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- Annie B. Bond
- March 4, 2006
- 12:59 am
- 12 comments
Here are our favorite offerings to bring along to a party or visit. We include lots of inexpensive make-it-yourself recipes for everything from luscious body butter to your own holiday potpourri, as well as some great items to buy that you may not have thought of.
Food Gifts:
Annie’s Famous Chocolate Truffles
A box of incredible artisanal dark chocolates (order online at Oliver Kita for a heavenly chocolate experience)
Olive oil infused with fresh rosemary in a pretty bottle
Hot mulled cider mix with 2 mugs
A bottle of organic wine
Other Goodies
Homemade beeswax candle in a pretty container
Potpourri: see these three potpourri formulas
Four Christmas Incense Formulas
Narcissus bulbs in a pot or a plant in a pretty container tied with raffia
Spa Basket: loofah, handmade soap, formulas from channels: homemade lip balm, Beautiful Body Butter, beeswax tealight
Homemade Bath Salts in a glass apothecary jar
Homemade smudge in an abalone shell or pretty ashtray (See Use Smudging to Clear Your Home)
Read more: Home, Crafts & Hobbies, Household Hints, bath salts, hostess gifts, incense, potpourri, smudge
By Annie B. Bond
Annie B. Bond
Annie is a renowned expert in non-toxic and green living. Named one of the top 20 environmental leaders by Body and Soul Magazine, Annie has authored four books, including "Home Enlightenment" (Rodale Press, 2005) and "Better Basics for the Home" (Three Rivers Press, 1999).
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These are very nice ideas. I like the fact that these gifts are "consumable", meaning they can be eaten or otherwise used by the recipient.
~I can hardly wait to make my own potpourri!~Alot of great ideas!~
Thanks for the article.
Great ideas.
Thanks
Thank you! :D
Good ideas.
Thanks.
Hmmm.....
Oh these sound nice!
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