Valentine Gift Baskets
Love is in the air and customers are looking for special Valentine's Day gift baskets. You stay calm because you know that you have already stocked your holiday supplies for decorating and filling those valentines gift baskets. You know that you have the best quality candy, cookies and snack items and have baskets and other containers that will sure to please even your pickiest customer. Your customers will be looking for Valentine gift baskets for kids, parents, lovers, spouses or a best friend. Customizing these baskets and offering advise on selections are all apart of the gift baskets home business.
Personalized gift add-ons are wonderful during this holiday gift basket giving because love is all about individuals showing their likes and preferences and feeling safe doing so. Gift Baskets Home Businesses owners welcome the holiday rush because it is a time to give back to valued customers with talent and creativity. Each Valentine gift basket is designed with the individual customer in mind so that the gift will reflect how special the relationship is. The celebration is enhanced by the selection of food items and non-food items including lots of chocolates, cookies, snack items, wine, cheese, meats, and flowers, and customized personal gifts all wrapped in the theme of love. Flowers are especially important to the Valentine gift basket.
Valentine gift baskets are special because they express feelings and portray beauty so the container must be special too. Heart shaped baskets are a favorite. Another favorite is the sparkling of jewelry nestled among the candy and flowers. Boxes can be used or even large gifts like a vase with special roses surrounded by candy and heart stickers.
The customer may want to include a special Valentine card to place in the basket or attached to the decorative wrap. Sometimes it is special to place the most important or special gift on the bottom of the basket when preparing it, so that it is discovered last. This can be an engagement ring or a heart necklace.
Use filler sparingly but enough to cover the bottom and to put in between the gifts. One special idea is to include "breakfast in bed" items like coffee, breakfast biscuits, pancake mix, syrup or muffin mix. Fruit is also welcome. A combination of gifts, candy and flowers will create a well-balanced and beautiful gift. Men especially appreciate the help that the owner of the gift baskets home business can give when customizing a special Valentine gift basket.
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Saturday, January 17, 2009
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
List Of Gift Giving Occasions
Refer to this post when you need to think of
an occasion to make a gift or craft.
Biggest Days:
Birthdays
Valentine's Day
Mother's Day
Father's Day
Birthdays:
Over The Hill
30th, 40th, 50th,etc
Sweet 16
Midlife Crisis
Romantic:
Engagement
Bridal Shower
Bridesmaids
Groomsmen
Wedding
For The Couple
Honeymoon
Anniversary
Divorce
Special Occasions:
Family Reunion
Graduation
Prom
Holidays
All Occasion:
Housewarming
Hospitality
Good Luck
Just Because
Thank You
Thinking of You
I'm Sorry
Congratulations
Condolences
Bon Voyage
Corporate:
Boss Appreciation
Years of Service
Promotion
Retirement
Employee Appreciation
Unique:
Teacher's Day
Nurse's Day
Party Host
Golf
Sports
Tailgating
Spiritual:
Baptism
First Communion
Bar Mitzvah
Bat Mitzvah
Easter
Maternity:
Baby Shower
Baby Girl
Baby Boy
New Twins
New Mom
New Dad
New Grandmom
Newborn
Adoption
New Grandpa
Big Sister
Big Brother
an occasion to make a gift or craft.
Biggest Days:
Birthdays
Valentine's Day
Mother's Day
Father's Day
Birthdays:
Over The Hill
30th, 40th, 50th,etc
Sweet 16
Midlife Crisis
Romantic:
Engagement
Bridal Shower
Bridesmaids
Groomsmen
Wedding
For The Couple
Honeymoon
Anniversary
Divorce
Special Occasions:
Family Reunion
Graduation
Prom
Holidays
All Occasion:
Housewarming
Hospitality
Good Luck
Just Because
Thank You
Thinking of You
I'm Sorry
Congratulations
Condolences
Bon Voyage
Corporate:
Boss Appreciation
Years of Service
Promotion
Retirement
Employee Appreciation
Unique:
Teacher's Day
Nurse's Day
Party Host
Golf
Sports
Tailgating
Spiritual:
Baptism
First Communion
Bar Mitzvah
Bat Mitzvah
Easter
Maternity:
Baby Shower
Baby Girl
Baby Boy
New Twins
New Mom
New Dad
New Grandmom
Newborn
Adoption
New Grandpa
Big Sister
Big Brother
Gifts For The Coffee Lover
Make Some Chocolate Spoons
Get some plastic spoons and dip the spoon end only in melted chocolate chips;
sprinkle with non-pareils or colored sugar sprinkles if desired. Let the chocolate
set up. Wrap a spoon or two (depending on who the gift is for) in a piece of
cellophane and tie with a pretty ribbon. Include this with a gift jar of cocoa mix
or coffee mix.
