Giving With Meaning: Turn ordinary items into meaningful gifts using folklore, legends and traditions [Perfect Paperback]

Patricia Sheehy (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 15, 2007

This year's go-to book for thoughtful and creative gift-giving ideas. Discover how to turn ordinary items into meaningful gifts using folklore, legends, and traditions. An elegant, four-color book, with sample notes and gift tags, Giving with Meaning is inspiring, helpful and fun to read. Plus, it makes a perfect gift - one for you and one for everyone on your list!

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About the Author

Patricia Sheehy is the author of two novels, Veil of Illusion, and Field of Destiny, which features Giving with Meaning as a story element. She and her husband live in Connecticut.

Product Details

• Perfect Paperback: 100 pages
• Publisher: Oak Tree Press (June 15, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1892343495
• ISBN-13: 978-1892343499
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 8.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,395,392 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Made Me Look Cool & Thouthtful, May 12, 2008

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Edward - See all my reviews

This review is from: Giving With Meaning: Turn ordinary items into meaningful gifts using folklore, legends and traditions (Perfect Paperback)

August 2011. I'm editing my previous review because I have to say how much I like this new version of the original book. Same great information but new size and price. Only $10. Great cover. It looks like a gift in and of itself. This book has so many great ideas, even guys like me who are not all that creative, can come up with a gift that actually means something! And it doesn't have to be expensive. The good part is that it's not just a line listing of ideas, like every other gift book out there. This book gives the folklore behind all kinds of ordinary items, like a cat or an evergreen tree, or a pineapple and then tells you how to use the ideas for cool, interesting gifts. I thank the author for this new size and shape. And the affordable price! I will actually be giving this book to my employees as a holiday present this year. On another note, this book saved my life when I needed to buy my wife an anniversary gift. I didn't have a clue about what to give. I'm better with big gifts from the local jewelry store. But we said small, thoughtful gifts. Talk about pressure. A friend recommended the ideas in Giving with Meaning and I can't tell you how it saved my anniversary. I used the lettuce idea (you've got to read the book -- it's an idea for lovers). I bought a great salad bowl and then made a salad and served it to her with her favorite wine. I even went the extra mile and wrote a note using the ideas in the book. I also gave her a scarf with fringe -- the fringe is a symbol of good luck and she was up for a new job. Bottom line: if you need some easy ideas and want to come off as someone who didn't just run to the mall and pick up the first thing you saw, this is the book for you.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What could be better?, July 19, 2007

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Judith L. Mandel - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Giving With Meaning: Turn ordinary items into meaningful gifts using folklore, legends and traditions (Perfect Paperback)

A book that helps me give meaningful gifts to my favorite people! Who doesn't need this kind of help?
The history and folklore are fascinating, and make for intriguiing gift ideas that will be truly unique.
Get it before the holidays!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Acorns and Rosemary celebrate the occasions., September 28, 2009

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Judy Robbins (Glastonbury, CT) - See all my reviews
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I keep this book handy! A client was moving into a new home and I wanted something "more than a card" but less than a formal gift. I turned to Giving With Meaning and found that the Norse believed that the acorn would protect homes from Thor's thunder and lightning. I enclosed a tiny silver acorn in my card along with the legend and Sheehy's suggested greeting: "to safeguard you and your home against all kinds of thunder and lightning."
Another time, I used rosemary and roses in a bridal headpiece I made - the rosemary tied with silk ribbons for loyalty and love and the roses for love and beauty. Everyone was impressed that the headpiece had significance and I felt especially good making it. The book even has stuff like the anniversary elements (paper, wood, pottery etc.) and the meanings of colors, spices, plants and flowers. Also handy to have the birthstones listed. Highly recommended!