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A gift basket is a great way to make someone feel special for nearly any occasion. It can be fun personalizing the basket to the receiver, and the effort put into customized a gift basket is immediately evident. Whether you’re creating a basket for Christmas or need ideas of gifts for mom for Mother’s Day, these tips will help you craft the perfect gift basket.  Ideas of Gifts for Mom Start with a Theme The first step is to pick a theme. For example, if you are giving a gift basket for Christmas, you may want to choose Christmas mugs and other warm items to combat the cold. A sumptuously soft shawl will not only keep the recipient warm but will feel like a hug from you every time they wear it. You can choose a holiday theme, such as Christmas, Mother’s Day, or a housewarming basket, or you can go with the receiver’s personality or interests. If they love hosting and being in the kitchen, focus on kitchen items and serve ware.  Choose a Container Next, c...

Sometimes you just need to kick your feet up, throw on a blanket, and read a good book on a lazy Sunday. It’s a great way to relax and prepare to face the work week ahead by taking an hour or two to pamper yourself. If you want to have the ultimate lazy Sunday morning, read on.  Coffee Mugs Grab a Cup of Coffee or Tea Your first step is to wake up so you can enjoy the morning. Grab one of your favorite coffee mugs and start brewing. Live a little and use your favorite specialty brew. This should be your first step, as it could take a few minutes to brew or steep, and you can get other items on this list done in the meantime.  Warm Your Heart If it’s a cold morning, light a fire in and gaze at some of the photo frames off the mantel. Even if you don’t have a fireplace, the photos of family and friends in colorful, creative picture frames will warm your heart. If you don’t have a mantel, put some frames on your coffee table to appreciate or look to them on...

February, thanks to Valentine’s Day, is the month of love. It’s never a bad time to send a gift to your sister and show her familial love, reaffirming that special bond that only siblings can have. These gifts for sister are sure to surprise and delight her.  Gifts For Sister A Warm Shawl While winter is quickly coming to an end, the air can still be chilly. Until spring is in full swing and temperatures climb, a shawl can help keep her warm and toasty. As a bonus, a shawl made of sumptuously soft fabric can feel like a hug, meaning you can be there for your sister even when you can’t be physically present. Your sister can wrap the shawl around her when she needs comforting, making this one of the best gifts for sisters from sisters .  Wall Art for Family and Togetherness Celebrate your special bond with wall art that captures the relationship you two share, spending time with your sister. A piece depicting two figures holding hands and running off a p...

Gifting has got a bad rap. Gift-giving can, and should, be fun for everyone, but sometimes you just get stumped. Will they like it? Does it send the wrong message? What do they even need that they don’t have already? When you don’t have all that long to plan it out, gifting can get a little hairy. Sometimes a family reunion or event, wedding, work celebration, or birthday party catches you by surprise, and you need to find something relatively soon. Don’t despair! Consider the following thoughtful possibilities for 11th-hour gifts. Wall Art Weddings At a wedding, the choice of gift is generally contingent on how well you know the recipient. If you’re close enough to the bride to know her tastes, it will be easier to pick up art, jewelry, clothing, or decoration for her than it would be for a more casual acquaintance. When considering gifts for wife to be who you don’t know well, lean toward event-specific gifts: a picture frame celebrating the wedding day, a ter...

With winter coming to a close and spring on the horizon, it’s time to start planning spring garden parties. If you don’t already have kitchen and serve ware essentials, which also make fantastic gifts for new homeowners , it’s the perfect time to stock up. Each of these will help elevate your spring party, impressing guests with your hosting abilities.  Gifts For New Homeowners Tea Towels for Messes Tea towels are essential for quickly cleaning up messes in the kitchen as you make snacks and appetizers for your party. Kitchen boas are exceptionally useful tools in the kitchen, draping around your neck for easy access and worry-free cooking. Look for boas with fun patterns and heartfelt sentiments. Plus, they can act as emergency potholders.  Serving Plates, Trays, and Platters Serving plates, trays, and platters are essential for hosting parties. Whether it’s a large ceramic bread basket, a serving board with a bowl, or a large serving tray, you n...