Make Some Homemade Biscotti
Make some homemade biscotti. After biscotti is cooled, dip half of each stick into
melted chocolate chips (or melted vanilla candy coating also known as chocolate
bark). Let chocolate set up. Wrap and add as you would the above spoons.
Make A Pretty Gift Bag
Sew up a pretty gift bag from a festive fabric of your favorite holiday calico or
even a shiny lame to wrap your presents.
For the holidays decorate with twigs of silk holly and a pretty holiday ribbon
Place the wrapped jar or bag of mix in a basket and include the recipe if desired so the recipient may make more when their supply runs out.
Make a special Coffee Lover gift
Make a bag or even a gift basket of home made cookies or biscotti, your coffee spoons, a couple of coffee mugs and a CD of holiday music.
Get some plastic spoons and dip the spoon end only in melted chocolate chips;
sprinkle with non-pareils or colored sugar sprinkles if desired. Let the chocolate
set up. Wrap a spoon or two (depending on who the gift is for) in a piece of
cellophane and tie with a pretty ribbon. Include this with a gift jar of cocoa mix
or coffee mix.
Make Some Homemade Biscotti
Make some homemade biscotti. After biscotti is cooled, dip half of each stick into
melted chocolate chips (or melted vanilla candy coating also known as chocolate
bark). Let chocolate set up. Wrap and add as you would the above spoons.
Make A Pretty Gift Bag
Sew up a pretty gift bag from a festive fabric of your favorite holiday calico or
even a shiny lame to wrap your presents.
For the holidays decorate with twigs of silk holly and a pretty holiday ribbon
Place the wrapped jar or bag of mix in a basket and include the recipe if desired so the recipient may make more when their supply runs out.
Make a special Coffee Lover gift
Make a bag or even a gift basket of home made cookies or biscotti, your coffee spoons, a couple of coffee mugs and a CD of holiday music.
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Crafting With Kids
Are you a camp director, teacher, or homeschool mom looking for a new arts and crafts idea for your kids? This arts and crafts idea will be interesting and fun for all. This glass case can be used, given as a gift, or converted into a necklace purse.
To make the glasses case, you will need the following simple materials: a square of craft foam, plastic or large blunt needles, lanyard lace or thick yarn. Cut two rectangles from the foam, each 3-1/2 inches (9 cm.) by 6 inches (15 cm.).
With a hole punch, make holes on three sides of each rectangle, leaving one short side unpunched. Make the holes 1/2 inch apart and allow at least 1/4 inch between the hole and the edge of the craft foam. The holes need to line up so that the two pieces can be laced together.
If you are preparing the craft for small children, you should make the holes yourself. Otherwise, the kids can do this step if you have enough pairs of hole punches.
At this point the kids can cut decorative shapes from other colors of craft foam, or you can buy sets of ready-cut foam shapes. If you are doing the craft at a special event, like vacation Bible school, choose shapes that echo the theme of the event. For instance, if the Bible school or camp has a cowboy theme, find shapes that fit well, such as boots, cowboy hats, and stars.
Let the kids choose the shapes they like and glue on as desired. You might also like to provide beads or sequins to glue on as well, especially if the kids are a little older.
The next step in this arts and crafts idea is to thread the plastic needle with the yarn or lanyard lace. Yarn might be a little easier to handle, but lanyard lace is shiny and attractive. In a pinch, some teachers of small children use a bobby pin as a needle. It is certainly a safe alternative.
Simply loop the yarn through the opening and use the open end of the bobby pin as if it were the point of the needle. The kids can now begin to lace the front and back of the glasses case together.
To turn this arts and crafts idea into a necklace purse, simply attach a piece of lanyard lace to each corner making a long handle. Kids will enjoy using this case as a place to store secret notes and small objects.
If they'd rather, they can give the glasses case to a parent, grandparent, or friend who wears glasses. Either way, this arts and crafts idea will be interesting for all.
