bathroom medicine cabinet (first aiditems,toothpaste,floss) starter pantry cupboard kit (flour,sugar, b.powder, b.soda, peanut butter, soup,...etc.)Also, I loved the hope chest). Brandi -- Saturday, July 10 2004, 10:37 pm I just thought that if you didn't have the money to spend ona hope chest, you could take a nice box with a lid and coverit with padding and white/candlelight satin and put roses orribbons on it for the bride's keepsakes. Just a thought :o) Brandi -- Saturday, July 10 2004, 10:37 pm I just thought that if you didn't have the money to spend ona hope chest, you could take a nice box with a lid and coverit with padding and white/candlelight satin and put roses orribbons on it for the bride's keepsakes. Just a thought :o) Denise -- Monday, July 12 2004, 12:51 am Hi Ladies, I am invited to an "Around The Clock" shower. My time is 3:00p.m. I am a stay at home mom, my husbandworks nights so I am completly out of the norm...anysuggestions? Sara -- Monday, July 12 2004, 04:00 pm Courtney's idea posted on April 24th is perfect!! I went toa shower where that idea was given and it was the mostthoughtful gift. I have been searching high and low for itto make for my girlfriends shower. Thanks Courtney! Checkit out for a cool idea.... krista -- Wednesday, July 14 2004, 01:30 pm i have to go to a recipe shower where i give the bride arecipe and the ingrediants to make it. i dont want to doanything that will spoil. also something easy to do. anyideas out there? Tiffany -- Wednesday, July 14 2004, 07:10 pm KRISTA---I recently went to a bridal shower in which thetheme was recipe. A neat idea is the jar where you pack allthe ingredients in the jar, put cute fabric on the top andattach the recipe card. Here is an example for OatmealRaisin Cookie Mix. 3 Cups uncooked old-fashioned or quick-oats (oatmeal)1 cup raisins1/4 cup granulated sugar1/4 cup all-purpose flour3/4 cup packed light brown sugar1/4 teaspoon salt1/2 teaspoon baking soda1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon Layer the ingredients attractively in any order into a 11/2 QT. food storage jar with tight-fitting lid. Packingredients down slightly before adding another layer. Putthe lid on and cover top of jar with fabric, and attach therecipe with cute ribbon or raffia. Hope this helps. ashley -- Saturday, July 17 2004, 12:33 am I'm going to a bridal shower on sunday. I need help withfiguring out what i should give my cousin age 19 i reallydon't know her that well can i please have some help. Thankyou Jill -- Sunday, July 18 2004, 04:06 pm Stephanie,I also love the letter idea, I'm just curious what doesFUTURE stand for????? Susan -- Monday, July 19 2004, 01:45 pm I have been invited to a bridal shower that is being givenfor a co-worker. Not familiar with her likes or dislikes. It will likely be attended by only other co-workers. Wework in an office atmosphere. I really like the thepersonalized note candle idea. That seems like a usefulidea. Any other ideas out there? Thanks for any help! Trish -- Monday, July 19 2004, 03:24 pm Same question..what is Puff and Future. if anyone out there knows pleaselet me know..I have a shower in 2 weeks and I love thecleaning products letter idea!thanks Katie -- Monday, July 19 2004, 07:57 pm RE: FUTURE - It is a floor wax...not sure what Puff is. I am also in a bind about a bride gift for a BRIDALshower...go figure! Glad I'm not alone. I'm looking forkitsch-y bride gifts (nothing raunchy for this familyaffair) - I've gone to e-bay for great bargains on a bridecharm bracelet, hat, and I'll go to V.S. for the panties. Imay personally decorate some white flip-flops as well. Somenice white satin pajamas - 2 piece set (pants/shorts andbutton up shirt) would be nice...even monogrammed with thefirst initial of the recipient. Wrap it all in a whitesatin bridal keepsake box and tied off with ribbons in thewedding colors...if I get any other ideas I'll write back. Katie -- Monday, July 19 2004, 08:01 pm PS - another good idea - Cranes (or any other paper goodsstores for other options) sells initial note cards - withthe first initial of the recipients first name for littlenotes before - and after the wedding - or with therecipient's new last initial for after the wedding (ifapplicable). I also picked up some blank note cards with apretty bride drawing - cutesy but it's perfect for thisbride and I found these very useful before my wedding. Katie -- Monday, July 19 2004, 08:07 pm PS - another good idea - Cranes (or any other paper goodsstores for other options) sells initial note cards - withthe first initial of the recipients first name for littlenotes before - and after the wedding - or with therecipient's new last initial for after the wedding (ifapplicable). I also picked up some blank note cards with apretty bride drawing - cutesy but it's perfect for thisbride and I found these very useful before my wedding. Jean -- Monday, July 19 2004, 08:36 pm RE: Puff is a brand of kleenex tissue Jamie -- Tuesday, July 20 2004, 03:15 pm Another time of day -1:00 p.m. for my future daughter inlaw. I thought of a joke gift with a basketful of "stayingat home, watching soaps and eating bon-bons while givingyourself a pedicure and facial. It would include a copy of"Soap Opera Digest' and perhaps some risque items - teddy,mags... Too much for a DIL?Any other ideas? Tiffany -- Wednesday, July 21 2004, 09:52 pm RE: Future is a clear floor cleaner. Usually on the verybottom shelf at most stores. I had to ask a lady who workedat the store what it was. Hope this helps. Vangie -- Wednesday, July 21 2004, 11:08 pm Puff could be the Puffs Facial Tissue. Rita -- Thursday, July 22 2004, 03:56 pm Future is a clear wax floor cleaner and Puffs is the smallbox of Facial Tissue. Got them all and I love the idea. Ihave a bridal shower to go too in September and told friendsabout it and they love the idea. What a great idea. Rita -- Thursday, July 22 2004, 04:00 pm Enjoyed the idea of the candles with the sayings tied onthem. Told my sister about it and she will be using thatgreat gift idea and I'll be using the cleaner letter. Greatgift ideas from you all. Loni -- Friday, July 23 2004, 11:23 am Wow! i just wanted to say how great it is that everyone hereis so helpful. i came to this sight desperate for an idea onwhat to do for a bridal shower for my cousin thank you allfor the help!Now i have an idea for me and ideas to give toother bridesmaids. sorry that i dont have any suggestions tooffer. good luck everyone!:) Rosemary -- Friday, July 23 2004, 02:25 pm I'm going to a bridal shower and I thought this was a goodidea. A basket with matching his and her robes with theirnames, and their favorite wine bottle with 2 wine glasseswith their initials engraved. You could also include thecandle idea that Courtney mentioned. What do you think? Rose -- Saturday, July 24 2004, 12:49 am Thank you all for all the wonderful ideas!! I am off to abridal shower on the 24th and could not come up w/one thinguntil now....I think I will be using the "letter w/cleaningproducts"(Thanks Stephanie!!) along w/a small picnic basketwhich includes plates/cups/flatware and candles. Bev -- Saturday, July 31 2004, 02:06 am Bridal shower tomorrow!!!!! Thanks for the picnic backpackidea. I know a kitchen store in Healdsburg, CA. There weretwo different sizes with plastic wine glasses. I think itwas around $30.00. I'm not sure about the etiquitte, But I think I need to geta separate wedding gift. Krista -- Monday, August 2 2004, 12:59 pm An idea I did for someone I didn't know very well at churchwas: I put together an Italian basket, I got her dishtowels, spagetti sauce, spagetti noodles, pasta scooper,strainer, Italian seasoning, etc... all in an "ItalianBasket" it was a big hit...I also threw a shower for a really good friend, and one ofthe games we did (recipe party) was I assigned groups ofpeople to a theme (appetizers, main course, dessert) andthey had to make something (using my ingredients, Ioverstocked) and the didn't get a recipe. Everyone mingled, and it was great for people who might nothave known the other person they were assigned too...Does this make sense?I hope so!I also loved the cleaning, supply letter! Victoria -- Monday, August 2 2004, 04:46 pm The bridal shower I've been invited to is a "Room in theHouse" theme. On our invitation, everyone is assigned aroom in the house that the gift should be bought for. I'vebeen assigned the living room. The future bride and groomhave been living together for 3 years, though! Any ideasfor me?After the shower, I'll post the gifts that were given hereso you all can have some extra ideas...Thanks!!! Pam -- Tuesday, August 3 2004, 11:10 am Living room ideas - well, you could do a basket ofromance.....romantic movies/popcorn/cuddle blanket/wine. There's always a nice throw for the couch (or even better ifyou make quilts!). You could always get something for thewall. I got a nice hanging plate that's in my living roomthat has my name and my husbands name as well as the date. If you have a picture of both of them you could get acaricature done of them with her in a wedding dress and himin a tux. That's always a lot of fun and a good laugh. Hope that helps! Marie -- Tuesday, August 3 2004, 11:44 pm 42 years ago, my Dad gave me a set of hand tool just beforeI was married. I still have the hammer and pliers. YOU KNOWWHO walked off with the rest of MY tools. It is the bestgift. I now make sure a new bride has her own tools. FleetFarm has a good array to choose from and they also have kits- all neatly packaged in a plastic holder. You can selectthe tools that fit your budget. It's an unusual gift anddarn handy to have. I wish the tools came with pink handlesso the guy doesn't walk off with them. Marie -- Tuesday, August 3 2004, 11:45 pm 42 years ago, my Dad gave me a set of hand tool just beforeI was married. I still have the hammer and pliers. YOU KNOWWHO walked off with the rest of MY tools. It is the bestgift. I now make sure a new bride has her own tools. FleetFarm has a good array to choose from and they also have kits- all neatly packaged in a plastic holder. You can selectthe tools that fit your budget. It's an unusual gift anddarn handy to have. I wish the tools came with pink handlesso the guy doesn't walk off with them. Jill -- Sunday, August 8 2004, 02:37 pm I love the candle idea -- this can also be used with winebottles. You can buy a really nice wine rack and fill itwith different bottles of wine and label each one (EX. foryour first fight, when your expecting- this would be abottle of sparkling cider,for your 1st anniversary, firstnight in your new home, and so on..)I would love some creative suggestions on how to label thewine bottles -- I'd love to give something like this to mysoon to be sister in law. Robin -- Sunday, August 8 2004, 11:22 pm just had my neices bridal shower and she checks out my x-masvillage every year to see what's new. so for her shower Igave her a wedding chapel & a car with the bride and groomstanding by it to start her own xmas village. Of course Ihad to pick these items up a little bit a head of time andpack them away. But she loved it and I know she'll think ofhow special she is to me each year when she puts these out. TLP -- Wednesday, August 11 2004, 03:31 pm I found this site quite helpful. Love the cleaner/letteridea. For my sisters bridal shower many years ago I hadwhite (not a good color choice unless they are for the guestbathroom, and especially when you eventually have a housefulof kids) towels monogrammed and the folded them lengthwisein thirds. I then used the towels to create a wedding cake. The larger towels worked great for the bottom layers, adnthe smaller ones for the top layers. I decorated the "cake"with flowers in the color scheme of the wedding. I toppedthe cake with a precious moments figurine. Not reallyexciting if you are looking for a gift specifically for thebride, but it was a hit at the shower and she still has thetowels!!! Stephanie 2 -- Thursday, August 12 2004, 12:11 pm After I read all of your ideas I got a good one. My Mom isfamous for giving a bed tray to couples..you know, forbreakfast in bed. Anyways, I want to use the candle idea andthe wine idea, and i thought it would be neat to give thecouple (on saturday) a bedtray, candles, bottle of wine, andthe wine glasses off their registry...nice and romantic forthe both of them...and it might be a relief to get somethingthat doesn't include working/cooking/ just relaxing with hersoon to be husband. Christina -- Friday, August 13 2004, 11:13 pm I am getting married in less than a month and my fiance has2 older sisters and I have no clue what to get them. I wantto give them just a little something sweet, but am at acomplete loss of ideas......Help me please anyone. Stephanie 2 -- Saturday, August 14 2004, 12:51 am I gave my soon-to-be sis-in-law a magazine subscription to