If you’ve recently begun a new job or moved to a new department, it can be difficult to become friends with new coworkers. Even when you’ve been working somewhere for a while, it can feel like you don’t have a lot of time to cultivate friendships, and having to start that process all over again can be daunting. Whether you’d like to get to know new coworkers or get to know current ones better, a great way to break the ice is with a thoughtful gift. The question is, what should that gift be, and for what occasion?  Baby Keepsakes Birthdays and Holidays Birthdays and holidays provide classic gifting opportunities. As tough as buying holiday or birthday gifts for a friend or family member can be, doing so for a coworker you’re not close with can be even harder. Without knowing a lot about their taste and preferences, gifts like clothing, accessories, jewelry, and art can be risky. However, with some simple outfit and workspace observations for taste hints, you can...

There’s not much more exciting than welcoming a new member of a loved one’s family into the world. As wonderful as a new birth is, knowing what to get the happy couple to commemorate one of the most important events of their life can be tough. It’s hard to know what they need, what they’ll find useful, and what they’ll appreciate. As every couple will have different needs and taste, there is no perfect one-size-fits-all baby gift. Consider the following thoughtful baby gift ideas , they’re sure to be appreciated by the new parents. Baby gifts Practical Baby Gifts It can be difficult to decide whether your gift to the new parents should be something practical that they can use, or purely sentimental and ornamental. A dozen diaper packages isn’t likely to truly convey the importance of the occasion. So why not consider something that’s a bit of both? For example, baby blankets and swaddles will always come in handy, but why not look for one that’s beautiful enough to...

Valentine’s Day is over, but you can still surprise your wife with gifts for a Valentine’s Day encore. If you aren’t sure what she would like as an encore, just think of gifts for wife for birthday , and choose something that would be similar to what you would get her then. If you still can’t decide, use this list to help you find the best gift for your wife.  Gifts For Wife A Figurative Sculpture Show your love for your wife through a figurative sculpture. One where the man is holding his wife close, one arm around her, one clasping her hand, heads close together. It expresses love and caring, and from one angle can look like the two figures are kissing, and from another it looks like they are dancing.  Love Notes One of the best gifts for wife is a simple jar meant to hold love notes. The second part of the gift, of course, comes in love notes you can scatter around the house for her to find and put in the jar. You can leave them in plain sight or h...

Random Acts of Kindness Day is February 17 and it’s the perfect time to give your friends a gift. Give them the type of best friend gifts birthday party attendees will be jealous they didn’t think of first, and you’ll have an appropriate “just because” gift. It can be functional or decorative but should be a gift from the heart. Remember, it’s a random act of kindness, and it should be something your best friend will enjoy receiving. Best Friend Gifts Soft, Comfy, and Cozy Does your friend live in a cold area? Warm them up with fluffy socks they can wear around the house. A pair with sole grips helps your friend avoid slipping on tile or wood floors, and they’ll be thrilled with the added bit of thoughtfulness to the random gift. Combine this with a thick, soft blanket to wrap themselves up in. It’s perfect for curling up with a bowl of popcorn on movie night or having a relaxing Sunday in. You could also combine this with a shawl and comfortable pants for the ult...

With a new year comes new chapters in your friends and family’s lives. Whether it’s a wedding, a baby, a new home, or just starting on a new journey, here are a few gifts to celebrate important, pivotal moments in your loved ones’ lives.  Wedding Gifts Wedding Gifts If your friends or family members are starting their new year with a marriage, you might need a little inspiration for wedding gifts that will delight them. The registry is always a good start, but if you want to get them something a little extra, or a surprise, try these thoughtful ideas.You could go with decorations to remind them of their special day, such as a piece of wall art with a playful design of a husband and wife on their wedding day. Representing the first day of the rest of their life together and inspired by pebbles and sea glass, it’s a lovely accent for the couple’s walls. Another decoration that will delight them is a figurative sculpture of a man sitting with a woman leaning over him, arms wra...