To make the glasses case, you will need the following simple materials: a square of craft foam, plastic or large blunt needles, lanyard lace or thick yarn. Cut two rectangles from the foam, each 3-1/2 inches (9 cm.) by 6 inches (15 cm.).
With a hole punch, make holes on three sides of each rectangle, leaving one short side unpunched. Make the holes 1/2 inch apart and allow at least 1/4 inch between the hole and the edge of the craft foam. The holes need to line up so that the two pieces can be laced together.
If you are preparing the craft for small children, you should make the holes yourself. Otherwise, the kids can do this step if you have enough pairs of hole punches.
At this point the kids can cut decorative shapes from other colors of craft foam, or you can buy sets of ready-cut foam shapes. If you are doing the craft at a special event, like vacation Bible school, choose shapes that echo the theme of the event. For instance, if the Bible school or camp has a cowboy theme, find shapes that fit well, such as boots, cowboy hats, and stars.
Let the kids choose the shapes they like and glue on as desired. You might also like to provide beads or sequins to glue on as well, especially if the kids are a little older.
The next step in this arts and crafts idea is to thread the plastic needle with the yarn or lanyard lace. Yarn might be a little easier to handle, but lanyard lace is shiny and attractive. In a pinch, some teachers of small children use a bobby pin as a needle. It is certainly a safe alternative.
Simply loop the yarn through the opening and use the open end of the bobby pin as if it were the point of the needle. The kids can now begin to lace the front and back of the glasses case together.
To turn this arts and crafts idea into a necklace purse, simply attach a piece of lanyard lace to each corner making a long handle. Kids will enjoy using this case as a place to store secret notes and small objects.
If they'd rather, they can give the glasses case to a parent, grandparent, or friend who wears glasses. Either way, this arts and crafts idea will be interesting for all.
Make All Occasion Wreaths
Wreaths are not just for the holidays! Wreaths can be a year round gift for any occasion. All you need to do is get a generic wreath from the craft store. If you are a crafter, you probably already have various trinkets, ribbons, and "fluff" to decorate your wreath. If not, you will find everything at the craft store.
The time of year will be evident as the craft stores usually tailor their selections for the upcoming holiday or occasion. You will find trinkets, ribbons, floral supplies, tools, and holiday themed sprigs.
Take a look at some of the premade decorative wreaths you see in the craft store, and purchase some of the items you like.
When you get home, the basics are to gather your supplies, get a glue gun or regular glue. Weave your ribbon throughout your wreath, and attach the decorative items around the wreath. Try to evenly space the trinkets and bulbs so that your wreath looks appealing. Create a bold statement on one area of your wreath with a large bow and some other decorative sprig and you are basically done.
Keep in mind that your ribbon and your sprigs will define your occasional wreath.
If it's for a birthday, get birthday themed ribbon and a sprig that has small boxes of presents. If for the holidays, get holiday ribbon and a sprig with holly and berries.
For another occasion like a housewarming . . . you can make a decorative sprig or favor by gluing some fruit and leaves together. Or creatively fold a dish towel and attach a wooden spoon with some raffia tied together.
The sky is the limit! Think of an occasion, and what symbol or trinket that would define the occasion, and have fun creating your wreath!
Look for a post called "List of Gift Giving Occasions" to create your wreaths and other gifts around.
The time of year will be evident as the craft stores usually tailor their selections for the upcoming holiday or occasion. You will find trinkets, ribbons, floral supplies, tools, and holiday themed sprigs.
Take a look at some of the premade decorative wreaths you see in the craft store, and purchase some of the items you like.
When you get home, the basics are to gather your supplies, get a glue gun or regular glue. Weave your ribbon throughout your wreath, and attach the decorative items around the wreath. Try to evenly space the trinkets and bulbs so that your wreath looks appealing. Create a bold statement on one area of your wreath with a large bow and some other decorative sprig and you are basically done.
Keep in mind that your ribbon and your sprigs will define your occasional wreath.
If it's for a birthday, get birthday themed ribbon and a sprig that has small boxes of presents. If for the holidays, get holiday ribbon and a sprig with holly and berries.
For another occasion like a housewarming . . . you can make a decorative sprig or favor by gluing some fruit and leaves together. Or creatively fold a dish towel and attach a wooden spoon with some raffia tied together.
