We were really stumped on this one. Doesn’t like animals? Doesn’t like books? Doesn’t like movies?

So, we scrounged for some items and did our best to put together a super SUPER Something.

Featured above is a hand-made, hand-painted ceramic horse (actually, we think it’s a big chess piece) that can be used as a bookend or decorative item. Talk about one-of-a-kind.

The suggested like of ‘American Cliches’ hit home with us when we pulled out our radish and mushroom wall hangings circa the 1970s. What is more Americana than amazing plastic wall art?

We also lucked in to finding two vintage Maxwell House mugs, primed and ready to go for their new lives with our recipient. Not pictured is some fine tea from the Yunnan province we sent along to accompany the mugs.

In the upper left corner, you’ll see some cards. We found an awesome set of 8 cards from the 1970s. These were really popular because on the inside is another mini card that reveals a hidden message. Each card is different and fits with a different holiday or occasion.

Unfortunately, we were all out of vintage NASCAR items. Sorry, recipient. We hope we didn’t fail you.

We are pretty sure the recipient of Order No. 26 was not expecting a box full of cats.

We are also fairly certain the recipient probably did not already have a cat collection.

Well, now he does.

Look at these guys.

Even though they’re ceramic, they will still judge you.

The one above is a little creepy. Or maybe a little depressed. And to overcompensate, she went crazy on the eyeliner and mascara. Or maybe this kitty had too much drinky-drinky? We’d like to hear the recipients take on this.

Meow!

See, we had the scene set in our minds. We thought, what would this recipient need in order to have a proper teatime?

Then we saw it.

Placemats! (We included two vintage mats featuring scenes from Cincinnati)

Tea cups! (Two milk-glass mint condition cups are shown below)

Lighting! (A pink votive holder will cast a rosy light around the room)

Scenery! (A golden wall sconce is just waiting to hold greenery high above the floors)

Tea! (We included our favorite blend)

And what else?

Well, look at these crazy cats:

May your tea time be this fab.

We searched and searched until we found this:

Why yes, that is a 14″ tall carousel handmade a long time ago that is also a music box. And yes, accompanying that is a wall hanging featuring an eagle promoting both love and peace. We felt that these two items would make very special additions to a brand new home.

Here’s a detail shot of the carousel. It really is incredible.

The recipient received custom printed letterhead on Neenah stock, a grey Le Pen (goes perfectly!) and six envelopes in gold and grey. A small, hand-thrown bud vase finished in a metallic glaze sets off a small set of vintage photos and a large plate featuring scenes and language from France.

What do you think?

Included in this something is:
+ Two matching tea cups
+ Walnut tea custom blended in Germany in a biodegradable and non-bleached tea bag
+ Vintage photos
+ A wreath-shaped baking mold you can also hang on the wall
+ a set of several feather trees (it’s an old craft popular during the holidays that originated out of Europe. The craft is gluing feathers to a cone….voila! Feather tree!)

The sender reported to us that the recipient likes seashells, vintage things, yellow, classic music, traveling (esp South America).

We were lucky enough to stumble upon a vintage crystal jar from the 60s filled with all kinds of seashells. There are at least 16 varieties of seashell inside the jar pictured below. We also included a gold trimmed tea cup, because we felt the recipient probably ponders lots of things on a regular basis, and drinking tea lends itself to that activity.

Have you spotted the bust of Stephen Foster, also known as the “Father of American Music?” How’s that for ‘classic music’? We hope the recipient will appreciate this. Stephen Foster wrote songs like “My Old Kentucky Home,”Oh! Susana,” and “Beautiful Dreamer.” This was particularly hard for us to part with because Stephen Foster lived in Cincinnati for much of his adult life. In fact, he wrote “Oh! Susana” while he was here. (Send Me Something is based in Cincinnati.)

And, to complete the ensemble, we included a beautiful copper engraved image of two people collecting syrup from maple trees. Everyone needs a picture like that around the house.

We went for a kind of Victorian-Wedding-Brunch feel.

The framed photo in the back is a vintage Ivory Soap ad from the early 20th century. Two gold trimmed tea cups and saucers (this was part of someone’s actual china set) with delicate rosettes are accented by two vintage silver forks and a pale pink votive candle holder and candle.We even included some Walnut tea from Germany to really complete this Something.

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Three figures (in black) say ‘hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil’ with their beautiful gestures. We are fairly certain the figures are hand carved out of coal as the items originated near Charleston, West Virginia and carving things out of coal is pretty popular out that way.

We thought perhaps the recipient might enjoy sipping tea out of a beautiful, gold-trimmed tea cup while reading one of the best memory books of all time [cure absentmindedness---forever!]. We envisioned the beautiful wall hanging circa 1975 hanging above the recipients head and the beautiful holiday decoration sitting on a table, lighting up a room.

To help you grasp how beautiful the holiday decoration is, we included a few additional photos below.

Someone took a high-quality glass block and inserted a string of lights into it. Beautiful? Yes. We think so.

Magic. That’s what is in this SUPER Something, pure magic.

Pictured below, a vintage green glass bowl, two matching tea cups (with tea!), a pale green votive candle holder and candle, a vintage silver spoon, beautiful wall hanging circa 1978 and, one of our favorite items to date, a recipe holder.

Do you see the wooden clip in the photo holding the recipe card? Well, it’s actually connected to a wooden stand so you can set it out while you bake. Just lovely.

On the order form:
Likes: kitchen things, Japan/Japanese culture, knitting, sewing, cooking, unique/interesting things, dogs

As you can see, we do take what is written on your order form into consideration, and we do our best to craft a package that is ‘themed’ in some way in relation to what you’ve got on your list.