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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 545959" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>DDD</p><p></p><p>You knew what the present was, just not how special it was until you looked it up. Now you never know, but that might have been why it was given to you. Lots of people I know who give art or unusual items do so to trigger the person's curiosity or to expose them to something new they might enjoy. So the person who gave this wonderful gift might have known you didn't know about the artist, but knew you well enough that you'd figure the rest out. I honestly think it's pretty cool myself. Sort of like a gift within a gift. You have a lovely new purse, but now you know it's not just an ordinary purse but one made special by an artist. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>I've done this a few times. Given one of the kids a handmade terrarium for insects, had them look at me like I'd totally lost it (kids don't embarrass easy lol ) and then see them totally excited as they found insects and such to fill it and learned about them. Gave Aubrey child size (but adult quality) gardening tools and gloves. Everyone thought it was so she could pretend to be like Nana.......uh, Aubrey got it when she learned how wonderful it is to plant a seed and watch it grow and know you played a part in making it happen, along with many other things that branched off from that.</p><p></p><p>IF your gifter had stumbled across your post, she probably would've grinned ear to ear as you solved the mystery. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> (my opinion anyway)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 545959, member: 84"] DDD You knew what the present was, just not how special it was until you looked it up. Now you never know, but that might have been why it was given to you. Lots of people I know who give art or unusual items do so to trigger the person's curiosity or to expose them to something new they might enjoy. So the person who gave this wonderful gift might have known you didn't know about the artist, but knew you well enough that you'd figure the rest out. I honestly think it's pretty cool myself. Sort of like a gift within a gift. You have a lovely new purse, but now you know it's not just an ordinary purse but one made special by an artist. :) I've done this a few times. Given one of the kids a handmade terrarium for insects, had them look at me like I'd totally lost it (kids don't embarrass easy lol ) and then see them totally excited as they found insects and such to fill it and learned about them. Gave Aubrey child size (but adult quality) gardening tools and gloves. Everyone thought it was so she could pretend to be like Nana.......uh, Aubrey got it when she learned how wonderful it is to plant a seed and watch it grow and know you played a part in making it happen, along with many other things that branched off from that. IF your gifter had stumbled across your post, she probably would've grinned ear to ear as you solved the mystery. :) (my opinion anyway) [/QUOTE]
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