Personalized Gift Baskets For Christmas

If you want your Christmas gifts to have a personal touch and still be cost effective this year, create personalized gift baskets for the special people on your list. With a little thought, some time and creatitivy you can put together a gift that everyone will be happy to recieve.

Start with a wicker basket. There are many shapes and sizes to you to choose from. Spray paint them green, red, silver or gold. See if you have any of these colors on hand before you buy them Use what you have first.

Find a complimentary color cloth napkin to line the bottom. For a red basket, silver is nice and visa versa. I like the green and gold combination also. Try to find a large one so the corners hang over the edge of the basket.

Start filling it with Christmas items. Christmas ornaments are a great item to use in a gift basket like this. Look for Christmas mugs, pencils, pot holders, dish towels, trinkets, pins and other assorted items to give your basket a festive look. These items don’t have to be expensive.

Nest, think about the person you’re giving the gift basket to. What do they enjoy doing? What are their hobbies? Do they have a favorite movie, place or sport? Use what you know to fill the rest of the basket with items just for them.

If they enjoy camping, add in a new flashlight and some warm socks.
If they like cars, pick up the latest issue of a car magazine and a new key ring.
A bird watcher may like a pair of binoculars and a field guide.
An ice cream lover may appreciate an ice cream scoop and some new ice cream bowls.
If they play the lottery add some lottery tickets, a few interesting looking pencils and some special coins to use for scratching the tickets.

Last, fill in the empty spots with some Christmas candy. Tuck in a few candy canes and some chocolate here and there. Some Christmas cookies would also be a welcomed treat.

Happy Holidays!