Secret Santa

[suzeebloch]

So at our Thanksgiving Potluck at the office last week, guess who's name I drew for Secret Santa?!  Yes. That's right.  The Wife Boss.  LMAO.  The first thought that crossed my mind was "How much ARSENIC can I purchase for $20?"  $20 is our limit.  I am very much anti-gift cards.  So many people turn to those instead of putting on their thinking caps and using a little elbow grease.  Here are 2 items I am planning to make for her. 

The first is called Honey Butter Ambrosia.  I subscribe to an AWESOME blog called "One Good Thing" by Jillee.  This looks absolutely scrumptious and I am going to make a small batch first to make sure it turns out right, but I am sure it will.  Doesn't this look scrumptious?  The description says, "1 cup honey, 1 cup cream, 1 cup sugar. bring to boil and boil for 1 minute. Pour over 3 sticks of butter, in the blender and blend. Pour into jars, refrigerate. Serve on toast, bread, or just warm it up and get a straw! Yes, it is THAT yummy!”

The next thing I'm going to put in her Christmas box is a jar filled with dried Chamomile flowers, so she can make her own tea.  I think I'm going to look for one of those tea spoons or tea balls so she only has to make a cup at a time.  I will put these in a jar.

So far, I will probably have spent $5, maybe $10

So I need some more ideas.  One thing I thought of was making up a jar of epsom salts scented with oil of lavendar.  But I mentioned epsom salts to her once before and she says she doesn't have time to take a long relaxing soaking bath - so I want to come up with something else. 

I want to make sure that the gifts I choose for her have meaning.  They will come from my heart and be crafted by me (for the most part).

Ideas, comments and suggestions are most welcomed!

[jabs54]

 That is so sweet of you to go to all the trouble of making her a gift.  Anyone is lucky to have you for a secret santa.  Let me know how the honey butter turns out.  Specifically, what texture it is (runny, hard). 

[Maddie24]

Ronna - I am impressed. The gift ideas you have are fabulous.  Sorry- I think my craft ideas are long gone!!  Thanks for sharing yours. 

[rosebud727]

Alright how about a nice tea cup and tea ball to go with the tea flowers?

Or maybe some homemade bread or muffins for the butter?

[suzeebloch]

I will let you know! 

Quoting jabs54:

 That is so sweet of you to go to all the trouble of making her a gift.  Anyone is lucky to have you for a secret santa.  Let me know how the honey butter turns out.  Specifically, what texture it is (runny, hard). 

[suzeebloch]

thanks.  I just need a few more items ... sometimes my thinking cap works and sometimes it doesn't. 

Quoting Maddie24:

Ronna - I am impressed. The gift ideas you have are fabulous.  Sorry- I think my craft ideas are long gone!!  Thanks for sharing yours. 

[suzeebloch]

I like the idea of the homemade bread or muffins!  She has so many coffee mugs at the office I don't know that getting her another one would work ... unless I find something that I could personalize ... hmmm. 

Quoting rosebud727:

Alright how about a nice tea cup and tea ball to go with the tea flowers?

Or maybe some homemade bread or muffins for the butter?

[rosebud727]

I can understand that. I love what you got so far and thanks for including the name of the blog. 

Quoting suzeebloch:

I like the idea of the homemade bread or muffins!  She has so many coffee mugs at the office I don't know that getting her another one would work ... unless I find something that I could personalize ... hmmm. 

Quoting rosebud727:

Alright how about a nice tea cup and tea ball to go with the tea flowers?

Or maybe some homemade bread or muffins for the butter?

[suzeebloch]

when i first discovered her blog, i felt I had died and gone to heaven!  She has so many awesome ideas!  So now I subscribe to her blog and get nearly daily updates of new ideas, delivered right into my email!

Quoting rosebud727:

I can understand that. I love what you got so far and thanks for including the name of the blog. 

Quoting suzeebloch:

I like the idea of the homemade bread or muffins!  She has so many coffee mugs at the office I don't know that getting her another one would work ... unless I find something that I could personalize ... hmmm. 

Quoting rosebud727:

Alright how about a nice tea cup and tea ball to go with the tea flowers?

Or maybe some homemade bread or muffins for the butter?

[Bmat]

The gifts you have already are so delightful! For something else, perhaps sachets for her drawers.

[LadySaphira]

They sound like great gifts, I wish I had some suggestins as to what to add.

I love the comment about the arsnic, it made me LOL