Yearly Guide For Anniversary Gift Giving
1st Anniversary- The first anniversary is the year of paper. Paper gifts are not as boring as one may think. It can be as simple as a handwritten poem or as lavish as an airline ticket.
2nd Anniversary - The second anniversary is cotton. A good cotton gift is clothing. Personalizing it makes it even more special. Nowadays you can personalize just about anything.
3rd Anniversary- The third anniversary gift is leather. Wallets and purses are nice leather gifts. There are also tins of leather items that can be personalized as well. (Ex. Personalized leather bracelets or briefcases)
4th Anniversary- Linen is the fourth anniversary gift. Linen gifts include table linens and vacation linen shirts also known as Guayaberas.
5th Anniversary- Wood is fifth anniversary gift. Gift ideas range from gift baskets to furniture.
6th Anniversary- The sixth anniversary is iron. Iron gifts include candleholders and picture frames.
7th Anniversary- Depending on who you ask, the seven year anniversary is either copper or wool. Cooper gifts include vases and bowls. Wool gifts include sweaters and scarves.
8th Anniversary- Bronze is the eighth anniversary gift. Bronze gifts can be anything from a candleholder or vase to a trinket or memorable keepsake being bronzed.
9th Anniversary- Pottery is the ninth anniversary. Sculptures, vases and bowls are the most common of these gifts. A great gift idea would be to enjoy a pottery class together.
10th Anniversary- Tin or Aluminum is the gifts for 10 years of bliss. Jewelry boxes or tin gift containers filled with goodies make great tin/aluminum gifts. Gift basket containers would be a great to incorporate tin or aluminum.
11th Anniversary- Eleven years of marriage equal a gift of Steel. Gifts can be anything from a stainless steel watch or pendant to stainless kitchen appliances.
12th Anniversary- Silk is the twelfth anniversary gift. Silk pajamas and sheets are a wonderful gift. Robes and clothing are also great.
13th Anniversary- The thirteenth anniversary is that of Lace. This anniversary gift's element is more for the ladies. Lace table linens, hankies and nightgowns are wonderful gifts of lace.
14th Anniversary- Ivory is the gift fourteen years of marriage. Imagination is important for this gift giving year. An ivory broche is a worldly gift for your wife and if your husband is open to anything, try an ivory elephant tusk. Not likely huh? How about Ivory soap? At least I tried.
15th Anniversary - Fifteen years of wedded bliss earn you Crystal. Swarovski Crystals set in a pendant, watch or other piece of jewelry is a nice idea. For the simple folk, a crystal vase or personalized champagne flutes add that touch of romance.
20th Anniversary- Twentieth Anniversary is the gift of China. That is pretty self explanatory.
25th Anniversary- Twenty five years of marriage is also known as The Silver Anniversary. Silver jewelry or nice jewelry boxes are always safe bets.
30th Anniversary- Pearl is the gift of a thirty year anniversary. Pearls can be given as a necklace or placed in a ring.
35th Anniversary- Coral or Jade is the gifts for this anniversary. You can find coral gifts such as vases, sculptures, trays or games made or coral. Jade gifts are usually jewelry like bracelets and earrings.
40th Anniversary- The fortieth year anniversary gift is Ruby. Like many of the gifts, jewelry is a good gift.
45th Anniversary- Sapphires represent forty years of marriage. Jewelry
50th Anniversary- The Golden Anniversary is among one of the well known. Gold gifts can be anything from jewelry to golden vases, cups, frames, figurines and other trinkets.
55th Anniversary- Emeralds are the gifts of this year. Jewelry is a common gift.
60th Anniversary- Sixty years of being married most certainly deserves Diamonds. What could be better than diamond jewelry?
65th Anniversary- Blue Sapphires are the gifts of this year. Once again jewelry is appropriate it's deserved!
70th Anniversary- Platinum gifts are representative of seventy platinum years of marriage. Platinum gifts include jewelry, music boxes, figurines and gift boxes.
75th Anniversary- Once again Diamond is the gift of choice. After seventy five years of marriage, it is most certainly deserving. Best gift Jewelry!
