Gift baskets will all the time be popular and a great idea to give as a gift. Citizen love to receive gift baskets. Development your own chocolate lover's gift basket is cheap and easy.
You can fill it with a range of inexpensive items and there are lots of choices.ou can surely customize each chocolate theme gift basket to your recipient.
I've put together a few great ideas for Development a chocolate lover's gift basket, complete with instructions on how to make them. You can make inexpensive gift baskets or expensive gift baskets depending on your budget.
First make a list of your recipient's hobbies and interests. List all things you can think of.
Suggestions: sports, books, television shows, in-house hobbies, outdoor recreation, camping, workshop, enjoy working with tools, golf, fishing, computer-related, environment friendly, golf, and tennis.
Also relaxation, food, wine, spa, bath and body, fruit, cookie, crafts, gardening, etc. You can tie in any interests into your chocolate theme. These are just a few ideas.
You can find many inexpensive items for use in Development your gift baskets or filling your gift baskets, at 'dollar' stores, craft stores, party stores, allowance outlets, flea markets, close-out stores, etc.
For gift packaging you can use: any type of basket, wicker basket, straw basket, bucket, laundry basket, plastic container, toy dump truck or other large toy truck, purse, tin, Christmas tin, seasonal container, large tea pot, large upside-down hat, or plastic storage container-put lid underneath.
Other items might be: extra-large coffee mug, boot, potted plant holder, wire basket, large pasta bowl, large popcorn bowl, cooking pot, clay pot, tackle box, colander, small wagon, skillet, old trunk, champagne bucket, hamper, Asian-style trunk or picnic basket.
For gift basket liner you can use: tissue paper, shredded paper, shredded newspaper, tea towels, dish towels, hand towels, kitchen towels, colored towels, colored napkins, placemats, diapers, baby blankets or fabric pieces.
For gift basket filler you can use: shredded colored paper, straw, Easter basket grass, crumpled newspaper comics, a bed of wrapped chocolates or other wrapped candy.
For items in the package it'll depend on the specialty or theme of the gift basket - in this case Chocolate! With chocolate it's best not to include any fragrant items, unless they are wrapped in such a way that they don't give off any fragrance. Here's a small random sampling to give you some good ideas:
Gift certificate for massage or spa visit, gift certificate to popular store, gift certificate for restaurant, loofah, Cd of nature sounds, popular artist Cd, Dvd of newer issue movie, how-to video or Cd, handwritten poem, watch, framed photo, inspirational book, spa pillows, bath pillows, spa supplies, or a small fluffy towel.
Also flavored teas, green tea, specialty tea, herbal tea, biscotti, tea infuser, wholesome snacks, fancy chocolates, boxed chocolates, chocolate bars, hot chocolate mix, specialty coffee mix, homemade chocolate chip cookies, homemade brownies, chocolate fudge, and Ghirardelli chocolates.
Or chocolate covered raisins, chocolate covered strawberries, Hershey chocolates, dark chocolates, white chocolates, chocolate bars, chocolate covered cherries, Belgian chocolates, chocolate mints, and chocolate covered pretzels.
How about little or giant-size chocolate animals, gastronome chocolate candies, Tootsie Rolls, nuts, homemade chocolate-based cookies, pre-packaged chocolate food items, brownie mixes,and chocolate chip cookie mixes.
And wooden spoons, your best chocolate chip cookie recipe, your popular hand-written chocolate recipes, chocolate sweetmeat recipes, chocolate fudge recipes, hot chocolate or cocoa mixes in fancy packets, coffee mug for cocoa, movie tickets and cinnamon sticks.
You can use as many chocolate items as you like. You can make your basket with all chocolate items or mix in a few non-chocolate items.
For gift basket wrapping you can use tulle netting or I like to use cellophane wrap. You can buy it in large rolls. Look for specialty packaging outlets where you can buy it wholesale.
Tie off the wrapped basket with ribbon. Wired fabric ribbon is best if you have it. For bows: You can use pre-packaged bows but Development your own bows is easy and the best if you can do it. Use a large or huge bow.
Assemble all your gift basket items, tools you need, etc. Now line your prime gift container. Now stuff the prime filler into the gift basket to give added height to your items. Place, layer and dispose your prime items on the filler in the gift container. Put the larger items in the back, the smaller items in front.
Fill in the holes or prop up with more filler (shredded paper, Easter basket grass, wrapped chocolates, napkins or holiday napkins etc. Also you can use 'picks' of synthetic flowers to fill in space.
Place your cellophane or other wrap under the gift basket. town the gift basket on the wrap. Bring the cellophane or other wrap over the top of the gift basket and tie it with ribbon and or a gorgeous bow! Use ribbon and bows to match your theme colors. Tuck a card in the ribbon and that's it!
You can find fabric or wired ribbon cheaply at Costco-- especially in the fall prior to Christmas but often throughout the year in some stores. You can shred paper in a paper shredder. If you're going to need a lot of cellophane you can purchase it wholesale straight through the packaging specialty stores throughout the U.S. But should be surely found in craft stores.
General tips: Try to use non-perishable items. Use freshly packaged food items, because even packaged crackers and cookies can go stale in a incorporate of months. You can find filler flower 'picks' at carport sales for pennies. If you buy wholesale they are ordinarily colse to a dollar each.
Also there's nothing like learning how to make gift baskets from a video or Dvd for Development cheap and easy gift baskets. You can view it over and over again and share with your children, other family members and friends.
You can even fee for classes with your new-found knowledge and/or start a home based firm if you so desire. In any event, Development a chocolate lover's gift basket is cheap and easy and will be fully appreciated by the chocolate lover recipient.
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