Dozen Tealights

Dozen Tealights

A young couple I know is getting married next week. Their heads are filled with plans for their first apartment. They are very fortunate in that their landlord is willing to allow them to make changes that, as well as improving her property value, will make it more pleasing to them and brighten their surroundings. As they do this, she will subtract the cost of materials and necessary tools from their rent. A win-win situation!

An elderly couple I know, whose children and grandchildren live hours away, have put their home up for sale. They feel the need, as health problems increase, to move closer to the children. They will be beginning life in an entirely new location after having lived their entire life in one place.

Both these events prompted an immediate search for gifts for these couples. And, of course, I found a variety of housewarming gift baskets from which to choose. I love the variety and the fact that a gift basket is many gifts in one.

For the young couple, I found the Home Sweet Home Care Package that should help make unpacking easier. For first-time tenants, beginning a new life together, it is a very practical gift. There are cleaning supplies, such as Dawn dish soap and a scrub brush perfect for beverage glasses, as well as trash bags, a set of dish towels, an extension cord, and tea light candles and holder.

For something tasty as well as practical, there were several food gift baskets that contained products for preparing a first meal in their new home. One was an eight-quart colander that held everything needed for a pasta supper. (My young friends love Italian foods.) This unique basket included The Sopranos Family Cookbook compiled by Artie Bucco.

But, as they can make pasta easily any time, I felt the best choice for them is the Breakfast Gift Basket with everything they need to enjoy a delicious first breakfast. A reusable, woven basket holds buttermilk pancake mix, New England maple syrup, cappuccino cookies, Belgian waffles, cinnamon nut coffee, and chocolates. A Betty Crocker spatula is included.

For my elderly friends, I'm considering the Corso's Cookies Hearty Housewarming Cookie Bouquet. Buttercream cookies in the shape of houses, mailbox, and 'Sold' sign are individually hand-decorated, placed into a plastic holder in the shape of a bouquet, wrapped, and tied with ribbon. I can personalize it by creating a message to be hand-iced on them: their name on the 'mailbox' and good wishes on another cookie. These 'bouquets' come in several sizes: 3, 5, 7, 9, or an even dozen cookies. (Something to fit any budget.)

But, if you've read any of my other articles or visited my web site, then you know how much I enjoy the search for unique containers that can be useful or a decorative keepsake. Long after the contents are gone, the container remains as a reminder of your thoughtfulness and of your expression of care and concern for the recipients.

With the container as well as some goodies in mind, I continued my search and found several house-shaped boxes that depicted beautiful homes complete with sidewalk, fences and yard. The House Warmer Gift Box contains an assortment of snacks and treats, as well as coffee and tea. Between rounds of unpacking, my friends could take a break and munch on these goodies.

Now, I just have to decide.....hmmm.

Barb L Collins is a researcher of online gift shopping sites and regularly includes specific products in her Gift Baskets Review. She firmly believes in the 'personal touch' when it comes to gift giving and that the best gift reflects the personality of the giver as well as the recipient.

Visit her at http://giftbasketsreview.blogspot.com for more unique gift basket ideas.

Tealights - Set Of 12 $8 One dozen clear-cup tealight candles. Perfect for votive holders and great on their own.

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