Have you ever thought you'd like to make your own gift basket? I have - several times, but baskets can be expensive in themselves so I usually end up not doing it. I have on occasion found other items, however, to use for the purpose of the basket. Recently I went to see what was available at the local charity resale shop and had a V8 moment. People actually donate popcorn tins for sale. Wow, why hadn't I thought of that before? I had a friend I wanted to give an out of the ordinary gift 'basket' to and I found a really nice large Christmas themed tin for a quarter! Now, that's not to say I intended to be cheap- that wasn't the goal at all; it just worked out that way. I originally thought I could find an actual basket, but nothing seemed to fit what I needed. My friend lost her home to a fire earlier this year and along with it she lost her cookbook collection. We share that particular interest. I found a really nice hard bound cookbook put out by the local historical society. What a find! Of course that went into the basket, along with some Christmas decorations - people donate really nice ones as they get new ones- I almost got some for myself. I filled the rest with homemade goodies from the kitchen and it weighed a ton when I got through with it. I just kept coming up with stuff I wanted to put in it. My husband had to remind me not to get carried away. Those tins really hold a lot.
Think outside the box when you want to make a gift basket. They aren't just for Christmas. Try a large mixing bowl filled with small kitchen gadgets and pot holder sets for a wedding shower gift. A pretty flower vase filled with assorted candies (the recipient's favorites) makes a nice birthday gift. Stretch your imagination and you'll come up with something unique that the recipient will remember for a long time.
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