The sky is the limit! Think of an occasion, and what symbol or trinket that would define the occasion, and have fun creating your wreath!
Look for a post called "List of Gift Giving Occasions" to create your wreaths and other gifts around.
How To Make Gifts In A Jar
Most gift jar recipes require a quart jar, large or small mouth opening. I
find though a large mouth works easier to get the ingredients in.
Besides a quart jar with lids, you will need a large rubber band. A piece of
material 8x8 square. Ribbon to decorate.
After filling the jars, place a beautiful piece of material cut into about a 9 inch round and place on the lid. Put the rubber band around it to secure it in place.
Tie with decorative ribbon and tie the recipe card to the ribbon
The recipe card should have the directions on how to mix and bake the ingredients. If you have a printer, print out the tag onto a colorful piece of paper or onto adhesive paper. You could get fancy and have your cards printed professionally
. . . especially when you deciede to turn this craft into a business.
When putting in the ingredients, make sure to pack them down tightly. If you have
loose ingredients like nuts, M&M, raisins, etc. make sure they are the next
ingredient on top of packed brown sugar.
If the next layer is to be white sugar or flour, the white sugar or flour will seep through the nuts, M&M, etc some what. Also when using cocoa, wipe inside of jar before adding another ingredient to keep jar looking nice.
Decorate your jars for the current occasion or holiday and have fun and giving the jar gifts to a friend!
To get hundreds of recipes for jar gifts, look for the link under "My Favorite Links"
for "How To Make Gifts In A Jar".
find though a large mouth works easier to get the ingredients in.
Besides a quart jar with lids, you will need a large rubber band. A piece of
material 8x8 square. Ribbon to decorate.
After filling the jars, place a beautiful piece of material cut into about a 9 inch round and place on the lid. Put the rubber band around it to secure it in place.
Tie with decorative ribbon and tie the recipe card to the ribbon
The recipe card should have the directions on how to mix and bake the ingredients. If you have a printer, print out the tag onto a colorful piece of paper or onto adhesive paper. You could get fancy and have your cards printed professionally
. . . especially when you deciede to turn this craft into a business.
When putting in the ingredients, make sure to pack them down tightly. If you have
loose ingredients like nuts, M&M, raisins, etc. make sure they are the next
ingredient on top of packed brown sugar.
If the next layer is to be white sugar or flour, the white sugar or flour will seep through the nuts, M&M, etc some what. Also when using cocoa, wipe inside of jar before adding another ingredient to keep jar looking nice.
Decorate your jars for the current occasion or holiday and have fun and giving the jar gifts to a friend!
To get hundreds of recipes for jar gifts, look for the link under "My Favorite Links"
for "How To Make Gifts In A Jar".
How To Make Baby Gift Baskets
Baby Gift Basket Ideas
Planning to host a baby shower? Or a friend of yours recently gave birth to a healthy bouncing baby? How else could you express that you care for that friend of yours and her baby? A baby gift basket could be the best present that would express your concern.
A baby gift basket is one of those themed gift baskets that are presented containing items that are of value to the recipient. Oftentimes these baby gift baskets contain the following items that will surely give delight to the new parents and to the new addition. You could make use of this information to create or stuff your own baby gift basket that will rid you of those more expensive commercialized kinds.
Nursery room items. These include colorful mobiles to keep the baby busy, lullaby music to soothe the infant, and nursery rhymes CD's. Bigger items like layettes, changing mats for tables and cribs, and other furniture for the baby may be found in de luxe baby gift baskets. Educational toys are also good to make the baby gift basket more beneficial in stimulating the baby's mental development.
Toys R Us. The following toys are also nice to place inside your baby gift basket. Rattles, pacifiers, teethers, feeding bottles, infant cups, bibs and spoons are also useful add-ons in your baby gift basket.
Bath Bath Baby. Bath products for babies are also commonly found in baby gift baskets. These include baby shampoo, baby powder, baby towels, wipes, bubble bath, brush set and tub toys that the baby will surely enjoy in the near future. Baby clothing's could also be considered as one of the best baby gift basket goodies that one could ever give. Just be sure that the clothes you'll give suit the gender of the baby.
If you are to a baby gift basket to someone with a toddler or a young kid, the items should also suit the baby's age. Soft toys, board books, board games, piggy banks will certainly win the jump with delight of a toddler. Clothes for toddlers are also nice to include in your baby gift basket.
