Q: what is a gift basket?

     A:(the answer is from wikipedia.org.)A gift basket, or fruit basket is typically a gift that is delivered to the recipient at their home or workplace. There are different varieties of gift baskets. Some contain fruit only and others contain only dry or canned foods such as tea, crackers and jam, but the typical gift basket will have have a selection of both.Sometimes, a gift basket will have a theme, such as Christmas, graduation, birthday, anniversary, baby shower, housewarming, or Valentine’s Day. A basket can be made to suit the recipients’ needs, such as diabetic, vegan/vegetarian, or gluten intolerance.

     There are some gift basket making ideas:

     Spa Gift Basket: If you like to pamper someone special, go for this. This might be a perfect luxury gift both for men and women. Choose some herbal massage oils, bright coloured rolled-up towels, aromatherapy candles, bath salts, body lotions, shampoos, soaps, pumice stone, foot brush, inflatable bath pillow. Fill the basket with potpourris, cover it with a cellophane paper and then tie it with a satin ribbon.

     Men’s Special basket: This will surely allow him to indulge in some pleasures of life. Select a pack of handkerchief or better still a set of hand towel that has his initials embroidered, body wash, shaving brush, shaving cream, aftershave, hair gel, pumice stone with wood handle, nailbrush, bath brush, body massager and a body wrap. Cover the basket with a shimmering net material and secure it with a contrast ribbon.

     House warming gift: Select an exquisitely crafted table runner, table pot holders, kitchen towels, set of ceramic snack bowels, salt and pepper holders and some interesting wooden ladles. Wrap the basket in shrink wrap and tie it with a ribbon.

     Potpourri Basket: Excelsior, bunch of large incense sticks, bag of potpourri, aromatherapy candles, an unusual candle holder, small bottles of aroma oils. Spread some shredded color paper at the bottom of the basket and arrange the items.Then wrap the basket with a net fabric. Attach some small tinkling bells to the ribbon.

     Baby shower: Buy a blanket, a baby outfit, baby powder, soap, lotions, pacifier, diaper pins, box of diapers, baby wipes, baby brush and bottles. Place the blanket at the bottom and the rest of the articles on it. You could also add a soft toy to the list of articles if you want. Wrap the basket with a colorful wrapper and pin fresh flowers to it.

     Coffee theme: The coffee basket can be ideal for anybody who loves coffee. And are quite safe bets for birthdays, anniversaries, Mother’s Day or Father’s Day. Pick up some specialty coffees and creamers, coffee bean grinder, small coffee pot and a set of coffee mugs. The coffee theme is surely going to rock. Use brown tissue papers at the bottom of the basket. You can put coffee beans in small sachets and spread it in between your items or fill in the mugs with coffee flavored candies. Wrap it with a brown cellophane paper and a contrasting ribbon.