Women’s day magazines are circulated everywhere and women’s day events are organized.

Young and old pay homage to their mothers by giving mothers day gifts, cards and flowers.  You can be creative and unconventional this year and gift your mother a hand painted ladies silk scarf.  And if you want a little something extra you can add tying scarf accessories such as pins and brooch.

Happy mothers day!

This year UK Mothers Day 2010 falls under the International Women’s Week.  Women as mothers play a key role in our lives.

Women’s day magazines are circulated everywhere and women’s day events are organized.

Young and old pay homage to their mothers by giving mothers day gifts, cards and flowers.  You can be creative and unconventional this year and gift your mother a hand painted ladies silk scarf.  And if you want a little something extra you can add tying scarf accessories such as pins and brooch.

Happy mothers day!

Your mother is the most important woman in your life as she is the one who enters you into the world.

Coming into being on this planet is impossible without mothers and thus mothers day helps us reinforce this theory.

For years people young and old have been celebrating mothers day by giving personalized gifts as mothers day gifts and mothers day flowers to their mom.

In UK, Mothers day 2010 is going to be celebrated on March 14^th this year.

With only a few weeks left people have already started planning on how they are going to celebrate this unique day.  Some common mothers day ideas include mothers day flowers, mothers day cards, mothers day poems and mothers day lunch.

Being a woman and a mother of a three year old I believe the best gift a woman likes is one which adds to her wardrobe.  Now we all know our mothers have lots of outfits too so adding another one would not be of any good.

Instead, it would be better to give her an accessory with she can keep with her forever and remember your love even when you are away.

A simple ladies silk scarf would make an excellent mother’s day gift.  It can be any colors such as a white silk scarf or a red silk scarf or both.  Your mommy can enjoy wearing it as a neck scarf or as a silk scarf dress.

So stick to my advice and choose from unusual gifts such as a silk scarf and enjoy mothers day.

Happy Mothers day!

But the first time I truly understood the meaning of valentine was after my engagement to my boyfriend.  This was going to be my first true valentine where I could express my inmost feelings and share my thoughts with someone.

I’d heard Martina Mcbride sing ‘My Valentine’ a million times but did not understand its true essence till now.

This time I wanted my valentine gift to be unique and very personalized.

I searched through the web for fresh gift ideas but every site landed me on flowers, sweets, balloons, chocolate, perfumes, toiletries e-cards etc…. I wanted something very personal which I would not locate even after hours of net surfing.

I finally gave up and went to make myself a mug of hot chocolate.  The kitchen was quite cold as I’d left the window open to vent the fumes from the cooking.  Brushing my face, the icy breeze blew away my hair and sent a chill wave down my spine.  I felt like a frozen snowman with only a scarf wrapped around its neck to keep it warm.  Yes, only a ‘scarf’!

Wow, I know what my valentine gift is going to be.  Its gonna be a scarf.  A hand painted red silk scarf.

Some might think of it as a silly idea but I believe this is the most romantic valentine gift as it would be hand crafted by me for my love.   I’ll paint a cupid and hearts on my scarf and make it my personal valentine’s gift.   I’ll add a white chocolate bar and wrap both the chocolate and scarf in a plain white wrapping paper with a red ribbon on it.

Yes, this would be the best valentine gift ever!

Millions around the world celebrate Feb 14 through exchanging personalized gifts.

Some chose traditional presents such as fresh flowers, chocolate, cakes,candy and balloons.  Others go for unusual presents such as personalized gift baskets which may include anything ranging from  a simple silk scarf to roses or laptops and mobiles.

There are no hard and fast rules of what a valentine’s gift should be.  It is your own special way of expression your own feelings and no one dictates your heart.

A variety of gift ideas are available around the web and many of the mentioned items are even available online.  They can be delivered to your sweetheart in cheesy wrapping paper with personalized ‘I love you’ notes.

Many e-cards sites give you the option of sending free messages and love poems.

So imagination is the key and the expression is yours!

Everyone wants to stay warm during the cold winter days.  The dropping mercury levels bring scarves and neckwear into action.  Heavier knitted and woolen wraps replace lighter chiffon and silk scarf.

As the cold weather casts its spell scarves for women as well as mens scarves become an important dressing accessory. This lose piece of garment also become favorite gift items during the winter season.

Designers seek interesting scarf patterns for neck as well as head scarves.  Labels such as Aquascutum and Louis Vuittion add interesting scarves to their ready to wear collection. In addition to cashmere and pashmina,  fashion gurus seek newer and improved fabrics for style and convenience.

As a child, I loved to have lots of clothes and always wanted to wear a new outfit every time I went somewhere.  My dad’s job at the time was such that we would travel around a lot and I don’t remember living in one for over three years.  Unfortunately, with all this travelling I could not carry a large wardrobe with me all the time since packing and relocating was a big concern for us.

