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Celebrity Gift Alert
Guy Gave Madonna a $21,000 Ice-Pick…What?
Jul 14th
According to the Insider, Guy Ritchie bought Madonna a $21,000 dagger. Now that’s an expensive knife!
To celebrate the release of her new album he purchased a jewel-studded ‘ice-pick’ designed by Jade Jagger. Apparently Madge already has one and he thought she needed another. Yup, seems necessary to me.
If you happen to need a $20k ice-pick for your next get-together you can apparently purchase them at Harrods.
Britney Gave Kevin a Diamond Watch
Jun 19th
While Britney has certainly had her share of messes there is one thing you can say…the girl knows how to shop.
According to ShowBiz Spy, this past April, Britney gave Kevin a $150,000 diamond encrusted watch from Jacob & Co for his 30th birthday.
I don’t know the exact watch she gave him but I did find a similar model at Luxury Bazaar retailing for….$1 million. Pocket change right?
Here are some of the specs:
- 71.36 ct on Total Diamond Weight
- 329 Baguette & 5 rose cut diamonds on dial
- 224 Baguette diamonds on band
Ridiculous! But hey if you have the money I’m sure it would make a great gift for someone that really, really likes watches…or diamonds!
Angelina Gave Brad a $100,000 Motorcycle
May 29th
We always see photos of Brad Pitt taking the kids for rides in helicopters, playing on ATV’s and cruising around all sexy on his motorcycles (I added the ‘all sexy’ part). So for a man who already has all of these toys, what in the world do you get him for his birthday?
According to the Courier Mail, you apparently buy him a $100,000 custom engraved motorcycle. Or at least that is what you do if you are Angelina Jolie.
Angelina gave Brad a brand new motorcycle featuring a plaque on the handlebars that reads ‘My Sweetheart, the Drunk‘. While that doesn’t sound very romantic, it’s the name of a Jeff Buckley album, who is apparently Brad’s favorite musician.
Now I can’t afford to buy Brad a brand new motorcycle but I can give him great gift-buying tips…he’ll probably want to marry me soon.
Posh gives kids $50,000 Treehouse
May 2nd
Luxist reported in November that the Beckhams gave their three boys an out of the ordinary tree fort, costing around $50,000!!!
The ‘TreeTent‘ from Neiman Marcus is a 13-foot tall pseudo-building boasting a 9-foot diameter, hardwood floors and a round mattress inside. That’s a pretty big tent/tree-fort/whatever it is!
While most of us can’t afford to buy our kids glorified tents costing $50k, we can explore other options.
Build Your own
There are a ton of places on the internet that have free plans and drawings available. All you need is a visit to your home depot and a few friends who know what they are doing. Heck, my dad nailed a few pieces of plywood to the tree in my backyard and called it a tree fort – I was perfectly happy with that.
Hire Someone To Build It
This will certainly cost you more than nailing some boards to a tree but there are some really cool designs available out there. Check out Tree Top Builders or The Living Tree House.
Buy a Pre-Made TreeHouse or PlayHouse
This is probably the easiest option and probably the best in terms of value. There are a number of places out there where you can get a cool tree house/fortfor relatively cheap and you don’t have to build it.
Whatever you choose if you have the tree or the yard for it, I guarantee your kids will love having a tree house. Or if you have an extra $50k, a tree tent!
Help Your Expectant Mother Party Like a Celebrity – with a Diaper Cake!
Apr 29th
I saw not too long ago that Jessica Alba received a diaper cake from her mother (I think) at her baby shower. I’m trying to find the article I read specifically, but all I’ve been able to come up with so far is this picture of an article in People magazine which references the cake in question.
In my research, I also found mention of a Sex and the City episode where Carrie and Samantha give Miranda a diaper cake.
If you want to get your diaper cake from the same, trendy store that Jessica received hers from, check out Intuition’s online shop (the store is located on 10581 W. Pico Blvd. in Los Angeles).
I’m more of a believer of buying from “the little guy” and “good people”, and I was lucky enough to find Belinda Wasser’s Blueberry Babies online, and the diaper cakes she offers:
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| pink orchids | blue mums |
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| mint green gladiolas | pink safari daisies |
For those of you who want to do-it-yourself, check out this tutorial on how to make a diaper cake.
Check out this page on our site for additional gift ideas for expecting moms …
