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For the Dad that loves a good meal or is the perpetual snacker, we've got some great ideas for how you can spoil him this Father's Day. For the foodie in your family, check out these gift ideas! GIFT IDEA No. 1: Big Papa Box by Mouth Let's just say our Mouth is watering with just the thought of everything in this box and your Papa will feel the same way! This curated selection of tasty treats and snacks is bound to delight your dad. I, myself am dying to get my hands on the Bacon Caramel Corn! GIFT IDEA No 2: Gourmet Grill Cheese Crate by Man Crates Say cheese! Yes, please! Take your Dad back to the day when he used to make grill cheese sandwiches for you as a kid... with a bit of an upgrade. GIFT IDEA No. 3: Lobster Roll Kit by Goldbelly If your Dad has a love for lobster (pronouced lob-STAH) then this seafood treat will make a great gift! Inspire coastal cravings with this lobster roll kit, perfect for Dad and whoever he allows to join him! GIFT IDEA No. 4: Dad's Pastrami Tour by Katz's Deli Pastrami, if one word says it all for your Dad then this gift package is the perfect gift to give. This set comes with everything you need for the classic pastrami sandwich, including pickles, cheese, mustard, you name it! GIFT IDEA No. 5: Father's Day Cake by Goldbelly If your Dad has a sweet tooth, or maybe you do and you want to be able to enjoy something sweet on Father's Day with your Dad then this sweet cake will do the trick! Since this cake comes dressed for the occasion, try not to let it upstage the man of the hour!

We provide the best gift ideas for all occasions but we also want to provide great resources for shopping and finding gifts on your own. Today the gift resource we've discovered is BespokePost.com. this is a great site for finding gifts and necessities for you all of the guys in your life! GIFT IDEA No. 1: Themed Subscription Boxes One of the first gift ideas I found on this site is their themed boxes. These boxes are no-brainer gifts because they are curated based on a quiz that flushes out likes and dislikes. Gifting one of these boxes would be a really thoughtful way to show you care! GIFT IDEA No. 2: Bitters Samplers Set This very aesthetic sampler set is the perfect gift to add to their favorite spirit, a cocktail book, or whiskey glasses. This set is so cute on it's own but we also love the versatility of pairing it with another beverage themed item to make it a really great gift! GIFT IDEA NO. 3: Self Care For Men Book I love this book as a gift because so many men don't take time for self care in the same ways that women do. Pair this book with a skin care set or a dopp kit to make this gift the start of a whole new routine! GIFT IDEA No. 4: Bacon Press This cute gift is perfect for the bacon lover, home chef, or grill guru. This affordable kitchen accessory can be paired with a Butcher Box subscription for the perfect gift for your meat maestro! GIFT IDEA No. 5: Flask Kit This multi-use tool is an incredible gift! This streamlined, modern looking container has a compass, two shot glasses, a bottle opener, and oh yea, it holds 10oz our your favorite beverage! Not to mention the bottom houses a dual-mode LED flood beam flashlight. Talk about an all-in-one! Pair this with your recipients favorite whiskey and they'll be ready for their next camping trip or trip to the backyard. Use BespokePost.com as a great resource for yourself and your gift recipients! Very Happy Gifting! ... VHM

Father's Day is just around the corner! If you haven't picked out the perfect present for your pop yet, let us help. For the outdoorsman, we've picked out these great suggestions for those dads that are itching to get outside this summer. COOL DADDIO: Growler Father's Day Gift A growler is a great way to keep things cool, better yet keep his favorite beverage cool in this gift! Add his favorite craft beer to this gift so that he's ready to grab his gear, his growler and go camping. PACKED PAPA: Suitcase Grill Father's Day Gift For the grilling dad, this suitcase grill makes it easy. This lightweight, compact, charcoal-fueled portable barbecue ingeniously unfolds in seconds from its case. With this grab-and-go grill, you’ll be ready to fire it up at picnics, campsites, festivals, or the beach. DECOR DAD: Pendleton Field Guide to Camping Father's Day Gift If your dad has shared passions of both the outdoors and the aesthetically pleasing, than this book of The Pendleton Field Guide To Camping is the perfect outdoors guide that doubles as a coffee table book! Pair this with a Pendleton blanket for warmth outdoors in the elements, or inside on the couch. Fun Father: S'mores Maker Father's Day Gift If your dad's favorite part of every camping trip is the s'mores then this is the perfect gift! This way, even when his camp fire gets rained out he can have s'mores in his own kitchen. Of course you can pair this gift with all of the s'mores fixings (marshmallows, graham crackers and chocolate) maybe try these new stuffed marshmallows, or if you're really feeling the s'mores vibe go for this marshmallow crossbow as well. Have a Very Happy Father's Day! ... VHM

