with love from abu dhabi

{ everyday greetings collection in arabic and english by natoof }

hello from the united arab emirates! of course there are etsy crafters here.

both of the above cards are true: miss you much. and you rock.

thank you for your patience while i take a much-needed vacation to see dear friends and regroup. can you believe it's almost december? i can't.

tomorrow, dubai. inshallah. this is the furthest i have ever been from home.

happy thanksgiving to my friends in the states!

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50th: golden wedding anniversary gifts

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my stepfather's parents are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary this weekend -- 50! years! -- and i've been trying for several weeks to think of a gift. originally we thought to hire a photographer to come and take a great family shot, but then we found out they don't want a big fuss and want the party to be very low key. we're taking them to fancy dinner the day after the party, but what does one give a couple who has been together for so long, travels frequently, and is not lacking for much? what would be meaningful to commemorate 50 years?

maybe... a cd with top 10 hits from the year they got married -- 1959! -- or something with "gold" in the name that isn't a gold-rimmed plate or picture frame... and we don't have vintage photos, so photo/slideshow is out. any ideas?

evies: handmade ring pillows

{ chocolate and lavender ring pillow }

as part of catching up, evie wrote (back in *august*, mind you) with these gorgeous ring pillows, which you may have seen featured on stylemepretty around then --

i think these are *wonderful* -- am wishing you all success, evie!





for more, see evies.etsy.com

top ten vintage wedding items on etsy: nov. 1st

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