Unique Gifts for those Special Days

It has been a very busy last few weeks with my daughter's birthday celebrations and what not. She was adopted as a 7 year old so since that time we have birthday celebrations instead of a celebration.

This has been a fun filled few days with more to come and I am always looking for fun gifts that are unique for her. She is now 22 yrs. old and has a great sense of style. I enjoy shopping for her and have found it especially important to find that one of a kind, unique gift that surprises her and tickles her at the same time. She is full of ideas, but the surprises really go over big, so I am always on the look out for anything special. I shop on-line at for these gifts because I find I can really surprise her with gifts from Artfire. There are so many categories to look under.

Her closest friend is really into Steampunk fashions and Artfire has a trend category with all things Steampunk. My daughter likes all things involving Disney Princesses. From her first trip to Disneyland on her 8th birthday, to this birthday with Tinkerbell wrappings and pink and red decorations, she loves Disney. It is also part of her plan to have a Disney themed charades game at her birthday parties. It really is a hoot playing with all of her college friends trying to guess Disney characters and movies while eating cake and laughing ourselves silly. And, of course, she usually wins, although some of the kids are getting harder to beat than before. They must be boning up on their Disney.

Presents this year were for redecorating her room and so we found things related to Audrey Hepburn for her and new black waffle weave shower curtain and fancy shower hooks that really dress up her bathroom and make it look sophisticated and classy.

I also give her one of my own creations because it is a tradition since I started my business to make her something. The first gift was one of my purses and she still carries it around. See above for the photo of this purse. And in a few days I will post pictures of what I made for her this year. I can't just yet, because I have yet to give it to her. I am hoping to surprise her so I am sure you'll understand.

What a blessing it has been to bring Kelly into our family and make her our daughter! Yes, there have been struggles and lots of driving and tons of issues to overcome but it has all been worth it and I wouldn't change a thing. I now have one cousin that started with seven children and just adopted 3 children from Ethiopia and a best friend that is in the process of adopting 3 children from the US from one family and she already has 4 children still at home, one who is married and has a little girl of her own, and two of the four still at home are twins. It is a lively home filled with love and much joy and I encourage you to do the same if you have the means and the heart for those less fortunate. They may be less fortunate at first but it is amazing how quickly they become your own. And that makes you both truly blessed.

From our humble home to yours, blessings and lots of laughter!

Liana