If you’ve already read the post about giving cash as a gift, but still feel like you want to do something a little different, gift cards might be the perfect gift for you to give! And you can still utilize the unique ways to give them in this post. One or several of these gift cards will give them the funds to enjoy their college and campus life! GIFT CARDS FOR | Stores that Have Everything Target | Walmart | Amazon Sometimes its just nice for your recipient to go into a store and get all of your shopping done--for food, clothes and home goods. GIFT CARDS FOR | Takeout Uber Eats | Postmates | Grubhub When they don’t want to cook, and they don’t want to go out these are great options. GIFT CARDS FOR | Fast Food McDonalds | Subway | Chipotle When they are hungry and they are on the go a gift card to these places might just save the day. GIFT CARDS FOR | Coffee Starbucks | The Coffee Bean | Peet’s Coffee is life, enough said! Just kidding, but not really—when there are late nights, early mornings need coffee. Every morning needs coffee! GIFT CARDS FOR | Pizza Pizza Hut | Domino's | Papa Johns Pizza night! The gift of pizza on the perfect Friday is almost as good as coffee in the morning—almost! GIFT CARDS FOR | Grocery, Food and Drink Kroger | BevMo | Whole Foods A gift card that helps anyone fill their fridge and cook for themselves is worth it’s weight in cash! GIFT CARDS FOR | Transportation Uber | Lyft Make sure they always have a ride and can always get home safely! GIFT CARDS FOR | Home Stores Ikea | West Elm | CB2 If your recipient is graduating from high school and is about to decorate their dorm room. Of if they are graduating from college and is getting their own place, these home stores will offer great style! If you can’t decide on what gift card to give them, a Visa gift card is also very much appreciated by your recipient! Very Happy Gifting! … VHM

For some gifts and giving situations, cash is king! Have you ever asked someone what they want for a gift and the answer is money? While grabbing a greeting card and adding in a few bills is easy, sometimes it can feel a little less personal then a gift you’ve chosen to give to them. To make the recipient happy and to help you give a personal gift, here are some great ideas on ways to give cash as a present! Cash Bookmarks: Find a great book that you know the recipient would benefit from or one that you’ve read and loved yourself and add cash bookmarks to point to great moments in the book. Saving Money Situations: Think of great places where someone can save money on a regular basis. Does your coffee addicted recipient need to save a little money by making coffee at home? Grab some bills and a coffee maker, French press, Keurig or thermos and make their day! Needed Items with a Bonus: Let’s think about the needs of our recipient. Do they need new clothes for a new job or do they need casual clothes for the weekend? Take this opportunity to add cash to any pockets on these items. These are great ways to make the gift of cash a little more personal! For more ideas check out this post here! Very Happy Gifting! … VHM

