Making A Gift Basket

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Making A Gift Basket

 

Gift baskets are special baskets for special people when they are

made with someone in mind. A gift basket works well all year long.

For birthdays with birthday related items and birthday wrappings, for

the Fourth of July with a patriotic theme and lots of red, white, and

blue. What about Halloween? It's getting to be a huge holiday.

There's a chance to really get creative with your gift basket.

 

The choices are endless. If you know an avid golfer, then choose golf

related items. These could include: balls, tees, golf towel, shirt,

golf club covers, and any other golf related items which will fit

into the gift basket.

 

What about that gardener that you know. A nice gift basket of seeds,

gardening tools, small flower pots, gloves. There are a lots of nice

items to make a beautiful gift basket. Tie a big, flowered bow on it

and and give it with pride.

 

Of course, Christmas is always a good time to make and give that

special someone, whether it be husband, wife, mother, father, child,

or friend, a gift basket that you make with him or her in mind. All

you need to do is think about what his or her interests and likes are

and start finding the items for the gift basket.

 

Maybe she is a tea drinker. Then put together a gift basket with

flavored teas. There are lots of choices. Include a pretty tea cup

and maybe some packets of sugar and cream. Put some pretty filler in

the basket, include the items, tie a pretty bow on the gift basket,

include a card, and it's done.

 

The same thing can be done for a coffee drinker. Make a gift basket

with different coffees and hot chocolate mixes. But avoid chocolate

and items that will melt. A favorite gift basket for bakers is muffin

mixes and assorted packages of crackers in a handmade muffin or

cracker basket.

 

The choices for gift baskets are endless. All you need is the desire

to do something special for someone. Think about his or her likes and

interests and go for it. Make it special for him or her, and it will

make it special for you, also. There are a lot of different kinds of

gift baskets that you can purchase, but a handmade gift basket is the

best of all. Below, I have included some great Christmas Basket ideas:

 

 

Candle Gift Basket

This candle gift basket can be modified to use at any holiday but

this is an example for Christmas candle gift baskets. This gift

basket can start off with one focal candle. Try to find one that is

very decorative. For Christmas that can mean santas, angels, candy

canes, snowflakes, snowmen, Christmas trees, and numerous others.

Then pick out one scent and find various candles (different sizes) to

fill in the basket. Some favorite scents for the holiday season are

pine, cranberry, gingerbread, cinnamon, and sugar cookies. There are

many more out there that are related to Christmas but you can use any

scent you want.

 

 

Cookie Gift Basket

What Christmas holiday would be complete without Christmas cookies?

Christmas cookie gift baskets are an excellent way to give a little

something special to friends and neighbors without being to

expensive. The focal point of a Christmas cookie gift baskets is

always decorated sugar cookies. You can have so much fun cutting them

out and decorating them. Looking out for fun new cookie cutters or

ways to decorate them is half the fun. Kids can get involved in the

decorating too!! Use one recipe that you especially like to use as

your base, then build around that.

 

 

Decorate the Tree Gift Basket

If you give a decorate the tree gift basket you will need to deliver

it early. Some traditions decorate the tree on Christmas eve and

celebrate the day of the kings. Here are some ideas for you to make

your own. This is one of the easiest gift baskets to make because

the possibilities are endless!! You can add ornaments, candles, a

Christmas CD, some hot cocoa, candy canes, garland, bows, even some

homemade Christmas cookies. Because of all the pretty colors they

look so good when they are made up. One thing to include in your

decorate the tree gift baskets is an ornament with the year on it.

you can encourage them to pick out a special ornament each year so

their tree begins to be filled with memories of past Christmas'. This

is a great gift idea for young couples just starting out that may not

have many decorations yet.

 

 

Twas the Night Before Christmas Basket

One of my all time favorite gift baskets that I have made is one that

is for the whole family. It is especially fitting for a family that

anticipates Santa's arrival!! This is such a simple basket to make

and the whole family can enjoy it. Of course the main " ingredient " in

this basket is a copy of " the night before Christmas " of course.

Include enough hot chocolate and cookies for the whole family to

enjoy while reading the story. Add in a candle or a pretty ornament

if you find one that you feel fits the occasion. One other thing you

can include is a pretty Christmas plate with Santa on it. That way if

they want to they can leave Santa a cookie or two on it. Also

include a couple bags of microwave popcorn into it as well, then

decorate it with pretty ribbon and a bow. One added touch is on the

card, write the name of everyone in the family. This adds more fun to

the kids to see their own names on the card.

 

 

Angel Gift Basket

Need a unique Christmas gift basket idea? Why not send angel gift

baskets. Angel gift baskets are pretty and can be enjoyed all year

round actually. If you are making the gift baskets for Christmas gift

giving you can use any central theme. Santas, candy canes, snowmen,

whatever you like, Angels are a great idea for the fact that they are

thought of at Christmas and are guardians for all times. You can

find candles with almost any design and should be able to include one

of those easily. Include an angel Christmas tree ornament as well as

anything else that has to do with angels. You will find figurines,

plaques, dolls, pictures, teacups, and stationary. Bake sugar

cookies and add a dozen or so angel sugar cookies to the baskets. As

you are doing your Christmas shopping be on the lookout for items for

making gift baskets.

 

 

Bath Gift Basket

Everyone deserves a little pampering and you can make a friend feel

special this Christmas holiday by giving them a bath gift basket.

You can always find great bath products but this is especially true

around the Christmas holidays. This makes it easy to make bath gift

baskets. You can focus on one scent and build from there. Some of the

items to put in your bath gift baskets are candles, bubble bath,

soap, lotion, hand cream, foot cream, bath oil, loofahs, back

brushes, the list is endless for what you can add to them. You can

sometimes add a puzzle book or a good paperback to them.

 

 

Crystal Gift Basket

Crystals are a fun and brillant gift that can sparkle and awe inspire

anyone you give it to. You can start with a beautiful crystal

cluster or tall obelisk in the center. Add some crystal spheres,

tumblestones, crystal hearts, crystal animals or any special gemstone

you think your friend or family would like. You can string a

beautiful crystal necklace at the top handle of the basket to drop

down into the center.

 

Have fun with these bath gift basket ideas! Everyone deserves a

little pampering!!

 

 

Andrew Pacholyk, MS, L.Ac.

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