He goes through his pockets taking out several wrinkled bills.

PAUL "I've got...nine...ten dollars. And my check of course."

HOLLY "I won't let you cash your check. But a present for ten dollars or under...that I will accept. Of course I don't know exactly what we're going to find at Tiffany's for ten dollars..."

It was a Holly Golightly moment (vaguely)...except that instead of a young and handsome George Peppard offering to spend his paycheck on me in Tiffany's...well, it was two gift certificates, close to expiration, in Banana Republic...but, after all, a girl has to take what she can get...

The challenge was the same though...to find something up to (but not over) the available funding...in this case $25. The difficulty level turned out to be about the same too...a $25 limit produces severe limitations...I'd actually given up hope when I spotted this wooden cuff bracelet. Chunky, but slightly refined...and only $3 over my limit...