Archive for March, 2008

Miley Cyrus received a necklace with a peace sign charm on it. And the gift-giver? A member of the paparazzi! Wonder if that will help him get preferential pic opps?

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Miley Cyrus showing off her new peace charm necklace!
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Here are some other cool peace sign necklaces, charms and jewelry to check out…

Blu Bijoux Chinese Peace Necklace

Archive Design Peace and Love Brass Charm Necklace

Blu Bijoux Chinese Peace Necklace
$50.00, Archive Design peace and love brass charm necklace. Three brass charms suspended from a 25 inch brass ball chain. The charms include one brass circle pendant with a peace sign, another circle pendant with the word love and a small brass hart. The two circle pendants measure 3/4 inch and have an antique-look finish. $20.00, Blu Bijoux chinese peace necklace.  Gold plated necklace featuring three charms, including the word “Peace”, a disc with the Chinese symbol for peace, and an Austrian crystal encrusted peace sign. The charms hang 3/4 inch long from an 18 inch chain with a 2 inch extension. Necklace fastens with a lobster claw clasp.

And, here are some high-end options from Heavenly Treasures:

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14k Gold Peace SignCharm Pendant

14k White Gold Necklace w Diamond & Sapphire Peace Sign Pendant

Ruby and Diamond Peace Sing Pendant on 14k White Gold Chain
$98 $398 $498

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Large Sapphire & Diamond Peace Sign Necklace

14k Yellow Gold & Diamond Peace Sign Necklace

Ruby & Diamond Peace Sign Ring
$498 $498 $498

Peace out.


Strange, Strange Delicacies

Posted by giftguy, Mar 28th, 2008

Think you know an adventurous eater? Give them a true test with these exotic, epicurean delights from Edible.com

croc_curry.jpg Green Crocodile Curry – This curry has been made in Bangkok especially for Edible to a traditional Thai recipe. It contains fresh farm raised Crocodile meat and fragrant vegetables, herbs and spices. It is cooked so all you need to do is open the can, heat and it is best served with steamed jasmine rice.The sale of this product helps the conservation of Wild Siamese Crocodiles in South East Asia which are critically endangered!
hornet_honey.jpg Giant Hornet Honey – This honey is collected in a farm on a remote Island in Southern Japan, from Giant Japanese Hornets. The hornet is placed on a needle to enable the enzymes in its body to be released into the honey. The honey is very fluid and tastes delicious, somewhat like honey that has been mixed with port or brandy. The Giant Japanese Hornet is the largest species of wasp in the world, and it contains special enzymes in its body which are reputed to increase strength and energy levels. Giant Japanese Hornets have one of the most incredible stamina’s of any living creature and this stamina can be temporarily passed into the system of those who consume it.
lizard_wine.jpg Lizard Wine – This Brandy like liquor is produced by steeping Rice Wine in a clay vat full of Tokay Gecko Lizards and Ginseng. After a 12 month fermentation process has taken place, the liquor is then strained resulting in this green colored drink. Consumption of Lizard Wine is said to ward off evil and to improve vision!
mopani_worms.jpg Mopani Worms – Mopane’s are a staple part of the diet in Southern Africa, they are harvested twice a year and sold in the local markets.The mopane worm is the brightly colored caterpillar of the Emperor Moth. It gets its name from living on the leaves of the mopane tree.The worms are hand picked or shaken off the trees.The local collector’s squeeze the Caterpillars to remove their bright green ‘guts’ and then they are cooked in a cauldron of salty water until the water has evaporated, they are then dried in the Hot African Sun. Their protein content is three times that of beef, weight for weight, and they are traditionally cooked in a stew containing tomatoes and onions.The biggest worms have the best flavor as they contain more fat ; the texture is similar to tofu or soya meat and they taste a little like dried fish, but they seem to soak up the flavor of whatever they are cooked with. Mopane’s can also be eaten as they are as a snack like, ‘jerky’.
scorpians.jpg Detoxified Uncooked ScorpionsJust rinse in cold water then they can be either fried in oil for 15-20 seconds till crisp and served with a sweet chili dip.Or you can bake them in the oven on 170 degrees till dry and crisp then toss them in salt and pepper as an interesting movie snack or party appetizer!

If you’re lucky, your gift recipient will share!


Baby Bouquet BunchA friend of mine was looking to buy a gift for her pregnant co-worker but she didn’t know what to get. She didn’t have access to the registry, she didn’t want to spend too much and she wanted it to be something unique but useful.

