How to pack nuts and dried fruits as a gift?

In order to make an interesting and useful gift even to a stranger, it is not necessary to spend a lot of money. An excellent option for any occasion can be an edible present. So that it brings not only joy, but also benefits the body, it is better to use dried fruits and nuts when creating it. Such a set in beautiful packaging is suitable for congratulating relatives and friends, as well as young children.

Fruit fruits are saturated with vitamins and fiber, which is so necessary for a growing body. A similar gift can be purchased at the store, but the most unusual and unique packaging options are created with your own hands.

The edible appearance of presents is often used in congratulations, since delicious food always evokes positive emotions. A delicacy of dried fruits will not only help satisfy your hunger, but also preserve your figure. This food does not contain sugar and thereby helps to reduce excess weight. Nuts and dried fruits can be presented either individually or in combination with various edible supplements. Namely:

• honey;
• berries;
• tea;
• coffee.

The main "highlight" of such a gift is a beautiful design. All components can be carefully packed not only in a beautiful gift bag, but also in a decorative basket. It is usually wrapped with transparent or multi-colored cellophane and decorated with a bow or ribbon. But there are several other creative gift ideas with dried fruits and nuts. These include:

• sets in gift wrapping;
• refreshments in a wooden box;
• bouquet;
• a gift with a certain theme.

Creating a gift box is quite simple. To do this, you need to choose a cardboard box of a suitable size, glue it with colored packaging paper and place it inside the treat. At the same time, dried fruits can be laid both in separate portions by type and in beautiful patterns. Present in a wooden box is perfect for environmental advocates and will look original.

Various natural materials such as cones, acorns and chestnuts are used for decoration. Scales from cones, for example, you can glue part of the container, laying them out with a beautiful pattern. To create a festive look, it is permissible to paint part of the box or decor with colored lacquer with sequins.

A bouquet is one of the most interesting options for such a gift. It can be collected from absolutely any dried fruit. In such a composition, candied fruits and nuts will look equally good. This gift can emphasize both the individuality of the giver and the special preferences of the hero of the occasion.

Great options for a thematic gift can be sets for tea, coffee or mulled wine. The first two options are nuts, honey, dried fruit and, of course, a beautiful package of good tea or coffee.

Mulled wine kits include not only wine, but also a variety of seasonings. Most often in the preparation of this drink use:

• ginger;
• cardamom;
• black pepper;
• cloves;
• cinnamon
• orange peel.

When making an edible gift, nuts are often not only one of the components, but also its independent option. Such popularity can be explained both by their beneficial properties, and by a wide variety of species. The main varieties of nuts that are used to create an edible present are:

• hazelnut;
• walnuts;
• peanut;
• pistachios;
• almond;
• cashew nuts;
• pine nuts.

All of them are great for satisfying hunger, and also help in increasing immunity. In addition, nuts contain antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, and various trace elements. This product can help restore strength at the end of the illness.

In the presence of certain diseases, specific types of nuts may also be contraindicated. For example, with liver diseases or diabetes, hazelnuts are not recommended. Using walnuts for eczema or psoriasis, there is a risk of exacerbation of the disease.

Pistachios are also unsafe, which can increase swelling. Therefore, it is better not to eat hypertensive women, mothers during lactation, as well as people with kidney diseases.

However, for most people, nuts are a nutritious and tasty product. Therefore, their use in the creation of edible gifts is welcome. One of the best options for such a presentation is a bouquet in which you can embody the most unusual creative ideas.

In order to create a nut bouquet, you will need not only the fruits themselves, but also additional materials. In work can be used:

• dry flowers;
• branches of bushes and trees;
• natural cotton;
• wooden skewers;
• colored wrapping paper or cellophane.

To form and bond the composition, paper glue and scissors are suitable. A simple and beautiful bouquet can be made from walnuts. Before starting work, you need to prepare them, select whole fruits without damage to the shell.First, you need to fix each nut on a separate skewer so that it looks like a flower on the stem. To do this, make a hole in the base of the nut with the tip of the scissors and, having slightly oiled with glue, insert the skewer inside.

These flowers are then folded around a cotton box. For reliable fixation, every 3 skewers must be wrapped with tape. After finishing this work, the basis of the bouquet can be considered completed.

Then comes the line of dried flowers, which fill the gaps between the nuts. And at the end, this product is wrapped in colored wrapping paper or cellophane decorative film. At the same time, curls from multi-colored paper or fabric ribbons can be added to the bouquet. It is also worth noting that several types of nuts can be used for a gift.

There is another interesting option for a sweet gift, which involves the presence of beautiful dishes. Currently, there are many unusual plates of unique shape on sale that you can buy as a presentation. In order to interestingly imagine such a thing, it can be filled with exotic dried fruits. At the same time, sweets are laid out with beautiful patterns and compositions.

The simplest option is to lay out different types of goodies with triangles converging in the middle of the dish. You can separate different types of delicacies with dried apple slices or prunes more saturated in color.

Another option is a flower arrangement. For its formation from the edges of the dish in a circle stack various dried fruits, forming rings. As the diameter narrows to the center of the wedge, you need to put a little more on the edge to create a voluminous flower. In the very middle of such a pattern, you can put several bright details.

You will learn about how to make a bouquet of dried fruits from the video below.