Ok, now for some quite unusual ideas for gifts for weddings and other celebrations. Artist Richard Bramble has created a range of unique tableware from wonderfully fishy plates and bowls to tablemats and clocks, plus his original paintings and prints, all of which you can buy online. As I personally would love to be given something by him (kids are you listening?) you should have a good look round.

There are some very traditional silver and silver plate gift ideas here from a family business that was established in 1902. Move away from those for a moment and take a look at some of their other more contemporary products, such as attractive cheese and steak knives, modern cutlery designs by Guy Degrenne, Llewelyn-Bowen and Clive Christian and hammered pewter flasks and tankards, all of which would make excellent gifts. You can order their silver plated cutlery online but if it’s sterling silver you’re after you need to call them.

Mulberry Hall offers you the opportunity of buying online some of the ranges that they hold in their York shop, including brands such as Baccarat, Herend, Lladro, Royal Copenhagen and Waterford. This would be a great place to find gifts for all sorts of occasions and particularly for weddings as there’s a beautiful collection of traditional and modern items for the home and they offer a free of charge gift wrapping service. If you’re going to stray off the wedding list track take a look at the stunning black John Rocha for Waterford glass and fun Alessi gifts and kitchen accessories.

Here you can find another unusual celebration gift idea - genuine original newspapers (not copies) which have been preserved in a historic newspaper archive with papers dating back over 200 years. You first select a presentation folder or gift box then the date and the newspaper of your choice, after which you can personalise the certificate of authenticity. You can then go on to add DVD and CD cards for the same year, but personally I think the newspaper is special on its own.

If you're looking a different and original present take a look at this website, where you can create and design your own bespoke bottle online, incorporating your personalised message. You first click on the type of celebration your bottle is for, then whether or not you want wine or champagne. Next you can choose the bottle and design colour and your wording and finally specify the exact wine and the gift packaging. Expect to wait 14 days for delivery.

Pruden and Smith make beautiful contemporary silver tableware that is spun, hand-raised or forged using traditional silversmith techniques. Unnecessary decorative effects are used sparingly to enhance their famous hammered finish. This really is modern silver at its best and there’s a wide range to choose from. You can’t buy directly through the website at the moment but need to email or call them with your enquiry – a small price to pay for such a special range.

There are some lovely prints at The Little Picture Gallery by artists including Annabel Fairfax, Claire Davies, Maureen Jordan and Nicholas St John Rosse. Choose from landscapes and animal prints plus attractive seaside views. You can have your picture mounted or just buy the print on its own.

Matisse, Bonnard, Picasso, Braque, Dufy, Marquet, Friesz, Camoin, Léger, Miró, and Delaunay are just a few of the artists represented on this sleek grey website, where you can select and order from over 5000 original prints. The website is extremely clear and easy to navigate and if you know exactly what you're looking for you can search by artist, or alternatively by style; abstract, art nouveau or Fauve, for example, medium; engraving or lithograph or subject; Animals and Birds, Paris, or Love and Romance.

For a gift for someone who appreciates beautiful glass look here, at this website tried and tested by my family several times and where you’ll find unique alternatives to the traditional ideas. If you’re not sure what you’re doing give them a call (you cannot order directly online), particularly if you know that the recipient already collects antique glass, and they’ll give you the best advice on what to buy for the amount you want to spend.

I really like the fact that this online store, based at their shop in Tunbridge Wells, has really taken the trouble to offer some different gift ideas although be warned, some of these are expensive. Take a look first at their jewellery, then at the silver watering can, silver mussel eaters (for whose who like their moules) and silver and blackwood pepper mills. Expensive but beautiful and well worth a look. Delivery is free.