How To Make A Gift Basket and Personalize It!

Make a gift basket! It’s fun and will really impress the person you are giving it to! With these easy tips you can save money and personalize it for any celebration or holiday.! A DIY gift basket is so much fun to make because it’s made from the heart, is so thoughtful – the person getting it is going to be so thrilled. Plus you can customize it to a person’s hobby or interest. Make a special Gift Basket for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, weddings, baby showers, graduations, birthdays, anniversaries, Christmas and other holidays!

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HOW TO MAKE A GIFT BASKET

Basket or Container

Start with a wicker basket with a handle large enough to hold all of the gifts you want to place in it. You can also use wire baskets , rattan baskets or fabric storage cubes. Think outside the box and use items like kid’s pails, vintage tin boxes or tool boxes (for Father’s Day, guy’s birthday)!

Basket filler

Add shredded basket filler, tissue paper or raffia to the bottom of your gift basket to add a touch of color and to hold your gifts in place!

How to make a DIY gift basket. Supplies and tutorial included on how to make and customize a gift basket!

Basket Bag

Place your basket filled with gifts into a clear basket bag large enough to cover the top of the basket with room to gather and tie at the top .

Gift tag

The final touch is to add a gift tag embellished with the person’s name! Tie the gift tag onto the basket with baker’s twine or jute string .

Ribbon Bows

Make your own ribbon bows using gorgeous satin or grosgrain ribbon in any color under the rainbow! Add a bow or two to the top of the bagged gift basket.

Or use burlap ribbon for a rustic touch!

If you want to give your gift basket a glam touch – add a rhinestone ribbon! What a beautiful sparkle this ribbon will give off in the light!

Bow Maker

Use a bow maker to create your own gorgeous bows using your own bow designs.

Do you ever make your own DIY gift baskets? Now that you know how to make one will you give it a try?

Comments

Meg says

May 8, 2017 at 11:28 am

Can’t wait to try out these great ideas for making a gift basket. So many possibilities! Thanks.

- heather says
  
  May 8, 2017 at 12:32 pm
  
  You’re welcome Meg! Have fun making your own gift basket – the possibilities are endless! xo Heather
  
Jennifer says

May 8, 2017 at 4:11 pm

Hi Heather,

Thanks so much for the gift basket instructions! I didn’t know that cellophane bags were even made (I thought I would have to somehow wrap the basket in a sheet of plastic!). Your additional instructions were very helpful. Thanks again!

- heather says
  
  May 8, 2017 at 7:40 pm
  
  Hi Jennifer! I’m so glad you like these gift basket ideas! Yes – these cellophane bags are AMAZING and so easy to use! xo Heather
  
Roseann Squire says

May 11, 2017 at 8:14 am

i love the idea of matching the type of vessel to the recipient!

Rebecca says

May 14, 2017 at 12:17 pm

Making gift baskets like this is definitely steps the gift giving up a notch. Much cuter than just putting things in a gift bag.

Lanita Anderson says

May 19, 2017 at 9:12 am

Thanks for sharing all of the great tips and ideas for making gift baskets. I love making them for family and friends or for special occasions/gifts. I would love to see some sample baskets of things you would group together – I’m always looking for inspiration when putting one together! Happy Friday!

- heather says
  
  May 23, 2017 at 2:49 pm
  
  Great idea Lanita! Yes – I’ll do some posts on present ideas for gift baskets!