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High quality gifts that will last a lifetime are among the most special gifts, especially when a lot of thought is put into the gift itself. A sweater may only last a season and the giver of gift cards are often forgot. Instead, a gift of high quality will allow the recipient to think of the giver years later when they use or look at it. Classic Game Board Classic games, like cribbage, will never truly go out of style. A cribbage board is beautiful to look at, making it a great idea for a coffee table game. There are...

Your iPad is probably already a part of your daily life, from working to watching videos to window shopping. It shouldn't come as a surprise then that there are some incredibly unique iPad accessories out there that will make your life easier, a little more stylish, and all around better. FridgePad The FridgePad is an easy solution to a problem a lot of us have. We use our iPad throughout the house, so where is a central place to put it? The idea is so put it on your fridge or a metal cabinet in your office with easy to...

Looking to stay sharp? Look no further than a puzzle. Not only do puzzles and puzzle-based games activate both the left and right hemispheres of the brain, but the simple act of solving these hands-on problems exercises the brain cells and pushes them to maximize both their efficiency and their capacity—and that’s a win/win for puzzlers of any age. Keep am them and you’ll be less likely to wind up suffering from memory loss now and in the future, as well as more severe conditions including Alzheimer’s and dementia. So how to get your daily “puzzle time” in? You could crack open...

Remember time capsules? Depending on when you grew up, chances are you’ve left your mark (and your photo, favorite book, message…) on at least one. In today’s increasingly connected universe, things like time capsules don’t seem to pack the same punch they once did—why bury it when you can, simply, store it in the cloud? But increasingly people are looking for ways to preserve the present in meaningful, personal ways. One we saw and loved? A series of small boxes customized to the specific month, year or other moment in time—mini “chapters,” as the DIY archivist told us. Inside each...

We’ve seen it all—Secret Boxes filled with quarters, safety pins, jewelry, bike parts, car keys and dice. One buyer turned hers into an emergency sewing kit, for rips and tears on the road. Another loaded a lifetime of happy memories onto a flash drive and popped it into a “Love” Secret Box, creating the ultimate anniversary gift for his parents. Countless Heartwood fans have shared that they use theirs as a custom wood pill box. The list goes on and on. Some of our recent favorites? Sentimental SouvenirMy husband and I spent our honeymoon on Tybee Island off the coast of Georgia....