Nicolette:

Great thread! I LOVE doing little things to make people I love feel special. I am a card person. I bought a card package for my computer so I can make cards and have them say exactly what I want them to say.

For out-of-towners I like to make special cards and give gift cards (it does not have to be a large amount) to their favorite restaurant or a gift card to a spa for a massage.

Another thing I like to do for those who live nearby is make gift-baskets.

The spa basket is packed with comfort things like bubble bath, mint foot lotion, heat-activated eye masks, sugar scrub, relaxing body lotion, candles and a few liquor-filled chocolates.

The movie basket is packed with a Block Buster gift card, microwavable popcorn, their favorite soda, candies like Milk Duds, Skittles, Laffy Taffy.

The reading basket is packed with a book I think they will enjoy, a Barnes and Nobles gift card to purchase a book they would enjoy, a bottle of wine, cheese, crackers, candles, and of course a little Godiva chocolate.

The fruit basket is packed with fresh strawberries, cherries, cantaloupe, grapes, sliced apples with a caramel dip and a chocolate dip.

Those are the ones I usually make. I give them on special occassions and sometimes just surprise people when I need a boost or think they may.

They are fun to make. I love filling them with pretty papers and bows...oh I could go on all day!