80th Anniversary- Oak represents eighty years of marriage. If you have been married eighty years than you marriage is stronger than oak. Nevertheless a fantastic oak gift is Oak Home! If you can't afford it, there are tons of handmade oak gifts such as furniture, wall shelves and many more.
Flowers and gift baskets are great gift ideas for those of the more modern times, no matter which anniversary you are celebrating.
Anniversary Gift Ideas Year by Year, the First Nineteen Years
The traditional gift for the first anniversary is paper. An addition of the newspaper from the year you were married, an old edition of a classic book like "Gone with the Wind", a postcard that's of a place meaningful to both of you, board games, plane tickets, football or baseball tickets, photo album filled with memories, write a love letter, drawing or pictures for your cabin, home or office or a gift voucher are all great ideas.
The second anniversary's traditional gift is cotton. New bed linen, attractive underwear or lingerie, cotton towels, a hammock, personalized T-shirt, cotton clothing or a cotton canvas shopping bag with your photo on the front.
Leather is the traditional gift for the third anniversary. Leather, boots, shoes, vest, skirt, pants, wallet, gloves, purse, belt, luggage or briefcase will do nicely. But how about something a bit more updated like leather cell phone case, leather framed photo or leather throw pillows?
Traditional gifts for the fourth anniversary are fruit or flowers. Of course having a fruit basket or flowers delivered to the home or office is appropriate. However, sharing a fresh fruit cocktail, floral bubble bath with floral scented candles set about and rose petals scattered across the bed sounds a lot more fun, exciting and romantic!
The traditional gift for the fifth anniversary is wood. This is a very good year for practical gifts like wooden deck furniture, frames or wooden utensils for the kitchen and new wood fencing. The romantic side of wood could include a weekend in a log cabin, camping in the woods, a walk in the woods, wooden plaques or signs engraved with words of love or an artistic wooden sculpture.
Iron is the traditional gift for the sixth anniversary. Golf clubs, iron sculptures, wrought iron furniture, iron skillets, a new iron or an Ironwood tree are good ideas. Don't forget the possibility of tools, hardware, a wrought iron bed or a set of weights.
Traditionally, wool or copper are gifts for the seventh anniversary. Gifts of woolen socks, scarves, blankets, hats, coats and copper kettles make very nice presents. A new wool suit, copper sculpture or copper fireside accessories are a bit more upscale.
The eighth anniversary's traditional gift is bronze. This is the year to make an impression with a bronze sculpture, antique bronze bell or a trip to a tropical beach with a bronzing lotion for the two of you.
Pottery is the traditional gift for the ninth anniversary. Planters, vases, bowls and coffee mugs fall into this group, so does joining a pottery class together!
Traditional gifts for the tenth anniversary are of tin or aluminum. Personalized license plate, tin of caviar, tin toy car, tin signs or plaques and vintage aluminum serving pieces are fun ideas.
The eleventh anniversary traditional gift is steel. Stainless steel cookware, watches and steel engraved key chains are great but a Calypso steel drum, steel ice bucket and cocktail shaker or modern steel sculpture are unique gift ideas.
Silk and linen are the proper traditional gifts for the twelfth anniversary. Silk lingerie, bed linens, linen table clothes, napkins, handkerchiefs and silk or linen clothing will surely be appreciated.
The thirteenth anniversary traditional gift is lace. Women buy that slinky, lacey lingerie for the men to enjoy! Okay, lace doilies, tablecloths and lacey curtains work too but they aren't near as much fun.
The fourteenth anniversary calls for the traditional gift of ivory. If you have the big bucks this year splurge on a piano or a trip to the Ivory Coast of Africa. The rest of us can enjoy ivory colored bed linen, scrimshawed ivory desk sets or key chains, ivory colored clothing or personalized ivory colored stationary.
Crystal is the gift for the fifteenth through the nineteenth anniversaries. Crystal vases, decanters, candlesticks and crystal faced watches are very traditional. Crystal chandelier earrings or a crystal chess set are more up to date. Billy Crystal movies are fun.
Tradition is wonderful and I hope this list helps in your anniversary gift choices. Many times these anniversary gifts end up as our family heirlooms of tomorrow.
