Accessory Doll Gift Gras Jester Mardi Blog

Choosing a gift for someone to display in their home can be frustrating. On the other hand, if you're shopping for a friend or family member, you can give a present that will be appreciated.

When to Not Give Home Décor Presents

If you've never been to your friend's home, I would definitely not give a household item unless it's for a recent bride with a gift registry. Even if you're gift shopping with your friend and she points out a darling framed picture or frilly pillow, that doesn't mean the item will fit in her personal interior décor.

Perhaps you know your friend collects figurines like I do. Because of my last name, I started collecting fish years ago. However, I collect tiny glass antique fish, about one inch tall. The large wooden fish my mother gave me just doesn't fit my interior décor.

How to Give Home Décor Presents

If you have been to your friend's home and know she needs to complete her home decorating with accessories, here are some gift ideas:

1. Double check your friend's color scheme. Your gift doesn't have to match perfectly to blend in.

2. Make sure her home isn't too crowded with many small decorating items. Many small accessories make a home feel cluttered.

3. Make something yourself that has meaning to you both. For instance, make a stained glass icon to reflect light in her bathroom window.

4. Find an old snapshot of you two from the past. Get the picture touched up professionally and frame it in a frame that blends in with her home decorations.

5. Give your friend a huge candle dressed up with pearls, sequins, or seashells with a base that matches her style. For instance, if she loves silver, crystal, ceramics, or brass, choose that material.

If you give thought to your gift with these interior decorating tips, you will make your friend happy.

The woven white gold bangle is a luxurious gift, probably most appropriate for wives and girlfriends, that will be in a jewelry box for many years to come. It is handmade from 14ct white gold, and has a very individual woven texture around the center section of the bangle. It is interesting, but easy to coordinate, free and flowing, but still very traditional. Not to mention the fact that it matches perfectly with so many other pieces in the range, including the earrings below…

The Kiss diamond earrings at right are part of the Hot Diamonds range – where romance is as natural as breathing, and every piece makes every day feel like a cocktail party. They have a sleek huggie look, six brilliant cut white diamonds (altogether), and a dainty sizing at 1.5 cm long. The sterling silver base is rhodium plated to help keep them looking nice for years and years of wear. Again, with a name like that, you can understand how they’d be best as a romantic gift this Christmas!

We have quite a few kid’s jewelry items in store as well – even little girls have a sixth sense about the quality of jewelry, and the silver spray-painted bead necklaces from the dollar store stop making little girls’ eyes widen at about age 3. Trust me, I’ve seen it happen! Hot Diamonds has the solution – the flower bracelet at right has an adjustable length, so there is no compromising with fit and worrying about it falling off. The full length is 17cm, so your daughter, niece or just little friend can be wearing this well into their teens, and it will still fit for sentimentality in adulthood. Each flower has a tiny diamond in the center, and the piece is actually quite inexpensive.

Another awesome idea for girls which is rarely exploited is the ring idea. Buy a simple design with a feminine-friendly gemstone (like the pink love heart tourmaline ring at right … it doesn’t get any girlier!), and you can have it resized to fit her finger. Bear in mind that this will be best from the pre-teen years onwards – before that kids’ finger tend to flare out towards the base, and a comfortable ring size is often one that will fall off under use. These rings can be resized a few times as she grows.

If you’re buying for a sister, cousin, or just a mate, earrings are an excellent choice. Pendants and necklaces tend to be reserved for their romantic partners to buy for them, and rings are very much a symbol of more-than-platonic involvement. Earrings though, are very long lasting, still quite personal and always appreciated! The rainbow sapphire earrings at right, despite the array of colors, are easy to match with almost any outfit. If your giftee has a mainly white, black, or primary-colored wardrobe, these will fast become an everyday favorite. All of the stones are sapphires, with a combined weight of 1.36ct and a 14ct yellow gold setting.

The amethyst white gold huggie earrings at right are much more budget-friendly, and still a great all-round gift for your friends and loved ones. The huggie design has become quite popular in recent years – it offers the comfort of sleepers with far more adornment potential – much more personalizability! The amethyst ones at right are simple and easy to match – the amethyst drops have 4mm gemstones, and the white gold base is an affordable 9ct variety. They’ll also ship for free, anywhere in the world.

We’ve had some awesome, very uniquely designed watches come into the store lately – both Fossil and DKNY have released some new models in the last couple of months, as has Citizen. DKNY has incorporated some stunning bright colors into their designs, as you can see in the yellow and silver tone stainless steel watch at right. So bright and happy! Watches are a wonderful all-round gift for many different types of females – even if they have one already, you’ll usually find that both will be worn. You can order this model in a variety of sizes and have it shipped to you for free.

Another beautiful all-round gift for just about any female in your life is the aquamarine yellow gold pendant at right. It has a sweet, natural feel, with the gold leaf out the side – and the subtle heart shaping gives it more of a platonic love feel than a romantic one. Aquamarines are a beautiful summer-sky blue color – a bright mix between the white of a diamond and the blue of a topaz. Their coloring makes them extremely versatile in jewelry. The pendant is fairly dainty as well – 14mm in length – and she can pop it on her own favorite chain if you like.

There are literally hundreds of ideas in our Christmas Gifts for Women pages – and thousands to be found throughout the entire site! Keep browsing now, while you have that inspiration – and if you need any help with selection or navigation, our staff are just behind that little Live Help link at the right of screen.