I had always admired my grandma who had always lived in the same house she was born in.   She had large cartons stored in the attic of used unwanted clothing and other things and never had to think of packing or extra storage space.  Whenever we’d go to granny’s house I’d go to the attic and enjoy playing with the tons of extra clothing.

By chance, we happened to be visiting granny at the time of my 18th birthday.  Each year she would ask me what I wanted as birthday gifts and would get me whatever I asked for.  This time only two days were left till my birthday and she had not even once mentioned anything about a birthday gift.  I kept on waiting till late the night before but still she didn’t ask and I disappointedly went to bed thinking she has forgotten my big day.

To my surprise when I woke up the next morning I was covered with a warm shawl wrap instead of my routine blanket and a bundle wrapped in a silk scarf lay by my side.  The shawl wrap was so soft and comfortable that I wrapped it around my shoulders and reached for the bundle which was tied with a velvet ribbon. A small card attached to the gift said “There are three hundred and sixty-four days when you might get un-birthday presents and only one for birthday presents – With Love from Grandma”.  To my amazement, as I pulled at one end of the ribbon knot the bundle opened and beautiful colored scarves lay in front of me.  There were pashmina, wool, silk, cotton, velvet, cashmere, linen and all sorts of fashion scarves in different shapes and sizes.

Just then grandma opened my bedroom door and singing ‘Happy Birthday’ walked towards me.  Breathless with joy I dashed out of bed and hugged her.  I was so happy that I did not have the words to thank her.

This was the best gift ever.  There were so many scarves yet upon folding they took so little space.  I was so happy as I got so many scarves and could carry them with me everywhere we travelled without having to think of packing space.

Since that day my passion for scarves began as I realized how convenient it was to travel with scarf accessories and add style to your ordinary clothing.

Ever since I can remember, everyone starts hunting for Christmas gifts as the holiday season approaches.  Great care is invested in shopping for these presents but they are soon forgotten as soon as the big day is over.

As a child I’d always looked forward to giving and receiving presents but it has always saddened me of how we all forget about them shortly after and lock them in our cupboards.

Now for the past couple of years I try to give gifts which would be used year round and still not look boring.

This year my ideal gift is going to be silk scarves for all my friends.  I am going to make these scarves myself with great care.  Being a big fan of simplicity and neatness my scarves will be white in color so they can be unisex. This type can easily be worn with a blazer, skinny jeans, or an oxford for a casual yet professional look anytime of the year.

Hope my friends like my idea as I want them to remember the message of Christmas by wearing these scarves year round.

Eid is supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year as all friends and family get together and join in festivity.  Everyone anxiously waits to know when is eid so they can exchange gifts and greetings.

Scarves and shawls have become a popular eid gift item as eid this year happens to be during the winter season.  Demand for wool, pashmina and silk scarf of all sorts is on a high trend.  People enjoy giving and receiving gifts according to the weather and scarfs make a wonderful present as it is suitable for the young, elderly, men, women and all.

One of the most fashionable wear of all times has been the “scarf” and all generations have used it as an accessory of adornment.  It has served as a reflection of social and economic status and as a necessity of desirable clothing.

Scarves combine knitwear with warp and weave reflecting ethnicity on one hand and rebellious sporty trends on the other end.  In short, they make you create your own individual look and style by mix and matching fabulous patterns, shapes and colors to make you look beautiful.

Today, the scarf industry is a highly profitable business growing at a tremendous rate and has become a major component of the international fashion industry.  The rise of world-renowned fashion houses and fashion magazines has brought about new attractive styles of shawls and scarf accessories.  Pashmina and silk scarf have become a-la-mode and are used for a variety of purposes be it protection from the weather, birthday presents or as Christmas gifts.

But most of all I’ve always been attracted to scarf shops and stalls and enjoy using them as gift wrappers.  Scarves are cost effective and eco friendly as compared to conventional paper wrapping as they can be reused.  They make amazing wrap sheets and can be used to pack gifts of all size and shapes.

I use all sorts of scarves and wraps including cotton, pashmina, wool, lace, fur, jute, linen, silks and chiffons for my wrappings depending on the object to be wrapped.

My generally preference is a plain color silk scarf for small and delicate objects as silk adds royalty even to the oddest of things.  For bigger presents I use larger wraps and shawls so they provide a good covering as well as stand the weight of the stuff inside.

Having a keen eye for scarves I always end up buying inexpensive yet interesting scarf colors and patterns.  For example a light blue flannel scarf with small white polka dots would be an ideal wrap for a baby boy’s birthday gift.  At times I just wrap my gifts in simple pieces of packing scarf and at times I ornate them with additional accessories like ribbons, lace and pins.  Another example would be wrapping  Christmas gifts in a Santa print scarf and adding small bells on it.

So next time you want to wrap a present try to pick the wrapper from your wardrobe and give your gift an additional value!