In one of the local stores we came across this cute bouquet called “The Baby Bunch”. The baby bunch is a “bunch” of clothes rolled up and designed to look like a flower bouquet. They have different colors, different sizes, different seasons and they even offer organic clothes.

The prices start around $29.95 for buckets and $49.99 for bunches but you get a complete set of clothing and it is put together beautifully. The medium yellow bunch is probably my favorite but the winter bunch is adorable too. They also offer “Thanks a bunches” for your friends who aren’t pregnant.

The Baby Bunch is definitely a cool and unique gift that your friends will be sure to love. Heck, I love them and I am not pregnant! Someone send MsGift a thanks a bunch!

>> Read more gift ideas for expecting mothers

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George Clooney enjoys watching movies. And so do most of his friends.

For Christmas 2005, he gave each of his closest friends 100 DVDs – George’s favorite movies from 1964 to 1976.  You can watch George discuss his favorite movies on the AMC Channel.

Here’s the list of movies:

  1. Alfie (with Michael Caine)
  2. Alice doesn’t live here anymore
  3. All the president’s men
  4. Alphaville
  5. American Graffiti
  6. Badlands
  7. The Bad News Bears
  8. Bang the Drum Slowly
  9. Blazing Saddles
  10. Blow-Up
  11. Bonnie and Clyde
  12. Bound for Glory
  13. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
  14. Cabaret
  15. The Candidate
  16. Carnal Knowledge
  17. Cat Ballou
  18. Catch-22
  19. Chinatown
  20. A Clockwork Orange
  21. The Conversation
  22. Cool Hand Luke
  23. The Day of the Jackal
  24. Deliverance
  25. Dog Day Afternoon
  26. Don’t Look Back
  27. Don’t Look Now
  28. Dr Strangelove
  29. Easy Rider
  30. Everything You always wanted to know about Sex but were afraid to ask
  31. The Exorcist
  32. Fail Safe
  33. Five Easy Peaces
  34. The French Connection
  35. The Front
  36. The Godfather
  37. The Godfather Part II
  38. The Graduate
  39. The Great Gatsby
  40. A Hard Days’s Night
  41. Harold and Maude
  42. High Plains Drifter
  43. The Hot Rock
  44. I am Cuba
  45. In Cold Blood
  46. In the Heat of the Night
  47. Jaws
  48. Jeremia Johnson
  49. The King of Marvin Gardens
  50. Klute
  51. The Ladykillers (1955 version)
  52. The Last Detail
  53. The Last Picture Show
  54. Last Tango in Paris
  55. Lenny
  56. The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
  57. The Lion in Winter
  58. Little Murders
  59. The Longest Yard
  60. The Long Goodbye
  61. A Man and a Woman
  62. Marathon Man
  63. M*A*S*H
  64. McCabe & Mrs Miller
  65. Mean Streets
  66. Midnight Cowboy
  67. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
  68. Murder on the Orient Express
  69. My Fair Lady
  70. Nashville
  71. Network
  72. The Odd Couple
  73. The Omen
  74. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
  75. Paper Moon
  76. Papillon
  77. The Parallax View
  78. The Party
  79. Patton
  80. The Pawn Broker
  81. The Producers
  82. Rosemary’s Baby
  83. Serpico
  84. Seven Days in May
  85. Shampoo
  86. Sleeper
  87. Smile
  88. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
  89. The Sting
  90. Straw Dogs
  91. The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
  92. Taxi Driver
  93. The Thomas Crown Affair
  94. Three Days of the Condor
  95. 2001: A Space Odyssey
  96. Wait Until Dark
  97. The Way We Were
  98. Who’s Afraid of Virgina Woolf?
  99. Young Frankenstein
  100. Z

For your movie-lover, consider creating your own movie gift basket.


Get Your Kids a Penguin Umbrella

Posted by MsGift, Mar 25th, 2008

Penguin Place Umbrella for kidsWaddle Waddle Waddle!  Just thinking about penguins makes me laugh.  They are cute, fun to watch and pretty much loved by all, especially children.

I came across this adorable penguin umbrella at the Penguin Place.  I have never seen anything like it and I have to imagine that any kid would love carrying this around…heck, I would love carrying this around! 

Here is what they have to say:

“This cool kids penguin umbrella is so cute, your kids will be looking forward to rainy days…Perfect for waddling kids 3 to 12 years old.”

The umbrella only costs $11.95 (a deal in my eyes) and can be ordered through the Penguin Place website.   


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