What are some good ideas for homemade Christmas presents?
A few years back, I made my own scented body scrubs for the women I was giving gifts too (since I’m not sure too many of the guys I know would groove on the idea of getting them). I used sugar or salt and mixed it with Olive Oil (not Extra Virgin because I find that it smells a bit too “fruity” and not neutral enough). I then picked up some essential oils at the health-food store and added a few drops to each batch until I could smell it without it being too strong. As I recall, I got some citrus, lavender and peppermint oils. I was lucky enough to find some wide mouth jars with cork lids at the local dollar store. I filled them with the scrubs, put the cork in the top and covered that with a pretty piece of cloth tied with some raffia. Everyone I gave them too absolutely LOVED them and raved about them. I searched the internet to find some variations in recipes but I ran out of time to try them all! The RecipeSource.com web site has a list of Home-Made Gift ideas:
