A birthday is a very special event in a person’s life. It happens only once a year and each person would like to make it memorable. You too can help make this special day more spectacular by giving your loved ones birthday gift baskets.
You can make your own present basket if you want to save more money. Creating one will also showcase a lot of your creativity that will mean so much to the person who will be receiving your gift. Just try to follow the simple steps below.
Step 1: Find a basket
There are many stores that sell baskets. You can go to a handicraft store and purchase one there. Be sure you get the best, and it is more advisable to choose the one that is made up of indigenous materials like reed, bamboo, or wood. Reed baskets are the best ones to use because it has a more natural tone and it can easily be bended or twisted.
If you can’t find one, you can weave your own basket using the same kinds of indigenous materials. You also need to prepare scissors, glue, and some small wires in basket weaving. You can substitute the indigenous materials with newspapers that are rolled thinly.
Step 2: Decide the color of the basket
Painted gift baskets are pleasant to look at, but it is more pleasing to see the natural colors of the materials used. So keep them as they are, or you can just apply some varnish to enhance the natural tone and also to protect the basket’s color.
But if you insist to paint your baskets, be sure that the color are appropriate to the occasion or to the motif of the event. For birthdays, it is best to have them in hues that are preferred by the celebrant. So if she likes pink, for example, paint your basket with a pink color.
Step 3: Decorate your basket
Adding some decors on the basket will make it look more presentable and artistic. But just don’t put anything on it without first knowing what kind of person will be receiving it.
If the celebrant is a boy, definitely he hates to see too many ribbons and flowers on his basket, so keep it simple by putting a single ribbon at the middle of the handle. If you will be giving the basket to a girl celebrant, accessorize the basket with colorful ribbons, beads, flowers, and cut-out photos. For little kids, they just want their present to be colorful, so place pictures of rainbows, clowns, and even actual toys on their basket.
Step 4: Stuff your basket
For birthdays, you can fill the basket with lots and lots of goodies. You can even make food gift baskets by combining a lot of foodstuffs. But be sure that everything you put in there will not easily become rancid.
Following these steps in making your own present baskets will definitely save you a lot of cash. Moreover, you will not only be putting a lot of good stuffs inside it, but also a great amount of resourcefulness and thoughtfulness that will be greatly appreciated from you.