Making the move from education to the working world can be overwhelming and bring up a ton of questions! Where am I going to work, where am I going to live what am I going to do with the rest of my life etc. To help avoid (or at least shorten) the impending quarter-life crises, here are some great gift ideas! Gifts to Help Them Find Their Path: Planners + Organizers Hopefully there was plenty of celebration after graduation, because now it’s really time to work! Getting a planner like this productivity planner will help them stay organized and ready for the job responsibilities to come. Few jobs teach you how to stay organized so it’s great help them to have a plan going in. Professional Accessories This chic leather folder is great for storing important papers, such as a resume on a job interview. This gift helps them to look and feel organized and prepared for the conversation ahead. Books Reading for your own benefit is a slight change from reading for a grade. These books will help them figure out what their next steps will be and hopefully add a little more knowledge to the brain of your graduate. Deep Work Lean In $100 Startup Great Travel Pieces Whether they’re traveling to a new city for a job opportunity, as part of their new job responsibilities, or for leisure, great travel pieces are essential. Help them invest in good pieces that they will use for years to come. Home Essentials Maybe they have been living away from their parents’ home for the last four (or more) years but it was with roommates or friends. Now it’s time for them to get their own place and stock it with the necessities including this emergency kit. Help your graduate get ready for the next chapter of their lives! Very Happy Gifting! … VHM

The time period after graduation in anyone’s life is full of excitement, anxiety and anticipation of what’s to come. If it’s off to a college or university of the graduate in your life here are some great gift ideas for them to keep in their bag and help them through their higher learning! Extra Charging Batteries: Left: Luggage tag charger to keep on a purse or backpack. Middle: Laptop charger to keep in their book bag. Right: Charging bracelet to keep an extra charge, chicly stored around their wrist. So much of our lives revolve around technology for person, professional and educational uses. With all of our digital accessories, there will come a time when more power is needed and usually that time comes—at the worst time! Extra battery power is always coveted for cellphones, laptops and tablets. Pens & Paper: Left: Classic Ruled Notebook for in class notes and studying. Middle: Kraft Notebooks for creative notetaking and drawing. Right: Le Pen the champagne of pens. With all the battery power in the world sometimes you still want to write something down. Elevated pens and notebooks are a nice addition to any backpack. Headphones: Left: Powerbeats Headphones for in motion listening like walking to class or working out. Middle: Apple AirPods Pro for completely wireless listening. Right: Bose Quiet Comfort Headphones for quiet focusing without the noise. Whether they’re trying to study and want to block out the noise or if listening to music helps them focus, headphones are a great gift. Water Bottle: Left: Hydroflask Water Bottle Middle: Larq Water Bottle Right: Swell Water Bottle If they don’t have a trendy water bottle, now is the time to get them one. Keep them hydrated and attempt to instill some healthy habits before the “freshman fifteen” sets in! Games: Left: Uno Card Game Middle: Monopoly Board Game Right: Twister Game There will be times when they don’t want to go out with their friends. Giving them board games is a great opportunity for them to bond and have a great time with their roommates! Ordering pizza and challenging each other to a fun game sounds like the perfect distraction when you’re done from a full day of classes. Wherever your graduate is headed this fall, help them have a smooth, and fun transition into this next phase of life! For more ideas check out this post here. Very Happy Gifting! … VHM

Have you ever heard anyone reference their “gift closet”? If you’ve ever wondered what a gift closet is, or why you need one, I’m here to break it down. A gift closet might not actually be a closet, it might be under your bed or it might be in your garage, but the point and goal of a gift closet it to have items on hand for special occasions. This is a great source for gifts when you’ve forgotten to pick up a birthday or anniversary gift or you’ve been invited to a celebration with very short notice. Keeping a stocked gift closet makes any occasion easier. It gives you a place to grab quick gifts when Mother’s Day is just around the corner or when an important birthday is fast approaching. Life gets busy and sometimes it’s hard to think of great gifts at a moment’s notice. Of course, you can always peruse the pages of veryhappymerry.com for the perfect gift, but what if it’s too late to buy anything? What if it’s your Dad’s birthday tomorrow and you have to work all day before you head to a special birthday dinner where gifts will be exchanged? Have you ever tried to rush and make it to a store before it closes on a weekday? Just thinking about this is stressing me out! A gift closet gives you a little leeway for life to happen. Now, you shouldn’t rely on your gift closet for every gifting occasion. You should always try to provide a thoughtful gift for each recipient but when you need the extra slack, here are some key gift categories that you should keep on hand: 1. Three bottles of nice wine: one red, one white, one champagne - Keeping nice wine on hand allows you to have gifts ready to go for dinner parties, house warming parties and anniversaries. 2. A gift for the ladies: a beautiful scarf, a book you love, a luxury candle - Stay ready for the occasions where you need to spoil your mom, sister or wife. 3. A gift for the guys: a nice bottle of whiskey, an amazon gift card in a wallet, tech trackers - Your father and your father-in-law, your brother all have birthdays that seem to sneak up on you! 4. A gift for the little ones: a really nice stuffed animal, a piggie bank, a book set - Grabbing a gift for your niece or nephew doesn't have to be so hard! Always stay ready for any gifting occasion and if you have to pull from your gift closet, make sure you replenish it as soon as you get a chance! The last thing you want is to need an gift from the gift closet only to find that you’ve already used it! Very Happy Gifting! … VHM

