DIY Files - Part I

Starting today, the blog will boast of a new series called the DIY (the DIY files from now on)

The first DIY starts with a Craft Idea to make a Paper Bouquet at Home. You would need these - 

• Take colored paper and cut it in the shape of a flower you love. 
• Add some glitter to this paper.
• Punch in a hole at the center of the flower using the punching machine.
• Take the bendable straw and poke it in the hole, with smaller side on front. 
• Using the scissor, cut small streams out of the lower end of the straw and bend them to get them to lie down parallel with the paper
• Make as many flowers as you like  and tie them up together with a ribbon 

Your homemade bouquet is ready - use it as a Mother's day surprise, or to brighten up a special day for anyone you love. In this era when all one craves from another is time, a gift on which genuine effort and thought has been spent is sure to be appreciated.

Gifts for Workplace

All of us, at some time or the other struggle with what would make a perfect gift in a given setting. For someone you know at a personal level, the options are quite some. Finding a gift for someone in the workplace is an altogether different arena. (And something I still struggle with, after working for many years, with many people, in many organizations, from many geographies). A non-controversial and basic list such as the one below may help you next time you want to gift someone from your workplace.

• Mugs work well with peers, someone within your team or lunch group 

• Desk adornments like a clock or a mirror piece can be given to your friendly senior

• Team picture in a modern frame is perfect for occasions such as as send-offs

• Cocktail set from Magpie is a huge hit as a wedding gift (wow, that rhymed!)

• Laptop bag is sure to make a useful gift 

• Monogrammed pens are still the best gift for someone to whom you wish to express your gratitude. 

P.S.  - There could be times when people (would be gift receivers) are not any of the types to use or appreciate such gifts. Shopping coupons from a popular store are easiest for such testing kinds.