good morning sunshine :: handstamped coffee spoon by sycamore hill

Sometimes the perfect gift for a family member or friend is just something simple that will be used everyday and will remind that person of the giver.  I have things like that throughout my own home that remind me of people near and dear to me from various points in my life.  Coffee mugs, cake stands, cookbooks, and rings are just a few of the things I think of when I recall some of those special gifts from special people.  When we were expecting our first baby, I was looking for a unique gift for his sets of grandparents to add along with their Christmas gifts. I came across Sycamore Hill, an Etsy shop, that hand stamps beautiful spoons and more. I chose a coffee spoon since I knew that was a part of the morning routine for both nana and papa and grandma and grandpa.  The featured spoons say, Good Morning, ________, although you can have anything you want added to a spoon. Good morning Nana and Papa and Good morning Grandma and Gradnpa spoons were a big hit at Christmas.  What a great shop to work with too, as she is willing to make sure she has the spoon made exactly how you want it.

I decided to order a spoon for my husband, although he will use it for ice cream, not coffee.  “Home is wherever I’m with you” is the phrase I chose for him, and I received a beautiful spoon for him.  Home has become more to me than a place to live.  Home is when we are with family and those we love.  Home to me is wherever we are together.  We’ve made 5 moves in the 8 years we have been married, and while I thought each time that it would take a while for it to feel comfortable, so quickly home was wherever we were together.

The spoons are unique from the handle to what you choose to have stamped.  They can become a meaningful gift for just about anyone, whether they use it or display it.  I love the idea of a thoughtful and useful gift to remind someone of someone you love.