These fast but sweet Mother’s Day gift ideas will make you Mom’s favorite this Mother’s Day! These great gifts are very easy to put together yet look like they took you a long time and put a lot of thought into them. The idea behind these gifts is to create a great gift with a flower arrangement and cup of choice! For the coffee drinker, wine drinker or chef these gifts are such a sweet and thoughtful gift. Below are steps to create these gifts including step-by-step instructions on creating a cute arrangement. Buy these different types of flowers to make a great arrangement, but if flowers aren’t your thing, pick up a small pre-made bouquet from your local florist or grocer. What you’ll need: Scissors Greenery leaves and branches Large greenery petals A Medium/Large Flower A Smaller Flower A cup of choice Flower Foam For Moms Who Love Their Caffeine: For this first gift idea we’re creating a flower arrangement in a cute coffee mug and attaching a gift card to the handle with a ribbon! I love this cup, and this one, oh and this one is so cute or swing by your local store. How to: Soak flower foam for a 1-5 minutes. Fill your sink with water and set the foam in the water. The foam will sink when it’s absorbed enough water. Cut the foam to fit in the mug. Fill the mug partially full with water, but not to the top. Add greenery. You’ll want to create a base of greenery throughout the mug. Add your largest flower. Add several of your medium/large flower to the mug. Add the smaller flower in the remaining gaps. Punch hole in the gift card or gift card envelope Wrap ribbon through the hole in the card or envelope and around the handle, tie into a bow. For Moms Who Set Alarms For Wine O'clock: If your mom blossoms when the wine comes out, then making a darling arrangement in a wine glass is the perfect sweet gift. Pair this with her favorite wine and you’ll be the apple of her eye. How to: Soak flower foam for a 1-5 minutes. Fill your sink with water and set the foam in the water. The foam will sink when it’s absorbed enough water. Take large greenery petals and wrap them around the inside of the glass. This is to hide the stems in the glass. Cut the petals in half, length-wise if necessary. Cut the foam to fit in the wine glass. Fill the glass partially full with water, but not to the top. Add greenery. You’ll want to create a base of greenery throughout the glass. Add your largest flower. Add a few of your medium/large flower to the glass. Add the smaller flower in the remaining gaps. Pair with a bottle of wine for a great gift! Moms Who Live in the Kitchen (By Choice) If your mom loves to cook and loves all of the tools and accessories that come with being a kitchen maven then this gifting her this arrangement in a measuring cup is perfect for her! Pair this with a cookbook for a great gift addition! How to: Soak flower foam for a 1-5 minutes. Fill your sink with water and set the foam in the water. The foam will sink when it’s absorbed enough water. Take large greenery petals and wrap them around the inside of the glass. This is to hide the stems in the glass. Cut the petals in half, length-wise if necessary. Cut the foam to fit in the wine glass. Fill the glass partially full with water, but not to the top. Add greenery. You’ll want to create a base of greenery throughout the glass. Add your largest flower. Add a few of your medium/large flower to the glass. Add the smaller flower in the remaining gaps. Pair with a bottle of wine for a great gift! Now you are armed with great gift ideas, now go make Mom happy! Very Happy Mother’s Day! … VHM