aphoto magazine because thats her hobby...maybe a good idea? NM -- Saturday, August 14 2004, 05:32 pm Just a few gift ideas..some of these can be used for theshower others might be better for the wedding, but you canchoose. Breakfast in bed - mugs, tray, pancake mix&forms,coffee, hot choc, etc. Wooden salad bowls with salad servers- fancy dressings, croutons, bacon bits. Personalizedwelcome mat or sign or door knocker. First Christmasornament. For those that like the outdoors a hammock andcitronella candles. or a basket of items used for grillingwith his and her aprons. Personalized pub glasses. and amemory box. Hope these ideas help Lee -- Sunday, August 15 2004, 04:41 am I loved Stephanie's clean letter idea. I'll be using it in2 weeks for my friends bridal shower in one week. Thank youfor a great new idea!! DEE -- Tuesday, August 17 2004, 02:14 pm MY SISTER IN LAW TO BE HAD EVERYTHING SHE NEEDED FOR HERHOUSE ETC. SO INSTEAD OF A TRADITIONAL SHOWER WITH A HOUSETHEME, I THREW HER A CAMPING THEMED SHOWER. EVERYONE WAS TOBRING A CAMPING RELATED GIFT(CHAIRS, HOTDOG STICKS,AIRMATRESS, SLEEPIMG BAGS, LANTERNS,ETC) AS FOR ME I WASHOSTING THE SHOWER AND I BOUGHT HER A TENT AND SET IT UP ANDUSED THAT AS PART OF MY DECORATIONS. THIS WAS A GREAT IDEACOSIDERING OUR FAMILY DOES A LOT OF CAMPING TOGETHER. Betty -- Sunday, August 22 2004, 08:20 pm I'm attending a "honey do" shower, where the gifts are forthe groom. I like the breakfast in bed idea, but maybethat's wishful thinking... Any other ideas? Betty -- Sunday, August 22 2004, 08:22 pm I'm attending a "honey do" shower, where the gifts are forthe groom. I like the breakfast in bed idea, but maybethat's wishful thinking... Any other ideas? Jami -- Sunday, August 22 2004, 09:39 pm I really like the candles idea for the first year ofmarriage but I am trying to think of a more original ideafor the various colors. I was hoping to relate a candle toeach month, not so holiday related. Maybe a cute poem? Cananyone help, the shower is this weekend! Barb -- Wednesday, August 25 2004, 03:34 pm Jill...I was just at a shower for my niece where my sistergave her six bottles of wine in a basket each wrapped in anappropriate color of netting and with a cute poem attached. Wedding night, white, 1st fight, black, 1st Dinner Party,purple(any color), 1st Christmas, red and green, 1stAnniversary, Wedding color, News of Baby, pink and blue. I'll post the poems as soon as I can get them from mysister! -- Thursday, August 26 2004, 04:16 pm Hey Barb, have you asked your sister for the poems inregards to the wine bottles. I really like that Idea. Mynephew will be getting married soon and he is into wines, soi thought that would be a good idea. Please post it soon.I'll be waiting. sallly -- Thursday, August 26 2004, 09:21 pm I need help on how i should wrap the bridal shower gift. thegift's a vase. any ideas. this is the first time i'mattending a bridal shower, and i need help. thanks. no name -- Sunday, August 29 2004, 10:45 pm I have some great gift ideas. A towel cake made of bathtowels or a candy cake. Look in the internet under towelcakes and candy cakes. You'll see some beautiful cakes madeand very simple to make. Towel cake gives you directions.Give it a try. It's a hit at every bridal shower. The cakecan be made out of hersey miniature silver candies. Justthought I give an insight to some great ideas. Search theinternet for bridal shower gift ideas, besides this greatsight. Michele -- Monday, August 30 2004, 11:14 am It's harder than I thought to find ideas for an original yetreasonably priced gift for a Bridal shower. My neice isgetting married for the second time in less than a week, sheand her kids from the first marriage have been living withher fiance' for some time now and is currently pregnant withtheir first child together. They don't need any householditems so I thought the candle idea was kind of cute butstill not sure. Any ideas ??? Stephanie -- Monday, September 6 2004, 10:14 am I need help I found this shower gift idea on another sitebut I need more items. If anyone can think of anything elsethat would be great. Here is what I have so far.Items of necessity that you will need for the first time asa couple: A partial roll of toilet paper (for the first timeyou run out and need a few sheets), a baggie with a partialbar of soap in it (for the first time you forget to buy soapand just need enough to get a bath), a few Q-tips (for whenyou run out the first time), a can of soup or other easy tomake item (for the first time you burn supper),and a list ofthe local restaurants and phone numbers (in case you burnthe can of soup) Stephanie -- Monday, September 6 2004, 10:19 am Michele I saw this gift on another site maybe you might useit. Here it is:This is one you would only send to a friend that has a senseof humor: Pumice stone, toe separator, toenail polish, nailfile, foot lotion/cream, toe ring, and a funny note that "Ifhe's going to make you barefoot & pregnant, at least makehim paint your toenails so your feet will look nice" Lilly -- Thursday, September 9 2004, 06:46 pm I'm getting my friend a gift certificate for a mani/pedi Jackie -- Saturday, September 11 2004, 10:14 am I just want to thank everyone who has posted a suggestion tothis site. It has been extremely helpful!! I wanted toshare what I do on the actual wedding day...I take picturesof the bride and groom. In the time between the wedding andthe reception, I get them developed (or in the case ofdigital, I downlaod). I place the best pic in front oftheir seat as a pleasant surprise when they arrive at thereception. It's always a big hit. Caroline -- Sunday, September 12 2004, 04:37 pm Here's a joke gift that was a huge hit at a recent showerfor a couple on their 2nd marriages. The gift was adecorated toilet plunger complete with a bride and groomcake topper on the top of the handle. Down the side of thehandle was inscribed, "We're so glad you're taking theplunge!" and on the plunger was written, "Don't let this onego down the toilet." The laughter didn't stop for severalminutes. Rose -- Sunday, September 12 2004, 08:51 pm I took the idea of stephanie's letter for a bridal shower Iwent to on Sept.11 and it was a hit. They loved it.Everybody wanted a copy. I also made a cake towel and theyreally enjoyed loved it and thought that was a great idea.Thought I would share this with you guys. The bride receiveda lot of Victoria Secret items they enjoyed mine because itwas unique. Good job guys on your advice. Sarah -- Thursday, September 16 2004, 03:30 pm This is for a naughtier gift, can be for a bacheloretteparty, etc. get a big basket and buy lotf of gifts for themto use on thier wedding night. Wrap and number each gift andwrite on a 3x5 card what each gift is for. It turns out socute! EX: #1 could be Champagne and glasses - to start offthe evening celebrating their new life together. The giftscan go on to candles and romantic music to set the mood,bubble bath, bath oils for a bubble bath together, massageoils, etc for after the bath, I have seen some with lingerieand naughtier stuff in them like condoms and such - just becareful who they open this in front of! Can get verycreative with the gifts and the cards! robin -- Sunday, September 19 2004, 02:41 pm great idea ladies any more creative ideas.for the bridesince the bride and groom will be getting the householdstuff as wedding gifts.most couples are already together inthere future home together. Monique' -- Tuesday, September 28 2004, 05:01 pm I am the maid of honor in my mom's wedding and planned hershower for this weekend and everyone that is coming has allthe great ideas to gifts that i would have thought of likegift certs for nails, pedicure, facials or massages also thelingerie and all that fun stuff too. I want to give hersomething unique and personal from me. Any ideas?? itsapproaching so fast!!! Tina -- Friday, October 1 2004, 02:08 am I am going to a bridal shower next week and would like toknow of a creative way of wrapping a gift... One of theirgames is, the best wraped gift will get a prize!! allison -- Friday, October 1 2004, 08:03 pm I was wondering if anyone has come across the poem that goesalong with the wine bottles. I could really use it by nextweek. Joanne -- Monday, October 4 2004, 08:36 am I recently married in July, my Bridesmaids all clubbedtogether and packed a massive bag full of girly goodies...Dirty Dancing CD, Mrs T-Shirt, mouse mat, perfume, bodylotion, make up, and everything I could possibly need on themorning of our wedding day. The effort that was made wasincredible, I ama very lucky girl! Tiffani -- Wednesday, October 6 2004, 01:46 pm There are a lot of great ideas on this site...thanks toeveryone for sharing! I am also thinking of usingStephanie's letter idea and the wine idea. I have a bridalshower this weekend and was hoping someone could fulfill thewine poem request soon :-) Also, do you think Stephanie'sletter idea is "enough" of a present?? I know it'sdefinitely about the creativity and thought...but wanted tomake sure it was "enough". Thanks! Jennifer -- Thursday, October 7 2004, 01:00 pm This is too late to help Michele, but maybe somebody elsewill like the idea. I am doing this myself since the brideand groom already have everything they need: If the brideand groom each have children from a previous relationship,or one has child(ren) and the bride is pregnant: A sterlingsilver birthstone braclet with stones representing ALL ofthe kids. You can even include the bride and groom. Thebracelet will represent the whole family, and what could bemore meaningful than that? T -- Friday, October 8 2004, 12:39 am Thanks for all the great ideas. I used Stephanie's ideatonight and it worked out great. I gave my gift first andnobody else wanted to go after because they felt their giftwasn't as good. Melissa -- Sunday, October 10 2004, 05:47 pm Thanks ladies for the excellent ideas! Next weekend will bemy first bridal shower and this site was very helpful! Lindsay -- Monday, October 11 2004, 03:54 pm There are a lot of really fantastic ideas here! I received anumber of thoughtful gifts for my shower, and I wanted toshare one of the best things that I now treat myself and mybride-to-be friends to regularly- Victoria's Secret has someamazing laundry detergent and dryer sheets that are idealfor taking care of the lingerie they inevitably get. It alsosmells wonderful for bedsheets and towels, but I try tolimit it so I use it only for really special things. allison -- Tuesday, October 12 2004, 08:04 pm At a shower this weekend, I was told that Wicks N Sticks (acandle store in most malls) sells the candle basket alreadypackaged. It has all the candles, 2 votive holders and thepoem, all wrapped up in a basket. It sure saves you theworry of having to find all the items. Karen -- Friday, October 15 2004, 08:00 pm Can anyone out there tell me the proper etiquitte forwedding showers and then wedding gifts. My daughters friendis invited to a Couples wedding shower (his brother isgetting married & he is in the wedding) They have stated onthe invitation that the couple will need plenty of expensiveitems to decorate their new home. He had asked her if hetook a shower gift would he need to take a wedding gift tothe wedding? Seems to me one gift is approiate for thiscircumstances. How many presents do you want from thepeople invited? Your comments would be appreciated. Along with any one whoknows what the etiquitte books say about this. Karen -- Friday, October 15 2004, 08:01 pm sorry I misspelled appropriate. Anna -- Tuesday, October 19 2004, 06:44 pm I buy a vase or pitcher at a reasonable price, then take itto a florist the day before the shower. I have them fill itwith whites and/or the wedding colors and tie a bow aroundit. It makes a beautiful presentation. Who doesn't likefresh flowers especially in a new house. Along the same idea, I have bought a cake plate orplatter then baked a cake and delivered everythingtogether-- now the couple has a house warming treat and anew cake platter. Jhana -- Tuesday, October 19 2004, 10:59 pm Puff(s) is facial tissue Mia -- Tuesday, October 19 2004, 11:13 pm When I hosted my best friends bridal shower, I put togethera sort of hope chest, it wasn't the really nice wood carvedone, but one that kids take off to college. I filled thechest with the following:A Flannel gown- and ironed on the phrase "Not Tonight"Sexy LingerieChapstick - keep the lips softLotions - keep the skin softBook - 203 ways to drive your man wild in bed & 1001 ways tobe romanticit was a big hit... Liz -- Tuesday, November 2 2004, 11:56 am Stephanie, Thank you so much for the cleaning basket idea. Itook it along to a wedding shower and it was a fantastic hitwith everybody. I used a wicker laundry basket filled withall the items nicely wrapped and covered it with tulle withthe pretty cards corresponding cards all