Give a Spa Gift Basket to a Hardworking Friend | Women

By KimAllarie
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You probably know some overworked women. They put in a full day on the job to pay the bills, then come home to cook, clean and spend quality time with the family. You can't help but admire their dedication and hard work. A lovely surprise for such a woman would be a spa gift basket, which would offer her a much-needed chance to relax and pamper herself. Try these ideas to make your own special gift to give to a deserving woman in your life.

Start by searching for an elegant basket. You might want to check out craft stores, discount stores or even a second hand store for just the right basket. Make sure it's large enough to hold everything that you plan to include. You might even want to paint the basket to match your color scheme.

Now it's time to pick out the items for your special spa basket. Remember that the main purpose of this gift is to encourage the recipient to relax, so think of things that will transform her bathroom into a sumptuous home spa.

Your first item should be a towel. Find a thick cotton bath towel with a coordinating face cloth or two. Roll them up separately and tie them with an attractive ribbon. Next, look for a scented candle that matches the towels. Set this in the middle of the basket, and arrange the towels around it.

Next you'll want to add some bath products, again keeping to your color and scent theme. Bath oil or beads, specialty soap and bubble bath are good choices. Also, pick up a bath sponge or loofah for gentle exfoliation. Place these items around the candle, with an eye to balancing shape and size of the various products. You might wish to pick up a pre-made bath set containing a variety of products. Just open up the package and arrange the individual products however you desire.

To enhance the relaxation experience, tuck in a novel and a CD of soft music. Music is sure to help that special woman unwind, and a bestselling page-turner will distract her from her to-do list.

Even after the bathtub is emptied, the pampering can continue. Include a bottle of luxury moisturizing cream to your spa gift basket for the finishing touch. Even better is to have a few different specialty lotions for the body, hands and feet.

An extra special touch would be to tuck in a gift certificate to a nearby spa. And best of all, include a written note offering to look after the kids for an evening so she can be worry-free as she enjoys her candle-lit home spa or uses her gift certificate for a relaxing treatment at the day spa.

Your spa gift basket will be a thoughtful, meaningful gift for the hardworking woman in your life. It will rejuvenate her, relieve the day's stress, and make her all set to head out the door again tomorrow.

About the Author

Do you want to make your own gift baskets? Kim Allarie publishes Kim's Basket Blog, a great source of gift basket ideas for all those meaningful events throughout the year.

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