Unique Gift Basket Containers
The sky is the limit when it comes to gift basket containers. The first gift basket container that comes to mind is a wicker basket, but that is just the beginning. Get creative and use a container that indicates an event, holiday, or the recipient's hobby. The container can be the most important part of the gift. For example, use an mixing bowl for a baker's basket or a champagne bucket for a bridal shower or wedding gift. Fill the containers with less costly items. Most craft stores carry wicker baskets and wooden crates. Department stores like Walmart, Target, Sam's Club, etc., sell many low cost items. If you are following a limited budget, dollar-type stores have containers, wrapping items, and lots of inexpensive gifts to fill your gift basket. The links below will take you to pages at this website for each of the listed gift basket containers: Empty Baskets: wicker, rattan, wire, chrome and more Bowls: for various food gift baskets Clay Flower Pots: inexpensive, versatile and easy to assemble Galvanized Pails & Tubs: unbreakable containers for many different theme gift baskets Large Coffee Mugs, Soup Mugs great containers for inexpensive gifts Decorative Gift Bags: available in many styles, sizes, and themes Colanders: good choice for a pasta gift basket Wooden Crates: for spa, coffee, tea, and many other gift baskets Popcorn containers: nice idea for movie lovers or anyone who enjoys popcorn; particuarly nice for teenagers Toy Dump Truck: for little boys Toy Sand Pail: for children 
Toy and Miniature Wagons:
great for toddler and childrenToy and Miniature Wheelbarrows: for gardeners or children Gardening Trugs: Unique gift basket containers made of wide wood slats, wicker, or sold wood "vintage" trugs. Serving Trays: container for food gifts and many other theme gift baskets Trash Cans: sports theme trash cans for sports themes or use as a container for college students Decorative Watering Cans: create a painted watering can as the container for a gardening gift basket A nice idea for gift basket containers, which I have made several times, is using a plain, clear pitcher as the container. Place plenty of decorative shred in the bottom of the pitcher; not only will this help hold your gifts in place, but the items won't scratch the pitcher. Include scented candles, a mesh bath sponge, bars of soap, or any other bath items. If the pitcher is breakable, I present the gift in a shopping bag surrounded with lots of tissue paper. Sets of stacking hat-type boxes are very nice for feminine gifts. You can fill each box with a different type of gift; for example, bath/spa items in one box, chocolates and sweets in another, and so forth. Stack the boxes for an atractive presentation and place wide ribbon around the stack. It works well if you form an X with the ribbon to hold the stack of boxes in place. Finally, below is limited information for several unique gift basket containers:
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