hanging down thesides. The bride later used the trailing cards and thecenter bow on her bouquet at the church rehearsal. Sincethen I have had many emails from friends asking for theletter. Thank you so........much for your great idea.Couldyou tell me which other sites are around that are like thisone for ideas. I am also going to a baby shower next monthand thought it would be fantastic to do something similar tothe wedding shower basket. bI am not very creative, nothaving had babies in many many years.I dont know whatsaround out there for them to use, Would you or anybody elsehere have any ideas or of babyshower sites. Thank you foryou time Liz Donna -- Friday, November 5 2004, 11:54 pm The invite to a personal bridal shower next week left mewondering what I could do that would be different. I likedthe flannel/fleece pajama idea since this is supposed to be'for the bride'. This bride to be has two young children,so that seemed more appropriate than filmy nighties. Themassage - pedicure - manicure ideas are great, too! Something to pamper HER. Maybe not so 'different', butdefinitely good ideas. Thanks! Angella -- Monday, November 15 2004, 05:55 am I think I might try the cleaning gift idea, I wonder if itis really "enough" or if my friend will be offend that Ihave given her cleaning supplies? emma -- Wednesday, November 17 2004, 04:47 pm I got no help from this site Pat -- Saturday, November 20 2004, 10:26 am How can anyone say they got no help from this site? Thereare hundreds of really great ideas, from original totraditional. There are ideas to use for people you don'tknow well and for close friends or relatives. I just don'tunderstand how anybody could find this site useless. Personally, I'm invited to a shower for a lady I don'tknow well, and the shower is tomorrow! Thanks to this site,I've gotten lots of great original ideas. The hard part isdeciding which one to use! I want to thank everybody whocontritubed to this site! Rose K. -- Saturday, November 20 2004, 08:53 pm Thank you everyone - you've been very helpful indeed! I amgoing to my niece's bridal shower tomorrow and I plan to usboth Stephanie's (letter/cleaning items) and Courtney's(candle) ideas. Kate K -- Thursday, November 25 2004, 12:06 pm Good gift for a hands-on girl: Fill a tool belt with lubrication, cherries, can ofwhipped cream, chocolate and paintbrush, a thong, handcuffs,and a deck of "sex cards" or the travel game of "Twister".This appeals to any woman who is crafty, fun, and exciting.And the tool belt comes in handy later too! Cass -- Tuesday, November 30 2004, 01:13 am I used Trish's his and her bath robe idea. I bought whiteand blue bathrobes, took them out of the package and wrappedthem in ribbon. I bought a breakfast in bed tray, wine andtwo wine glasses. I arranged all of the gifts on theservice tray and wrapped it in silver cellophane and added alarge white bow. Everyone at the social was commenting onhow great my gift was! I want to thank everyone for their suggestions they areall very helpful and I will definately recommend this cite. Dalisha -- Thursday, December 2 2004, 04:13 pm I'm not sure if this idea will help, but one gift that Ireceived when I got married five years ago, I still use arepicture frames.I love taking pictures, but there was never aframe around. I thought it was the best gift we received.Now, I give nice picture frames as wedding gifts. Verypractical!!!! KS -- Sunday, December 5 2004, 11:45 am I think this sight is great. I was wondering if anyone had apoem for the candle idea where white is honeymoon night,blue is for first fight, etc. I love the idea and want to dothis for a friend of mine who is getting married next year.Thanks. Keri -- Thursday, January 6 2005, 09:56 am KS, The candle idea is posted on April 24, 2004. Let meknow if you still can't find it. I just read it myself andI will be trying it this year. Maaria -- Friday, January 7 2005, 07:32 pm AHH... what do you get for a reserved indian bride to be!!!any suggestions Michelle C -- Saturday, January 8 2005, 07:51 am I just wanted to say to everyone thank you for all thefabulous gift ideas. I am in a wedding and the shower isSunday. All of the girls chipped in for a day at the spabut i wanted to give her something from me, and all of theseideas helped. Thanks!!! mavis G. -- Tuesday, January 11 2005, 12:54 pm A bridal gift that starts with the letter "K". Thanks Michelle -- Wednesday, January 12 2005, 11:05 pm LOVE the cleaning product letter, I am attending a showerwhere each guest got assigned a magazine, mine is GoodHousekeeping and since the bride & groom already own a houseand have been living together for a while, I was at a loss. This is exactly the kind of creative idea I was looking for. I plan on framing an old picture of her fiance and givingit to her as well, since I have known his since high schooland when he had hair, that should go over well!! Thanks for the help! Michelle -- Wednesday, January 12 2005, 11:08 pm And to give back to you all, here is an idea I did for mybest friend's shower. I did a honeymoon themed basket, butwent so fas as to get them a gift certificate for a sunsetboat cruise at their hoenymoon destination. She absolutelywas floored that I took the time to research the destinationand get the gift certificate for there (this is super easywith the internet). This is also a good wedding gift, butyou need to be sure they'll be opening gifts beforedeparting!! Good luck! April -- Monday, January 17 2005, 06:26 pm I was wondering if anyone found the poem that goes with thewine and wine rack. Also what other sites do you allrecomend for other gift ideas, these are great.For the shower gift that starts with the letter K, you couldget anything for the kitchen, a nice set of knifes and acutting board. I don't remember if it was this site or notbut somewhere I seen where they had all of the guest sign acutting board and then sealed it with a lycra. I hope thathelps. Fran -- Tuesday, January 18 2005, 10:41 am I have 2 female "partners" moving into a new home &obviously there will be no bridal shower so how do iincorporate a bridal shower type (gift registry) theme intothe housewarming invitations? HELP? Dawn -- Wednesday, January 19 2005, 01:42 pm Once you find out a friend is getting married- start aholiday basket a year before. After each holiday buy adecoration(now on sale!!) Put them in a big basket and watchher eyes light up when she opens it! Everyone will love it! Carla -- Monday, January 24 2005, 05:57 pm I just went to a wedding shower January 23, 2005, I did thecleaning poem, and the candle letter, and they were both abig hit! Thanks so much for all of the suggestions. i havebeen to a lot of showers, and have never seen either ofthese ideas. Thanks a gain, great site! Tracy PA -- Tuesday, January 25 2005, 07:56 pm Being the Maid of Honor in two weddings I found this siteVERY useful!! THanks to everyone!! Longaberger baskets arealways nice gifts to fill with all these goodies as well...Thanks Again! Pam -- Monday, January 31 2005, 11:06 am I was at a bridal shower where the bride was given acomplete red place setting with a note saying this placesetting is to be used on red letter days throughout yourmarried life. Has anyone seen this and if so can you supplythe contents of the note. There was mention of differentoccasions to use the place setting such as for specialguests, your spouse's promotion, a good report card for achild, etc. Thanks for your help. dee -- Monday, January 31 2005, 08:47 pm need help!!! Trying to find a poem that i can use at mydaughters shower I have baskets made up for all the holidaysI don't want to present them to her and this is from and sois this one, if it is done in a poem like the cleaningproducts it will be much nicer Jennifer -- Saturday, February 5 2005, 12:14 pm One gift i recieved at my own bridal shower...(years ago)was a laundry basket. It contained a couple of towels,washrags, bath toys, candles...all for a night for two inthe tub!! romantic yet somthin for a lil laughter. i stillhave the rubber ducky:) Monica -- Friday, February 11 2005, 02:27 pm I received a gift at my bridal shower that I absolutlyloved. We were going to Hawaii for our honeymoon, so thisgift was perfect. It was a big beach bag, 2 embroideredtowels, mine said Mrs. (last name) and his said Mr.(lastname), a disposable underwater camera, a honeymoonphotoalbum, "just married" flip-flops, a honeymoonpictureframe, and a pregnancy test. It was great!!! Nicole -- Sunday, February 13 2005, 08:20 pm Hi- I am trying to plan my sister's bridal shower and I oncesaw a wishing well that someone made with all householditem. The base of the well was a large garbage can and thelid was held up with a broom and a mop. But I have no ideawhat else was in it or how to put it together. If anyoneknows I would really appreciate some help. Also for thelaudry basket poem what is "FUTURE"? And if there are anyorignal idea that anyone has I would love to hear them. Theshower is in May. Thanks Natasha -- Thursday, February 17 2005, 08:51 am I need help. We are going to a bridal shower and we arecombining the robe, candle, slippers, etc idea. We aretrying to think of something besides a basket to put allthis stuff in. Does anyone have a creative idea? Natasha -- Thursday, February 17 2005, 08:53 am I need help. We are going to a bridal shower and we arecombining the robe, candle, slippers, etc idea. We aretrying to think of something besides a basket to put allthis stuff in. Does anyone have a creative idea? Kara -- Thursday, February 17 2005, 01:59 pm I am having a personal shower for my niece and I want to usephotos of her at different ages in my decorations. Doesanyone have some ideas? She is a huge Disney fan so I wasthinking of using a "princess" theme. Thanks! NICOLE -- Friday, February 18 2005, 01:20 am BARBDo you have the poems for this yet? (six bottles of wine ina basket each wrapped in an appropriate color of netting andwith a cute poem attached. (1)Wedding night, white, (2)1stfight, black, (3) 1st Dinner Party, purple(any color),(4)1st Christmas, red and green, (5) 1st Anniversary, Weddingcolor, (6) News of Baby, pink and blue). I have lookedEVERYWHERE and can't find anything! Thanks Nicole -- Friday, February 18 2005, 01:26 am Natasha- What about a really pretty hat box? You know one of thoselarge round ones that have a rope (to put it roughly) tohold it with. My mother uses them for gifts and if youarrange it creatively and use something elegant as a fillingon the bottom they come out really beautiful. And if allelse fails I would go to your nearest craft store and justbrowse around. Sometimes the staff even has ideas. GoodLuck! Nicole -- Friday, February 18 2005, 01:50 am Kara-My first piece of advice for you is to make sure your niecereally would want a bunch of pictures of herself (from allages) on the tables. I know this because I suggestedsomething like that (just a small thing with picture of herand her fiance) and she found out and said she would havedied (or killed me) if I had done that!As for the princess thing- I would go with that! What abouta shower with a fairy tale theme? You can base it aroundCindarella (the princess has finally found her prince).There are a bunch of websites that have ideas for thistheme: decorations, food, games and I saw great Cindarellainvitations.I might actually use theme for my sister'sshower in May. I don't know your budget or if it is at homeor out. But do a search on the internet for "fairy talebridal showers" (or some variation of that) and you willfind something. Also, any bookstore has books on how to plana shower, that is where I first heard of the fairy taletheme. And look for books or websites that list Disneystories. If you are creative I think you can do alot with itand I think it is pretty original.Good luck Janna -- Saturday, February 19 2005, 10:57 am Natasha,You could get a nice serving platter or one of the woodenbreakfast-in-bed trays with the handles and legs that foldout. Both of which will probably be re-used many times! RZ -- Saturday, February 19 2005, 06:24 pm My 2 yr old daughter will be a flower girl in my cousin'swedding in June. I would like to buy something sentimentalfor the bride from my daughter.Any suggestions? Cindy -- Sunday, February 20 2005, 09:12 pm I always pick up a few kitchen towels after each holiday onclearance. When ever I have a shower I always can easilyput together a years worth of kitchen towels. One for eachmonth of the year. If you missed a few months just getsolid colors for those months. Orange for October, Red forCrhistmas or Valentines day, Green for St Pats day Brightyellow for a summer month. It is always a big hit. I havealso given this to my sister in law as a Birthday gift. RB -- Sunday, February 20 2005, 10:07 pm I was invited to a bridal shower and am supposed to bring agift that starts with