Posted by Cata on 2005-03-08 12:48:50
Post Subject: Wedding Anniversary Ideas
I have two ideas for you, both of which I've done and have made my in-laws very, very happy. The easiest of the two is this: buy a wedding candle at a candle store (at the mall, like Illuminations). The candle is beautiful all by itself. It has a place on the front for a photograph. Scan in a photo of them - for example, their wedding day photo - and put it in the frame. My in-laws light the candle each year on their anniversary. It has a place for a tealight so they don't actually burn the candle.
2nd idea - For this you have to have lots of digital photos and be somewhat good at messing with photos. I created a montage/collage of photos - lots and lots of them - all quite small. I bought a Starbucks cup - the kind that you can put a photo in - and placed the printed out paper with photos in it. They take their cups everywhere with them and show people pictures of their family!
Posted by felt on 2004-08-23 07:53:54
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I worked in a candle store when I was in college, and we always told our disgruntled customers that there's really not much they can do to wax stains. Even dry cleaners will tell you the same. Sorry.
Posted by mololi on 2006-02-28 07:35:18
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I'll second Yankee Candles! I worked in a candle store in high school, and we sold them there. They are a very high quality candle, especially the jar candles. The jars have oils in them that enhance the fragrance, and even though they're a little expensive, they burn for a reall long time (90+ hours for the large jar). The Yankee Candle stores tend to have pretty decent sales, and scents of the month are discounted 25%.
Ok now I sound like an ad for them - but really I like them, and I no longer have anything to do with candle sales :-)
Posted by the-kitschen on 2006-02-27 08:31:47
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I am a huge fan of Yankee Candles! They are a little on the expensive side but high-quality: strongly scented and last forever. If you're not into the potent, foody scents, they have lots of pleasant, ambient scents like "clean cotton" and "splash of rain" and things like that.
I also have the Yankee Candle plug-in things all over my house.
If you don't have a Yankee Candle store by you, they also sell them at Bed Bath & Beyond and Hallmark sometimes.
I admit, I like to have things smell extra-good - I am really paranoid about people coming into our house and all they can smell is our cats!
