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and I'm not a great gift-giver. 

My oldest sister, who I adore, has been an angel to me and my siblings during a strangely difficult year this year. For me personally, she's helped me through crisis and recently gave me a job that's been a blessing in so many ways. 

I'd love to give her something really special for Christmas, but I don't know what. 

Also it can't be too expensive and I'd have to be able to get it locally. 

That's not asking too much, is it? Ideas? 

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Do you knit or crochet? A nice afghan would be great.

What about a favorite picture of the family or of your parents that you can place in a nice frame? Or have the picture painted onto a nice canvas?

How about having someone you know draw a short cartoon and you caption it? Make it about her and how she is a superhero for her help to you? 

A coupon thing to watch her kids while she has a day alone? or clean her house? make her dinner for a week? or put family recipes in a book with anecdotal stories about grandma's cookie recipe?

If we know some of her interests maybe we can offer more.

 

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She is a voracious reader. I'd love to find her a beautiful book, but I haven't left myself much time. 

 

She's one of those people who does everything extremely well. Gourmet chef, amazing seamstress, she crochets, makes jewelry, she's a savvy businesswoman, beautiful style. Most amazing ability of anyone I know to love and nurture everyone around her. She's also old enough to be my mother so we're in different stages. She's a grandma now. :)  She's financially in a good place, and doesn't like extra "stuff", so it makes it hard to get her anything. She's appreciative but ultimately doesn't keep things around.

 

I love the cartoon idea. I happen to have an in-house artist that's perfect for the job. :) 

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11 hours ago, Eowyn said:

and I'm not a great gift-giver. 

My oldest sister, who I adore, has been an angel to me and my siblings during a strangely difficult year this year. For me personally, she's helped me through crisis and recently gave me a job that's been a blessing in so many ways. 

I'd love to give her something really special for Christmas, but I don't know what. 

Also it can't be too expensive and I'd have to be able to get it locally. 

That's not asking too much, is it? Ideas? 

Paint a Christmas tree ornament that fits the role she has played in your life.  Perhaps an angel?

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I just purchased a little guardian angel figurine at Deseret Book for my SIL.  Everyone needs a reminder that someone is watching out for them.

 

https://deseretbook.com/p/angel-caring-figurine-willow-tree-76213?variant_id=22362-resin

 

For books, I love the old binding style classics at Barnes and Noble.

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