the letter "y". Do any of youcreative thinkers have any ideas for me? Karen -- Monday, February 21 2005, 12:35 am I am making up baskets for each month of the year for abridal shower. I'm trying to put things into them thatcorresponds to each month (birthdays, holidays, etc.) I needa poem to read with the baskets. Anyone have a poem thatcould be used with this theme? Has anyone seen this idea ata shower before? Thanks -- Monday, February 21 2005, 10:38 am Yankee Candles- someone wrote earlier how they did differentbaskets w/ candles natasha -- Wednesday, February 23 2005, 10:23 am karen, i am doing a thing with candles similar to the basketthing. i wrote a poem for it but i don't want to put it onhere just yet b/c i don't know if my friend looks at thiswebsite and the shower is coming up. email me at gavrilo2@msu.edu and i'll email it to you.it's kind of personalized but you could do somethingsimilar. natasha -- Wednesday, February 23 2005, 10:25 am rb-does she exercise at all? you could do a yoga theme. Christy -- Wednesday, February 23 2005, 11:33 am I went to a movie theme'd bridal shower that was a hit, eachguest was supposed to bring a gift related to their favoritemovie. My favorite was "Ever After" and I got her a nightiethat said princess on it. Some of the other guests brought:a fan (Gone with the Wind) a italian gift basket (TheGodfather), the funniest one I thought was someone brought apottery vase for (Ghost-remember the sexy pottery scene) This party was fun decorated with stars, served popcorn andjujy fruit. Farah -- Friday, February 25 2005, 09:33 am These are all extremely helpful! Now I need to find a giftfor an "around the clock" bridal shower. I have 8 pm. Italked to my friend who has 7 p.m. and before I could blurtout my time, she blurted out the idea that I had as hers..soif anyone can give me any suggestions.... p.s. Did I also mention that the "bride to be" hasEVERYTHING..so a creative/original idea is going to be best! Jess -- Friday, February 25 2005, 12:49 pm I bought two nice new feather pillows with beautiful laceedged pillow cases for a "little luxuries" themed shower. Iplan to package them with a super soft throw blanket, a silknightie, some fuzzy socks, and a book of love poems for myperinially cold, brainy best friend. I guess it's aromantic cuddling on the couch basket. Mary -- Friday, February 25 2005, 08:00 pm I have a variation of Stephanie's letter to offer up which Ihave used it many times and it is always a hit! I came tothis site looking for a variation so that I might change itup a bit (for those of my friends who have heard it before)...so thanks Stephanie for the ideas. Dear (bride's name),We have all gathered here today to wish you much love andluck as you and (groom's name) enter a new (1)ERA together. We know that your (2)FUTURE will be (3)BRITE and full ofnothing but (4)JOY. On your wedding day we will all join you and (groom'sname) as you (5)PLEDGE your love to each other. Rememberthat (groom's name) is your (6)EQUAL and although he maybestow on you many (7)HUGS & KISSES, keep in mind that this(8)BRAWNY guy may not always be (9)MrCLEAN. We think thathe will give it his (10)ALL. But if things aren't goingsmoothly, and you feel like you want to (11)SHOUT or(12)VANISH, just send out an (13)SOS. We are confident that(groom's name) will come around, that you will (14)RESOLVEeverything, and that you two will (15)BOUNCE back with amere (16)SNUGGLE. Here is hoping the (17)SUNLIGHT shines on your weddingday. We'll be there to (18)CHEER you on. We wish you the best of luck for a (19)FANTASTICmarriage. You both deserve it. PS. It's not too late...Are you (20)SURE you don't wantto (21)STAY FREE ? Nikki -- Friday, February 25 2005, 08:15 pm I see that everyone really likes the basket of candles idea.My friend and I gave one to our friend at her engagementparty. In the basket we put all the candles and tied eachpair together with ribbon. We also got a set of candleholders and put them in the basket. You can get candles veryinexpensively at dollar stores and craft stores. Because itdidn't cost a lot, we stuck a Home Depot gift card in there,too (mostly for the groom to be). I typed the poem up and weattached it to the basket. I stamp, so I decorated the wholething with cute stamps. Here is a copy of the poem I used:A Basket of Candles For (bride and grooms names)A basket of candles that come in a pairin all different colors for you two to share. The white ones burn first as you begin your new lifeat home together as husband and wife. Burn the green pair next and hope no one is thinnerafter serving the first guests you have over for dinner. The dark blue candles are for after your first fightUse them to burn while making up all night. Red candles set the mood and pave the wayfor your first married Valentines Day. Now, when your first year of marriage is through,the cream anniversary pair will light for you two. And in time we hope, maybe, just maybeyou can light the purple ones on the birth of your baby. Congratulations (bride and grooms names)on the start of your forever.May the two of you always be happy together. And burn these candlesjust the way it is said,but please dont forgetblow them out before bed! rlb -- Friday, February 25 2005, 11:11 pm How about a wedding day "emergency kit"---crazy glue, clearnail polish, safety pins, hair spray, hair pins, smallsewing kit...etc. something that will spare the bride'sprecious time during the frenzied last few days before thewedding and possibly avoid a greater incovenience at thewedding... TAMMY -- Monday, February 28 2005, 10:29 pm I A LOOKING FOR A IDEA FOR A HONEY DO SHOWER AND I AMRUNNING OUT OF TIME, I NEED INVITATION, I HAVE SEEN THEMWITH THIS CUTE VERSE BUT CANNOT FIND IT ANY WEREHELP Gretchen -- Tuesday, March 1 2005, 11:39 am I am going to my nieces Bridal Shower soon and i have foundsome great gift ideas, Very nice ladies!!My Mother is thegrandmother of the Bride to be. This is her firstgrandchild to get married,so this will be a special weddingfor her,she is 72.The gift ideas are vey creative,and I'msure my niece will love them.Thanks again. I don't know whythese other people are saying this site was no help tothem.THIS WAS THE ONLY SITE I FOUND WITH SUCH GREATIDEAS!!!(THAT ARE AFFORDABLE AND CLEVER) Sherrie -- Wednesday, March 2 2005, 10:40 am I just want to thank all of you for such great ideas. I, toofeel that a bridal shower is what it implies-Bridal..Iwanted to give something creative & unique. I am going to 2bridal showers for the same bride, so I think I will use thecandles gift set (she loves candles) and a variation of ahoneymoon basket. Thanks again. I will post gift ideas afterthe shower. Bonnie -- Wednesday, March 2 2005, 07:00 pm When I got married a LONG time ago, a dear friend puttogether a huge laundry basket and affixed a sign that read"EVERYTHING YOU WILL NEED FROM A TO Z". She then listedevery letter with the gift behind the letter. For example Ais for Aluminum Foil, B is for Bath soaps, X is for X-Rated(she gave me a nightie) and on and on. I have also usedthis idea for a baby shower. It is really cute, I wouldpick something up every week at the store, but be careful,it can really add up! Kathi -- Wednesday, March 2 2005, 08:58 pm I recently gave my sister a shower and one of my gifts toher was an LL Bean tote with her new initials on it. I thenfilled it with notepads, cards and address labels with hersoon to be new name on it. (I also put in some towels sheregistered for to help fill it) She loved it and so dideveryone at the shower. You need some extra time to orderpersonalized things, so plan ahead 4-6 weeks if possible. Laur -- Wednesday, March 2 2005, 09:04 pm Farah-what about a bottle of wine and two wine glasses OR anice afghan or blanket to snuggle on the couch OR a popcornmachine with all kinds of goodies for popcorn. Robbie -- Friday, March 4 2005, 01:07 pm I love this website and thank everyone for the great ideas. I can't decide whether to use Stephanie's laundry letter ORthe basket of useful "tools". My nephew is not very handyso I think it will be fun to give them an assortment ofhousehold tools in a basket with "instructions". I'll letyou know how it turns out. Marc -- Friday, March 4 2005, 03:51 pm For one of my girl firends I did a basket and called it"eat, drink and be merry" - I put a cheese board in for"eat" some of their wine glasses in for "drink" and for bemerry i put in candles and bath gels, etc.. - you can reallyfill it with almost anything - but she loved it! lady 24 -- Tuesday, March 8 2005, 07:27 pm Wow, i read everyones comments on bridal showers and isurely agree with them all. Pam -- Wednesday, March 9 2005, 03:40 pm One idea that came to mind for a couple that has or willhave a home with a yard is a tree. I received one when mydaughter was born and thought it was a great idea. Youcould include a note with it saying... as this tree grows,so may your love for each other...or something to thateffect. If money allows, you could even include gardeningtools, etc. Not very romantic, but thoughtful andpractical. Hope this helps. Susan -- Thursday, March 10 2005, 04:30 am Just love this site! You all have helped me out tremendouslywith ideas for an upcoming wedding in May. Kim -- Thursday, March 10 2005, 07:24 pm I need a gift for a shower where the theme is "Firsts." Ineed to get "First anything to do with music night." Doesanyone have any ideas? Thanks Tracy -- Thursday, March 10 2005, 09:43 pm How about a two-sided pillow....one side says "Tonight" theother side says "Not tonight." Tracy -- Thursday, March 10 2005, 09:48 pm Kim...do you know what the song the bride is going to usefor their first dance at the wedding? You could get thatCD. Pamela -- Thursday, March 10 2005, 11:44 pm I am giving my sister-in-law a recipe shower next month. Iam looking forward to it. I just wanted to say that all theideas on this site are great. Thank you rz -- Sunday, March 13 2005, 03:33 pm For a personal shower I purchased a cute purse for thebride's wedding day along with a hankie stitched with herinitial in blue and a garter. I'd like to add one or twomore items. Nothing too expensive, since I already spent afortune on her big shower. Any ideas? You are all socreative. Jo-Ann -- Tuesday, March 15 2005, 03:47 pm To rz... how about a small bottle of her favorite perfume,lip gloss, purse mirror, small picture of her groom? Justlove this site. My daughter w/b getting married next yearand this site has been very helpful. JENN -- Tuesday, March 15 2005, 05:28 pm TRACY- I need help finding the pillow you mentioned. Anysuggestions?? TRACEY -- Friday, March 18 2005, 08:24 am I loved the idea about the wine bottles (1st night, 1stfight, 1st dinner party, etc.) Has anyone found theaccompanying poems yet? Gena -- Friday, March 18 2005, 02:43 pm I just went to a shower and they did the wine poem? hasanyone found it yet? It was great! Jessie -- Friday, March 18 2005, 11:01 pm Does anyone have a poem to go along with a basket that isfilled with toasting glasses, garter, cake cutter, wine,ect? This would be so helpful. Tahnks! Tracy -- Saturday, March 19 2005, 11:22 am JENN...check Target. It's about $15. Or do a search forNot Tonight Pillow. :) Sandy -- Saturday, March 19 2005, 08:01 pm I'm invited to and around the clock bridal shower. My timeis 1 PM. Any ideas for gift Jill -- Sunday, March 20 2005, 10:44 pm A variation on the his/hers bathrobes theme: I bought twoaprons personalized with the bride's and groom'snames(available at Williams-Sonoma) and a recipe organizer(from a stationery store) with some of my favorite recipesalready inside. Tammi -- Monday, March 21 2005, 09:55 pm I am helping to throw the shower for a really good friend ofmine. The wedding party is pretty big. There is ninegirls. Her sister is the maid of honor and she has lots ofcousins. Although we are getting her a nice and expensivegift as a group I would like to give her something from justme. I want something sentimental and sweet, so that she'llremember it is from me. Any ideas??? Emily -- Monday, March 21 2005, 11:22 pm I'm invited to an Around the Clock shower and my time is 11am. Does anyone have a gift idea? -- Tuesday, March 22 2005, 10:49 am emily- how about a brunch theme. omellette pan or griddle w/utencils you can put in a pancake mix Nikki -- Tuesday, March 22 2005, 09:20 pm GREAT SITE, GREAT IDEAS, GREAT PEOPLE! I went to a shower where a guest gave the bride a numberof tupperware containers filled with holiday decorations. Each container was labeled (ie "4th of July") and had anumber of decorations (ie a wooden Uncle Sam, flag, doorhanging, sparklers, etc). Could get costly and takes a lotof planning - but it was a really neat gift!! Ashley -- Wednesday, March 23 2005, 05:43 pm this site is awesome! I was at a loss, but I have soooo manyideas now! Thanks!! Dina -- Wednesday, March 