Fathers Day Finds

With Fathers Day fast approaching – June 18th this year – you’ll want to be sure you have the merchandise on hand that will help your customers find the perfect gift for that guy who’s always “so hard to buy for”. Fortunately, we’ve already done some of the shopping for you.

From books and framed artwork to novelty candles and masculine skin care products, we’ve got the goods! The vendors listed on FGMarket’s Fathers Day Holiday and Special Occasion pages are full of great gift ideas, sure to please dear ol’ Dad. To discover the particulars, keep reading…
For starters, Workman Publishing Company is a publisher that’s always around big ideas. Specializing in books, calendars, and popular trends, Workman has a commitment to publishing them with a mixture of care and innovation. Perhaps more telling is the fact that over two-thirds of all the books they’ve published in the last twenty-eight years are still in print, with a fair share of titles that have topped the one million mark. Their Top Ten Gift Ideas for Dads include such books as “Me and My Dad” (dozens of touching testimonies about dads straight from their kids) and “Famous Last Words” (a collection of the notable parting statements of well-known individuals).

More great books for dads can be found at Willow Creek Press. Among their Father’s Day suggestions are several titles geared toward the outdoorsman, including “Eat Like a Wild Man”, a collection of some of the wildest, most delicious wild game and fish recipes that Sports Afield magazine has published over the last 110 years.
Another good choice is the endearing “Just Dads”, a unique gift book that combines engaging and interesting male animal parenting photographs with insightful fatherhood quotations. Willow Creek Press is dedicated to providing retailers with quality books, calendars and greeting cards at competitive discounts with fast and flawless customer service.

Dads who like to fish, or are simply outdoor enthusiasts, will appreciate the clever Fly Candles from Brookins. These high-quality, clear gel candles feature a variety of authentic fishing flies and their leader lines, hand-tied by creative anglers, “floating” in a river-bottom scene of rocks and gravel, all contained within an apothecary-type glass jar.
A gel candle will burn roughly three times longer than a comparable, traditional paraffin wax candle. Available in two sizes and a number of natural scents that are reminiscent of the great outdoors, such as “Tall Timber” and “Montana Sage”, when the Fly Gel Candle is lit in a dark room, the river scene comes alive as if the suns rays were casting down on the rocks below.

A wide variety of Fathers Day gifts, including books about how to clean and cook the fish you’ve just caught, can be found at MistCo, Inc.. Mistco’s line focuses on a strong nature, wildlife and water life theme, offering an extensive selection of quality gift items, souvenirs, novelties, and of course books which encompass these subjects.
Highlights include painted metal candle holders with wildlife themes, beautiful pewter or wood picture frames, heavy cast-aluminum paper weights and memo holders, and wine accessories, such as corkscrews and bottle stoppers. In order to keep up with ever-changing trends, Mistco is continually adding new items to the line, giving retailers fresh, new ideas and merchandise that uniquely blends current styles into their nature themes.

Dads who work with their hands, tend their gardens, play tennis, ride their bicycles, or spend a lot of time outdoors need to pay special attention to their skin with products specifically for masculine skin care needs.
Awakening Mineral Therapies For Healthy Skin is the formulator of unique, proprietary, mineral-rich skin care products for active hands, feet and skin. Their concentrated, non-sticky, non-greasy creams and lotions require just a single drop to treat both hands. They are made with essential oils and botanical extracts, ingredients reported to have beneficial impact on the health of skin, and are loaded with minerals from the Dead Sea, including potassium, a natural hydrator, and magnesium, a natural anti-allergen for all skin types. Awakening Hands is a serious, ultra-potent, moisture therapy for hard working hands, with a subtle aroma of ginger with cinnamon & myrrh. Awakening Skin is an ideal four-season health maintenance regimen for all skin exposed to the elements, including the face, and has an understated aroma of the Rose of Sharon. These and their other fine products are packaged in a variety of sizes and formats.

More great gift ideas come from Colorfair, whose website offers a large body of artwork in a wide range of sizes, pricing and subject matter. These beautiful framed prints are rich with themes of nature and wildlife, sea coasts, waterfronts and lighthouses, golf, travel, and the Old West.
Colorfair has two in-house artists that do artist remarques (hand-painted extensions of the original scene) on the mats and frames of pictures, resulting in unique and fascinating presentations. This allows the retailer to sell original artwork without the expense of an entire original piece. Any of these upscale works of art could be a wonderful, decorative addition to a wall in Dad’s office or den.

And finally, at the very least, a charming Fathers Day greeting card may be just the thing that your customer needs.
You’ll find some excellent choices among the Passages line of cards from Cardthartic. With poetic photographic images on the front, accompanied by simple but sincere messages inside, there is something for everyone in this tasteful collection. Cardthartic’s motto, “honor your emotions”, comes through in every card they produce.

You’re sure to discover more outstanding gift ideas among the listings on FGMarket’s Fathers Day Holiday and Special Occasion pages, so take a look. But don’t delay! That special day when we honor the men who have contributed so much to our lives is just a few weeks away, and you’ll want to be ready when their sons and daughters come looking for “just the right thing”.