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Amber Jewelry Gift Ideas - FindGift.com Personalize FindGift.com! -- Login | Sign Up | List of Services Gift Ideas Gift Registry Gift Shops Gift Bookmarks Home | Help keyword search Gift Giving Made Easy! A free service dedicated to helping you find creative gift ideas! Home Categories Jewelry Gemstones Amber Refine Search for Jewelry Gift Ideas Gemstone Jewelry Amber Amethyst Aquamarine Austrian Crystal Citrine Cubic Zirconia Diamond Emerald Garnet Jade Lapis Onyx Opal Pearl Peridot Ruby Sapphire Tanzanite Topaz Turquoise Any Price $0 - $10 $11 - $25 $26 - $50 $51 - $100 $101 - $200 $200+ Related Links Monthly Birthstone Table Use our Gift Wizard to customize your gift search Use our Gift Finder to find gift ideas customized to the likes/dislikes of the recipient. Viewing 1 - 10 of 13 gift ideas found Amber Ladybug Bracelet from Good Luck Boutique ($46.95) Attractive amber and sterling silver bracelet (7"). The 11 little ladybugs convey all the good fortune of both the amber and the ladybug. (Amber certified by the Amber Association of Poland) Exceptional selection of lucky jewelry and gifts! Free shipping orders over $50! Free gift wrapping items over $15! Questions? Contact Good Luck Boutique . Add to Gift Bookmarks Add to Registry [ More Gifts from this store ] [ People Who Liked This Gift Also Liked ] [ Report Error ] Amber Ladybug Pendant from Good Luck Boutique ($18.50) Attractive certified Baltic amber and sterling silver pendant conveying all the good fortune of both the amber and the ladybug. Exceptional selection of lucky jewelry and gifts! Free shipping orders over $50! Free gift wrapping items over $15! Questions? Contact Good Luck Boutique . Add to Gift Bookmarks Add to Registry [ More Gifts from this store ] [ People Who Liked This Gift Also Liked ] [ Report Error ] Green Amber Shamrock Pendant from Good Luck Boutique ($13.95) Sterling silver and green amber pendant conveying all the good fortune of both the amber and the Shamrock. The sparkling luminosity of the beautiful green amber is not fully conveyed by thephoto. Exceptional selection of lucky jewelry and gifts! Free shipping orders over $50! Free gift wrapping items over $15! Questions? Contact Good Luck Boutique . Add to Gift Bookmarks Add to Registry [ More Gifts from this store ] [ People Who Liked This Gift Also Liked ] [ Report Error ] Amber Teardrop Pendant from Good Luck Boutique ($48.00) Large pendant (app. 1 1/2") of glowing amber with beautifully displayed inclusions and framed in sterling silver. Exceptional selection of lucky jewelry and gifts! Free shipping orders over $50! Free gift wrapping items over $15! Questions? Contact Good Luck Boutique . Add to Gift Bookmarks Add to Registry [ More Gifts from this store ] [ People Who Liked This Gift Also Liked ] [ Report Error ] Sterling Silver and Genuine Amber Ring from Limoges Jewelry ($5.99) Wear a sun-kissed Amber Ring for less than you ever thought possible! 1 carat of Genuine Amber is set in our original Sterling Silver design. Free Shipping on all orders over $60! Questions? Contact Limoges Jewelry . Add to Gift Bookmarks Add to Registry [ More Gifts from this store ] [ People Who Liked This Gift Also Liked ] [ Report Error ] Easter Bunny Sterling Silver Pendant with Baltic Amber from Flame, Foundry and Forge ($22.75) Sterling Silver is crafted into the shape of an Easter Bunny with a Baltic Amber egg for a belly. App. 4.5 grams total weight, 1 3/8" tall, 11/16" wide. Amber: 9mm x 11mm. Order before 2:30 PM Mountain Standard Time weekdays and your items will ship the same day! (When paid by credit card.) Questions? Contact Flame, Foundry and Forge . Add to Gift Bookmarks Add to Registry [ More Gifts from this store ] [ People Who Liked This Gift Also Liked ] [ Report Error ] Star of David Silver and Amber Pendant from Good Luck Boutique ($19.95) Sterling silver Star of David pendant with gleaming amber cabochon (approx. 1 1/8" diam.) Sold with black silk cord. Silver chain sold separately. Exceptional selection of lucky jewelry and gifts! Free shipping orders over $50! Free gift wrapping items over $15! Questions? Contact Good Luck Boutique . Add to Gift Bookmarks Add to Registry [ More Gifts from this store ] [ People Who Liked This Gift Also Liked ] [ Report Error ] Sacred Lotus Necklace Sabine Koehring from Isabella ($39.95) A beautiful and elegant symbolic piece of jewelry, this necklace also helps support the rainforest from which its hand-carved tagua nut comes. Pendant measures approximately 0.75" on a 17" silk cord. Questions? Contact Isabella . Add to Gift Bookmarks Add to Registry [ More Gifts from this store ] [ People Who Liked This Gift Also Liked ] [ Report Error ] Onyx and Sterling Silver Chakra Gemstone Scrying Pendant from Yoga Life Style ($49.00) Used by the