UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 3
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Hawkins, Thomas W.
1800 Eller Drive
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
USA
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
9/13/00
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Gerald Stevens, Inc.
GIFT
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer
6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
(X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
1. Title of Security |2. Amount of |3. Ownership |4. Nature of Indirect |
| Securities | Form: | Beneficial Ownership |
| Beneficially | Direct(D) or | |
| Owned | Indirect(I) | |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock |406,000 |D | |
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
<CAPTION>
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Table II -- Derivative Securitites Beneficially Owned |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
1.Title of Derivative |2.Date Exer- |3.Title and Amount | |4. Conver-|5. Owner- |6. Nature of Indirect |
Security | cisable and | of Underlying | |sion or |ship | Beneficial Ownership |
| Expiration | Securities | |exercise |Form of | |
| Date(Month/ |-----------------------|---------|price of |Deriv- | |
| Day/Year) | |Amount |deri- |ative | |
| Date | Expira- | |or |vative |Security: | |
| Exer- | tion | Title |Number of|Security |Direct(D) or | |
| cisable | Date | |Shares | |Indirect(I) | |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Options (Rights to Buy) |8/28/00 |8/28/03 |Common Stock |200,000 (|$0.80 |D | |
| | | |1) | | | |
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Options (Rights to Buy) |8/28/01(2|8/28/10 |Common Stock |200,000 |$0.9688 |D | |
|) | | | | | | |
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
</TABLE>
Explanation of Responses:
(1) These options are options to purchase shares of common stock owned by an
affiliate of New River Capital Partners.
(2) These options vest in four equal annual installments beginning on the date
indicated.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ Thomas W. Hawkins
DATE
9/22/00