If one is intending to give the baby gift basket as a baby shower present, it will be nice if baby cookies, baby cakes, jelly beans and other baby foods will be found there. Announcement and invitation cards may also bring some added surprise to the recipient of the basket. Small picture frames and albums could also add more fun to your baby gift basket. Surely, this sweet gesture will be appreciated.
Gourmet food, wines and other fine food may also be placed inside a baby gift basket for the parent's celebration.
Often times, bows and ruffles adorn the baby gift basket. But one could still be more creative by doing a decoupage of baby pictures or baby items. Other handmade crafts may add personal touch to your basket. They could be in the form of papier mache', origami, sculpture, small painting, woven or knitted items, etc.
If the one giving the baby gift basket intends to give it during a christening celebration or baptism, a small bible, silver cups and any symbolic item that adheres to the theme of the celebration and that the recipient's religion appreciates may also be placed in the basket.
A small gesture like giving out a well-thought of baby basket can surely go a long way. The recipient's smile is enough to mean a sincere "thank you".
Planning to host a baby shower? Or a friend of yours recently gave birth to a healthy bouncing baby? How else could you express that you care for that friend of yours and her baby? A baby gift basket could be the best present that would express your concern.
A baby gift basket is one of those themed gift baskets that are presented containing items that are of value to the recipient. Oftentimes these baby gift baskets contain the following items that will surely give delight to the new parents and to the new addition. You could make use of this information to create or stuff your own baby gift basket that will rid you of those more expensive commercialized kinds.
Nursery room items. These include colorful mobiles to keep the baby busy, lullaby music to soothe the infant, and nursery rhymes CD's. Bigger items like layettes, changing mats for tables and cribs, and other furniture for the baby may be found in de luxe baby gift baskets. Educational toys are also good to make the baby gift basket more beneficial in stimulating the baby's mental development.
Toys R Us. The following toys are also nice to place inside your baby gift basket. Rattles, pacifiers, teethers, feeding bottles, infant cups, bibs and spoons are also useful add-ons in your baby gift basket.
Bath Bath Baby. Bath products for babies are also commonly found in baby gift baskets. These include baby shampoo, baby powder, baby towels, wipes, bubble bath, brush set and tub toys that the baby will surely enjoy in the near future. Baby clothing's could also be considered as one of the best baby gift basket goodies that one could ever give. Just be sure that the clothes you'll give suit the gender of the baby.
If you are to a baby gift basket to someone with a toddler or a young kid, the items should also suit the baby's age. Soft toys, board books, board games, piggy banks will certainly win the jump with delight of a toddler. Clothes for toddlers are also nice to include in your baby gift basket.
If one is intending to give the baby gift basket as a baby shower present, it will be nice if baby cookies, baby cakes, jelly beans and other baby foods will be found there. Announcement and invitation cards may also bring some added surprise to the recipient of the basket. Small picture frames and albums could also add more fun to your baby gift basket. Surely, this sweet gesture will be appreciated.
Gourmet food, wines and other fine food may also be placed inside a baby gift basket for the parent's celebration.
Often times, bows and ruffles adorn the baby gift basket. But one could still be more creative by doing a decoupage of baby pictures or baby items. Other handmade crafts may add personal touch to your basket. They could be in the form of papier mache', origami, sculpture, small painting, woven or knitted items, etc.
If the one giving the baby gift basket intends to give it during a christening celebration or baptism, a small bible, silver cups and any symbolic item that adheres to the theme of the celebration and that the recipient's religion appreciates may also be placed in the basket.
A small gesture like giving out a well-thought of baby basket can surely go a long way. The recipient's smile is enough to mean a sincere "thank you".
Learn To Make Diaper Cakes
Diaper Cakes are a fresh idea in gift giving! Diaper cakes offer a creative way to gift mom something so practical as diapers. Diapers are definitely a necessity, but giving them as gifts, are not the most popular idea. But giving a Diaper Cake will cause your gift to be the center of attention, and a conversational piece at the party or newborn arrival. Handcrafted gifts are well received, and you could bring out your best crafting skills in a Diaper Cake.
To see some examples, and how to construct your diaper cake, look for link in the "My Favorite Links" section.
To see some examples, and how to construct your diaper cake, look for link in the "My Favorite Links" section.
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