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The 2008 Asprey Chirstmas Cracker

British jeweler Asprey has unveiled their annual Christmas Cracker. The classic British Christmas accompaniment comes with the traditional paper crown, a quotation, balloon and one gift item. This years items in sterling silver and lizard skin include a yoyo, deco cufflinks, silver pen, lizard book mark, silver and lizard skin tape measure, mini clock, silver heart bracelet, pencil sharpener, table magnifier, poker dice set, compass key ring and salt and pepper set. The crackers are wrapped in purple and silver and each one sells for $230 or a box of 12 for $2,635.

For the crafty and thrifty, here's a mini tutorial on making your own Christmas crackers.

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Van's Gifts Cadeau Collection Gift Basket

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Wine

They call it the ultimate gift basket and for $75,000 it certainly makes a dramatic impression. The Cadeau Collection Basket from Van's Gifts is far more than just a gift basket. It also includes two first-class tickets to Paris, France with a visit to the House of Dom Perignon for an exclusive three-day tour, as well as first-class accommodations, private tours, champagne tastings, and a special banquet. The basket also includes a three-day stay in Napa to tour several wineries including Caymus vineyards.

The bottles in the basket include a magnum of the 1996 Dom Perignon Rose, the 1996 Krug Clos de Mesnil, the gold-plated Armand de Brignac Brut Champagne, 2001 Chateau d'Yquem Sauternes, 2001 Chateau Lafite Rothschild, 2004 Opus One and 2005 Caymus, Special Select Cabernet Sauvignon. The gift basket is also stacked with a year-long supply of Godiva chocolates and Illy Café gourmet coffee, a Francis! Francis! X1 Trio Espresso Machine, a Meiserstuck pen, pencil, and notebook set from Montblanc. Plus, you get an additional monthly gift basket filled with chocolates, cookies, coffee, teas, sweets, and nuts.

[via Wine Enthusiast]

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Tags: christmas gifts, gfits, gift basket, holidash, wine gifts

Nabaztag by Andr�

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Gadgets

The adorably cute Nabaztag Rabbit gets an artist's touch with the limited edition Nabaztag by André, a famed French graffiti artist. The Wifi bunny is a little companion that blinks, moves ears, speaks, plays music and reads texts in 16 languages. The bunny can give short news through color-coded lights, play podcasts and chat with other rabbit owners through voice, music and ear movements. The André version is a graffiti-inspired creation with a little tattoo on one ear and the artists signature on the back. The limited edition version sells for $300.

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