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Article 995 - Word count: 585 Wedding Gifts: Following trends in fashion, a wide selection
of informal, practical and useful gifts are well-suited to today's purposeful
lifestyles. Gifts now span many product categories. Camping
and sporting equipment, outdoor grills, home and garden tools, kitchen
accessories, and everyday dinnerware are especially appreciated now.
Unusual and useful gifts for almost every lifestyle and category can
be conveniently ordered online! • Kitchen Essentials: Lillian Vernon’s
stainless steel tools to handle chores from chopping and slicing to
cooking and serving, then go into the dishwasher. 42-piece set $90 www.lillianvernon.com.
Krups coffee and espresso maker $99 at Crate&Barrel www.crateandbarrel.com.
From IKEA, top-of-the-line SKÄRPT kitchen knife block. Set of 3
knives and a ceramic sharpener $70 www.IKEA.com.. • Home Accessories:
Traditional Cambridge mantle clock with roman numerals $129 at Crate&Barrel
www.crateandbarrel.com. The Earthwise Clock, a John Duke design, displays
the movement of the earth in relation to the passage of time showing
both solar time and clock (universal) time. $95 at www.earthwiseclock.com.
Garden Clock, rust and weather resistant, verdigris finish, gives time,
temperature and humidity, $50 at Lillian Vernon www.lillianvernon.com. • Everyday Dining: Hand-painted earthenware
with creamy, ivory finish, fully glazed for durability, and easy care,
microwave and dishwasher safe. 32-piece service for eight $110 at Lillian
Vernon, www.lillianvernon.com. Reed & Barton Crescendo pattern stainless
flatware––66-piece service for twelve at $140 Ross-Simons
• Home Indispensables: Bright red Husky
Tool Case equipped with all the essentials: hammer, nails, hooks, picture
wire, level, wrench, screwdriver, tape measure, crosscut saw and more.
$90 to $140, depending on tool brands and other optional tools selected.
Home Depot www.homedepot.com. Two must-haves––the Home Safety
Kit with carbon monoxide detector, fire extinguisher, smoke detector,
flashlight, batteries and the Spruce-it-Up Kit with cleaning products,
mops, brooms, rubber gloves placed in large utility bucket. Both $75
to $125 depending on items included at Lowe’s www.lowes.com. • Home Communications: Utility kit with
telephone, answering machine, memo boards, peg boards, message center.
$75 to $125 depending on items included at Lowe’s. www.lowes.com.
Personalized, engraved stationery is especially useful for newlyweds.
Fifty cards and envelopes from $98, Crane’s www.crane.com. • Solid and Substantial: Super group gifts
from family and dear friends. Ford Motor Company allows generous gift
givers to price out a vehicle on their website with all attendant options
and then link up with an area dealer. Great first car for newlyweds,
the Ford Focus PZEV (partial zero emission vehicle) is the ideal affordable
car––$15,000 nicely equipped at www.ford.com. Ethan Allen
combines style and function in a rich wood corner computer workstation
with pullout keyboard/mouse tray is $1,249. Guests may purchase gift
certificates online toward the purchase of a bride’s registry choices
at www.ethanallen.com. Frivolous gifts are fun, but this year, indulge the happy couple with one of the many delightful and thoughtful presents that can be enjoyed not only on special occasions, but every day. It will be appreciated!
Tent for Two available at REI.com
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