Are Christmas Gift Basket Expensive?
It is not easy to offer a Christmas gift to someone because we are not sure that it will please or be useful to the person who gets it. How many times have you received a gift that is never emerged out of the cupboard in which you putted it? I, myself received hundreds of these gifts, especially at Christmas Time.
This year, I have decided to offer useful and/or consumable Christmas gifts.
Obviously, I won't offer a shower gel to my mother or a razor to my father for Christmas... So I opted for the Christmas gift basket. I also want to buy low cost Christmas gift baskets and it's hard to find cheap gift basket on the market (especially in my country. Fortunately, I will save money on the basket cost because I will use objects that I already have at home.
Gift baskets can be done with a wooden box, a briefcase made of leather or vinyl, or simply a shoebox beautifully decorated. If the articles included in this basket are too expensive, I can limit the number and achieve another economy. This lens includes some great Christmas gift basket examples.
Christmas Gift Basket Ideas
There's No Limit To Your Imagination!
You can create an infinite themed gift baskets set; do not hesitate to create a gift basket for whiskey, cigar, great music, book amateurs... you are only limited by your imagination.
As an example, you can create a "Belgian Beer Discovery Basket" by using a wooden shelf and place as many bottles of beer as you want: Belgium produced more than 680 different sorts of high quality beers. Among this huge range of beers, there's always a way to offer something that pleases to those who get this gift.
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Chocolate Christmas Gift Basket
- A bottle of chocolate liquor,
- 250 g Leonidas chocolates,
- Chocolate bars - Cote d'Or Special Edition,
- A natural cocoa box,
- Boxes of fruit, flower or citrus flavoured sugar.
Use a metallic box and fill it with pink silk or crepe paper.Add the following products:
Decoration tip: use a metal basket and cream-colored tissue paper.
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Feodora Angel, Praline-Filled Advent Calendar, 8.75-Ounces
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CD Box With Chocolate Drink Accessories
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Chocolate Coconut Cupcake Scented Spa Basket - Gift Basket
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Christmas Gift Basket for Wine Lovers
- Use a leather or vinyl briefcase
- White, red and rose wine bottles
- A professional corkscrew
- A wine tasting set
- A wine club membership certificate.
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What's Your Favorite Christmas Gift Basket?
If you're like me and have two left hands - which means you're not good at creating things yourself - or if you have no time to spend on Christmas gift basket creation, you can buy ready-made baskets.
Here's a selection of the most beaufiful ones... Feel free to vote for the one you best like or add your own choice to the list.
Epicurean Feast Gourmet Food Sampler - Christmas Holiday Gift Basket
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Yuletide Wishes Christmas Holiday Gourmet Food Gift Basket
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A Taste of Tuscany - Italian Gourmet Food Gift Basket - Large
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Deluxe Childrens Tea Set in Wicker Basket
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Spa Christmas Gift Basket
Skin Care Products In A Basket
- Cover a shoebox with Special Christmas gift wrap
- Line the inside with colorful silk paper
- Surround the box with a wide colored ribbon
- Put a towel of the same color
- A Marseilles scented soap,
- A shower gel,
- A box of bath salts,
- A bottle of body scented oil,
- A bottle of floral water,
- A horsehair glove.
Make your own Skin Care Gift Basket:
Serenity Spa Gift Basket with a FREE Extra Gift and a FREE Personalized Greeting Card
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The Twelve Steps to Relaxation Spa Gift Basket
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Spa-In-A-Basket With Honey Vanilla Scent, Comfy Slippers, And Massage Tool
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How to Make a Christmas Gift Basket
Spanish Christmas Gift Basket
- A bottle of Ponche,
- A bottle of "Sangre de Toro" wine,
- A pata negra ham or serrano ham,
- A chorizo,
- A "Manchego" cheese,
- A bottle of Spanish olive oil,
- Almond Turron,
- An assortment of Christmas cookies (Surtido de Navidad).
In a metallic basket, place red and yellow silk or crepe paper
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Need help to create your Christmas Gift Basket?
Do not look further, here is a selection of books dedicated to help you to create the most beautiful gift baskets.
Feel free to vote for the one you best like or add your own choice.
Gifts in a Jar: For Kids by Cq Products
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101 Gift Basket Ideas by Lonna Weidemann
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Christmas Gift Basket For Gourmet
- Three bottles of wine (red, rose and white),
- A pot of fat liver,
- 2 legs duck confit,
- A pot of deer pate,
- A pot of wild boar,
- Three jars of wine jelly (red, rose and white),
- A pot of onion confit,
- A pot of truffles.
Varnish a wooden wine case, use a "rustic oak" tinted varnishFill the case with decorative straw or unbleached silk or crepe paper
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Sparkling Wine Country Greeting Gift Basket
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Thats Amore! Romantic Dinner For Two - Italian Gourmet Food Gift Basket
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A Taste of Tuscany - Italian Gourmet Food Gift Basket - Large - A Great Dinner for Two!
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- prosperity66 prosperity66 Nov 2, 2009 @ 9:16 am
- Indeed, gift baskets are the best way to please everyone, we share the same opinion, GonnaFly :)
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- GonnaFly GonnaFly Nov 1, 2009 @ 4:21 am
- Sometimes I think that these consumable gifts are the best sort. I really prefer to give a gift which will be used. And your "baskets" are an attractive way to give these gifts. Thanks for the ideas.
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- prosperity66 prosperity66 Oct 19, 2009 @ 1:43 am | in reply to thewishpearl
- Thanks! I'll do it :)
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- thewishpearl thewishpearl Oct 18, 2009 @ 3:41 pm
- You give great suggestions for making gift baskets. I am organizing a holiday bazaar at work and will refer to your lens as we will be raffling off gift baskets. I invite you to add your lens to my holiday craft fair lens' plexo since it fits in with the Christmas theme!
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- prosperity66 prosperity66 Oct 15, 2009 @ 3:18 am | in reply to stargazer00
- Thanks girls :)
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- stargazer00 stargazer00 Oct 14, 2009 @ 9:06 pm
- I love to give and receive gift baskets. You have some great ideas.
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- HorseAndPony HorseAndPony Oct 14, 2009 @ 8:10 pm
- What a great idea. I want one of each. Love this lens.
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- susannaduffy susannaduffy Apr 20, 2009 @ 4:41 am
- Bio! You need a bio! I'll come back later and have a look
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- prosperity66 prosperity66 Dec 15, 2008 @ 4:49 pm
- You're welcome :)
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- dannystaple dannystaple Dec 15, 2008 @ 12:07 pm
- I am now thinking about how I could turn a bunch of presents for someone with needs into a basket or decorative bag. Thanks for the inspiration!
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