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Christmas Central - Homemade Gift Basket Ideas

For the afternoon tea lovers fill a basket with Orange-Honey jelly, Spiced Pear butter, scones and tea packets.
For the salad lover - fill a big salad bowl with unique salad dressings, garlic croutons, bacon toppings and sunflower seeds.
Fill a picnic basket with Herb-Marinated chesses, French bread, fresh fruit and candles, attach a card - "For an evening by the fire!".
For the Tea Drinker - Fill a basket with an pretty antique tea cup and saucer from a thrift shop, some fancy tea, a small jar of honey,  a wooden honey dipper and top it off with a favorite magazine or paperback book.
For the Gardener - Take a pretty pot and fill with a good pair of clippers, garden gloves, packets of seed, and floral note cards.
For the Sewer - Make a personalized sewing baskets and fill with all sorts of notions such as a pin cushion, pins, a new pair of scissors, and a pattern of of something she'd love to make and the fabric to make it.  Make your bow on this gift basket from a tape measure.
For the Crafter - Fill a basket with all the necessary items to make a beautiful craft. And every time they look at their finished product they can't help but think of you.
For the Knitter or Crocheter - fill a basket with a pattern and all the yarn necessary to make a sweater or afghan. Don't forget the proper sized needle also!
For the Magazine Lover - For those who love to pour over magazine after magazine, Fill a basket with the latest issue of every magazine you think they'd like. Add a box of chocolates and a few pieces of fruit.
For the Exotic Cooking Nut - Fill a basket with unusual spices, herbs and condiments. Add a cookbook of exotic cooking and a hand towel and matching pot holders.
For the Coffee Lover - Fill a basket with a variety of freshly ground coffees. Add some flavored creams and mocha bean candies and other coffee flavored goodies. 
For the New Mom - Fill a pretty pastel basket with a picture frame for the baby's room, an issue Parents magazine, a bottle of perfume or cologne and a pretty nightgown to make the new mom feels her best. 
For the Closet Queen - Line a basket with a new bath towel and fill it with individually rolled hand towels tied with a pretty ribbon. Add a set of padded hangers, scented shoe stuffers, a set of lingerie cases and a container of potpourri.
Buy a large, decorative bowl and fill with video store gift certificates, microwavable popcorn, theater size boxes of candy and bottles of soda
Buy a large pasta bowl, toss in a few boxes of dry spaghetti, a jar of pasta sauce (perhaps your homemade), breadsticks, candlesticks and a tape or CD of their favorite music.
For the book lover - fill a nice basket with a few books, a coffee mug, packets of hot chocolate, a package of flavored coffee, a tin of cookies and a small pillow.
For someone living alone that is not planning to decorate, you could send a tabletop tree, a string of garland, a tree topper and a box of small ornaments. Also include a tape or CD of Christmas Carols to be listened to while they decorate.
For the baker - Get a unique mixing bowl, fill with cookie cutters, 2 pot holders, a hand towel, an apron, a timer and several refrigerator magnets, all in the holiday theme.
For the fisherman - Get a fishing hat and fill with a gift certificate to renew fishing license, bug repellent, sun block, lures or bait and some munchies for the trip.
For the car traveler - Get an auto trash can and fill with a map of the United States, a guide to campgrounds/motels, games for kids to play, a few auto coffee mugs and some tapes or CDs.
For the struggling student - a nice care package. Get a basket and fill with a toothbrush, toothpaste, aspirin, deodorant, soap, shampoo, conditioner and some lotion. They'll thank you each time they don't have to buy one of these items.
For the computer buff - fill a basket with computer games, a few new diskettes, a screen saver and a new CD to listen to while they work on their computer.
For a struggling family - Fill a basket with a ham, canned yams, green beans, potatoes, rolls, lettuce, tomatoes, salad dressing and a frozen pie. They'll never forget you.
For the Health Conscious - Fill a basket with a bottle of extra-virgin olive oil, fruit juice, herb tea, assorted beans in a pretty canister, mini oat cakes, soy nuts, salt-free seasoning and some fresh fruit.
For the ice cream fanatic - Fill the cylinder of an ice cream maker with a bottle of hot fudge sauce, strawberry sauce, maraschino cherries and a big ice cream bowl.
For the Nut Lover - Cut a piece of burlap sack to line the basket, fill basket with nuts from around the world such as pine nuts, macadamias, pistachios, filberts, almonds, etc.
For the Sweets Freak - Fill a funny cookie jar with your homemade cookies, candy and a few nuts and holiday goodies.

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