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Old 09-11-2008, 03:37 PM   #1  
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I'm starting to get all my stuff together to make Christmas gifts. This year one of the thing I'm making is a trivet and matching coasters. My question is should I make all the coasters with the same pattern/design or all similar but different ( like rather than all being the same flower, they'd each be a different flower)...

This year I fully intend to get started before december, but I want to be realistic about it, too... it's hard to draw the line of when enough is enough.
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Old 09-11-2008, 03:42 PM   #2  
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What a great idea! My opinion would be to make then similar but different.
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I am a coaster fiend! hahahaha even when I lived in the dorms...I'd like harrass my friends about the coasters!

I say go different flowers!
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I like similar but different.

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A different flower for each coaster, and include them all in the trivet
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Similar but different.
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I had to look up what a trivet was hehehe

I agree with others though. I'd go with similar, but different.

what a cool idea for gifts!
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A different flower for each coaster, and include them all in the trivet

Perfect! That's my vote too.
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I definitely like the idea of a different design on each coaster and including them all on the trivet.
What a great idea!
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I'd go with similar but different. That way people can keep track of which coaster is their's to use.
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Old 09-11-2008, 11:46 PM   #11  
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Yes we all agree!
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Old 09-12-2008, 08:24 AM   #12  
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I'd go for similar but different, unless the recipient has OCD, then they may be more comfortable with all matching.
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Old 09-12-2008, 10:01 AM   #13  
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Funny you should mention that...I DO have OCD, and was getting ready to chime in that I would prefer if they matched. (And my coasters DO. )
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Just curious, OpticalGoddess, but what precisely are you doing? Ceramic? Needlework? My mom has never done any kind of craft stuff (she may have done knitting, crocheting or stuff like that before I was born but I never saw her doing it; she never baked Christmas cookies either, baking a cake from a mix was a MAJOR project and she doesn't do it when she can pick one up @ the store) and so I never caught the bug
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Old 09-12-2008, 01:51 PM   #15  
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I agree with the consensus, similar but different; however...

What about using the same flower, just making each one unique... like one thing I saw on a home makeover show... the theme for their plates was the moon, and they used the same colors, but each plate was different (some were full moons others crescents and each was in a slightly different position on the plate) The effect was very unified but still visually stimulating.
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