help - need ideas for 5th wedding pressie for dh with the theme of WOOD!

[eleanorsmum]

5 years saturday, off out to dins, dd at nannies for the weekend, time to ourselves so all well planned but!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have no idea what to buy dh as a gift. we're doing traditional, alwyas do, so its wood. thought of nice picture but we're running out of wall space, thought of wooden pen but he's a teacher and he'd be worried it'd nicked! so help! what can i buy oh and have about £20 to spend!

[MamaG]

How about a wooden carving of something or other? My local slightly-lentil-weavy shop has lots of little wooden carvings that are fab

[Jackstini]

Nice tree for the garden? Pref one that flowers around your anniversary.

[DrNortherner]

A hard on?

[mistypeaks]

Bonsai Tree? Symbolic too.

[nailpolish]

a rolling pin

[MamaG]

LOL at rolling pin

[EachPeachPearMum]

It's our 5th this year too- so need suggestions.
I thought of wooden cufflinks so far- booring!

[babycat]

I'm watching this thread with interest.

It's our 5th wedding anniversary on 13th September and I've got no ideas at the moment. Quite like the idea of a tree as Jackstini & mistypeaks suggested as he likes gardening.

I did think of getting some sex toys along the theme of 'wood' . We could certainly do with something to spice up our relationship at the moment!

[hana]

tree for garden - that's what dh got me, was a gorgeous Japanese maple. Love it.

[eleanorsmum]

thanks for all the suggestions!

Tree - garden way too small and he wouldn't really want one!

bedroom bits - not me

wooden cufflinks - got too many already!

so any more

please!

[mistypeaks]

My Dh professes he would like some kind of wood working tool i.e. a jigsaw/sander. Appropriate(ish) useful and manly. I can only apologise that I don't have a romantic bloke who would love a rolling pin to make "you a beautiful meal that you deserve darling"!!!

[EachPeachPearMum]

Umm- DH is an 'absent-minded professor' type.... power tools are way too dangerous

We don't do knick-knacks or ornaments, am struggling.

[mistypeaks]

How about a wooden pencil box or pen holder to keep at home for the dreaded 'marking'?

[bubblagirl]

try here

[Jackstini]

Wooden photo album with 5 years of precious memories?

[2HotCrossBunnies]

Ooh Babycat it's my 5th wedding anniversary on 13 Sept too!! Also struggling - there's almost too much choice with "Wood", previous years were much easier!
Like the idea of a Bonsai tree so far...

[pollywobbledoodle]

tickets to "go ape"

[mistypeaks]

I'm directing someone over here that may well be able to help (clever lady she is!)

[Whizzz]

I've been making wooden tiles with pictures on. So far have made them for pendants but could also make cufflinks with a picture drawn by your DD. Or I am also toying with the idea of keyrings with pictures on
YOu can see what I did here for Mistypeaks

[mistypeaks]

And it is truly gorgeous in the 'flesh'

[Whizzz]

Thanks Misty - I should have taken a better photo of the finished tile

[EachPeachPearMum]

WHizzz- they're great! But DD is a little too young to do a picture just yet

[Clary]

I got DH an apple tree.

New wooden number for house.

wooden fruit bowl?

How about a day out somewhere woody - eg the National Forest, or a weekend break in the Forest of Dean/New Forest???

[Thomcat]

Wooden picture frame with pic of you and kids in it?

Arrange to have children looked after and go for a walk through the woods and take 2 glasses and a bottle of bubbles with you.

[Clary]

Oh that's a FAB idea Thomcat!