| showers are special occasions when friends and | | | | cleaning products infused with scents such as |
| family gather to shower the bride with gifts. Many | | | | lavender, lemon, grapefruit or cucumber. Include all |
| people enjoy giving personalized gifts that help the | | | | purpose cleaners, liquid hand soaps, dish soaps, or |
| bride set up a new home. These creative wedding | | | | laundry detergents. Add a book on the practical |
| gift baskets are filled with practical yet unique items | | | | aspects of cleaning or about the joys of a clean |
| and are perfect for bridal showers: | | | | house. Include a microduster or dust mitt or get |
| 1. Kitchen Pantry Starter | | | | more creative and add an ostrich feather duster! Top |
| Does the bride love to cook? A Kitchen Pantry | | | | the basket with luxurious hand lotion and you have a |
| Starter gift basket is a wonderfully thoughtful gift. | | | | great gift. |
| Line a large willow basket with linen napkins or | | | | 4. Laundry Trousseau |
| decorative hand towels. Add a recipe card box (you | | | | The Laundry Trousseau gift basket is sure to please. |
| could ask shower attendees to bring their favorite | | | | Fill this gift basket with fabric rinse, iron water, and |
| recipes to fill the box). Complement the recipe box | | | | dryer sheets from a high-end retailer. Many of these |
| with gourmet spices and artisan salts. Use themes for | | | | products are infused with pleasing scents that cannot |
| your spices or throw in a mix of the basic essentials. | | | | be found in the regular stores. Add a lingerie bag for |
| Add kitchen tools such as a spice mill or an apron | | | | delicates, floral sachets, scented drawer liners, and |
| (perhaps monogrammed) and you have the perfect | | | | padded hangers. For a more personal gift, add a gift |
| gift. | | | | certificate to a local lingerie store. |
| 2. Cookie Essentials | | | | 5. Newlywed Game Night |
| Who doesn’t love freshly baked cookies? Find | | | | Shower the bride with a Game Night gift basket. Fill |
| a cookie-themed cookbook to serve as the central | | | | this gift basket with your favorite game (travel-sized |
| point of this basket. Adorn the basket with cookie | | | | games work well) along with a deck of cards and a |
| cutters, decorating sugars and candies, and kitchen | | | | book on card games. Adorn the rest of the basket |
| tools such as spatulas or measuring spoons and cups. | | | | with tasty treats like gourmet flavored popcorn, |
| If you have room, add other ingredients such as | | | | mixed nuts or other snack mix, cheese and crackers, |
| chocolate chips, cocoa, etc. To make the gift basket | | | | and dipping sauces. You could even add a |
| even more special, attach your favorite cookie recipe | | | | bartender’s book and throw in some rim |
| to the basket’s bow. | | | | sugars or cocktail mixes. |
| 3. Queen of Clean | | | | These are just a few ideas for creating a unique and |
| Cleaning is a necessity but who says it can’t | | | | personalized gift basket for a bridal shower. |
| be done in style? Fill a galvanized tub with high-end | | | | |