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10 Great Places To Meet New Women
A woman's clothing store is a great place to meet new women. Not only is this location filled with women but it is also almost completely devoid of other men. Many men avoid a woman's clothing store like the plague so if you are brave enough to venture inside you will have an assortment of women to choose from. You can start a conversation by asking a woman for advice for a gift for your sister or by complimenting her on her purchases.
The gym can also be another great place to meet new women. While you may already spend hours a day pumping iron in the weight room try spending some time on a cardio machine or drop in on an aerobics or yoga class. These activities are typically dominated by women so engaging in these activities increases your chance of meeting women while at the gym.
Another great place to meet new women is in an adult continuing education class. Many community colleges offer night classes on a variety of subjects. Try signing up for a class or two and you may find that you meet a variety of new women. The key to choosing a class is to not only choose a class that sounds interesting but to also choose a class that is likely to consist of mostly women such as cooking classes or pottery classes.
The Internet is always an option for meeting women. You can try placing a personals ad online or join a dating service to read profiles of available men. There are so many personals sites available that it would almost be impossible not to find a suitable match. Just be sure to exercise caution and not give out your contact information or agree to meet anyone in a secluded location.
Hobby and craft stores are also excellent places to meet new women. Many women enjoy activities in arts and craft and often frequent these types of stores to purchase items for craft projects. More importantly though this is a hobby that does not attract many men so you will most likely be one of only a few men in the store.
Tanning spas or salons can be great places to meet new women. Again, these locations aren't frequented by men so you are most likely to be one of the only men present. If you are attracted to women who put a lot of effort into their appearance the salon is definitely the place to go. Here you will find women who are committed to their appearance and who will appreciate you for your ability to understand that a manicure is just as important to men as it is to women.
If you are in search of a woman with interests similar to yours, a bookstore might just be the place for you. Try visiting a bookstore and only searching sections of the bookstore that interest you. Forget about attempting to determine what section might attract the most women and stick to the sections that hold your interests. You might be pleasantly surprised to meet a new woman who shares your passion for restoring old cars.
Sporting events can also be a great place to meet women who either share your love of sports or are in search of men themselves. You may attend a baseball game and wind up meeting a woman who shares your love of sports or you may at least meet a woman who is trying to meet a man. Sporting events are typically well attended by men so it's possible that the women you meet at a sporting event are trying to put the odds in their favor and use this opportunity to meet men.
Another great place to meet new women is the theater. Women are typically drawn to the arts and if you begin attending local theater productions you may find the opportunity to meet a variety of new women. Not many men take in plays or operas on their own so doing so will help you to stand out from the crowd and single women are more likely to notice you.
Finally a grocery story is a great place to meet new women. Women make up the larger percentage of grocery shoppers so as one of only few men the odds will be in your favor. Also, women typically are experienced shoppers and you can take this opportunity to ask for their assistance in picking out produce or choosing a pasta sauce. Women will be flattered by you asking their advice and may be open to inviting you to their place for a home cooked meal.
While bars and nightclubs are certainly full of available women the likelihood of meeting a woman at these locations is slim to none. Although many women frequent nightclubs and bars in the hopes of meeting a man, these are also locations where women feel vulnerable and are likely to have their defenses up making them unapproachable. Try frequenting other locations and you may have an easier time meeting available women with interests similar to your own.
Looking for events in Vancouver for locals or for those who vacation in Vancouver
How many times have you had this experience that the weekend you had waited for so anxiously has finally arrived, you are all up for fun and excitement, and you don't know where to go? Plenty of times, as all of us… The truth is there are an enormous number of events being organized in the city. Having a list of Vancouver events does benefit both local residents of the city and people who are on vacation in the Lotusland. Having your own list of Vancouver events at hand can give visitors as well as residents the convenience of choosing best events and activities to attend. With the huge variety of events and activities happening all at the same time in the city, you will have an easier way of selecting what to do and where to go if you have a list of Vancouver events.
