Unusual gift ideas abound in Eugene
By Kim Nicholson
Emeiald Contributor
It's that time ot year again
and if you haven t done your
shopping yet you have only
19 days left
Perhaps the most difficult
part of Christmas is deciding
what to buy everyone If
you re having a case of shop
per's block, here are a few
ideas to help you out
According to Connie
Smeddon retail manager at
the Emporium, sweaters and
fragrances are the most popu
lar gifts One of the hot items
this year is the dancing flow
er, which is a plastic flower
that dances to the beat of
whatever music is playing
The flower costs approximate
ly S30 and, for a seasonal
touch, there is also a dancing
Christmas tree
For a variation on the fra
grance theme. Uncommon
Scents in the Valley River Mall
sells many different perfume
oils which can be bought indi
vidually or custom mixed to
make unique body lotions
oils or perfumes
Best in Oregon, also in Val
ley River Center, sells a myr
tad of items made in Oregon
One can find everything from
beer cookie, to Oregon wines
to product^ made from myrtle
wood at the store
Jazman and the Sterling Sil
ver Cove are two stores in the
mail which have opened ]ust
for the season. Jazman car
ries a number of unusual
items, including handcarved
wood masks and Nepalese
prayer beads in the shape ol
skulls both for around $45
For the chef in your life
Jazman sells handcarved fly
mg kitchen gods for $55 Also
at Jazman, you can buy ear
rings made from ancient Chi
nese coins for $10 or a
roach broach, a pin made
from an actual iridescent
green cockroach for $5 50
The Sterling Silver Cove has
a large selection of hand
carved silver jewelry from Tur
key Greece Indonesia and
Egypt for $15 to S*10 If you
bring a picture you can have
it copied onto a mug and add
a phrase of your own for
$10 95
Reed and Cross. 160 Oak
way Road, also carries a lot of
unusual items One popular
item this year is a small brass
hammer that unscrews to be
come four screwdrivers sell
mg for $12 50 For popcorn
lovers there is Pop Almighty
popcorn which pops on the
cob tor $2
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