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Lindylou23 Wed 12-Jun-19 23:10:17

We are visiting friends who have built a new home and are staying with them this weekend, any suggestions what I could give them? It will need to be small as we are flying and only have hand luggage. We will of course treat them to a meal. Or maybe have a bouquet deliverd when we leave, your thoughts please.

NotSpaghetti Thu 13-Jun-19 16:24:02

Ha ha Grammaretto - I LOVE linen and wouldn’t thank you for your hedgehog - well, obviously I would thank you and probably would laugh about it (if we were good friends I’d like to think we’d laugh together)...

But I’ve also given maps as housewarming gifts, both antique and new which have been well received.

Kittye Thu 13-Jun-19 16:33:23

If they have moved into a new home I would definitely consider garden centre vouchers. They could choose a shrub to remind them of your visit and hopefully it would be there for you all to admire on any subsequent visits.

Grammaretto Thu 13-Jun-19 16:35:14

Sorry Spaghetti no offence meant. I often give linen teatowels but usually when I stay with someone not as a house warming gift.
Presumably the OP knows what these folk like and will choose accordingly.

BrandyButter Thu 13-Jun-19 16:41:47

An ariel view photo of their house, you get them online and either frame it or let them choose their own frame smile

EmilyHarburn Thu 13-Jun-19 19:11:20

You might be able to buy something on duty free on the air craft including something personal for your hostess.

NotSpaghetti Thu 13-Jun-19 22:08:47

No offence taken Grammaretto - I might have suggested a linen tablecloth years ago but so little used these days it seems.

aggie Thu 13-Jun-19 22:17:45

I moved here over a year ago and was taken aback to receive "New Home " gifts , especially as I was mega downsizing and hadn't room for ornaments . The one I did like was an Azalea bush , I planted where I can see it from where I sit

agnurse Thu 13-Jun-19 22:45:29

I think a gift voucher would be lovely.

If you sew, you might also do a small cross stitch or embroidery that says "Home Sweet Home" or something similar.

agnurse Thu 13-Jun-19 22:45:40

Emphasis on the "small".

Lindylou23 Thu 13-Jun-19 23:17:54

Thank you all for the brilliant and different suggestions, plenty of ideas to choose from.

4allweknow Fri 14-Jun-19 01:33:03

How about a little but quality photo frame. Won't take up a lot of space for packing.

crystaltipps Fri 14-Jun-19 06:54:02

When we visit relatives abroad we go to Liberty’s or the V and A and buy some small gift items like a liberty print shopping bag which is easily stashed in our case. Whilst staying with them we take them out to their local garden centre and we help them choose something they’d like for their garden( which we pay for). This makes an enjoyable afternoon and we enjoy seeing the different local plants.

Applegran Fri 14-Jun-19 10:38:34

If they are in the UK you can get an Ordinance Survey map with their home in the middle - and I've given these as house warming gifts and the recipients have been clearly delighted. You can get different scales - I've chosen large scale, so they can see, in detail, the area around them, but a smaller scale would be good too. If you go to the Ordinance Survey on line it is quite easy to do. You can give it your own choice of name and send a photo to go on the front - which could be of the new house, if you have one, or of the couple themselves.

FC61 Fri 14-Jun-19 11:03:56

Seagull Studio Prints on EBay do 16 beautiful botanical prints for £7.95. My mum was thrilled with them because they will go in her suitcase for her flat abroad . They need framing but they can choose frames to suit their style.

Mimidl Fri 14-Jun-19 11:41:46

If it were me, I would have a ride bush named after them, or perhaps after the new house or town and the company will deliver it to them.
I’ve ordered a few and they are beautiful.

www.countrygardenroses.co.uk/shop/31-Name-Your-Own-Rose

Mimidl Fri 14-Jun-19 11:42:21

*Rose bush ?

ayokunmi1 Fri 14-Jun-19 19:57:50

Go take them for a meal come back and get the gift as you might have an idea on what is needed failing that get some luxurious hand wash and cream for their on suite
Some lovely teas biscuits wouldnt go amiss