| It is fun making Christmas gift baskets for your | | | | be the gift that she would remember more than |
| dearest friends, or for those you want to impress. You | | | | anything else. She might be embarassed when you |
| know what they like and can tailor the gift baskets to | | | | get her to use that gift at a party, but I'm sure she'd be |
| meet their tastes. | | | | pleased whether or not she shows it. |
| 1. Food gift baskets | | | | 3. Jewelry gift basket. |
| You know the usual gift baskets. Food, wine and all | | | | Your gift basket need not really be in a basket. You |
| that jazz. | | | | could even use those compartmentalized boxes for |
| Well, a fruit basket filled with fruit harvested from your | | | | fish bait for this jewelry gift basket. |
| garden would be wonderful... if the seasons permit it. If | | | | Get a collection of earrings you know she would like. |
| not, if you made jams and preserves from harvested | | | | Costume jewelry would be wonderful. Cubic Zirconia |
| fruit, these would be wonderful in the gift basket. | | | | earrings and jewelry are very affordable. You might |
| * Get a wicker basket. | | | | even put in a necklace or two and other jewels that fit |
| * Put a huge box of biscuits you baked yourself at the | | | | into these compartments. |
| bottom of the basket. | | | | Once every compartment is filled, decorate the box by |
| * Arrange colorful bottles of jam on top of that box, | | | | gluing color paper on the lid and letting your artistic |
| with a bottle of wine in the center. | | | | talent loose as you write a message on it using |
| * Use a clear adhesive tape to hold everything in place. | | | | metallic ink. |
| * Then wrap the entire basket and its contents with | | | | Wrap it up and give her this treasure chest for |
| cellophane paper. * Tie a ribbon around the wine bottle | | | | Christmas. |
| for the finishing touch. | | | | Besides these gift baskets, you can make a gift |
| 2. Makeover gift basket | | | | basket according to the hobbies of the recipient. If he |
| Know of a plain jane you would like to makeover into | | | | loves golf, take a golf bag and fill it with golf balls, golf |
| a lovely swan? Drag her to the mall and get her to try | | | | t-shirt, and golf related items. |
| out various dresses until you find one she looks | | | | If she travels often, fill a compact box with travel sized |
| amazing in. Buy that for her. | | | | mini lipsticks, mascara, makeup, skincare and the like. |
| Drag her to the makeup counter for one makeover | | | | If he loves snowboarding, fold and pile some |
| after another and when you find a look she looks | | | | snowboarding clothes on top of a brand new |
| fabulous in, and buy the makeup used to create that | | | | snowboard, using the snowboard as the gift basket. |
| look. | | | | How it looks depends on your creativity. Can you |
| Cart her to the shoe shop and pick a pair of high heels | | | | make it look like a Christmas tree? |
| that fit her and which go with the outfit. | | | | If your gift baskets don't turn out well, or you don't |
| If she still lets you live, put the shoes, dress and | | | | have the time, consider the professionally made ones |
| makeup in a basket and wrap it with cellophane. No | | | | from the resource below. |
| doubt it wouldn't be a surprise, but that would probably | | | | |