I’d like to
re-introduce my passion with some exciting gifts from Christmas.
Holiday gift giving can be exhausting. I truly believe that
we all start with the best of intentions, to find personal gifts that will put
smiles on the faces of those that we love, but the crowds, packed schedules,
and hard-to-stick-to-budgets can leave us reaching for gift cards and closet
re-gifts. Sometimes it takes receiving a great gift to remember why the effort’s
worth it.
Great vintage gift 1 of 2:
One item that has
been on my vintage wish list FOREVER is an old, rusty fan in working
condition. Unlike my still banks that
are more difficult to come across (even more difficult to find one at a
reasonable cost), I see these fans everywhere. More so, I see them all at the
same price range. It is this frequency
that has prevented me from committing.
Why buy one now that maybe I’ll see somewhere next week, or saw last
week, for twenty bucks less? Well, that potential to save $20 on the fan has
gone on for at least three years now!
My home probably would never have been graced with one of
these industrial masterpieces had it not been for receiving it as a gift. Not
only did I receive the perfectly rusted, perfectly sized, perfectly operating
fan, but a fan with a little American history. Thank you Evan!!!!
The Emerson fan company has been making fan in the United
States for 113 years. Their organization
even manufactured the first electric motor to run on alternating currents! I honestly, don’t really know what that means
but I do know that the little fan I now own by Emerson is the quietest fan I’ve
ever heard; even compared to modern models. I'm still a little nervous to use it, but love it as a beautiful piece of American history in our living room.
This was definitely a gift that made me squeal with delight
upon receipt. Receiving a thoughtful gift makes us feel loved. It shows that the gifter listens to you and
engages in your interests. That they
want to do something that makes us smile.
Receiving a gift like this makes us want to return that feeling to those
in our lives. It makes all of the
craziness in holiday shopping worthwhile.
It’s not really about the value of what we give or receive but showing
that we appreciate what makes those around us special. So next time you’re
about to reach for a famous-coffee-company-gift-card-, rethink if a latte is
really what would let that person know you listen to them.
