Showing posts with label flowers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label flowers. Show all posts

Monday, August 1, 2011

Why Sending Someone Flowers Is a Nice Gesture

Sending someone flowers is a sign that you think about that person. Sending flowers can have a lot of meanings. It can mean that you are happy for someone at a special occasion, like a wedding, a birthday or an anniversary. Flowers can send another message: that you want to be there for someone special who is having a hard time. You send flowers for a person who’s in the hospital, for example. You can show your appreciation with flowers. If a friend of yours helps you through some difficult times, you will send him flowers and a thank you note afterwards. You can ask for forgiveness with a beautiful flowers bouquet. And let’s not forget one of the most important messages flowers transmit: your love towards another person.

Sending flowers to someone is always a nice gesture. You show people they are important to you and you think about them. Flowers are beautiful and delicate, they make everyone happy and they can bright any gloomy day. Sending flowers to a special someone who’s far away it’s a thoughtful way to show to that person your feelings, your support, love or appreciation.

When you pick flowers to send them to someone, do it thinking about the one that will get them. If you want to say to a beautiful lady that you love her, the best way to do it is a huge red rose bouquet. If you want to lighten a friend’s bad day, pick some colorful, happy flowers. A wild flowers bouquet or some tulips are the perfect choices for such situations.

When sending someone flowers for someone’s birthday, it’s a nice gesture to make a bouquet containing as many flowers as the number of years that the person is celebrating. You need to be careful with one thing, however. If the number of years is even, you should add an extra flower to the bouquet. Bouquets made of pairs of flowers are considered to bring bad luck. For example, if a person is turning 32, bring them a bouquet made of 32 red roses and a single white rose.

When sending flowers to someone, don’t consider only bouquets. A very nice gesture is to send flowers that are actually alive, in pots. For example, you can send a pot with colorful lilies or tulips. Once the flowers pass, the bulbs remain, and the person who got the pot can put the bulbs in the garden. This way, instead of enjoying your flowers for a couple of days, the person who receives them will have them for years, in their garden.

You simply can’t go wrong with flowers – everyone enjoys receiving them. Sending flowers is always a nice gesture, because they are the perfect recipients for our feelings. It’s so much easier to let people know what you felt through flowers than through words. And most of the time, flowers do a much better job than words. Not only is a picture is worth a thousand words – we can say the exact same thing about flowers.




Jamie Highland writes about events and parties, like weddings and baby showers. To find out more about great themes for a baby shower or to shop for flower baby shower theme supplies or some baby shower favors, visit My Baby Shower Favors.

Sunday, July 31, 2011

Hospital Gift Ideas for Sick Friends and Relatives

When you have a sick friend or relative that has to spend some time in hospital, you would do just about anything to make him or her feel better. And you are perfectly right to do so – when a person is happy and optimistic, he or she will recover much faster. If you buy a small item for a sick friend or relative who is in hospital, you need to make sure that the gift is funny, entertaining or…delicious. There are two categories of gifts you can get for people in hospital: edible or non-edible.

Hospital food is horrible – your sick friends or relatives in hospital will appreciate a delicious treat. Whether it’s fruits, sweets or something else, you will make to the sick person a great surprise. However, you have to check first if your friend or relative is allowed to have such snacks or he or she has to follow a special diet. Before buying foods for sick people check with the family what type of foods you should get. You don’t have to be the one who takes chocolate to a sick person and he or she can’t eat it.

Spending entire days on a hospital bed is really boring for the sick person. A suitable gift for a friend or a relative who is in hospital would be something that makes time go faster: a book of his or her favorite author, some magazines, an MP3 or MP4 player to listen to the music. Comic books are also a great gift idea for sick persons having to spend time in hospital – superheroes adventures certainly help everyone to forget they have to stay in hospital for days. You can also buy some games that can be played by a single person, like Sudoku or crossword puzzle. Buying a laptop for a sick friend or relative might be a little too expensive, but you can lend them your laptop for the entire hospitalization period. Make sure you have a lot of computer games and movies on your laptop.

Flowers, balloons and cards are perfect to cheer a sick person in hospital. Such a gift will make the room prettier and friendlier. Your sick friend or relative will enjoy the beauty of the flowers and the encouraging “Get well soon” message from your card. Funny gifts are another option for the moments when you have to visit your sick friends or relatives in hospital. Think about something that it will make them laugh: a T-shirt with a funny message printed on, amusing stickers for the bandages or some comic toys.

If you have to visit a child who is in the hospital, you can make him or her really happy with the right toy, whether it’s a doll, a car, Lego game or something else. To help a child to deal with that stressful situation, you can buy him or her a toy doctor play set. Surely the child will cooperate better with the doctors if he or she has a set of instruments that are just like the ones that doctors are using. And remember, the best gift you can make for your sick friends and relatives are moral support and attention.




Jamie Highland writes about weddings, gifts, and other occasions. To find out more about fun items you can buy as gifts for friends or to shop for baby shower gifts or for baby shower games, visit My Baby Shower Favors.

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Wedding Anniversary Gifts for Her

Wedding anniversaries are very special moments for all couples. It’s that time of year when you celebrate the fact that the two of you are together, happy and loving each other. And, if you want to stay that way, you definitely need to find a special gift for your lady. Remember – the most important thing is to buy something that will show her you took the time to consider her preferences and passions.

A truly spectacular wedding anniversary gift is a few days trip, just the two of you, to a romantic destination. You will impress her for sure if you pick a destination she dreamed about for a long time or the same place where the two of you were at for your honeymoon.

Jewelry is always a good choice – all women love good jewelry. But you’ll get some extra points if you engrave the piece of jewelry with something special, like a declaration of your love.

Offer her a very special treat, like a day to the spa, with everything included: cosmetic treatment, massages and sauna. After an entire day of pampering, she will certainly be in the mood for celebration.

The classic combination – chocolate, flowers and wine – is always a winner. But you need to make sure you’re getting her favorite flowers, a bottle of nice, expensive wine and some fine chocolate.

Generally, buying clothes and shoes for ladies is a little risky. However, if you are positive you know her sizes and there is an item she really wants, you can get it for her. But remember, you need to be absolutely sure about the size, model and color, or you’re in big trouble!

A gift certificate, even if it might seem really impersonal and unromantic, might be the right choice sometimes. But it better be packed inside the most romantic greeting card ever and with the most beautiful red rose.

A great wedding anniversary gift is something that will show her you know everything about her and her hobbies. So, if she loves opera, get her a complete collection of CD’s with her favorite tunes or, if she loves gardening, a gardening book.

Engraved watches also make great anniversary gifts. It’s a way to tell her you love every minute you spend with her and you hope for a lifetime of special moments together.

Electronic gadgets make great wedding anniversary presents. You can get for your wife a new laptop or notebook, a sophisticated phone to help her keep contact with all the loved ones, or some other item like a digital photo frame.

If your wife loves cooking and organizing dinner parties, then everything related to the kitchen makes a good gift for her. You can buy her a new kitchen robot, a set of pots and pans, or all sorts of tableware. However, make sure she really wants and needs those items. So, before actually getting her tableware and kitchen accessories as a wedding anniversary gift, ask her discreetly if that’s a good idea.



Jamie Highland writes about events, like weddings and baby showers. To find out more about how to find the perfect gift for any occasion or to shop for baby shower gifts or other baby shower games, visit My Baby Shower Favors.