Craft paper has many benefits when it comes to wrapping gifts. You can use it as crumpled paper to pack and pad any fragile gifts, you can use it to wrap boxes and as a substitute for plastic wrap around smaller baskets and packages. In this case, I’m using this versatile paper to create a natural looking present. What You’ll Need: Craft paper Dried Flowers Scissors Tape Ribbon Twine The goal of creating a wrapped present with a natural, organic look is to make it look just as spectacular as a bright and shiny present but with muted tones and a bohemian flair. To create this look, stick to a color palette with similar tones. Here I have mixed neutral ribbon with brown craft paper and fair dried flowers. After wrapping the box in craft paper, then add ribbon and flowers. You can add flowers by tucking them into or behind the ribbon wrapped around the box. Here I have wrapped the box twice with craft paper, with the second wrap having a folded edge to hold flowers. Adding beautiful wrapping to any gift just heightens the anticipation of opening it. No matter how you wrap your incredible gift, add a touch of excitement with great wrapping! Very Happy Merry! … VHM

Books make great last minute gift ideas and here's several books that Mom will love! Cookbook Gift Ideas: If your Mom loves to cook and source new recipes then a new cookbook is a great gift option. Flipping through the pages of a new cookbook is like discovering new taste buds! Give her the gift of a exciting new meals for days, weeks and months to come! The Love and Lemons Cookbook: An Apple-to-Zucchini Celebration of Impromptu Cooking Delish: Eat Like Every Day's the Weekend Pull Up a Chair: Recipes from My Family to Yours Home Decor Book Gifts: If your Mom loves to decorate and if her Pinterest board is filled with home decor ideas then a new source of inspiration is the perfect gift with any of these home books! Exploring a new design book will give her new ideas all curtesy of your gift! Home Body: A Guide to Creating Spaces You Never Want to Leave Living With Color Made for Living Poetry + Fiction Book Gifts: Sometimes the best gift is to get away from it all and a good book allows for the best mental escape! These top fiction and poetry sellers will offer a mental vacation for any mom who wants to take a little break. The Hill We Climb The Push What Kind of Woman The Engineer's Wife This year give your Mom the gift of a book to get lost in! Very Happy Mother's Day! ... VHM

I love using flowers as an unexpected gift topper but using live flowers can be difficult when using them on top of a gift. You have to keep them in water and you have to keep the wrapping paper dry. Greenery and dried flowers are great for this reason! I love the look of using dried wheat, lavender or rosettes on the top of a gift. It’s also beautiful to include some dried flowers within a gift when appropriate. Adding a little surprise and subtle fragrance can really put your gift wrapping over the top! For this red and black combination I used some dried flowers that I had leftover from a dried bouquet I purchased at Anthropologie and paired it with a bold, solid black craft paper. I gathered some of the rosettes and colored foliage out of the bunch and tied them together with red raffia and cut off the excess. Then I wrapped the raffia around the bottom of the box to secure the bunch. For this nature inspired combination I used birch wrapping paper (old but similar here), white and brown yarn, cream ribbon and dried wheat. I tied the yarn around the center of the gift several times to make an inch wide band that would secure the wheat. On top of that I added a thin cream ribbon, tied in a simple bow for a light, delicate touch. I added the wheat behind the yarn AFTER I wrapped the yarn and tied the ribbon so that I wouldn't bend wheat. In this white and green look I layered grosgrain ribbon and a specialty green tree cut-out ribbon (old from Joann Fabrics) on top of the dried wheat. First I wrapped the dark green grosgrain ribbon on the bottom of the gift, then I added the tree ribbon on top. Finally, behind both ribbons I stuck in the dried wheat. I aligned the wheat so the tops would be even and pushed them down just a bit farther than the bottom of the grosgrain ribbon. Then I trimmed the bottom of the wheat so that all of the stems would hide well under the ribbon. In all three of these wrapping looks, I didn't use glue or tape to secure the dried arrangements to the box, but if you need to transport these gifts to a party, ship them to someone, or wrap them far in advance, tape or glue would be a good idea, just hide it behind the ribbon. What’s your favorite gift topper? - VHM