[KAREN BUTLER]

that is a very nice basket in the picture but were did you get the towels and did you put ant thing in the bottom of the basket this is my first year and I want to do some baskets to things for all your help

[crazyforsaving]

I am amazed!! I hope to get enough stocked to be able to do this. I am not sure if I have enough time for this year though

[mlunsford]

I found some clearanced lined baskets at Wags today. They were normally $7 marked down to $1.79. It was a set of two basic whicker with beige liners. These will be great to put all our goodies in. I am hoping to hit some other Wags tonight and find more.

[mlunsford]

ok, I went and did a few more stores and scored the lined wicker laundry baskets for the $1.79 as well. If you are doing gift baskets these will work so good. I just made up a nice large sized one with all the white cotton Glade sets I have been picking up. Oh and did the black and decker coffee makers and blenders too. Additionally I splurged on a Kodak easy share for mom for xmas.

[kyliemurken]

Originally Posted by mandarn

Very nice!!!! And I love how you coordinated the towels to match the candles!!!

Thank-you!! I also had a bridal shower this weekend but forgot to take a pic...it was a hawaiian theme shower...colors orange and brown so I lined the basket with brown hand towels, wrapped an orange and yellow lei around the handle of basket and filled it with the Febreeze Noticeables orange box (hawaiian breeze scent) orange and white bottle of self tanning lotion from bath and body, orange body wash, and temptations body spray, and shampoo/conditioner from bath and body also...then sprinkled the caramel hershey kisses throughout the basket (the wrapper is orange and brown) it looked really cute!!

[KAREN BUTLER]

Hi everyone I wood love to see more pictures to get ideas from I not really good at this kind of think and this is just my first year do this kind of think I did not do christmas last year we had know money and with joining here I have been able to save a lot and get some nice stuff I could use for this thanks so very much

[deniseweber]

Anyone have photos of their baskets?

[deniseweber]

I have seen some great stuff in the stores for gifts. Charging stations, new cologne gifts,etc.

[Cadnil]

Originally Posted by Brighteyes58

I love to give gift baskets and usually can give a nice gift without spending much money. My only problem is I usually end up spending way to much for the basket or container that I put it in. I try to pick up like new baskets at rummage sales but does anyone have any ideas on where to find containers to make gift baskets out of?

Last Christmas I got baskets at the local resale store. They averaged @ $1 each, and some of them were really nice. I got a 3-tier hanging basket, a wastebasket, and some others. I also used a mini backpack and large flowery bag for gift containers. They were both like new and from the resale store.

My niece still carries the mini backpack for her purse!

Added later: I lined some of the baskets with tee or sweat shirts. I picked them up on clearance through the year, dirt cheap only.

[ashlybrz]

I made these baskets as trials...the HBA one isn't finished yet but it gives you an idea...basket1.jpg basket3.jpg

PS this is my first year doing this any suggestions for more goodies to put in the hba basket are appreciated...it's going to be for a teenage girl thanks!

[00167378]

Since i'm new at this hopefully i can catch some great freebies and give them out as presents!

[carlajworkman]

Unless you are stuck on having the "basket" presentation look- I found the reuseable bags at Old Navy up by the register- they do NOT say Old Navy on them, and are a pretty dark blue and purple and I think they say Hope and Faith. They are big and only $1! You could use tissue paper to make it more gift bag like and/or wrap things up. I like this idea because a lot of people don't have room for another basket (me included ) and you don't spend the money on the plastic to wrap the basket, the ribbon etc. Plus they can reuse them! Might not work for older folks on your list, but neices and nephews and such- works great!!!

[jenza]

Originally Posted by carlajworkman

Unless you are stuck on having the "basket" presentation look- I found the reuseable bags at Old Navy up by the register- they do NOT say Old Navy on them, and are a pretty dark blue and purple and I think they say Hope and Faith. They are big and only $1! You could use tissue paper to make it more gift bag like and/or wrap things up. I like this idea because a lot of people don't have room for another basket (me included ) and you don't spend the money on the plastic to wrap the basket, the ribbon etc. Plus they can reuse them! Might not work for older folks on your list, but neices and nephews and such- works great!!!

fabulous idea thanks for sharing it.

[KAREN BUTLER]

Thanks for everyones help it really gives me a lot of ideas