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GIFT GUIDE <strong>2015</strong><br />
GIVE CHALDEAN!<br />
BY CRYSTAL KASSAB JABIRO<br />
Take a detour from the mall full<br />
of festive shoppers and overpriced<br />
brand names, and check<br />
out these Chaldean creations.<br />
Salma Ajo, Ph.D., recalls her life<br />
in “Melodies Under the Palms:<br />
Memories from the Iraq I Used to<br />
Know.” About Christmas in Basra:<br />
“Christmas Day we wake up with<br />
the aroma of the harrisa … when<br />
it is time to get ready to attend the<br />
church for the midnight mass we<br />
would go home with our mother<br />
and dress us with a new dress and<br />
new shoes. The mass was very long<br />
and most of the time we would fall<br />
asleep. … I still remember that as<br />
a child my mother wouldn’t let<br />
us touch the kleicha (Christmas<br />
cookies) until Christmas Day. She<br />
said the Lord hasn’t blessed it yet so<br />
she put it on top of the closet.” The<br />
book costs $19.50 plus shipping.<br />
Call (248) 925-6644.<br />
Sisterly Love<br />
Sisterlylove1030@gmail.com<br />
Instagram: @SisterlyLoveGifts<br />
A customized candle is<br />
always thoughtful. Kristen<br />
Ayar specializes in memorial<br />
and remembrance candles<br />
ranging from wedding<br />
invitations to pictures to<br />
anything religious. Prices<br />
range from $40-$125.<br />
Rozie M<br />
order@roziem.com<br />
Instagram: @RozieM<br />
For a sentimental gift, check out<br />
Rosalina Mekhael’s customized rosary,<br />
which includes pictures of your loved<br />
ones, starting at $120. She also has car<br />
rosaries and various kinds of religious<br />
jewelry, like saints bracelets for $38.<br />
Picture Perfect Collage<br />
(248) 660-0769<br />
Roxanne@pictureperfectcollage.com<br />
PicturePerfectCollage.com<br />
Instagram: @PicturePerfectCollage<br />
Do you want to give something heartfelt yet<br />
need a creative touch? Let Roxanne Arabo<br />
help you with her beautiful collages. Simply<br />
send her your pictures and she will turn them<br />
into a unique scrapbook page in a frame, embellishments<br />
and all. Prices start at $50.<br />
Gammo Jewelry<br />
36915 Ryan Road<br />
Sterling Heights<br />
(586) 795-9145<br />
Facebook: Gammo Jewelry<br />
Name necklaces have come<br />
back in style these past<br />
couple of years, and Firas<br />
Gammo carries them in<br />
white or yellow gold starting<br />
at $350. His shop also has<br />
high-quality men’s bracelets.<br />
Sassy Savannah’s Baby Boutique<br />
7415 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield<br />
(248) 325-9246<br />
Instagram: @SassySavannahBabyBoutique<br />
Sassy Savannah’s, which is owned by<br />
Eva Shammami, has trendy clothes<br />
and accessories for the fashion-forward<br />
baby and tween. For a really cute gift,<br />
get an embellished bow holder with<br />
your little girl’s initial or a custommade<br />
mosaic collage.<br />
Great Lakes State<br />
ILoveMichiganShop.com<br />
Steve Mansour and Paul Marcial, who market cool Detroit tee-shirts, have added<br />
magnetic bottle openers, made right here in the Mitten State, to their Michiganthemed<br />
Great Lakes State line. They cost $30 and can be found at the Rust Belt<br />
Market in Ferndale, Art Is In markets (Ann Arbor, Clinton Township, Novi)<br />
and Rally House locations (including Shelby Township and Livonia).<br />
Banan Creations<br />
banancreations@aol.com<br />
(248) 819-6366<br />
IG: Banan_Creations<br />
Ban Atchoo uses seed beads<br />
to design religious pictures,<br />
many of which take her 20<br />
to 40 hours to complete. You<br />
can buy one already made<br />
or give her a plain picture to<br />
design. She also has many<br />
other customized gifts to<br />
choose from.<br />
20 CHALDEAN NEWS <strong>DECEMBER</strong> <strong>2015</strong>
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