23 2005, 08:11 pm I'm not one for message boards, but found this site lookingfor the candles poem. I'm leaving the site with 5 new ideas.I think I'm going to use the A-Z idea for a housewarminggift I need soon. Thanks for the great ideas! Allison -- Thursday, March 24 2005, 02:20 pm I got invited to a "purse shower luncheon". Any clue as towhat this is??? Crystal -- Saturday, March 26 2005, 03:05 pm How about a special decorative bag filled with the thingsthat a bride may need the day of;small bottle of tylenol,some special mints in a fancy tin, an emery board, evianface spritzer, small chinese decorative fan for summerweddings,energy bar, lip gloss/balm, inspirational messageor advice,such as"remember every minute of today",small tubeof hand cream for greeting all those guests,visine,and anyother items that may not be thought of by the bride Jo-Ann -- Monday, March 28 2005, 11:20 pm Found a great website: www.showerideas.com. It has showergames, poems, decoration ideas, and gift ideas. rc -- Tuesday, March 29 2005, 09:41 am can anyone think of a poem or saying that can go along witha bistro set. I purchased it for my future sister in law'sshower, but it is too heavy to bring to the shower.thanks! jn -- Tuesday, March 29 2005, 10:20 am can anyone think of a poem to the bride from a flower girl? Mary -- Tuesday, March 29 2005, 12:05 pm Trying to find a peom like the one above for a bridalshower. But it uses Gift Certificates to stores instead ofhousehold products. Can anyone help! Sawanna -- Thursday, March 31 2005, 09:52 am I need some great ideas for some gift bags for a bridalshower. Jess -- Thursday, March 31 2005, 01:55 pm Using some of the suggestions from other posters, I came upwith my own candle poems including some that are a littleracy. I will be using them both for a game, (pass aroundthe candles for everyone to smell, whoever correctlyidentifies the most smells gets a prize) and as a gift forthe bride. Heres a basket of candles for you two to burn. Read thelabels and light them, each one in its turn. The white ones burn first as you begin your new life, athome together as husband and wife. Burn the green pair and hope no one is thinner after servingthe first guests you have over for dinner. Light the blue candles when you have your first fight. Usethem to burn while you make up all night. Pink candles glow softly and could and pave the way for avery romantic first Valentines Day. Red candles are hot for setting the mood, light these to addspice while you do something lewdWhen days get dreary and youre starting to mope, let theglow of orange candles renew your hopes.In time we hope, maybe, just maybe, youll light yellowcandles on the birth of your baby.When your first year of marriage is ending, light the creampair of candles and remember your wedding.On a night that is hot light the candles of peach, then havefun getting sweaty, touching all you can reach.Black candles are magic, you might loose your head, if youlight them together and then go to bed.Light the lavender candles when you cant get to sleep andall of your worries away they will sweep. Light these brown candles on a night you stay in, they willmake you feel cozy and warm deep within.Silver candles are special and so you must wait and lightthese for the 25th Anniversary of your wedding date. Congratulations (bride and grooms names) on the start ofyour forever. May the two of you always be happy together. And burn these candles just the way it is said, but pleasedont forgetblow them out before bed! Pam H -- Thursday, March 31 2005, 04:22 pm I just wanted to say thanks to eveyone for all the greatideas!!I am helping give a shower for brother-in-laws fiance andI'm using the towel cake idea for a centerpiece/gift.I'm also invited to the shower for her side of the familyand it is an around-the-clock shower. My time is 12(am orpm) and I have no idea what to get. I know the shower issupposed to be for the bride, but I'd really like to getthem something that my brother-in-law would like also. Anyideas would be helpful---Thanks. Debbie -- Monday, April 4 2005, 02:12 am At my bridal shower I was given a couple of board games. Ithought it was a great idea because we didn't have a lot ofmoney for entertainment and we were able to have a greattime with each other. This would be a good idea for some ofthose around- the-clock odd times. TaraLynn -- Wednesday, April 6 2005, 05:46 pm GREAT idea for a wedding shower gift that I did for mysister and now am doing for a friend....We did a "love Year Round" gift theme.....We had the entire bridal party involved, and even somefamily members (sister in laws, mother in laws, aunt etc...)if you need more people. Every bridal party/family member had one month to themetheir gift around.....example:January: was a basket filled with New Years Evegifts....Bottle of Champagne, glasses, NYE hats..etc...February: Valentines Day..maybe some sexy lotions andlingere, candels etc...October: Was a huge Halloween basket with candy,Halloween/Falll blanketsDecember: was a 5 Foot christmas stocking filled with allindividual gift wrapped presentsMarch: St Patricks Day.....Green apple Martini mix set,some Sexy green undies...(you can be as creative as you wanthere..Summer months may be a bit hard...so some people did aPicnic basket filled with picnic things for June...or even awhole Day at the Beach, or a whole outdoor BBQ setup..etc....Or a basket filled with Margaritta's set up togo... The mother of the Bride picked the month of their firstanniversay and included a weekend getaway (hotel & dinner)w/ the destination being their choice...It was a great idea and we even had a little poem to goalong with the bride as she was oppening the gifts so shewould know what month was what..Everyone loved it!Hope that helps someone....=) Rachel -- Wednesday, April 6 2005, 08:01 pm Thanks for the great ideas from this site! I am using thecandle idea and changed it a little. After the blue candle,I added: The next day when (groom's name) treats you like aQueen, light the green! I also included a pair of candleholders, a snuffer, and a nice lighter. I put them all in adecorative basket for her to keep them in. I also made the bride a pair of "Reception shoes". Ibought a cheap pair of white canvas shoes at Wal-Mart andadded pink ribbon (the color theme of the wedding), whiteand pink bows, and pink beading with a hot glue gun. We allknow how uncomfortable wedding shoes can be, so make somefun reception shoes so that the bride can party all nightwithout worry about sore feet! Angel -- Thursday, April 7 2005, 02:45 am Hi all, I was wondering if anyone had any ideas aboutsomething that will take the place of a wishing well. Instead of renting a wishing well, does anyone have ideas ofusing something else that serves the same purpose as awishing well? Thanks in advance for your help! -- Thursday, April 7 2005, 09:51 am Angel are you looking for something to hold monetary gifts?If so , you can use a white bird cage ( you can find it at aJoann's etc or ac moore or just about any craft store)decorated w/ flowers and ribbon. Or a fabric coverd mail boxdecorated w/ flowers or just a beautiful White basket Jessica -- Friday, April 8 2005, 09:26 am Thank you all for your wonderful ideas, i have two weddingshowers this month...now my only problem is deciding whichidea to us. I really like the candle idea, the cleaningproducts idea, as well as the wedding day emergency kits.Thanks!!! Vicki -- Saturday, April 9 2005, 10:46 am I have great results from this website. Last fall I usedStephanie's candle idea. The bride cried, she absolutelyloved it. I am getting ready to use it again for my brotherand his bride to be. I am also, planning my own wedding inAugust that has a country/western/redneck theme. We are ona low budget and are in the process of remodeling our house. We live on a 150 acre farm and will have the wedding there.Does anyone have any ideas that can help cut corners? Mindy -- Saturday, April 9 2005, 10:53 pm I really like this site and have found many cute ideas formy daughter's shower...what I am looking for now is a way toask the guests not to wrap their gifts in traditionalwrapping paper, but in clear celephane. I would like todisplay the gifts on a large table and have everyone goaround and see the gifts.Can someone creative help me out? TaraLynn -- Monday, April 11 2005, 12:11 am Ok I have read that a lot have been asking for a poem forthe wine gift: So I sort of made one up (using a few fromthe candel one). Hope it helps!In a wine rack....each bottle of wine is decorated (to fitTHAT date) and has a label attached with these followinginstructions..... In no particular order: 1) Home Coming: This first one is special. Its thefirst drink you shall share as you begin your new lifeathome together as husband and wife. 2) First Dinner: This next bottle is to be shared withloved ones, & hope no one is thinner after serving the firstguests you have for dinner. 3) First Fight: This one will be needed to help youthrough your first fight, save it for when you will bemaking up all night. 4) V- Day: This bottle of Red is used set the mood andpaves the way for your first married Valentines Day. 5) New Years: This one is different from what you wouldbe drinking, among all the kisses this one will toast yourfirst New Years as Mr.& Mrs. 6) Thanksgiving: This is the time of year where you willbe giving thanks, before you start passing the turkeyaround, toast this bottle in thanks that your soul mate wasfound. 7) Special Anniversary: This is a Holiday that isspecial to only you, although your lives may now be set openthis bottle to celebrate the night you first met. 8) First New Home: As the perfect life you have dreamtstarts coming real, drink this bottle after signing yourfirst home deal. 9) First Anniversary: Now when your first year ofmarriage is through, this special bottle of champagne willhelp toast your beautiful life of two. 10) First Snow Day: On a cold winter night you choose tostay in, share this bottle to make you feel cozy and warmdeep within 11) First Baby: And in time we hope, maybe, just maybeyou can open this one on the birth of your first baby. 12) First time Apart: This bottle for one will come inhandy for your sad heart.on that dreaded first trip you maybe apart. Congratulations Amanda & Jason on the start of yourforever. May the two of you always be happy together! Deborah -- Monday, April 11 2005, 01:26 am Great Ideas! Also looking for a poem from a flower girl tothe bride and maybe a cute idea for a little showergift(other than the blue garter belt). A great idea I used at a shower once, which was a hit,was a salad bowl with serving spoons taken out of the boxand crinkled dollar bills enough to form a hefty salad(about 25), sprinkled croutons and covered with plasticwrap, then added to a basket with other salad condiments,dressing..jar of olives, salad bowls etc... you can use thewooden salad bowls with serving spoons or use a salad bowloff of the brides registry. Everyone laughed when the brideopened this gift- Mary -- Monday, April 11 2005, 12:56 pm I LOVE this site. Absolutely great ideas. Thank you to allthe wonderful creative people out there who take the time tocontribute. Very helpful. I do have a request for the flower girl poem plus, I have anadded twist, the flower girl is the daughter of the couplebeing Married. The shower is in 2 weeks so any and all fasthelp will be much appreciated. Thank you all so much again.Keep up the good work. Heidi -- Tuesday, April 12 2005, 03:57 pm I got a really neat gift for one of my showers- it was abasket that had about a dozen or so canned goods without thelabels on them. It had a poem which read something to theeffect of "POT LUCK" for dinner. Anyone have the poem? I'dlike to pass it on to my girlfriend's daughter. Angel -- Wednesday, April 13 2005, 06:13 pm Hi...to the person who responded to my message...thank youfor the ideas...yes, I am looking for something to hold bothmonetary gifts and also miscellaneous stuff. So I guess thebest suggestion would be a decorated white basket? What ifthe shower is for him and her? What do you suggest then? Please scroll up to see my first message - dated April7th...I appreciate everyone's input...thanks! K -- Wednesday, April 13 2005, 10:13 pm This site is fantastic! I think the picnic back-pack andmanicure ideas are great. I thought a nice idea would be togive the bride a book on her honeymoon distination- she isgoing to Borneo, so I will look for a coffee-table type bookthat she can have on display and show visitors how beautifulher honeymoon was, then have it as a keepsake- just have tofind it now!! I also love the idea of giving them a Scrabbleset to take on their honeymoon- Scrabble by the pool, howromantic!! Ha! Maria -- Thursday, April 14 2005, 08:29 pm This site is wonderful and has been very helpful. Mybrother-in-law