Selection and manufacture of gift baskets

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

Today, people have a million opportunities to beautifully and originally arrange a gift for any occasion. Instead of the usual boxes and packages, many people prefer to hand in presents presented in an attractive basket. In most cases, such decisions pleasantly surprise gifted people and attract more attention to themselves.

In modern stores you can find a lot of different options for gift baskets. They vary in design, in size, and in the materials of 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 resort to its use 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 prefer not to buy such things, but to do them on their own.To make a beautiful and high-quality gift basket usually does not take too much free time and money. A spectacular little thing can be done quickly and simply, if you rely on detailed step-by-step instructions.

Gift baskets are distinguished not only by their design, but also by direct filling.

• Men are most often handed concise and solid baskets, inside of which lies expensive alcohol, 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 busy person.

• For the fair sex can be collected A nice gift set of flowers, fruits and sweets. Often, branded expensive champagne or good wine is presented as an addition to such a gift basket. If a birthday present is selected, then a small box with jewelry is still put in the collected basket - such a decision will surely pleasantly surprise the lady. On March 8, it is permissible to supplement the grocery set with your favorite young lady's perfume.

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

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

A gift basket can be made in many ways, using various materials. Many people make such things well from newspaper tubes, thick cardboard, colored paper, plastic parts, or bamboo sticks. Of course, wooden and straw versions with a handle look most impressive. They are made by weaving.

Cute baskets can be made from a combination of colored cardboard and satin fabric. Such a product can be easily created with your own hands at home. To do this, you will need:

• Ribbon
• color 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 will need to make a grid consisting of 9 squares.
2. Next, you will need to very carefully make cuts in dashed 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, take the prepared ribbon and attach it to the edges of the basket using glue.
7. To decorate such a basket, you can use small flowers. To create them, you need to cut a couple of blanks of the desired diameter from paper.
8. Next, from the textile you will need to cut out such a number of circles that will correspond to the number of decoration petals.
9. Now each of the cut out circles should be bent in half.
10. Then these details will need to be bent again in half to form a small triangle. These blanks will need to be threaded on needles with threads, making 4 punctures. Due to such manipulations, a crease 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. In the end, all the petals will need to be pulled together and held together.
12. Then it follows the same principle to make another flower, but of a smaller diameter. Fasten the two decorative parts together.In the middle of the resulting flower, attach a bead.
13. Attach the resulting part to a cardboard basket. That's all! In such a gift wrap, you can put a small cute present.

We will analyze in stages how to make such a little thing.

To do this, you will need:

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

The order of manufacture.

1. The first step is to determine the immediate dimensions of the product. The basket will have a cardboard base. If a lid from the box is used, then it will be necessary to cut off the walls from it. Their sizes should be no more than 3-5 cm.
2. Based on the immediate dimensions of the base, you should visually determine the height of the structure. The thickness of the linen lace 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 accurately calculate how many wooden sticks you will need.
4. Now you can start making the base of the basket. To do this, stick 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 stick the sticks.
5. As a result of the above actions, we get a kind of picket fence. Now we can start weaving directly. It should be woven as tightly as possible, but not too much pressure on the skewers, otherwise they may squint.
6. If the edges of the base are too high, then you can put something in the basket so that it retains its shape. In the event that the rope has ended, it should be tucked in and continue to weave further. Then the tips can be gently trimmed and fixed using hot glue.
7. The last 2-3 rows of weaving should be fixed with hot glue.
8. The excess parts of the sticks must be removed using nippers. From above, re-glue the lace, making out the edges of the basket.
9. Then it will be possible to securely stick the outer sticks at the base and at the joints, as well as hide the ends of the rope, if necessary. This should be done with hot glue.
10. Now you can proceed to the design of the basics of the basket. Cut the corners at the base so they are more rounded.
11. Winding the structure around the perimeter. Fix the first rows with hot glue, and then the rope can only be partially glued. Finally, cut off all excess parts.
12. After that, you can decorate the resulting gift basket as you wish. Lace and braid are perfect for this. It is also permissible to sew a kind of cover for the inside of the product. The universal solution is a delicate satin ribbon tied in a charming bow, or beautiful wrapping paper.

You can use brown paper to make the baskets. It looks very nice in places of construction bends.

From stacks of old magazine publications you can make dense baskets in which fruits and other small presentations will fit.

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

DIY ideas for creating your own baskets are shown in the next video.