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Mother's
Day Gift Basket Ideas
by Rachel Paxton
Mother's Day baskets are a great way to show off your creative talents
while also showing your mom, mother-in-law, grandma, or another special
mom how much you care.
I've put together some theme ideas to get you started. I've included
several easy recipes, and also some links to give you some more ideas
and to help you put it all together.
Most of these ideas you can make yourself from the following recipes.
I've never made biscotti before, but there's a great hazelnut
biscotti recipe included that I think I'm going to try when I make my
Mother's Day baskets this year. Have fun! Your mom will
be so impressed.
Garden Basket:
Garden seeds, gardening tools, gardening gloves, peat pots, kneeling
pad, iced tea mix.
Coffee Basket:
Chocolate-covered coffee spoons, coffee syrups, chocolate-dipped pretzels,
biscotti, flavored coffees, instant cappuccinos.
Tea Basket:
Herbal and fruit teas, flavored honeys, tea bread, tea infuser, tea
cups, inspirational book.
Bath Basket:
Bath salts, massage oil, natural soaps, bath powder, bath sponge, hand
towel, massage roller, fragrant candle.
Chocolate Covered Pretzels:
Pretzel rings
Wax paper
1 (16-oz.) bag semisweet chocolate chips
Melt the chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl, stopping every 15
seconds to stir the chocolate. Dip each pretzel, one at a time, into
the melted chocolate. Lay the pretzels on wax paper and let cool.
Chocolate Covered Spoons:
20-24 plastic spoons
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Wax paper
Melt the chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl, stopping every 15
seconds to stir the chocolate. Dip spoons into chocolate. Place spoons
on wax paper and refrigerate until chocolate hardens. Wrap each spoon
separately and store in a cool dry place.
Tea Bread Recipes:
http://www.oldfashionedliving.com/teabreads.html
20+ Biscotti Recipes:
http://www.allrecipes.com/directory/2641.asp
Flavored Coffee Mixes:
http://members.tripod.com/~MaryMae/jarlinks.htm
Flavored Honey:
http://www.honey.com/recipes/flavhont.html
Make Massage Oil, Bath Salts:
http://www.dewcosmetics.com/recipes.html
Putting the Basket Together:
http://www.hercraftideas.com/crafts/baskets/a-basket01_gift-
basket.shtml
Printable Gift Tags:
http://www.soapdelicatessen.com/handmadetag.html
Copyright 2003 Rachel Paxton. All Rights Reserved.
Rachel Paxton is a freelance writer and mom who is the author
of What's for Dinner?, an e-cookbook containing more than 250 quick
easy dinner ideas. For recipes, tips to organize your home, home
decorating, crafts, holiday tips, and more, visit Creative Homemaking
at
http://www.creativehomemaking.com
