365 Days of Bliss: Giraffe Love
Hello everyone! Lynnette here today bringing you a little bit of bliss to get your weekend started off right.
My little sister Alyssa’s birthday is today (and by “little” I mean she is turning 24, haha, but she’ll always be little to me!) so in honor of her turning the big 2-4, today’s post is all about one of her personal faves: giraffes.
In my family, we have a tradition that for any major gift giving, the gift recipient is required to send out an email present wishlist so we can all make sure we get something good. When you are spread out across the country as my family is, it can be tough to know what to get!
But I’ll admit, ordering something off someone’s wishlist isn’t quite as exciting as finding that perfect gift on your own.
So in an effort to find something unique and amazing, I headed to everyone’s favorite homemade shopping site, Etsy, to see what giraffe-tastic treasures I could find that Alyssa would love. And let me tell you, there was some awesome stuff to behold.
But you don’t have to take my word for it. Instead I’ve put together a lovely roundup of my favorite giraffe themed items that caught my eye on Etsy.
1st row: Giraffe Laptop Decal by quirkk, Giraffe Pillows by BlueDoorStyle, Giraffe on Tricycle by jangoArts
2nd row: Giraffe Wall Decal by DecorDesigns, Giraffe Necklace by idreamicanfly, Giraffe Giclee by ThePaperNut
3rd row: Modern Giraffe Art by ModernPop, Giraffe Scarf by rainbowswirlz, Giraffe Watercolor by Splodgepodge
Now of course I’m not going to spoil the surprise and tell you what I picked out for Alyssa, but I hope this giraffe roundup has inspired you to add a little giraffe fun to your own life.
And hey, just in case there was any doubt about Alyssa’s love of giraffes, here’s a photo of her getting up close and personal with one of the lovely giraffes at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs:
If that’s not a look of sheer giraffe bliss, I don’t know what is.
Happy Birthday Alyssa! Hope you have a super awesome day!
Have a great weekend everyone!
scrap2day said...
on September 17th, 2011 at 12:26 pm
Happy Birthday to your sis.
Going to check out some of those gifts you found at Etsy. As you can tell from my avie here at the Sweet Shoppe I love giraffes too. (It’s a self-portrait of me feeding a giraffe which ended up all giraffe).