There are many themes you can use when crafting your own holiday gift baskets. However, the list below contains some customary gift basket ideas as well as a few for special friends on your gift list. You can get most of your crafting supplies at local stores like Hobby Lobby, or if you shop on the Internet, simply type "gift basket supplies".
Let's start with one of my favorites to share with your inner house and close friends.
1) The customary Christmas Gift Basket:
Fill your basket with hot apple cider mix large mugs, homemade Christmas ornaments, a letter or poem on why Christmas is important to you, matching mittens, hat and scarf (or, depending on your atmosphere you could substitute sunglasses, sun block lotion, a cool destination theme cap) some mistletoe and or other fragrant scents. You could even include a favorite Christmas music Cd, and for a super nice touch... Some home made Christmas cookies - with the formula included.
2) Christmas Decorating Gift Basket
Fill a basket with nativity set, varied Christmas ornaments (store bought, but great if hand-made by you,) attractive lights, homemade candles or seasonal candles from your local craft store and a petite customary mistletoe and holly
3) Coffee Lovers Gift basket
Fill a basket with glutton coffees, coffee mugs, novels, or books on coffee regions and making processes, dark chocolates, and a attractive bookmark that you make yourself)
4) Chocolate Lover's Gift Basket
Fill a basket with, chocolate cookies (home baked is best,) chocolate bonbons, chocolate sauces, chocolate syrup, chocolate dipped coffee spoons and for a special touch wrap them in cellophane with a bow, hot chocolate mix, chocolate covered coffee beans, chocolate flavored coffee beans and some chocolate recipes from colse to the world
5) Christmas Survival Kit
Spray paint a basket white, then stencil the International Red Cross seal on each side. Fill the basket with Tylenol - to take away the ill of overdoing, Tea - to calm, relax, and soothe away the tension, peppermints - to decide the tummy from overindulging, Slimfast - to kick off the diet you will need to start, pocket date book - to track all of the 'to do's, Cd that includes soothing quiet music to listen to while wrapping gifts, tape - to use to wrap the gifts because you forgot to buy any, a holder of gift tags that you made, your favorite quick and easy yummy cookie cookie formula and last, but not least include some nice bath oil or bubble bath to soothe the weary body
6) Faraway Grandparent (or relative) Gift basket
Fill a basket with children's artwork, gifts made by the kids, frames for house pictures (let the kids buy plain wooden frames and decorate them with stickers,) videos of the family, a long-distance calling card. Extras: fill out the basket with candy, coffee, tea, biscuits, Christmas ornaments, candles, etc. include printed notes from the kids with "why I love you Grandma/Pa sentiments)
7) Golf Lover's Gift Basket
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 can cooler to keep a can of pop or beer cold. A nice touch is to personalize the towel or baseball cap (you can stitch on them, use fabric paints, etc.)
8) Fisherman's Gift Basket
Find a large basket or, use a tackle box and fill with varied lures, leaders, long nose fishing pliers, gloves, guide to local fishing, Dvd's on fishing tournaments, and gift certificate for a rod or reel
9) Baby Boomer's Gift Basket
Fill a basket with books and magazines on men or women's health issues, a variety of herbal teas, skin care lotions for maturing skin, hair care products with herbal scents, skin care accessories such as exotic sponges, brushes and loofahs, humorous coffee mugs, 60's Cd's of great groups like the Beatles and of course... Humorous articles on aging
10) Father/ mother Gift basket
Fill a basket with subscription to his/her favorite magazine, favorite cologne/perfume, comfy warm slippers, a handmade coupon book... I.e., (take the day off Dad/Mom...I'll mow the lawn this time, wash the car, run errands, paint a room, etc.,) a gift certificate to his favorite sports shop favorite cookies or treat, a personal letter (in your own handwriting) telling him why you love and what you admire about him/her, favorite popcorn spices, favorite movie, a nice photo frame (with the photo of the house in it)
Ok! There you have it. But Wait! Here's your bonus! Just kidding... I guess I'm watching too many infomercials. Your going to get several more great gift basket ideas, just because the Holiday season is all about giving. Here are two more great homemade Christmas gift basket ideas.
Idea #1 executive Gift basket
Fill a folder with a Daytimer, business card holder (one for the wallet, one for the desktop,) pen and pencil set, business newspaper subscription, emergency shoe polish voyage kit, reference books like a new updated dictionary, Cd of business forms, coffee mug with gift certificate to Starbucks, etc.
Idea #2! Exerciser's Gift basket
Fill a tote bag or backpack with microfiber towels, water bottle, workout Dvd or magazines, power bars, sports drinks, sports socks, headband, and for a de facto good boss... A trial spa or gym membership
Take these Christmas gift basket ideas, mix them up and use them any way that makes sense to you. Just remember one thing. Every person loves to receive a personalized gift basket. You don't have to wait for Christmas or any other holiday. Just sit down and compose your ideas for each person you'll be giving a basket to. Many times you'll get a break by purchasing in bulk. Use this to your benefit and don't go shopping and buy on impulse. You'll end up spending more than you planed; become a smart shopper this season.
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