is getting married this year and my husbandis the best man. I wanted to get them something special soI have scrolled through this site a few times. I took a fewpeople's ideas and made a basket. The theme was a romanticnight at home. The basket included a blockbuster card, abottle of wine with two wine glasses, tostitos and salsa(the couple's favorite snack food), a fondue set withchocolate and marshmallows (I didn't want to includeanything that could spoil), candles, a soft blanket tocuddle, bath salts, and a wooden massager. In addition, Iliked everyone's poems so I included one too. It says: This basket is filled with items for youTo help create a romantic rendezvousThis evening is meant for you two aloneSo lock all your doors and turn off the phoneWith the blockbuster card rent a movie or twoA romance, a comedy, any genre will doNext grab the glasses and uncork the wineBring the Tostitos and salsa for you two to dineInstead of a lamp, use the candles for lightNow under the blanket, snuggle in tightWhen its time for dessert, share the chocolate fondueDip the marshmallows included and any fruit tooOnce the movie is over, your night is not doneMake your way to the bathroom to relax and have funDraw a bath with the salts and take a soak in the tubUse the massager to give each other a rubWe hope you enjoy your night to unwindTime alone with each other, there is no better kind. The shower is this Sunday so if anyone has any furtheradvice let me know. Thanks!! Ronda -- Friday, April 15 2005, 05:44 pm My daughter-in-law and I had some trouble thinking of ashower gift for the soon to be bride who has been livingwith the soon to be groom and own their own home. We cameup with what we think is a terrifc idea for a girl who lovesgardens. It is pretty expensive, but several people can beinvolved. There are several nursery's that have uniquenames for the flowers/plants they sell(springhillnursery.com/waysidegardens.com to name a couple). We came up with a poem using the plant names (example plantname = wild romance aster - just use wild romance in poem).If the season isn't right for planting you can do as we didand create the poem covering the plant name and picture ofthe plant that will arrive when the planting season isright. Here is what we came up with: To the (1) BLUSHING BRIDE, Your (2) WEDDING day will be the most important day ofyour life. It's that one day that holds (3)THE KEYS OFHEAVEN as (4)FOREVER you will be with the man you love. You will have days together that are filled with(5)MAGIC and create within you a (6)SENSATION of joy, peaceand (7)WONDER. However, love is (8)BITTERSWEET. When you've both had abad day, the room is like (9)ICE and you're feeling like theman you love is being a (10)TOAD do the (11)BOLD move andcreate (12)WILD ROMANCE! How? Perhaps set a romantic dinnertable, or put mood music on, or wear something that willspark his(13)FANTASY. Call it a (14)DARING DECEPTION but in the end it's sureto (15)DOUBLE DELIGHT! Always remember good day or bad daynever go to bed without a (16)KISS. Melanie -- Saturday, April 16 2005, 02:34 pm I am attending a shower for a long time friend in 1 week. Ifound alot of great ideas here, but here is another. Sincea marriage is a union of two families, a book kit, or wallhanging tracking the genealogy of both families is a greatidea. I have also seen time capsules for the new couple. Awebsite that had helpful links is surprise.com. It gave mesome great ideas for presents for several different upcomingoccasions. It enabled me to select a gift based on thepersons age, and interests, or by event. It then gave alist of products with links to different sites. This washelpful, because I was then able to search those sites forother gifts. Some of them were a bit pricy, so I just did agoogle search for the specific product I was looking for andin a snap I found some nice gifts at reasonable prices. Linda -- Thursday, April 21 2005, 04:40 pm This website is great..I originally was looking for the poemthat goes along with the wines..but..I read all the commentsand found that I had the most enjoyable time reading andsharing all the great ideas. Thank you..I am still looking for the poem(wines) Melissa -- Thursday, April 21 2005, 05:26 pm I love all the ideas on this site, but I am trying to findsomething unique for a bride/couple who loves to camp. Theyare going camping for part of their honeymoon so I wouldlove to give her something cute related to camping. Anyhelp would be great!! Kelly -- Friday, April 22 2005, 10:27 am Hello- wow, you all have wonderful ideas!! I am the maid ofhonor, and am hosting a bridal shower in 2 weeks. I went tomy cousin's shower 2 years ago, and they had a homemadewishing well made out of various household products- such asa laundry basket, broom, mop, etc....Does anyone know how tomake something like this? Or would you suggest justrenting/buying one? Stacy -- Saturday, April 23 2005, 06:17 pm Wow, there are so many great ideas on this site. I wasoverwhelmed on which idea to choose. I did a few minutes ofresearch on the "towel cake" and within a few hours I hadone finished. It was a little more expensive than I wouldhave liked but I put my heart and creativity into it andit's looks great. I am going to take some pictures of it soif anyone is interested in seeing it, you can e-mail me at stacyskogen@verizon.net . I guess I'm proudof what I made and would like to share it. Joanne -- Sunday, April 24 2005, 09:49 am I love the ideas on this site. My daughter's shower is inJune. One idea we are using is to have a food donationinstead of a traditional wishing well. We printed on theinvitations that people should bring a non-perishable fooditem that will be donated to the local food pantry. Mydaughter is a social worker and has always said she wantedto do this if she ever got married!I am decorting one of those inexpensive arches fromMichael's and using a wicker basket underneath to hold thefood.Thanks to all for all your ideas. Becky -- Sunday, April 24 2005, 03:02 pm Thanks for all of the great ideas. I have desperately beentrying to find a poem to go with a single place setting thatyou give to the bride to use on special days. I have heardit called either a "red letter" days or "blue plate special"days. I know that you use the dishes when you are reallyproud of a child's grades, your husband gets a promotion,etc. I saw this once at a shower and thought it was a greatidea. Any one else heard of it? Jenna -- Wednesday, April 27 2005, 07:50 pm Could someone explain what an "around the clock" shower is. Thanks. Jamie -- Thursday, April 28 2005, 02:10 am I just have to say im 19 and have had a hard time figuringout a gift for my best friends Fiances bridal shower that isnext week. I came across Stephanies leter and TOTALLY loveit! It's great because it's not a boring gift, and also isinexpensive ..compared to lots of other gift ideas!Thanks to everyone who submitted great ideas! PS. Jenna, a around the clock shower is one where guests geta time "example 9pm" of the day. Then that guest has tobring a gift according to that hour. Caroline -- Friday, April 29 2005, 01:01 pm Hi! I love this site! I am my sister's maid of honor and Iam hosting a Bridal Tea. The favors are personalizedtea-bags and white porcelin tea caddies in garden flowerpackaging. I love going to this sitewww.myweddingfavors.com It's awesome. Liz -- Friday, April 29 2005, 10:30 pm I'm going to a bridal shower on Sunday for a friend who ismoving to Australia (sp?) with her new hubby for a yearafter the wedding. They both love games, so I'm going toget a collection of travel games and put them all togethereither in or with a nice travel bag. Thank you to everyonewho gave suggestions- reading them helped my creative juicesstart flowing! Liz -- Friday, April 29 2005, 10:33 pm PS- Joanne, as a fellow social worker and recently engagedmyself, I love your food donation idea! I'm going to tellmy bridesmaids about it! kimi -- Sunday, May 1 2005, 09:59 pm vicki- last february we had a western theme wedding and wereable to do lots of fun things for not a lot of money. I gotsome checkered fabric (in burgandy and cream since my colorwas burgandy) and cut out small squares with pinking shearsfor the zigzag look. put jordan almonds in them and tiedthem off with brown twine and placed them at each placesetting. Also got online and found boot bubbles-smallcowboy boots filled with bubbles for each setting. had justhurricane lamps on the tables with burgandy table cloths andI placed burgandy cowboy bandanas under the hurrican lamps. we decorated with a lot of tulle which we found on sale, inwhite and burgandy. we found about a dozen cowboy hats at adollar store, spray painted them burgandy, tied white tullearound them and hung them every few rows like a pewdecoration. later during the reception people grabbed themand wore them all night- we now have one hanging over thedoorway to our bedroom. we also placed insta cameras atevery table and favorite aunt went around on her own andmade sure that each camera was used to take at least one pixof each the people that sat there- we now have pix of everycouple that was at our wedding and we sent the duplicatephotos back to everyone with the thank you notes. Thecandle basket we got was lovely!! teacher -- Monday, May 2 2005, 05:08 pm I'm a teacher and a fun gift to give fellow teachers is a"words of wisdom" book written by the brides' students. Youtell your friend that you need to talk with her class for 20minutes about a suprise, and tell her to go to the loungebecuase it's a secret. I have done it with first graders(asking them to write down their advice for a happy marriagefor Mrs. Johnson), up to sixth graders, depending on whatshe teaches. The advice ranges from hilarious, toheart-warming. Then you type up the words of wisdom andmake it into a book. Get as crafty as you like, or you couldbring it to a print shop and have it bound. vicki -- Tuesday, May 3 2005, 08:17 pm Thanks Kimi, I too have found the boot bubbles. But Ihadn't thought about bandanas or my table covers. I didfind miniature cowboy hats that I plan on filling withcandy. I will definatly get checkered table clothes andbandanas. Toni -- Tuesday, May 3 2005, 08:48 pm Love this site! :)I am looking for a poem to go along with the wedding towelcake. Something like: Here is something yummy! But not foryour tummy! Instead it's used to cover your Bummy! The cakeis made out of two bath towels, two hand towel and two washcloths. Rolled around an empty plastic wrap tube. tied withribbon and decorated with flower and pearls to look like awedding cake and placed on a glass cake holder. I waslooking for a poem that is little longer than my verson. anyhelp is greatly appreciate. Thank you. Toni -- Tuesday, May 3 2005, 08:50 pm Love this site! :)I am looking for a poem to go along with the wedding towelcake. Something like: Here is something yummy! But not foryour tummy! Instead it's used to cover your Bummy! The cakeis made out of two bath towels, two hand towel and two washcloths. Rolled around an empty plastic wrap tube. tied withribbon and decorated with flower and pearls to look like awedding cake and placed on a glass cake holder. I waslooking for a poem that is little longer than my verson. anyhelp is greatly appreciate. Thank you. Stephanie -- Wednesday, May 4 2005, 03:21 pm I am going to my first bridal shower this saturday andthought that everybody's ideas were great. I am going to arecipe theme shower but was wondering if I can givesomething else as well? Lisa -- Wednesday, May 4 2005, 04:53 pm I am going to take the candle basket and the wine rack ideaand combine them. I am going to do 6 bottles of wine and 2candles per wine bottle. I'm gonna wrap the candles withthe wine bottles with different colored ribbons and attachthe poem to each set. I will put them all in a basket with2 wine glasses and 2 candle holders and them wrap the wholething with celefan.