Bath salts nourish your body with trace minerals (absorbed through the skin) and can be turned into aromatherapy goodness with essential oils and herbs. I put the salts in canning jars, and if I'm feeling really fancy I print out ritzy little labels and attach with a ribbon. My recipe is:

1 part Dead Sea Salts
1 part regular Sea Salts
2 parts Epsom Salts
5-10 drops any essential oil or combination (optional)
2-3 tablespoons dried herbs to complement the oil(optional)

I use three different kinds of salts because the mineral content &/or ratio is different in each one, so your body gets a broad range of trace minerals.

My current favorite scents are (add these to a 1 quart jar of unscented bathsalts):

Lavender/Chamomile Calming/Relaxing
--5 drops each of lavender and chamomile essential oil ("Lavender Fines" is the nicest scent)
--2-3 tablespoons dried lavender flowers
--2 tablespoons dried chamomile flowers

Rosemary/Sweet Orange Refreshing/Invigorating
--5 drops each of rosemary and sweet orange essential oil
--2 tablespoons dried rosemary
--2 tablespoons dried orange peel

(you might be able to get away with putting a branch of fresh rosemary in with the salts, I've not tried this yet but I'd like to)

I've also put in bathsalts some coordinating herbal loose leaf tea leaves in place of dried herbs just for fun. Thus, your salt soak does double duty as a tea bath, too.

You can turn these into spa quality salt rubs by putting some in a bowl, adding enough water to make it slushy, and you have a glowy salt scrub.

Alternate or addition gifty thingie:

If you or someone you'd like to gift have high blood pressure or otherwise have to restrict your salts, make a sugar scrub instead.

Less "crafty", more "cooky"

Something else that always seems to get sufficient praise are bags of homemade mulling spices with the recipe on how to use with cider or wine. Who doesn't love mulled cider or wine? Lots of recipes out there, this is the one I use. You can turn it into a gift by putting everything but the cider into a pint canning jar, or whatever size you like best, attaching the recipe around the jar's neck or to the lid. If you like to do the "cooky" route, there are all kinds of drink mixes and baking mixes that you can do like this, put them in a basket or something kitcheny like a collander or an enameled pot, make a gift basket out of it.

OK, so now that I look on it, none of these are techincally "crafts". Sorry!

Anhata
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