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How to Build a Christmas Gift Basket (Fillers, Box & 3 Easy Themes)

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How to Build a Christmas Gift Basket (Fillers, Box & 3 Easy Themes)

A homemade gift basket looks impressive, feels personal and lets you match the gift to the person. The trick is a sturdy base, plenty of filler and a clear theme.

Here's the supply list plus three easy themes you can build with best-selling items.

#1

Large black magnetic gift box with ribbon & filler

A sleek box with a magnetic lid that looks high-end and comes with ribbon, card and shred. It's the easy way to make a basket look polished.

Good for: The base

#2

Crinkle-cut paper shred filler

Fills empty space, props items up and makes everything look abundant. White works for every theme.

Good for: The filler

#3

White tissue paper (100 sheets)

Wrap fragile items or line the box. 100 sheets will cover the whole season.

Good for: Lining and wrapping

#4

Double-faced red satin ribbon

A classic red bow on top makes any basket look finished. Double-faced means both sides look good.

Good for: The bow

#5

Kraft gift tags with string (100)

Simple kraft tags for names or a short note. Rustic and cute.

Good for: Personal touch

#6

Large clear cellophane basket bags

Wrap a basket in clear cello for that classic store-bought look, and it keeps everything in place.

Good for: Classic wrap

#7

Tree Hut vanilla sugar scrub

Theme 1, spa night: a scented sugar scrub is the hero of an at-home spa basket. It looks generous and gets used up.

Good for: Spa night basket

#8

eos Vanilla Cashmere body lotion

Spa night, continued: add a matching vanilla lotion so the basket feels like a coordinated set.

Good for: Spa night basket

#9

grace & stella eye patches

Spa night, finished: tuck in cooling eye patches and a candle for a full night of pampering.

Good for: Spa night basket

#10

Zulay milk frother

Theme 2, coffee lover: a frother plus a bag of their favorite beans and a mug.

Good for: Coffee lover basket

#11

Owala SmoothSip coffee tumbler

Add a tumbler to the coffee basket so they can take the latte to go.

Good for: Coffee lover basket

#12

Bedsure GentleSoft throw blanket

Theme 3, cozy night in: a soft throw, cocoa, popcorn and a movie gift card.

Good for: Cozy night basket

Gift basket formula

Start with the tallest item in the back and work forward to the smallest.
Fill the bottom third with crinkle paper so items sit up high and visible.
Pick one color scheme (white and red, or black and gold) for a polished look.