Here are a few ideas that includes a personal touch along with
the gift. All of these baskets should be wrapped like a fruit basket and tied
with a big red bow!
 For
the afternoon tea lovers fill a basket with Orange-Honey jelly, Spiced
Pear butter, scones and tea packets. |
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For
the salad lover - fill a big salad bowl with unique salad dressings,
garlic croutons, bacon toppings and sunflower seeds. |
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Fill
a picnic basket with Herb-Marinated chesses, French bread, fresh fruit and
candles, attach a card - "For an evening by the fire!". |
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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. |
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For
the Gardener - Take a pretty pot and fill with a good pair of clippers,
garden gloves, packets of seed, and floral note cards. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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! |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Buy a large, decorative
bowl and fill with video store gift certificates, microwavable popcorn,
theater size boxes of candy and bottles of soda |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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For
the Sweets Freak - Fill a funny cookie jar with your homemade cookies,
candy and a few nuts and holiday goodies. |
