Crafted Comforts: Spa Day Recipes For Gifts

by Katie Watson

Welcome to Crafted Spa-Day Recipes for Gifts, where flour is nowhere to be found, but mixing bowls are still mandatory. This book is for anyone that has gone gift shopping, only to leave empty handed, and thinking they could make each item better, and probably cheaper. Spoiler you can absolutely make each one, and they smell fantastic!

Inside these pages, you will discover shower steamers that turn a 15 minute rinse, into a “recharging my social battery” full-on moment, bath bombs that fizz and wiz, sugar scrubs that exfoliate like they mean it, and lip scrubs so tasty you’ll need a gentle reminder that they are not in-fact your dessert. Every recipe is a gift worth giving. Easy to make, impressive to give, and impossible not to love.

Crafted Comforts is for the thoughtful individuals, the last-minute heroes, the artisan maker, and anyone that knows self-care feels better when it’s handmade. Whether you are crafting for that special teacher gift, birthday presents that surprise, holiday gifts that delight, or “just because” moments, these spa day treats will say “I’m thinking of you” without needing a sappy card.

So clear off your counter, or don’t (we won’t judge), grab those mixing bowls, jars, and molds, and prepare to be the most popular gift giver in your friend circle. Welcome to Crafted Comforts- where every fizz, scrub, and sugar-sweet scoop is made to be wrapped, gifted, and thoroughly enjoyed.

121 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 22, 2025

About the author

Katherine "Katie" L. Watson, JD, is an adjunct associate professor in the Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University.