Choosing and making baskets for gifts

One of the good ideas for decorating a gift is a beautiful basket. You can put a prepared present in it and give it to the hero of the occasion. Gifts in baskets always look more impressive and rich than gifts packed in simple boxes or gift bags. Today we will analyze in detail how you should choose such things and how you can do them yourself.

Today people have a million opportunities to decorate a gift for any occasion in a beautiful and original way. Many, instead of the usual boxes and bags, prefer to present presents packed in an attractive basket. In most cases, such decisions will pleasantly surprise the done people and attract more attention.

In modern stores, you can find a lot of different options for gift baskets. They differ in design, size, and materials from which they are made. There is an opportunity to purchase both a very expensive model and a budget one, but no less attractive and roomy.

Such a present will pleasantly surprise not only an adult, but also a child. This suggests that Such gift wrapping is universal - you can use it for any reason.

Gift baskets are good not only for their versatility and attractive appearance, but also for the ability to make them yourself. Many people choose not to buy such things, but to do them on their own.Making a beautiful and high-quality gift basket usually does not take too much free time and money. A spectacular little thing can be made quickly and easily if you rely on detailed step-by-step instructions.

Gift baskets differ not only in their design, but also in their direct filling.

• Men are most often given laconic and solid baskets, inside which is expensive alcohol, high-quality coffee, cigars and a jar of olives. Good stationery will also be a good present, especially if the hero of the occasion is a busy and businesslike person.

• For the fair sex, you can collect nice gift set of flowers, fruits and sweets. Often, as an addition to such a basket of gifts, they present expensive branded champagne or good wine. If a birthday present is being selected, then a small box with jewelry is also placed in the assembled basket - such a decision will surely pleasantly surprise the lady. On March 8, it is permissible to supplement the grocery set with the lady's favorite perfume.

• If the gift basket is selected for a child, then it should not be too large. Children love variety in everything, so it is better to choose a few small gifts that will definitely captivate the baby. Often sweets, chocolates, toys and fruits are put in children's baskets. A disc with a child's favorite movie, game or cartoon will be a good addition. Such a present will surely delight the kid.

It is necessary to take into account the fact that a decorative gift basket must have an appropriate thematic design.

A gift basket can be made in many different ways using a variety of materials. Many people are good at making these things out of newspaper tubes, heavy cardboard, colored paper, plastic parts, or bamboo sticks. Of course, wooden and straw versions with a handle look the most effective. They are made by weaving.

Cute baskets can be made from a combination of colored cardboard and satin fabric. You can easily create such a product with your own hands at home. For this you will need:

• ribbon;
• colored cardboard;
• satin fabric;
• scissors and glue;
• ruler;
• pencil and stapler.

The manufacturing procedure is as follows.

1. First, on the first piece of cardboard, you need to make a grid consisting of 9 squares.
2. Next, you will need to very carefully make cuts on the dotted lines.
3. Then you should bend the leaf on all transverse lines.
4. Next, the structure is fastened using a stapler.
5. Then you need to cut a small handle of the desired length.
6. Now you can proceed to the direct decoration of the cardboard structure. To do this, you need to take the prepared ribbon and attach it to the edges of the basket using glue.
7. Small flowers can be used to decorate such a basket. To create them, you will need to cut out a couple of blanks of the desired diameter from paper.
8. Next, you will need to cut out such a number of circles from the textiles, which will correspond to the number of petals of the decorations.
9. Now each of the cut out circles should be bent in half.
10. Then these parts will need to be bent in half again to form a small triangle. These blanks will need to be strung on needles and threads, making 4 punctures. Due to such manipulations, a fold will form in the middle.
11. Similar actions will need to be applied to the rest of the fabric blanks. They will need to be strung on the same thread. At the end, all the petals will need to be pulled together and fastened.
12. Then, according to the same principle, one more flower should be made, but of a smaller diameter.Tie the two decorative pieces together. Attach a bead to the middle of the resulting flower.
13. Attach the resulting piece to the cardboard basket. That's all! It will be possible to put a small cute present in such a gift wrap.

Let's analyze in stages how to make such a thing.

For this you will need:

• clothesline (cheap household lace);
• glue gun (it will be much more convenient to work with it);
• cardboard box (you can only use the lid from it);
• skewers;
• scissors;
• locksmith pliers;
• Double-sided tape;
• paper, pencil, ruler;
• ribbon, ribbon, lace for decorations.

Manufacturing procedure.

1. The first step is to decide on the direct dimensions of the product. The basket will have a cardboard base. If a box lid is used, then the walls will need to be cut off from it. Their size should be no more than 3-5 cm.
2. Based on the direct dimensions of the base, one should visually determine the height of the structure. The thickness of the linen drawstring can also be selected at will.
3. Next, you need to shorten the skewers in accordance with the height of the future basket, if necessary. Be sure to calculate exactly how many wooden sticks you will need.
4. Now you can start making the base of the basket. To do this, glue the sticks to the inside of the cardboard base. Leave a distance of 1.5 cm between the skewers. It is advisable to use double-sided tape: cut the strips of the required length, bend and attach only to the side wall of the base, and then proceed to gluing the sticks.
5. As a result of the above actions, you will get a kind of palisade. Now you can start weaving directly. You should braid as tightly as possible, but do not press too hard on the skewers, otherwise they may squint.
6. If the edges of the base are too high, you can put something in the basket to keep it in shape. In the event that the rope is over, you should tuck it in and continue weaving. The ends can then be carefully trimmed and fixed using hot glue.
7. The last 2-3 rows of weaving must be fixed with hot glue.
8. The excess parts of the sticks must be removed with nippers. From above, re-glue the lace, making out the edges of the basket.
9. Further, it will be possible to freely fix the outer sticks at the base and at the joints, as well as hide the ends of the rope, if required. This should be done with hot glue.
10. Now you can proceed to the design of the base of the basket. Cut the corners at the base to make them more rounded.
11. Wrap the structure around the entire perimeter. Fix the first rows with hot glue, and then the string can only be partially glued. Finally, cut off any unnecessary parts.
12. After that, you can decorate the resulting gift basket as you wish. For this, lace and braid are ideal. It is also permissible to sew a kind of cover for the inside of the product. A delicate satin ribbon tied in a charming bow, or beautiful wrapping paper will become a universal solution.

You can use brown paper to make the basket. It looks very nice in places where the structure is bent.

From stacks of old magazines, you can make dense baskets that will fit fruits and other small gifts.

It is better for men to give presents in more discreet baskets, which do not have a lot of colorful decorations, flowers and bows. The product should be beautiful and neat, but not flashy.

DIY basket ideas are shown in the following video.