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Top picks: SIMDAO 70th Birthday Journal Gift Set with Pen (best overall); Rilcn 70 and Fabulous Gift Box if she has a busy social calendar; Funistree Candle Warmer Lamp with Timer Dimmer if she loves a scented candle.
For her 70th, choose for the life she is living now: the plans she is making, the friends she sees and the room where she spends her evenings. Under £30, one thing she will reach for most days goes further than a pile of novelties, and a single keepsake with the number on it can sit alongside.
The SIMDAO journal pairs 68 lined pages with 68 blank ones, so she can plan on one side and sketch or jot ideas on the other. It arrives in a brown gift box with a matching pen and a pouch for notes or photos.
Worth knowing: Skip if she already keeps a diary she is fond of.
Rilcn packs 11 items into this box, led by a canvas tote printed "IN MY SEVENTIES ERA" and a 20oz "70 & Fabulous" tumbler for a woman who is often out and about.
Worth knowing: Skip if she prefers one good thing to a box of smaller ones.
The Funistree lamp warms a jar candle from above without lighting the wick, and its timer switches it off after 2, 4 or 8 hours.
Worth knowing: Skip if she has no jar candles to put under it.
Storieme hand-paints this resin angel cradling a heart, and it comes boxed with a message card, ready to stand on a mantel or shelf as a reminder of the day.
Worth knowing: Skip if her shelves are kept clear of figurines.
The Kideerly crochet teacup comes with a card built on a "Seven-Tea" pun, a light-hearted way to mark the number for a woman who loves her tea.
Worth knowing: Skip if she finds soft ornaments twee.
Sayregifty fills a frosted glass bottle printed "70 and Fabulous" with a 2-metre string of warm LED lights, to glow on a sideboard after dark.
Worth knowing: Skip if her sideboards and windowsills are already full.