Girls Gone Holiday Wild
Edina Kiss Rose Gold Earrings with Smokey Quartz, $45 |
Every year, one of my besties Tracy has an all-girls holiday gift exchange. Thoughts of a white elephant gift exchange may be conjured up in your mind and, if you aren’t familiar with the term “White Elephant” – according to Wikipedia – it is an idiom for a valuable but burdensome possession of which its owner cannot dispose and whose cost (particularly the cost of up keep) is out of proportion to its worth.
I still have a sombrero chip
and dip platter that I scored at a family reunion many moons ago, so you catch my
drift.
Well, Tracy’s party ain’t your
grandmother’s white elephant gift exchange.
The premise is sort of a favorite things party. Each woman – who wants to participate (as it is optional) – brings a nice gift valued at about $100. Each player then selects a number based on how many participants are partaking in the festivities and predetermines the order. Each woman can select a gift from under the tree or steal a gift from another gal. From there, it gets pretty wild, especially when the wine gets flowing.
Tracy has some ground rules
but it is so fun to watch how “us” (and I include myself) women can get so
catty by stealing gift after gift until it is locked. Meow!
This party is such a guilty
pleasure of mine and I always leave feeling happy and with a luxury gift that I
wouldn’t normally splurge on for myself.
This year was no exception
and the gifts were plentiful: there were
lots of fun vests, a shearling coat, Lululemon wares, bejeweled purses, gift
cards and even a brand-new crisp $100 bill…along with some lottery
tickets. Fun!
Although part of the challenge for me is coming up with a gift idea that will incite a riot among the party goers.
This year, I was pret-ty
happy with my contribution which was Edina Kiss Jewelry: the 3-toned connected
bangle and 20K Golf-filled hammered hoops.
Edina Kiss is a Manhattan
Beach-based jewelry designer who started creating her designs as a hobby but
soon became overwhelmed by the number of people who inquired about buying her jewelry.
Today, her designs can be seen on women everywhere – even some of the hottest
celebrities and models. Edina Kiss designs
have even been showcased in such publications as Elle, Marie Claire, InStyle, Life & Style just to name a few.
Edina Kiss pieces are designed with beautiful natural stones such as Amethyst, Lemon Quartz
and Citrine. She also uses Fresh Water Cultured Pearls and Swarovski Crystals
cocooned in fine strands of gold and sterling silver which serve to distinguish
her collections from other jewelry lines on the market.
Right now, along with her
latest collection, Edina Kiss is showcasing 24 gifts that sparkle at www.edinakiss.com.
It would be hard not to find the perfect gift
for every woman on your list and, unlike the girls gift exchange, you won’t
have to put up a fight.
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