Use Your Invisible Power to Visualize Or Imagine and Get What You Want (Part 3 Awareness & Action)
Now that you have developed new habits you will begin to notice new people and events will come into your life. (This is called the law of attraction. Yes, this is Rhonda Byrne's book, the secret. You might just want to read this book and or view the video.) They may have been there before, but you might not been aware of them. Now your brain will be more aware of their existence. For example, you will notice a flyer describing a pottery class you've always wanted to take. A discounted trip to Florida will appear in your trade journal. A for sale notice of a bike you've always wanted will appear in a local monthly bicycle newsletter.
An e-mail will appear notifying you of a personal improvement group will now be meeting once a month at your church. The puppy you have always wanted will appear in the newspaper. You will be in the bookstore and a book catches your eye. You pick it up and it contains stories of just what you needed for your personal development and growth. You go to a book reading event and sit down beside a person who just loves to read and explore, "the what ifs of life." All of a sudden while you are walking and exploring the beauty of a garden, the idea of a book you have wanted to write, just pops into your mind. You are having a business problem at work and continuing education brochure with a possible solution arrives in your junk mail.
You must take action to get what you want to do, be and have. How will you accomplish anything if you do not take action. Call that telephone number about that pottery class, rearrange your schedule and just take the class. You realize you have talent and you realize your artistic dreams. Take the vacation days that you have accumulated, and go to Florida. While there you go to church and meet a family who have to sell their small condo. You buy it and have a wonderful place to visit. You just love to walk on the beach. It gives you inner peace.
Call the phone number related to the bicycle you've always wanted. You discover it is just your size at half the original price. Just buy it and enjoy riding it. While riding with a bike club you meet the person whom you fall in love with. Call your church and attend the newly formed personal improvement group. It changes your life forever. Call the phone number and go see the puppy you will fall in love with and who will give you many, many years of enjoyment, happiness and love. Pick up that book in the bookstore, read it, see examples of how the person changed his or her life and discovered true happiness.
That chance meeting a person at the book reading event develops into a wonderful relationship for both of you. When that book title pops into you mind, write it down and the ideas related to it. They will become the chapters of that book. You talk to a friend who is writing a book. That friend mentions it to her publisher who likes your ideas and wants to meet with you. Just attend that continuing education program and you find business solutions to your problem. You make changes at your office. You now are the expert in that area and you begin to get requests to speak at local business meetings. After your presentation you meet a person who wants to pay you for being a consultant at his business. Do not worry about "the how". Just, take action. just, do it! your life will change forever.
Just remember, this all came from using your invisible power, your thoughts, your mind!
Continue on your journey to a happy and joy-filled life.
Anniversary Gifts: Year 6 Through 10
The theme of year 6 is Iron. If you're going the more traditional way (and your partner likes to cook), consider a set of skillets. Golf clubs are another option, as are decorative items for garden and home. Doorknockers and lanterns also provide decoration for the inside or outside of your home. Last but not least, if you and your partner are into heavy metal music, check when Iron Maiden or another heavy metal band is in town and get tickets.
Year 7 is the year of Wool or Copper. Here of course you have the options of getting blankets, a coat or sweater. You will also find beautiful decorative items and antiques made of copper. If you're looking to take a trip, think Peru (Llama wool) or Chile (it has the world's biggest copper mines) and don't forget jewelry made of copper.
Bronze is the theme for year 8. Again, you can find beautiful antiques or decorative items, such as vases and sculptures. Bronze is also used to make jewelry.
For year 9, you have Pottery or China. For pottery, consider plants in pots (only if your partner enjoys plants), vases and urns or how about a trip to Pottery Barn? If you and your partner enjoy something more relaxing and creative, sign up for pottery classes. Remember that scene from "Ghost"? Well, you get the idea. For china you can be extravagant, like buying a trip to China! If your wallet is not that full, go with the traditional china dishes. Vases, urns and other decorative objects are other options, as well as antiques.
Year 10 is Tin or Aluminum and if you and your partner enjoy the great outdoors, get a fishing boat! Just make sure you have some kind of body of water in your area first. Tea or coffee tins are great as collectables and you can find beautiful ones in some antique stores. If you don't know your options in jewelry, tin cup jewelry is absolutely breathtaking. You'll get items from $25.00 all the way to ฃ350.00, depending on the kind of gems used and not just for women; you can get a great bracelet or ring for your man. Aluminum is also used to make watches, so give him a watch if he has trouble being on time.
