Journey out into the Goldfield Territory of Arizona and pan for real gold on the Gizmo Mining Claim with this Gold Panning Expedition gift certificate. Panning for gold is one of the oldest known methods of extracting this precious metal from the earth, and you don't have to deal with those dark, dangerous mines.

A great addition to the Deluxe Gold Pan Kit (see yesterday's blog), this will give your future gold miner a hand's on lesson from someone who has actual panning experience. Throw in a chorus of "My Darling Clemintine" and they're on their way!

With the state of the economy (and the price of gold), some people are turning to old fashioned methods to make a better income. This Deluxe Gold Pan Kit can give then a big head start. Includes 3 pans, a classifier, gold guzzler bottle, "Find an Ounce of Gold a Day" book by Roy Lagal, Gold Panning is Easy book and video.

Now all they'll need is a map, a shovel and a ride to where the gold is! Good luck!

Have you every seen those china cups with an image in the bottom that only becomes viible when you hold it to the light? This works the same way. A lithophane is a carved piece of material created from your photo. Where the material is the thinnest are the lighter parts of the image. With a light installed behind it, your Family Portrait Lithophane becomes a unique heirloom.

Light Affection can create one of these marvels as a night light or one of several sizes of framed potraits. Amazing!

My mother used to say that I could "Squeeze a nickel so hard I could make the Indian ride the buffalo." If you aren't familiar with this phrase, then maybe you haven't ever seen a buffalo nickel. Well, here is a bag with a Buffalo Nickel Collection. 23 genuine Buffalo nickels with assorted mint dates from 1913-1938.

They have a Native American profile on the front and the American bison on the reverse.

btw - The phrase means you are frugal, or if you prefer, "tight with money." Get it? Good!

Okay, so I am not Iron Man, HE is Iron Man. With this Iron Man Maquette from Marvel, you can  show someone that you think they are an Iron Man. Show Dad or your hubby that they are an Iron Man to you with this limited edition piece.

A Maquette is a small scale model of a statue, used for visualization purposes. There, you learned a new word!