Help me with a gift for someone you don't know.

[laptopvixen]

It's her 50th birthday.

She recently passed the bar.

She is a "classic Texan woman", born and raised. She wears the gear, she was Rodeo Queen, she two steps and shit, and she goes dove hunting with her oldest and dearest girlfriends once a year.

Probably like $100 is our limit. A nice bottle of champagne will do, but I'd like to get her something fun. She's a super person.

[Deleted]

A big cowboy hat? LOL.

[iamgrace]

Turquoise belt buckle.

I'm kidding? I have no idea, that's the first thing that came to me.

[melindafelinda]

Well unfortunately I don't have a wedding picture that really fits here. Awesome cowboy boots? Those are probably more than $100 though right?

[Deleted]

I'd get her a brooch.

[gozf]

This is really hard, but I'm thinking about it.

[iamgrace]

Oh wait, a calf.

Lol.

[laptopvixen]

Her cowboys hats are way nicer than anything I could get for $100.

She passed the Texas bar and wants to become a judge, where can I find a tiny, tiny gallows?

[Nicole]

My mama lives in TX and everyone there is crazy over Jardine's

How about some of that and some Shiner Bock (texas beer)?

www.jardinefoods.com/

www.shiner.com/

[Deleted]

I die at tiny, tiny gallows.

This cannot be topped.

[Deleted]

OMG! Here, LTV www.michtoy.com/item-MHF-072012-Gallows.html

[Deleted]

You can also make a workable one for children to play with!!

www.hawgleg.com/workbench_gallows01.asp

[melindafelinda]

www.wikihow.com/Build-a-Gallows

[blahblah]

Aug 23, 2012 12:45:38 GMT -5 iamgrace said:

Oh wait, a calf.

Lol.

A calf bolo tie? yw!

[laptopvixen]

Well, I'll be damned.

www.google.com/search?q=model+gallows&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=Bpc&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=imvns&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=zW02UNO6NsPg6wHb7YAg&ved=0CAoQ_AUoAQ&biw=1440&bih=797

[Nicole]

www.warpathgames.com/wholesale/warpath.php?m=detail&p=42541

[walterismydog]

Texans like this:
www.krsaddleshop.com/
and this:
jamesavery.com/

[laptopvixen]

Aug 23, 2012 12:51:01 GMT -5 ninjabridemom said:

You can also make a workable one for children to play with!!

www.hawgleg.com/workbench_gallows01.asp

:-|

[iamali]

A pretty scarf.

[Deleted]

James Avery is a good suggestion.

Anything gawdy and sparkly. We're like goddamn magpies down here.

[lazyphoque]

The gallows are awesome. A statue of lady justice? Not sure you could find something acceptably nice for $100.

[Marle]

A bolo tie with a dove on it.

[laptopvixen]

LOL!!

www.zazzle.com/liberty_justice_lesbian_keychain-146889356032971491

[incognitotoday]

In her town is there a place for you to get her a gift certificate for Rodeo Lessons or Line Dancing Lessons or a day at a Ranch. Not sure how much that would cost, but even money towards those activities may be up her alley.

[lazyphoque]

Aug 23, 2012 13:08:47 GMT -5 laptopvixen said:

LOL!!

www.zazzle.com/liberty_justice_lesbian_keychain-146889356032971491

I WANT THAT!!!!

[mamasaurus]

Does she enjoy legal thrillers? You could give her a set of John Grisham novels. There is a style of book end called a gallows bracket, so you could maybe also throw in a set of those, if you think she'd get the joke.

[laptopvixen]

These are helpful. I kind of want to get her something Philly-ish... She's got all the gear, seriously. Jewelry, etc.

Lady Justice is fun, I will keep looking for something interesting along those lines.

[litebright]

I think Etsy is an awesome place for gifts for people like this.

I would consider ordering this (vintage scales of justice):

www.etsy.com/listing/98851816/vintage-scales-of-justice-1960s-orange?ref=sr_gallery_24&ga_search_query=justice&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=ZZ&ga_min=0&ga_max=0&ga_search_type=all

And maybe finding something nifty to fill each side (that could be taken out). Like, you could order one of those mini-gallows and put it on one side and maybe a mini statue of Lady Justice on the other.

Another idea is to do a framed series of prints. My BIL is a chiropractor, I got him a set of three different classic anatomy prints on vintage book pages, and framed them. He LOVED it. You could start with something like this and find two more justice-or-freedom themed ones.

www.etsy.com/listing/85354388/lady-justice-statue-art-print-on?ref=sr_gallery_1&ga_search_query=lady+justice&ga_order=most_relevant&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=ZZ&ga_min=0&ga_max=0&ga_search_type=all

[adhdfashion]

Ammo or a gift certificate to Cabela's.

[lazyphoque]

I think this compact is kind of awesome - www.rubylane.com/item/321012-9097A01/Vintage-Estee-Lauder-Rhinestone-Zodiac