| Gift baskets are always popular and a
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| | but making your own bows is easy and the
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| great idea to give as a gift. People love
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| | best if you can do it. Use a large or
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| to receive gift baskets. Making your own
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| | huge bow.
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| baby gift basket is cheap and easy. You
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| | Assemble all your gift basket items,
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| can fill them with a variety of
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| | tools, etc. Now line your selected gift
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| inexpensive items and you have lots of
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| | container. Now stuff the selected filler
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| choices.
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| | into the gift basket to give added height
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| You can easily customize each basket to
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| | to your items.
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| your recipient. In this case the gift
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| | Place, layer and arrange your selected
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| basket will be going to the new mom but
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| | items on the filler in the gift
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| will contain baby items.
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| | container. Put the larger items in the
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| I've put together a few great ideas for
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| | back, the smaller items in front.
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| making newborn baby, baby or older baby
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| | Fill in the holes or prop up with more
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| gift baskets, complete with instructions
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| | filler (shredded paper, Easter basket
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| on how to make them. You can make
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| | grass, wrapped chocolates, napkins or
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| inexpensive gift baskets or expensive
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| | holiday napkins etc.)
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| gift baskets depending on your budget.
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| | Also you can use 'picks' of artificial
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| You can find many inexpensive items for
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| | flowers to fill in space. Place your
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| use in making your gift baskets or
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| | cellophane or other wrap under the gift
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| filling your gift baskets, at 'dollar'
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| | basket. Center the gift basket on the
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| stores, craft stores, party stores,
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| | wrap. Bring the cellophane or other wrap
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| discount outlets, flea markets, close-out
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| | over the top of the gift basket and tie
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| stores, etc.
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| | it with ribbon and or a beautiful bow!
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| For gift containers you can use: any type
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| | Use ribbon and bows to match your theme
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| of basket, wicker basket, straw basket,
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| | colors.
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| bucket, laundry basket, plastic
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| | Tuck a card in the ribbon and that's it!
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| container, toy dump truck or other large
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| | You can find fabric or wired ribbon
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| toy truck, tin, seasonal container, large
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| | cheaply at Costco-- especially in the
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| upside-down hat, or plastic storage
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| | fall prior to Christmas but often
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| container-put lid underneath.
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| | throughout the year in some stores. You
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| For gift basket liner you can use:
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| | can shred paper in a paper shredder.
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| tissue paper, shredded paper, shredded
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| | If you're going to need a lot of
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| newspaper, tea towels, dish towels, hand
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| | cellophane you can purchase it wholesale
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| towels, kitchen towels, colored towels,
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| | through the packaging specialty stores
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| colored napkins, placemats, diapers, baby
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| | throughout the U.S. but should be easily
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| blankets or fabric pieces.
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| | found in craft stores.
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| For gift basket filler you can use:
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| | General tips: Try to use non-perishable
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| shredded colored paper, straw, Easter
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| | items except for fruit for fruit baskets.
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| basket grass, crumpled newspaper comics,
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| | Use freshly packaged food items, because
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| a bed of wrapped chocolates or other
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| | even packaged crackers and cookies can go
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| wrapped candy.
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| | stale in a couple of months. You can find
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| For items in the container it'll depend
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| | filler flower 'picks' at garage sales for
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| on the specialty or theme of the gift
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| | pennies.
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| basket-- here is a small random sampling
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| | If you buy wholesale they are usually
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| to give you a few good ideas:a small
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| | around a dollar each. Try not to mix
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| book, inspirational book, baby bath and
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| | chocolate or other food fragrant items
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| body products, stuffed animals, toys,
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| | with non-food fragrant items in the same
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| receiving blanket, baby rattles, baby
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| | basket.
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| powder, baby shampoo, baby bath wash,
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| | Also there's nothing like learning how to
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| hooded towels, baby-shower type items,
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| | make gift baskets from a video or DVD for
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| age-appropriate clothes, or a baby
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| | making cheap and easy gift baskets. You
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| birthday poem that you write or find.
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| | can view it over and over again and share
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| For gift basket wrapping you can use
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| | with your children, other family members
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| tulle netting or I like to use cellophane
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| | and friends.
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| wrap. You can buy it in large rolls.
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| | You can even charge for classes with your
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| Look for specialty packaging outlets
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| | new-found knowledge and/or start a home
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| where you can buy it wholesale. Tie off
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| | based business if you so desire. In any
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| the wrapped basket with ribbon. Wired
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| | event, making a gift basket for a newborn
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| fabric ribbon is best if you have it.
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| | baby or baby is cheap and easy.
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| For bows: You can use pre-packaged bows
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