What Are You Getting Your Dad for Father's Day?

Father's Day is JUNE 19th.  That's two weeks from Sunday. How will you honor the important man  or men in your life on that day? 
Will you wait until   the last minute, then rush out to the drugstore for whatever card is left on the evening of the 18th? 

Please say you won't do that! 

Green Lattice Father's Day Card:

Here's an idea to get you going now!
Is your guy, dad, or grandad a hot papa?  ("G" rated, of course!)  If so, then have a look at these selections from TropiCards on Zazzle.



Clockwise from upper left:  1 Hot Papa shirt; 1 Hot Papa tall stein; 1 Hot Grandpa iPhone case; 1 Hot Grandpa hat.  MATCHING CARDS also available.

Read More about Hot Folks Cards and Gifts for Fathers Day, Birthdays, Everyday

If the Hot Folks design line isn't quite what you are looking for, you can find other ideas here:  Fathers Day Gift Ideas and Gifts for Mom and Dad  - and also here:  Gifts and Matching Cards for Dad or Mom

Make Mom or Dad into a Bobblehead

With both Mother's Day and Father's Day coming up, everyone will be looking for the perfect gift for Mom or maybe a really unique gift for Dad.  Here's something I ran across recently that I just had to pass on to you.




Custom bobbleheads!  Yes, you can make a bobblehead of Mom or Dad - or anyone, really!  Can you imagine the look on their face when you present it to them on their special day?  That alone would be worth a LOT.  (Be sure to have a camera ready)

There are two types of Custom Bobbleheads offered - a Personalized Bobblehead with a standard body or a Fully Customized Bobblehead.  There's a large assortment of 'standard' bodies to choose from - golfer, female executive, doctor, soldier, superhero, or cook, to name just a few.

You upload photos for the company to work from so that the head is made to look like you or your recipient.  On the fully customizable bobblehead, they work from the photo(s) you upload for the whole doll, instead of just the head.

If you want one for Mother's Day, you need to hurry, and you may even have to pay for expediting, since these are totally hand sculpted.  But, there's time to get one for Father's Day using their standard time frame.

If bobbleheads aren't exactly what you had in mind, here are some other ideas for Mothers Day gifts.

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This is is the fourth in a series of posts to help you find the perfect gift for those special May - June occasions: Father's Day, Graduation Day, and for those inevitable weddings and an engagements that tend to happen this time of year.


Here are three more ideas from Zazzle for easy gifting this month:

DADS

It's not too late for Father's Day! - 50% off 2-day shipping on $35+ Use Code: DADDYUPGRADE Ends 6/14 at 3pm PT

Suggestion: Start with the main Father's Day page, where you'll find links to browse great "Dad" designs from Zazzle artists on shirts, mugs, ties, and more. For example, at left is one of my own designs - a 1 Hot Papa barbeque apron that would work well for either Dad or Grandpa on Father's Day. Or, create your own. There are links on that same page to do just that.

GRADS

If you're looking for a graduation gift, then start with this zazzle page, which may give you some ideas for a create-your-own custom gift. Or, once again, choose something where a zazzle designer has done all of some of the work for you. For example, here's a Custom Year Retro Girl Graduation Class of ---- Tee Shirt with 2010 already incorporated into the design, but you can easily change that to another year by just filling in the blank.

LOVERS

Did you- or someone you know- just set the date to take the big step? You might want to take a look at the wedding collections of Lora Severson, photographer, and award-winning zazzle designer. You'll find themed collections that include invitations, announcements, thank yous, save the date cards and magnets, envelope seals, matching postage, and more.

Save the date cards and magnets are particularly popular right now, and Lora has plenty of those, including the one shown here, from her Classic Rings and Pearls wedding collection.

$3 OFF Father's Day Mugs - Today ONLY!

Find some great Father's Day Mugs on Zazzle - there's still time to design your own and get it shipped to Dad. Or, select from a huge selection of already designed mugs. On JUNE 4, you can get $3 off your mug purchase, too! (Details below) .

Here are some examples of some of the Father's Day mugs available on Zazzle.

Get $3 OFF Today Only!

$3 discount applies to one or more Zazzle mug items. Enter promo code DADDYMUGDEAL at checkout to receive the discount. Offer is valid through June 4, 2010 at 11:59pm PT. This promotional offer may not combine with any other Zazzle promotional or volume discount offers. If a volume discount applies to your order, you will receive either the discount set forth in this offer or the standard volume discount, whichever is greater. Offer valid on Zazzle.com only

Great American Dad mug

Fishing Fathers Day Mug by kjscreations

1 Hot Papa by TropiCards

View more Father's Day Mugs

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This is is the third in a series of posts to help you find the perfect gift for those special May - June occasions: Father's Day, Graduation Day, and for those inevitable weddings and an engagements that tend to happen this time of year.