(sp?) andrea -- Thursday, May 5 2005, 07:46 pm anyone know where i can find a cleaning supplies poem or avegetabke poem for a bridal shower?thanks! StephanieL -- Friday, May 6 2005, 01:20 pm I have been looking everywhere for the wine bottle poems. Ihave used them at a couple weddings before and nobody canfind their copies. I like the candle poems on here and thenew wine bottle poems but does anyone have the other winebottle poems. I am going crazy looking for them! Thanks somuch! Jen -- Friday, May 6 2005, 11:45 pm Thank you to everyone on this amazing website for the greatideas. I used the idea of a "breakfast-in-bed ensemble." Ibought two of those breakfast-in-bed trays (about $10 apieceat Bed, Bath & Beyond), then got plates, cups, coffee mugs,and napkins, plus two scented candles, a bag of gourmetcoffee and a box of pancake mix. I arranged all the items onone of the trays and wrapped it all up in the bridalwrapping stuff that they gave me at the store. By the way,this was one of those "formal and stuffy" bridal showers,given by my friend's very traditional family, but she lovedmy gift. I think she was happy to see something that was NOTstraight off the registry (she is not very stuffy herself).So she liked it, and I really had fun picking out all theitems for the "set." Thanks again guys! P.S. I originally intended to get one of those picnicbackpacks. After looking high and low at Macy's, Target,Filene's, etc., I gave up. (There was one on Target'swebsite - for $79.99, which seemed kind of pricey, plus Ididn't have time to wait for it to ship). Then later on,someone told me you can buy them at the Christmas Tree Shopsfor like $29.99. A word to the wise! Jess -- Thursday, May 12 2005, 03:17 pm For the Second of three showers I have to plan this year, Iam planning a twist on the Calendar/Around the Clock shower. The bride and groom have been living together for sometime. There isn't much they need for their home, so we areasking guests to bring them a date in a box. Every guestwill be asigned a month and asked to provide a complete datethat the Bride and Groom can enjoy together. Some ideas: A Date in DC: (not too far from our home)Metro Passes, Gift Certificate for dinner in Chinatown, Mapof Smithsonian Museums (which have free admission),Tourbook. A spring date: Gift certificate for brunch, pamphletfrom a local garden or arboretum to see the spring flowers A summer date: Gift certificate to gourmet shop forpicnic supplies, two kites, gift certificates to ice creamshop, picnic blanket, sun glasses A fall date: Passes for a corn maze, haunted house, orhay ride, Map to an apple orchard that allows you to pickyour own apples or make your own cider, Tools to make ajack-o-lanterns or caramel apples. A winter date: A gift certificate for a coffee shop,passes to an ice skating rink, mittens We figure that this shower provides a lot of options forour guests that run the gamut from very very low budget(lots of stuff is free!) to very expensive (weekend tripsaway, sports or concert tix). They can be as creative asthey want to be. Also, because much of the wedding party on both sides isfamily, instead of the normal bachelor/bachelorette bash, weare planning to get tickets for everyone to a football gamebetween two local rival universities and organizing a largepotluck tailgate party before the game. Teri -- Thursday, May 12 2005, 11:48 pm Lots of great ideas on here, but I am looking for ideas onhosting a theme shower for gift certificates for thecouple. Any ideas how to word the invites or how todecorate? Thanks Nicole -- Friday, May 13 2005, 12:56 pm There are alot of great ideas on here. I love this site Ihave 3 wedding showers in the next couple weeks and I'mgoing to use the cleaning letter and candle letter. I'm surethey will be a huge hit.Thanks rebecca -- Saturday, May 14 2005, 10:57 am i've been invited to a shower where i was told not to bringa gift...just my credit card info for the bride to shopwith. i think this is extremely tacky and will just take anice gift. thinking about a tea pot and specialty looseteas. any better ideas? jerri -- Sunday, May 15 2005, 06:21 pm Great ideas from everyone- another cute idea is to buy acookie jar that represents the personality of the couple orgoes with their kitchen. Put a few cookie recipes inside andthen take ribbon and tie dollar bills (one at a time) to theribbon; tape the start of the ribbon to the top of thecookie jar so when they open the lid; a string of dollarsbills come out - at the end put a recipe card that says"some extra dough from me to you" Julee -- Tuesday, May 17 2005, 03:42 pm First,I have to say - this is a very inspiring web site andyou are all very creative. What a tremendous resource ofunique ideas! I have been invited to an out of town bridalshower for an ex-employee who I adore as my own daughter.Unfortunately I am unable to attend due the distance and adate conflict. The shower theme is "LADIES TELL ALL", theidea being that you provide some words of wisdom and adviceas an experienced woman which will be collected in book formfor the bride. I am struggling to come up with anappropriate gift idea since I am 800 miles from the showerlocation in So. California and the bride to be lives inOhio! I don't want to send anything too large that will be ahassle to take back to Ohio. I could send the gift directlyto Ohio I suppose but that also has obvious limitations. Iwant to do something sort of special for this special youngwoman. Any inspirations from you wonderful ladies? Your helpwould be greatly appreciated. The shower is in mid-June... Thanks!! Becca -- Tuesday, May 17 2005, 09:20 pm My sister is getting married in July, and my mom and Iwanted to come up with something sentimental that she coulduse to remember all of her wedding guests (this could beused for a bridal shower as well). Instead of sending outthe scrapbook page and asking guests to bring it to thewedding decorated with a memory of the couple, we aresending out pages asking for recipes (my sister and herfiance love to cook). Guests are asked to include therecipe, a picture of themselves and a reason the recipe isimportant to them. That way, when my sister and her newhusband are cooking, not only do they have great recipes butthey will remember their wedding day and all the peoplethere to celebrate with them! This would work for a showerif you know all the women coming to the shower and can askthem to prepare a recipe page ahead of time. It's avariation on the scrapbook idea and quite practical - I knowmy sister will use it all the time. Ana -- Wednesday, May 18 2005, 11:28 pm Hi, my friend is having a bridal shower and I have theletter C and I am STUMPED on what to get her the theme is"things you didn't know you needed....." and I have till frito get her something HELP PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HELPI'M DESPRITE!!!!! Jess -- Thursday, May 19 2005, 10:58 am Ana, How about candles and matches for when the power goesout? Or Christmas decorations, for their first tree? emily -- Thursday, May 19 2005, 02:53 pm Ana - How about camping gear? or a cooler? or if she'sinto cooking get her things that are chrome (like acolander) -- Thursday, May 19 2005, 08:16 pm I got her a spice Carasel and I'm doing the candle thingthat was listed in earlier posts....is that sound ok? Toni -- Saturday, May 21 2005, 11:24 pm Thank you for so many awsome ideas! Tomorrow is the bridalshower and I am off to buy cleaning supplies and candles. Aunti -- Tuesday, May 24 2005, 03:30 pm Many years ago someone made a kitchen doll out of thekitchen towels and utensils. I want to do this for a weddingshower but can't figure out how to keep it together.....anysuggestions or info on where to go for help? I thoughtabout doing the bathtowel cake thing but it's been done toomuch and this memory of the kitchen doll I think would goover much better....can anyone help? Anne -- Friday, May 27 2005, 12:06 pm I will be attending a spanish/salsa themed shower in acouple of months and need ideas. I like the basket idea andwould welcome suggestions to add to my basket. Melissa -- Friday, May 27 2005, 04:06 pm For a bridesmaid or even for a bride as part of one of theseemergency kits you can include a hankercheif with thewedding date on it and tie it with a nice ribbon and a notesaying... for tears of joy. One of my friends gave me one of these for a bridesmaidsgift and I loved it... I cried. sandy -- Saturday, May 28 2005, 12:43 am I am giving my daughter an expensive wedding and don't wantto buy a big bridal shower gift. Instead I am making a smallName change box. Inside I will put all paperwork forchanging her name . Things like social securty card, BankCards, Banks, Passport. I will fill out each form witheverything but her signature. Amanda -- Saturday, May 28 2005, 02:12 pm I am co hosting a bridal shower for my best friend inOctober. The catch is we are having the bridal shower inIllinois (where she is from), but she lives in Florida. Shewill be flying here because she does not have the time todrive back and forth. Problem: How do get all the gift backto Florida beside shipping them which will cost a fortune. We are looking for ideas of what to do for a bridal showerthat does not have a lot of things for her to get back toFlorida on an airplane. I would really appreciate any ideasas I am stumped. LISA -- Saturday, May 28 2005, 04:32 pm Thank you!!!TWO OF MY COUSINS ARE GETTING MARRIED THIS SUMMER AND IWANTED TO DO SOMETHING ELSE SPECIAL. I CHOSE THE CANDLE ANDWINE POEM. WHAT A GREAT IDEA!!! Beth -- Monday, May 30 2005, 03:53 pm For anyone who is computer savvy....you can get pictures ofthe bride and groom growing up and pictures of their timetogether then put them into a powerpoint. if you burn itonto a dvd they can play it during the cocktail hour at theentrance to the reception. It is something the guests canenjoy while they wait for the bride and groom and then itbecomes a cute video to watch after you're married. Also,when looking for an interesting way to wrap something up,don't use wrapping paper. Use table cloths or towels, etc.When I gave a platter I wrapped it in a tablecoth and usedcloth napkins to make a bow. It's a practical wrap job andits a big hit! Deborah -- Monday, May 30 2005, 04:02 pm Hi all!! I have a very important wedding shower to attendTHIS WEEKEND!! (shame on me for not finding out about thissite sooner!!) So, I am in serious need of a great,inexpensive gift idea. (i am currently financiallychallenged!) Any great ideas will be wonderful! Also, pleasekeep in mind that the bride-to-be is a recent college gradand is ready to begin her life with her hubby! (not sure ifthis helps!) Thanks so much, and have a blessed day!!! Cooki in Cincinnati -- Thursday, June 2 2005, 10:57 am Hi All you creative people.....I had a wedding day brunchfor the wedding party and made COLD FEET ICE CREAM COOKIESFOR DESSERT. I had cookies made @ Bonbonnerie in Cincinnati. They werein the shape of feet and decorated with the date of thewedding. I lined a cookie sheet with waxed paper, put acookie unside down and covered with graeter's vanilla icecream, and decorated cookie on top, wrapped in waxed paperand froze. Sereved then unwrapped on a frozen silver tray /a doilie on top & flowers. COLD FEET cookies were a huge hita few hours before the wedding. Fran -- Thursday, June 2 2005, 02:29 pm I'm hoping someone can help me PLEASE. I am looking for apoem that I heard at a shower. It was a twelve month poemand you buy something that is related for that particularmonth. (ex. Jan., champagne flutes and champagne to ring inthe New Year, Dec. Christmas decorations, Aug. beach bag andtowels). I'm hoping someone has a copy of this poem thatcan help me. Thanks! Brandy -- Monday, June 6 2005, 02:08 pm Hi! I wanted to share another site that I found to be a HUGEhelp (and much cheaper than many out there). I am the maidof honor for my best friends wedding and she has put me incharge of planning her bridal luncheon and helping with someof the favors. I use momentsofelegance.com for their greatselection and service. They have really classy customfavors for all themes and even custom designed some favorsto fit the design we had. Monica from Spain -- Tuesday, June 7 2005, 01:15 pm Hi to all, This site is fabulous. Im from Spain and attending my husbands cousins BridalShower on 25th June and staying on for her wedding. Its thefirst time I attend a Bridal Shower and have been assignedthe letter "L" to bring a gift. Can anyone pls help????????? Ill be arriving on the 22nd June so i dont knowif Ill be able to shop around so i need some ideas that ican bring from here :)Thanks !! -- Tuesday, June 7 2005, 01:51 pm Monica, I live in Greece, but grew up in the U.S., A BridalShower can be real fun. I don't know what your budget is,but you can either buy something brand name starts with "L"like Lenox or Lliadro, or an item that begins with an "L"such as Lamp or Lollipop or combination of some nice, butfunny gifts. Not sure how much help that is, but mostly Ithink they'd love anything from Spain, possibly an item thatstarts with "L" in spanish? Good luck and hope you enjoyyour trip & your shower! :) Monica from Spain -- Tuesday, June 7 2005, 03:30 pm Thanks for ur ideas, ill think some more and maybe come upwith something in Spanish. Budget is not a problem but iwanted it to be something original rather than expensive. Susan -- Thursday, June 9 2005, 09:55 am The idea's was great. My niece is having a shower and Ihaven't been in touch with her for a long time. I had a hardtime with this gift because I really don't know her thatwell anymore. These idea's really helped me to figure anidea that would fit nicely. Thank you!! Nanci -- Thursday, June 9 2005, 12:38 pm To Amanda in Illinois - How about a gift