Thursday, May 15, 2008
If you have little or no money to spend and you're looking for anniversary gift ideas for a special couple... look no further. Here are half a dozen ingenious ideas that will allow you to give a perfect anniversary gift without spending much (if anything):
Ingenious Anniversary Gift Ideas #1:
Personal gift certificates/coupons.
Here's one of the best gifts you can give -- especially for a busy couple.
Use your computer's word processing or publishing software to create personalized gift certificates or coupons for services that you will perform for the couple.
Or, you can get a package of
professional gift certificate templates and coupons by clicking here.
Want some ideas for services to provide? You could do:
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cooking
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cake decorating
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errand-running
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baby sitting
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house cleaning
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lawn mowing
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dog walking
- garage cleaning
- graphic design
- computer help
- house painting
- event catering
- car pool driving
The only limits are your talents and imagination!
Ingenious Anniversary Gift Ideas #2:
Grow your gift.
Many beautiful houseplants can be grown from seed... and what better metaphor for the evolving love between a couple than the growth of a lush, green plant (with or without flowers)?
A great source for houseplants, bulbs, etc. is the
Michigan Bulb Company. Just click on the 'Houseplants' or 'Bulbs' tab at the top of the page for a wonderful selection.
You might also want to check out
our favorite website for gardening gifts. Click on the Gift Guide -- Under $25 gifts.
Or visit this
excellent site for inspiration. You'll find the 'Gift Advisor' page. Just select 'Anniversary,' 'Grown ups,' and 'Under $29.99' to see some excellent inexpensive gift ideas.
If your couple likes chocolate and gardening, indulge their chocolate passion by growing this delectable
Chocolate Garden. The rich, deep chocolaty shades of Chocolate Flower, Chocolate Columbine, Midnight Candy Phlox, Chocolate Royale, Chocolate Nasturtium and Royal Chocolate Painted Tongue are real. It's a wonderful combination of two passions.
Or, if you want an unusual gift that, according to ancient Chinese culture, brings good fortune (and requires virtually no care!), check out this
Lucky Bamboo kit.
Ingenious Anniversary Gift Ideas #3:
Use your talent.
Bake some goodies, make some jam, write a poem, create a gift basket -- do whatever it is that you do well -- and then wrap the gift beautifully and present it to the couple. They'll be touched by your efforts.
Ingenious Anniversary Gift Ideas #4:
Burn a CD.
If you have access to a CD burner, consider making a special mix of meaningful music for the couple.
Find out what their favorite songs were when they were dating, what they played at their wedding, etc.
(Note: don't steal the music though. You can buy songs at
Apple's iTunes Music Store.)
Ingenious Anniversary Gift Ideas #5: Hand crafted photo gifts.
Hand crafted photo gift ideas can be very reasonably priced -- and truly appreciated by the anniversary couple.
For example, you could create a collage of photos from the grandchildren, the children, all the nieces and nephews, a group of friends, etc.
Or, you might get 12 pictures of the couple's kids and create a personalized calendar. Or frame a special photo. Or create a special photo album.
If you don't want to do it all yourself (especially the calendar), you can
visit here, and then click on 'Create Cards and Gifts' for lots of great ideas.
Ingenious Anniversary Gift Ideas #6:
Look to others for inspiration.
Check out this site for
fabulous inexpensive and imaginative gift ideas (many are for birthdays but can be adapted for anniversaries). This will really get your imagination going!
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