Many of these gifts, especially the bigger and more expensive ones, need to be discussed before purchasing them. If your wife collects porcelain figures, don't lug home a huge sculpture made of bronze! And if your house is about to be foreclosed, a fishing boat or trip to Chile might not be in your best interest. A watch might be wiser in that case. Good luck!
Michael Russell
Your Independent guide to Anniversary Gifts
First Annual Holiday Benefit for Bodanna Studio and Gallery, a Non-Profit Organization
Thelma De La Peรฑa
Executive Director, Bodanna
Studio and Gallery
212.388.0078, thelma@bodanna.org
Contact:
Venessa Hammerbacher
Timeless Events, LLC
212.590.2308,
v.hammerbacher@timelessevents.com
New York, NYโ" December 5th, 2002 โ" Bodanna, Inc., a not-for-profit, entrepreneurial ceramics studio, in conjunction with event sponsors, present a holiday benefit featuring a cocktail reception and silent auction to promote and support the organization's operations.
Bodanna Studio and Gallery is a cultural venture that uses commercial pottery as a medium for developing job disciplines and artistic potential in gifted young adults from low-income communities. Why ceramics? Ceramics is a hands-on, three-dimensional craft that demands imagination, thoughtfulness, technical expertise, planning and discipline, the same skills required for success in the workplace.
The event will be held on December 19, 2002 from 9:00PM to 1:00AM at The Embassy in New York City, and will feature a cocktail reception, DJ music and dancing, and a silent auction featuring the work of the Bodanna Studio apprentices.
When asked about the apprentice program, Scott Sinclair, founder of Bodanna and Chairman of the Board, said this: โBodanna's social mission is to develop marketable skills in economically disadvantaged young adults through apprenticeships in the ceramic arts. The apprenticeship program enrolls a group of six to eight young adults drawn from the five boroughs of New York City. An apprenticeship at Bodanna amounts to paid on-the-job training in pottery and entrepreneurship. The combination of business and artistic training are unique to Bodanna among job training programs in NYC. For the many capable young New Yorkers with creative ability who are culturally and economically excluded from good job opportunities, Bodanna offers life-changing potential.โ
Apprentices make a one-year commitment to Bodanna, and may be offered a second year senior apprenticeship. A second program offered is a free weekly ceramics class open to teenagers. Through the open classes Bodanna can serve a larger number of students, up to 180 per year, providing them with the opportunity for creative and personal growth.
As a social venture, Bodanna depends on sale of its products and services to serve its social mission cost-effectively. Bodanna's retail gallery exhibits and sells the work of our apprentices and faculty, and enrolls paying adults in our popular evening pottery classes. As active participants in the commercial operation of Bodanna, apprentices gain hands-on retail sales and marketing experience.
Two tiers of tickets can be purchased. โEvent Friendโ tickets can be purchased for $100.00 each, while โsponsorโ tickets can be purchased for $200.00. Bodanna staff will be on-hand during the event to answer any questions and accept any additional donations.
โWe are very excited about the event. The Embassy is a beautiful location and compliment to the student's artwork โ" we are expecting the evening to be filled with fun and excitementโ, said Venessa Hammerbacher, Owner of Timeless Events, LLC, an event planner and coordinator for the event for Bodanna Studio and Gallery.
The web site http://www.bodanna.org/Pages/invite.html has been developed to provide additional information about the event, allow for a tax deductible contribution, and to facilitate the online purchase of tickets. An R.S.V.P is requested, although tickets can be purchased at the door. Any questions about the event can be directed to Venessa Hammerbacher by phone at 212.590.2308, or via email at v.hammerbacher@timelessevents.com.
Bodanna Studio and Gallery is a 501(c)(3) entrepreneurial ceramics studio whose mission is to foster personal and professional growth in gifted young adults from low-income communities in New York City. For more information, visit www.bodanna.org, or call 212.388.0078.