FOR DADS

Does your Dad (or Granddad) have a pair of binoculars? Most men love them... they're great for taking along on fishing and hunting trips. Here's an affordable pair of 10 x 50 binoculars for the budget minded shopper, from Cruise Ready Store. (Standard shipping to US destinations is included in the price, which could mean parcel post lin the case of this item, so order early to get this great deal in plenty of time for Father's Day.)

FOR GRADS

Create a special school memory album for him or her. features a Mortar cap, stars and ribbon tied Diploma, red belt accent and black with gray diamond background. Triple frame to hold three of your photos. Back of binder has matching black Mortar cap, gold stars and streamers over diamond background. Date and text areas can be customized by you for any year or text. Find this or other customizable graduation gifts on Zazzle.


FOR LOVERS


Here's a Gift Registry from Diana's gift shops where lovers can sign up for hand-sewn luxury pampering items (eye mask pillows with real lavender, roses or other flowers and herbs, washable eye mask liners, neck pillows - also with all natural flowers and herbs, and matching sachets) are often requested as a gift for the happy couple and used as gifts for the Bridal Party as well. Some sets are already put together, but most are sold separately so you can mix and match. The perfect registry for those who appreciate natural and hand made items.

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This is is the second in a series of posts to help you find the perfect gift for those special May - June occasions: Father's Day, Graduation Day, and for those inevitable weddings and an engagements that tend to happen this time of year.

FOR DADS

Legend EDT and Aftersave Lotion for the man in your life from Bay's Beauty Skin Care. A rich blend of citrus, nutmet, cardamom, ginger amber and tabacco and base notes of oakmoss and cedarwood. The scent for what legends are made of. Conditions and soothes skin, and relieves irritation from razor burn. Contains Alpha Hydroxy Acid to gently exfoliate and help reduce the appearance of fine lines.

Comes with a Porsche diecast model car!

FOR GRADS

This year, as every year, some grads will celebrate receiving that diploma by taking a Graduation Cruise. Make the grad's voyage even more special with customized Graduation Cruise Gear - a hat, T Shirt, tote bag, name badge, or magnet - from Cruise Ready on Zazzle. Personalization is simple, and production and shipping are quick, so you can still get your selection in time.

FOR LOVERS

Also found on Zazzle - at Organic Gifts by Diana - is this Lavender decorated wedding binder. Lavender in bloom, a beautiful wedding planner binder decorated with lavender flowers. Use this binder to keep all of your ideas for colors, fabrics, music, flowers, and magazine clippings... all in one place for planning the wedding or you can use it as a photo album to showcase your wedding day memories.

Dads, Grads, and Lovers

Several things will be happening in the next few weeks, and Gift Listings will be here to help you get ready. Father's Day is June 20th, schools and universities will be turning out new graduates, and June is traditionaly a big month for engagements and weddings. So, for the next few weeks, we'll be concentrating mainlly on ideas for Dads, Grads, and Couples. Here's the first installment, with one of each.


FOR DAD
Dad can always use another mug for his favorite morning beverage, right? This time, make it a special one by designing one yourself using his favorite
saying, a family photo, or maybe even a picture of his favorite fishing hole. Want to give it a try? Zazzle's the place to do it. And, even if you aren't feeling especially artsy, there are plenty of pre-designed gift mugs at Zazzle, with all kinds of themes. For example, here's one for the World's Greatest Bowling Dad.



FOR THE GRAD
Here's something inexpensive and cute from Pinatas.com. Their Grad Survival Kit is a fun way to celebrate graduation! Contains important stuff to help you survive your new college life!: (1) Bottle of Smartass I.Q. Pills (1) College Cash Advance Notepad (for the dependently wealthy) (1) "Smarterthan U" Keychain (1 pair) Daily Planner Dice (Just roll away to plan your day!)



FOR LOVERS
Did they just get engaged? Are they ready to startmaking plans for the big day? How about a special binder to organize all their notes and contacts for their wedding plans? Lora Severson Photography offers (among other wedding essentials) Wedding Planners in a nice selection of styles and colors. Some of them, like the one pictured at right, can be customized with the bride and groom's names, and the date of their nuptials.