certificate/cardstheme party. Have everyone select or assign them a nationalbrand store or mail order catalog company. Places that areavailable from Illinois & Florida. Tiff -- Thursday, June 9 2005, 06:55 pm I am going to a Round the clock shower on sat, and have 9p.m. and am on a tight budget... can anyone help me please Christina -- Thursday, June 9 2005, 09:46 pm I have a Round the clock shower on Sun. and I have 2 a.m.. Iwant to get a creative gift that isn't lingerie because Iknow a friend that has a different time and they are givinglingerie....ANY IDEAS???? Christina -- Thursday, June 9 2005, 09:48 pm Hey TIff- What about a dvd and a popcorn kit (popcorn, popcornsalt, popcorn bowls, etc.) Christina -- Thursday, June 9 2005, 09:52 pm Hey TIff- What about a dvd and a popcorn kit (popcorn, popcornsalt, popcorn bowls, etc.) Christina -- Thursday, June 9 2005, 10:00 pm Hey TIff- What about a dvd and a popcorn kit (popcorn, popcornsalt, popcorn bowls, etc.) jen -- Friday, June 10 2005, 09:39 am Does anyone know the wine poem for a bridal shower? Ilooked through the chain, but couldn't find it.... Laurie -- Friday, June 10 2005, 10:17 am Christina- How about sleeping pills :) or something funny related tobeing awake at 2am and wishing you were asleep. Laurie -- Friday, June 10 2005, 10:24 am I'm going to the bridal shower of a college friend in July.We recieved very traditional invitations from her mother,including where they are registered. Very tacky. My friendand her fiance already live together, and I want to get hersomething more meaningful than a set of kitchen knives. Wewere co-treasuers of the student government in college and Iwould love to do something around that theme. Any ideas? Tai -- Friday, June 10 2005, 03:13 pm I think this site is fantastic and I'm going to amalgamatesome of these ideas for a shower for a coworker friend onSunday: The candle idea, for something sweet, the tool beltidea for something saucy and a branch from the friendshiptree we have in our backyard to plant in theirs and haveforever. I'm going to put this in a picnic basket as theylove the outdoors. I let you all now how it works out! Thanks for all the great ideas! Michelle -- Friday, June 10 2005, 04:25 pm I was looking through and found the cleaning poem--I'vechanged it a little and last time I did this I put all theitems in a laundry Basket----Dear bride, As you enter this new ERA and PLEDGE your love togroom, it is only fair we let you in on a little SECRET! Groom may be FANTASTIC and a DYNAMO, but keep in mind thatthis BRAWNY guy is not always MR.CLEAN. At those times whenyou want to SHOUT, or even VANISH, just send out an S.O.S. We are confident that you will BOUNCE back and remeber ALLthe JOY and CHEER you bring to each other! SNUGGLE dailyand awake each DAWN with a HUG and a KISS. Wishing you thebest for an AMAZING marriage! (AMAZING is the new candy bar by M&M) Rachel -- Saturday, June 11 2005, 02:46 pm Tiff, how about a board game or an outdoor game. vanessa -- Sunday, June 12 2005, 01:41 am Earlier today I attended the bridal shower for a really goodfriend. I used Stephanie's June 19, 2004, gift idea. Peopleare still calling me, telling me what a great gift. Thanksso much for the idea. It was definitly a hit!! Monica -- Monday, June 13 2005, 12:19 am A group of friends and I are throwing a joint bacheloretteparty for two friends. I'm having a hard time thinking of agift. Does anyone have any ideas? T-Sweet -- Monday, June 13 2005, 03:55 pm Puff stands for the tissue Puff. Susan -- Thursday, June 16 2005, 08:08 am Thought this was an amazing idea!! I will be doing this foran upcoming shower for a close friend. Because planning awedding is so stressful and time consuming for the bride &groom alike...Go to the craft store and purchase a plainwooden box (suitable size for the contents), create a label,for the box...i.e., "Alone Time Kit"...Line the box with 2decent napkins, (you could glue a ribbon to the inside ofthe box (under the napkins) long enough to be used as theclosure for the box) and put some nice treats inside thatthey can share for a stress free moment together...i.e.,truffles, wine, wine glasses, crackers, pate (you'll need anice pack), grapes...etc. I thought it was a lovely idea. Lisa T -- Thursday, June 16 2005, 01:48 pm These are some really cute ideas!I have lots of nieces and nephews up coming weddings.I am doing the wicker laundry basket with the cleaningproducts. I am however narrowing it down to 12 items. I'vedone the cake made of towels andhave used 1 large towel, 1 hand towel, 1 washcloth.It turned out well! But the double towel one with champagnebottle bubble bath was even better. Thanks - great web-site! Michelle -- Friday, June 17 2005, 11:56 am Here is yet another version of the candle poem. I attachedthe card with the whole poem inside to a basket with candleholders and a snuffer. Each pair of candles was tiedindividually with the tag to match. The bride-to-be wastouched. A Basket of Candles for (Bride) and (Groom) Here is a basket of candles, each colour in pairs, forthe two of you to burn, each pair in its turn. The WHITE ones burn first as you begin your new life,together as husband and wife. Burn the BURGANDY candles and hope no one is thinnerafter serving your first guests you have over for dinner. The DARK BLUE candles are for your first fight. Use themto burn when making up at night. The next day, when he treats you like a Queen, burn thepair that are GREEN. There are candles to burn on Christmas Eve before bed,your first together, that is why they are RED. The PINK candles will pave the way for your first marriedValentine's Day. When your first year of marriage is ending, light theCREAM pair of candles and remember your wedding. Use the LIGHT BLUE candles in a romantic way, tocelebrate your Fifth Anniversary Day. In time we hope, maybe, just maybe, you can light theYELLOW candles for the birth of your new baby. SILVER candles are special and so you must wait and lightthese for the 25th Anniversary of your wedding date. Burn these candles just the way it is said, but pleasedon't forget....blow them out before bed! Congratulations (Bride) and (Groom) on the start of yourforever. May the two of you always be happy together. Amber -- Saturday, June 18 2005, 01:07 am I just wanted to say thank you to all for all the wonderfulideas. Amber -- Saturday, June 18 2005, 01:08 am Can the candle poem be used for a bridal shower, or is thatmore of a wedding gift??? Tricia -- Saturday, June 18 2005, 06:31 pm I have a shower to attend for my future sister-in-law withthe theme of seasons. My season is summer, and I'm supposeto get something she can use in the summer. I am usuallyvery good w/gift ideas but I am stumped. I want it to be ahit though! We live in SW florida where it is pretty muchalways summer. Any ideas? Please help! Tricia -- Saturday, June 18 2005, 06:32 pm By the way...I want it to be a gift for HER, not the couple! Thanks for your help! Stella -- Monday, June 20 2005, 12:24 pm Does anyone have the wine poem? I would like to do that formy friends shower. Thanks! melissa -- Wednesday, June 22 2005, 12:54 pm did anyone write back about the wine poem? I was justlooking for the same thing!- melissa -- Wednesday, June 22 2005, 12:55 pm and p.s. they did the candle poem for my shower it wasgreat! =) definitely a shower thing. melissa -- Wednesday, June 22 2005, 12:55 pm and p.s. they did the candle poem for my shower it wasgreat! =) definitely a shower thing. Janet -- Wednesday, June 22 2005, 07:53 pm You all have been so helpful. I was in a bind, looking forthe perfect present for my future sister in law. I amdefinitely going to go with the cleaning letter forthebridal shower present. Do you think the candles would be anappropriate wedding present??? Janet -- Wednesday, June 22 2005, 08:02 pm You all have been so helpful. I was in a bind, looking forthe perfect present for my future sister in law. I amdefinitely going to go with the cleaning letter forthebridal shower present. Do you think the candles would be anappropriate wedding present??? Serenity -- Thursday, June 23 2005, 05:10 pm idea: buy an inexpensive basket, a cheap white t-shirt andiron on the future name, ex.: Mrs. Richardson. Add candles,bath and body work products, a simple lingerie piece, and abottle of wine, glasses, bubbles, and a cd- full of lovesongs. Each piece can be inexpensive, if you shop wisely.great gift for the woman in love! sis -- Thursday, June 23 2005, 05:14 pm I think the cleaning product theme is cheesy! I think thatthe bride does not want to see cleaning products at hershower, It is a day to celebrate her and her new found love. I think the idea above is great! Lynn -- Thursday, June 23 2005, 07:11 pm I just got invited to a "Purse Bridal Luncheon." Does anyonehave any clue what that is and what I'm supposed to bring? Lynn -- Thursday, June 23 2005, 07:55 pm I just got invited to a "Purse Bridal Luncheon." Does anyonehave any clue what that is and what I'm supposed to bring? Jennifer -- Sunday, June 26 2005, 10:21 am I have an idea of what i want to do for the bride but I cantget the guideline on it, has anyone ever seen the one wherethe gift is actually a story of gifts, you get a story andfill it in with the gifts, usually cleaning stuff. if anyoneknows what I am tlaking about please email me at Mszthang28@aol.com please and thanks Smiley -- Monday, June 27 2005, 04:20 pm Great site! Very creative ideas. I attended a bridal showera week ago after reading the postings here and I didStephanie's cleaning supplies gift idea. It was a great hit!I have been forwarding the 'letter' because everyone wanteda copy! I will be doing it again for an upcoming shower inJuly. Thanks Stephanie! Vicki -- Thursday, June 30 2005, 09:20 am Here is a copy of the wine poem that I did for my Brotherand Sister-in-law. I bought a picnic basket, candle sticks,champagne glasses and the candles and wine. The poem Iprinted on special paper to look formal. They have sinceframed the poem and it hangs on their wall. The basket wasvery heavy so make sure you carry it from the bottom. Igave it as a shower gift to the both of them. This is sucha great gift to watch being opened. I am not sure if Iwould give it as an actual wedding gift because of that, soI gave them money in a card at their wedding. Asti Spumanti to drink and white candles to burn, thefirst night as you begin a new life, as husband and wife.The Red Cat and the orange candles are for your firstHalloween night when the witches and goblins give you afright.On the night before Christmas when St. Nick is near, let theRed Cat and red candles bring you holiday cheer.Long Stem Red Roses and pink tapered candles will pave theway for your Valentines Day.Love as you might you will have that first fight; let LittleLove Drops cool you down and the blue candles burn as youmake up all night.In time we hope, maybe just maybe you can light the yellowcandles for the birth of your baby and indulge yourself withSpumanti Bambino.As time marches on, these silver candles will dent, only tomark the trials and tribulations of the years that havewent. So celebrate with Vendange a California Chardonnay, on your25th Anniversary, to remember your day! Courtney -- Monday, July 4 2005, 09:44 pm Hi, I'm invited to my cousin's briadal and shower and thetheme is "Around The Clock". My time is 9:00AM and mymother's time is 5:00PM.If anyone has any ideas for thesetimes it would be greatly appreciated.Thanks Amanda -- Wednesday, July 6 2005, 11:45 am Hey! I was stumped on what to get my future sister-in-lawfor her Bridal shower. I am planning the shower, as the Maidof Honour and I was panicking!! I want my gift to stand outand all of you have definitely given me greta ideas! Amanda -- Wednesday, July 6 2005, 11:47 am Courtney-- What about for 9Am if you get like a wafflemaker, and some breakfast ideas! For 5:00pm why not .... adinner item! Perhaps a sandwich maker! They are very cheap,(Under 20$) Danielle -- Friday, July 8 2005, 01:51 pm This was a different idea that I have just recently seen ata shower. A fancy door knocker for the bride and groomsfirst house, you can have it engraved with "Mr and Mrs Smith Established 2005" or something like that. Courtney: Have you ever heard the song.."Its 5:00Somewhere" by Alan Jackson? You could get a margarita setwith the glasses and the pitcher and margarita mix...just anidea denise -- Saturday, July 9 2005, 12:08 am i want to give a kitchen towel for each month and I waswondering if there is a poem that goes along with them. Linda -- Saturday, July 9 2005, 05:48 am I came up with a few ideas for the gift of wines. I used 6bottles and picked them out according to the poem. I used aheavy decorative cardboard box filled it with shreddedpaper, the bottles and attached a poem to each bottle neck Linda -- Saturday, July 9 2005,