ancients for divination, this unique and beautiful piece can be used as an aid to practice or simply as a decorative item with lots of great energy. Comes with a 24" sterling silver chain. Yoga Life Style - Online since 1999 - Satisfaction Guaranteed or your money back - When in NY please come visit!!!! Questions? Contact Yoga Life Style . Add to Gift Bookmarks Add to Registry [ More Gifts from this store ] [ People Who Liked This Gift Also Liked ] [ Report Error ] Sterling Silver Chakra Gemstone Pendant Necklace from Yoga Life Style ($30.00) This high quality American-made sterling silver pendant is inset with moonstone, amethyst, turquoise, malachite, tiger eye, amber and garnet. It is 2" long and comes with an 18" sterling silver chain. Yoga Life Style - Online since 1999 - Satisfaction Guaranteed or your money back - When in NY please come visit!!!! Questions? Contact Yoga Life Style . Add to Gift Bookmarks Add to Registry [ More Gifts from this store ] [ People Who Liked This Gift Also Liked ] [ Report Error ] Page: 1 | 2 | viewing 1 - 10 of 13 gift ideas found Bosses Day Oct 16, 2005 24 Shopping Days Left Bosses Day Gift Ideas Sweetest Day Oct 15 Halloween Oct 31 More Holidays Seasonal Gifts Wedding Gift Ideas Anniversary Gift Ideas Autumn Theme See this month's Top 20 Gift Ideas Gift Helpers » Anniversary Gifts » Flower Meanings » Monthly Flowers » Monthly Birthstones » Signs of the Zodiac » Additional Resources FindGift.com Newsletter Sign up to receive seasonal and unique gift ideas via email. Email Address Merchant Login | Add Your Products to FindGift.com | Press Room | FAQs | Contact FindGift.com Conditions of Use | Privacy Policy | Site Map © 1997-2005, Registry Online, Inc. 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Skidmore College - Gift Planning Search | Calendar | A-Z Index Thu Sep 22 5:37 PM EDT Skidmore Home | Admissions | Current Students | Faculty & Staff | Parents & Friends | Alumni Wills and Bequests Life Income Gifts More Gift Options Breaking News To Honor Donors Bring Legacy to Life! Scribner House Contact Our Staff Gift Planning Home STANDARD MAIL 815 North Broadway Saratoga Springs, New York, 12866 GIFT PLANNING PHONE 518-580-5655 E-MAIL CONTACT Gift Planning Gift Planning The Office of Gift Planning offers service and guidance to alumni and friends of Skidmore College as they begin the gift planning process. Our mission is to help donors experience the fullest possible satisfaction stemming from their philanthropy while building a secure future for Skidmore College and its students. We build on the legacy of College founder Lucy Skidmore Scribner. In the course of performing our mission, we identify opportunities to benefit donors using creative planning techniques, which can add further value to the wonderful feeling of making meaningful and purposeful gifts. Some of these opportunities may include ways to reduce taxes, generate lifetime income, and protect estate interests. Our goal is to make philanthropy work to its full potential for you and for Skidmore College. We invite you to share in our mission to Bring Legacy to Life ! Don Blunk (back), Director Jim Meeker '83 (right), Associate Director Monica Rice (left), Administrative Assistant Bring Legacy to Life! Philanthropy • Legacy • Security The Office of Gift Planning urges donors to consult their legal and other professional advisors when considering charitable gift giving. Our staff is always pleased to work directly with donors and their advisors during the process. Creative Thought Matters. Skidmore College · 815 North Broadway · Saratoga Springs, NY · 12866 Skidmore College Main Links ©2005 Skidmore College · Contact Information Skidmore Home | Admissions | Current Students | Faculty & Staff | Parents & Friends | Alumni

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(source: Center for a New American Dream-commissioned Holiday Poll, November 1998) Just in case you don't want to give memory-filled albums to everyone on your gift list, we have lots of other ideas. Gifts for Children Homemade Gifts Gifts of Time Family Gifts Gifts for the Environment Ideas for Donations in the Name of a Loved One For those gifts you're still going to buy, check out our Conscious Consumer site Gifts for Children: 1: Simple book about the child, written and illustrated by you! 2: The makings for hand puppets -- brown lunch bags, googly eyes, scissors, markers etc. Homemade Gifts: 3: Record interviews of parents, grandparents, aunts, and uncles on audio or video tape; you can ask them to discuss their memories of the person you plan to give the tape to, or your family's history, especially funny or meaningful anecdotes. 4: Make your own cards and send them to relatives and good friends. 5: Frame one of your best photographs. 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