Are you starting to sweat while you try to figure out what to buy this Christmas season for the woman in your life? Tired of giving a nice box of chocolate and a card? If so, the top 5 womens gifts will be sure to make a difference for you. These gifts are unique, trendy, and sure to please. Let this year be the year that the woman in your life can’t get enough of her gift.

Espresso Machine

What better way to start the morning then with a steaming cup of espresso or cappuccino right from your own kitchen! There are many outstanding stainless steel machines on the market that will be sure to delight. Save those Starbucks funds for the house.

The Sleeptracker Sleep Monitoring Watch

Wouldn’t it be nice to wake up refreshed and energized every single morning? That’s what the Sleeptracker will do by monitoring signals from the body that track natural sleep rhythms. Then it wakes you up at the most opportune time for your body to be refreshed and ready to go. Great for travelers, college students, and moms.

Fashion Boots

Oh the boots are just gorgeous this year. You can choose from booties, gladiator, ankle, or knee highs and be as trendy as can be. One of the most popular this year is the over the knee boot like the Naughty Monkey styles. Check out the D-rings on these slouchy over the knees.

Diamond Initial Pendants

We all know that jewelry makes a great gift but it can be hard to find the right piece for every woman. Diamond initial pendants are modern, trendy, and can worn with anything. It’s hard to go wrong with a great looking initial pendant.

Leather Gloves

Leather gloves are always a safe gift and this year the colors are gorgeous. You have the options of choosing from cashmere or Italian silk lined. This years trends have buttons and buckles. Longer length gloves will add glamor to any outfit.

Ready to start shopping? I hope that this years top 5 womens Christmas gifts have gotten you excited. You can’t go wrong with any one of these!

To get even more great gift giving ideas be sure to spend some time at the Top 5 Womens Christmas Gifts for 2009 and have a great holiday season.

All out of gift ideas to impress your girlfriend? Looking for a simple, spontaneous gift to “wow” your boyfriend or husband? Why not choose an edible gift that will hypnotize his/her taste buds?

Chocolate covered or chocolate dipped candy is a gourmet dessert or snack that comes in a wide variety of different types from chocolate covered nuts and fruits to popular chocolate dipped sweets. They are easy to make or you can order them online and have them delivered to your loved one. There’s nothing like tasting the double dose of the sweet chocolate in your mouth along with the hidden second treat inside. Your partner will be delighted at the chance to eat something new and exotic that they rarely get to try. It will break up the normal routine of their week and love you for being creative.

So what are some of the best chocolate covered treats to make, as well as some unique ideas to cover in chocolate that your sweetheart will love?

Chocolate covered fruits are some of the best foods to use because of the contrast in tastes between the chocolate and the tartness of the fruits. Green apples, strawberries and cherries make great delicacies to cover with chocolate. You can mix and match white and dark chocolate for strawberries and cherries or white and milk chocolate for the green apples. Apples are especially fun to make and eat because of all the different toppings choices, from nuts, pieces of candy bars, M&Ms;, Reeses Pieces, bits of marshmallows, toffee and more. For an added element of surprise you can order one or more online and have them sent to their office or straight to home instead. Include a love note to enhance the romantic appeal. Dried fruits make delicious chocolate dipped treats too. Apricots or peaches provide a good offset in taste from the chocolate, and chocolate covered raisins make a great snack.

If you’d like a unique snack for your husband or boyfriend then try a blend of chocolate covered nuts and coffee beans, preferably pecans, peanuts or almonds. Pecans are outstanding if you’ve never tried them with chocolate! Espresso beans are very tasty and addictive too! You can also cover balls or drops of peanut butter or caramel. Place any of these aforementioned treats in a decorative tin, along with a well suited gift tissue paper and perhaps even consider protecting these snacks in a sealed plastic bag to keep them fresh longer.

Now for the grand finale! If you’re looking for some even more unique ideas then check these out! You can dip some of the classic sweet treats in chocolate too like rice krispies treats in fun shapes like Mickey Mouse, pumpkins, big candy corn, flowers, hearts and many more. You might even decorate one edge with frosting to give them an even more attractive look. Or try chocolate covered marshmallows on a stick, either white chocolate or milk chocolate. Decorate the marshmallows with tiny chocolate chips or other candies to design faces and figures. If you like those ideas then you’ll love the thought of dipping oreos or chocolate chip cookies in more chocolate. Treat your loved ones to a double helping of chocolate. Or even use sugar cookies or giant fortune cookies!

There are many options to choose from and you can either create the homemade version yourself or just purchase them to save time. No matter which way you choose to do it your girlfriend, wife, boyfriend or husband will be delighted you thought of them enough to go out of your way to make them feel special.

Coffee lovers enjoy receiving gourmet coffee gifts no matter what time of the year. All too often people automatically think of flavored coffee, but to the coffee enthusiast a gourmet coffee gift can be so much more than a flavored coffee. In fact, some coffee aficionados consider adding flavor to coffee a no-no and would rather have a deep dark coffee.

To help you in your quest for gourmet coffee gifts try thinking outside the norm and you can come up with some great ideas. Your coffee loving friends are sure to thank you.

Gourmet Ideas

Starbucks gift cards or gift cards for any coffee shop like Dunkin Donuts make great gifts for the coffee lover. They are versatile in that they allow the user to purchase coffee, espresso or even a sweet treat. Gift card are available in any amount and can usually be refilled by the recipient if they want to keep using it.

Personalized thermal coffee mugs are another great gift for the coffee lover on your list. You can find mugs that they can personalize themselves or you can gather up pictures and have one personalized for them. These are available at coffee shops and online anytime of the year.

A French Press makes a unique and interesting gourmet coffee gift. With a French Press the coffee lover can make a single cup of exquisite coffee I no time. They typically come with a double insulated mug and are dishwasher safe. Some coffee experts argue that there is no better cup of coffee than that made in a French Press.

Along the same lines, you can purchase a stove top espresso pot. These wonderfully convenient pots make one to two servings of piping hot espresso at a time. Available for about $25 they make wonderful gifts that keep giving all year long. Your recipient will be able to make espressos or coffee based drinks anytime they want.

If your coffee loving friend happens to work in an office you can get them a coffee mug hot plate. This handy gadget keeps their mug of coffee piping hot and ready to drink for as long as they leave it on.

A pricier gift but worth it for a true coffee lover would be a coffee roaster. These are relatively new to the market but are becoming more and more popular. They can roast their coffee beans to suit their individual taste buds.

Along the lines of individual taste buds is the one cup at a time coffee makers. These great coffee makers use individual coffee pods that are available in a variety of flavors and roasts. Everyone in the family can brew their own individual cup of coffee just the way they want it.

Coffee club memberships are another hot item that is growing in popularity in the coffee world and it’s the gift that keeps on giving. Usually available in 3, 6, or 12 month increments, coffee club memberships are a wonderful way to give a variety of gifts all at one time.

Coffee grinders are also another great gift idea for coffee lovers. With so many wonderful coffee beans to choose from these days, a coffee grinder is almost a necessity. Choose one that is heavy duty and will last a long time.

With the wide variety of gourmet coffee gifts available on the market today, your coffee loving friend doesn’t’ have to receive the same gift basket that you sent last year. With so many unique items to choose from you just might find yourself putting together your own gift basket to send.