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In fact, any sort of combination gift fosters-the feeling that you’ve spent hours searching for just the right items to pair. In reality, however, such gifts can be surprisingly simple to assemble. Some examples:
•Fill a coffee mug or teacup with chocolate-coated stirring spoons, flavored coffee beans or tea bags and a silver collector’s spoon.
• All the hottest kids’ toys are certain to be long gone from the shelves by Christmas Eve, but a simple box of craft items is easy to compile and sure to be appreciated and used. Include glue, stickers, zigzag scissors, markers, yam, chenille and wooden craft sticks and tissue paper.
• If you’re lucky enough to know someone’s favorite fragrance, organize an assortment of pampering products in that scent — bath soaps, lotions, after-bath powder — along with an inflatable bath pillow or colorful new towels.
• No matter a person’s hobby or interest, there’s almost always some oddball stuff that he won’t have. For a cook, tie up into a dish towel the likes of an apple corer, canape maker, microwave potato baker or an assortment of cookie cutters. For a gardener, consider decorative hose holders or faucet handles, a sundial or an assortment of windsocks.
Monogramming is another easy way to personalize quick gifts, and nearly every mall has a retailer or two that specializes in this technique. Some monogrammed gift suggestions:
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