There are many themes you can use when developing your own holiday gift baskets. However, the list below contains some traditional ideas of gift baskets, and some special friends on your gift list. You can get most of your craft supplies at local stores like Hobby Lobby, or if you shop on the internet, just type "gift basket supplies."
Let's start with one of my favorites to share with your family and close friends inside.
1) The traditional Christmas gift basket:
Fill your cart with cups of hot apple cider mix of large home-made Christmas decorations, a letter or a poem about why Christmas is important to you, matching mittens, hat and scarf (or, depending on your climate, you can replace sunglasses, sunscreen, a cap theme destination charge) and mistletoe or other scents. You can even include a CD of popular Christmas music, and a very nice touch ... some homemade Christmas cookies - the recipe attached.
2) Gift Basket Christmas Decoration
Fill a basket with the nativity, an assortment of Christmas ornaments (store bought, but it is better if done by hand by you) decorative lights, candles or candles seasonal crafts from your store local crafts and some mistletoe and holly traditional
3) Coffee Lovers Gift Basket
Fill a basket with gourmet coffee, coffee mugs, novels or books on the coffee regions and decision making, dark chocolates, and decorative bookmark that you're doing)
4) gift basket chocolate lover
Fill a basket with, chocolate cookies (home baked is best) chocolate candies, chocolate sauces, chocolate syrup, chocolate coffee spoons and fork for a special touch to wrap them in cellophane with a arc, hot chocolate mix, coffee beans coated with chocolate flavored coffee beans and some chocolate recipes from around the world
5) Christmas Survival Kit
Spray paint a basket white and then stenciled the international symbol of the Red Cross on each side. Fill the basket with Tylenol - to remove the headache of overdoing it, tea - to calm, relax, and ease the tension, breath mint - to adjust the belly of overindulging, Slimfast - kick off the plan you will need to start, pocket book date - to monitor all of the "do CD that includes a calm soothing music to listen to while wrapping gifts, ribbon - to use for gift wrapping, because you Forgot to buy everything, a gift set of tags that you made, your favorite quick and easy recipe for delicious cookie and last but not least in a little oil or hot bath bubble bath to soothe the tired body
6) gift basket Faraway grandparent (or parent)
Fill a basket with children's drawings, gifts for children, family picture frames (let children buy simple wooden frames and decorate them with stickers,) videos of the family, a calling card long distance. Options: Fill the basket with candy, coffee, tea, cookies, Christmas decorations, candles, etc. Include the printed notes of children with "Why I Love You Grandma / Pa feelings)
7) gift basket golf enthusiast
For the golfer, fill a basket or a golf bag with golf tees, golf balls, a baseball cap, sunscreen, score cards, a small towel, a cooler can to keep one. Can of soda or cold beer A nice touch is to personalize the towel or baseball cap (you can sew on them, use fabric paints, etc.)
Gift Basket 8) Fisherman
Find a large basket or use a tackle box and fill it with assorted lures, leaders, fishing pliers long nose, gloves, local fishing guide, DVD on fishing tournaments, and gift certificate for a rod or coil
Gift Basket 9) Baby Boomer
Fill a basket with books and magazines on men or women's health issues, a variety of herbal teas, skin lotions for maturing skin, hair care products with herbal scents, accessories care skin such as exotic sponges, brushes and loofahs, humorous coffee mugs, CD'S 60 major groups like the Beatles and of course ... humorous articles on aging
10) gift basket Father / Mother
Fill a basket with a subscription to his / her favorite magazine, favorite cologne / perfume, warm comfortable slippers, a coupon book in hand ... ie (take a day off Dad / Mom ... I'll mow the lawn this time, wash the car, shopping, painting a room, etc.,) a gift certificate to her favorite cookies sports favorite store or process, a personal letter (in your own handwriting) telling him why you love and what you admire about him / her, the favorite spices, popcorn favorite movie, a nice picture frame (with image of the family inside)
OK! There you have it. But wait! Here's your bonus! Just kidding ... I guess I watch too many infomercials. Your going to get many other great
gift basket ideas, simply because the holiday season is all about giving. Here's two largest home gift ideas Christmas basket.
Idea # 1 gift basket Executive
Fill a briefcase with a calendar, a card holder (one for the portfolio, one for the office,) pen and pencil set, newspaper subscription sales, shoe emergency travel nail kit, books reference dictionary as a new update, a CD of business forms, with a cup of coffee at Starbucks gift certificate, etc.
Idea # 2! Gift basket Exerciser
Fill a tote bag or backpack with microfiber towels, water bottle, workout DVDs or magazines, energy bars, sports drinks, sports socks, headbands, and a really good boss .. . Trial a spa or a gym membership
Take these ideas Christmas gift baskets, mix them and use them in a way that makes sense for you. Just remember one thing. Everyone enjoys receiving a personalized gift basket. You do not have to wait for Christmas or any other holiday. Sit down and organize your ideas for each person you'll be giving a basket. Many times you'll have a break by buying in bulk. Use this to your advantage and do not go shopping and buy on impulse. You will end up spending more than expected to become a smart shopper this season.
Chocolate cookies (baked at home, best) chocolate bonbons, chocolate sauces, chocolate syrup, chocolate least coffee spoon and a special touch of the hot chocolate mix, chocolate covered coffee beans, chocolate and cellophane to wrap, and a basket filled world whole coffee beans and some chocolate powder and cooking
