| If you're of legal age in most states when you're 18, | | | | smoking because of the fear of ruining the ashtrays. |
| then for your eighteenth anniversary it should be legal | | | | Of course, if you want to get something that is totally |
| to get any anniversary gift you want. Unfortunately, if | | | | impractical and just for show, you can splurge for |
| you want to stick to the rules, you can't do this. So | | | | some porcelain statues. These are very common in |
| you're stuck with the only choice for number 18, since | | | | novelty shops and gift shops. You don't have to spend |
| there are no traditional gifts for this day. Enter the | | | | a lot of money on these, though some go for several |
| modern gift of porcelain. | | | | hundred dollars or more. These statues come in just |
| Fortunately, there are many things made out of | | | | about every shape and size, in human and in animal |
| porcelain. These are not cheap gifts, mind you, but | | | | form. |
| your choices are in a great abundance. Just get ready | | | | If you want to work your way into the bathroom, you |
| to go to the store with an open mind and an open | | | | can get your spouse a nice porcelain toilet set. These |
| wallet or a credit card with some decent credit left on | | | | usually come in multi piece sets covering a wide range |
| it. | | | | of items including perfume bottles, combs, brushes and |
| Most things porcelain are made for the dining room or | | | | mirrors. These pieces are very delicate, so handle with |
| living room. For example, you can get a nice pair of | | | | care. |
| porcelain fruit bowls. If you're tired of the traditional | | | | Another thing you can get is porcelain picture frames. |
| white porcelain, you can actually get these in nice | | | | These come in all shapes and sizes for those odd |
| colors like red. Most will be hand crafted and thus | | | | sized photos. The frames themselves range from |
| come with a big price tag. | | | | very plain to very well adorned and obviously the price |
| Centerpieces are a big thing for the dining room table | | | | tags for each go along with them. |
| during a family meal on the holidays. You can get small | | | | Finally, you can pick yourself up, or your spouse, a |
| tureen with plate that is adorned with 24 carat gold. | | | | porcelain basket. You can put just about anything in |
| You can get one of these decorated with flowers all | | | | these baskets and they also come in all kinds of |
| around if you like. You can put just about any kind of | | | | shapes and sizes. |
| food in the tureen if you like. | | | | If you put your mind to it, you'll discover that there are |
| While smoking is not as in as it once was, if your | | | | quite a few things made of porcelain and you should |
| spouse is a smoker, you can replace all the ashtrays in | | | | have no trouble finding just the right anniversary gift for |
| the house with porcelain ashtrays. If you get a few | | | | your eighteenth anniversary. |
| that are nice enough, your spouse may just give up | | | | |