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Please help....need gift ideas for friends.

I'm on a budget this Christmas but I want to make 2 cute little baskets for my close friends. I already have the baskets....any theme ideas? They both are so easy to please. (I don't want to do a movie theme, it seems like it's done too often) Please help.....

 Thanks in advance!! :)

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Re: Please help....need gift ideas for friends.

  • do they have fave hobbies you could go with like cooking/baking or scrapbooking??  I LOVE themed gifts! 
  • Are you a scrapbooker or card maker?  You could put together a basket with some cards you made - an assortment of birthday, thank you, get well, Holidays, etc. 

    Here's a few other ideas:  spa items, books, kitchen/cooking

    Daisypath baby
  • A girly girl theme: Gossip magazines, nail polish, lip gloss, a small hand mirror, and some chocolates. And maybe a cheap robe or cute slippers if you can find some to fit your budget.

    Voila!

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    I've got more issues than a magazine
  • I got one last year from H's aunt that was a wine and cheese theme. It had a bottle of wine, glasses, wine stopper, wine charms, cheese labels, picks, a little platter for the cheese, a little book on wines to pair with cheeses.....it was very cool I loved it:)
  • Chocolate and wine.

    If they like to drink, get them a fun martini glass with some alcohol (mini bottles) to make martinis with.

     

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  • Gift Basket Theme Ideas

    • Pampered Spa Basket (Twirly towel, bath mitts, cozy slippers, eye pillow, luffa sponge, body sugar scrubs, bath salts & bubble bath, shower gel, bath bombs, candles)

    • Chocolate Lovers Basket (Chocolate of every kind and in every shape, nuts, gourmet coffee)

    • Coffee Lovers Basket (Gourmet or flavored coffees, flavored sugars, cinnamon sticks, two coffee mugs, demi spoons & a coffee table book about coffee :) )

    • Homemade Specialty Treats Basket (Flavored sugars, extracts, flavored vinegars)

    • Gourmet Basket (Pickled peppers, gourmet cheese, deli crackers, fruit, wine, smoked oysters, olives, pickled asparagus, deli meat sticks)

    • Tea Buddy Basket (Gourmet teas, flavored sugars, cinnamon sticks, tea cozy, two pretty tea cups and saucers, homemade cookies/baking, homemade jam, small potted houseplant)

    • Pet Lovers Basket (Personalized pet dish, pet toys, pet treats, hair brush, pet shampoo?see the Rachel Ray video above)

    • Gardeners Gift Basket (Gardening gloves, gardening book, garden journal, small hand tools, handmade seed packets, garden clogs)

    • Bookworm Gift Basket (Books, bookmarks, gourmet coffee or tea, snacks, online bookstore gift card)

    • Productivity Guru Gift Basket (Moleskin notebook, index cards, post it notes, post it flags, expensive pen, book on productivity tips)

    • Crafty Gift Basket (Expensive scissors, rotary cutter blades, needle case, pin cushion, spools of good quality thread, glue sticks, needle threaders, box of pins, sewing machine needles, fat quarters, craft store gift card, craft magazine or book)

    • Christmas Gift Basket (Poinsettia plant, homemade cookies, tarts, baking, Christmas tree ornaments, Christmas music CD, neatly handwritten Christmas poem or prayer?scroll or framed, pine, peppermint or cranberry scented candle, box of chocolates, candy canes, mix of nuts and nutcracker, Christmas crackers, angel figurine, paper snowflakes, mini-stockings filled with candy, fireplace firestarters, hot cocoa mix with mugs, small prayer or blessings book)
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    A girly girl theme: Gossip magazines, nail polish, lip gloss, a small hand mirror, and some chocolates. And maybe a cheap robe or cute slippers if you can find some to fit your budget.

    Voila!

    I love this idea.

    I like book ones too.

    How about a game basket- Skipbo is about 5.00 and then some chips, snacks, candy for a game night.

    Do you know what hair products they use? I made my sister a hair care one last year with hairspray,shampoo, conditioner, mousse, hair ties, and a brush. She loved it because she didn't have to buy stuff she normally would.

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    imageT!ckledP!nk:

    A girly girl theme: Gossip magazines, nail polish, lip gloss, a small hand mirror, and some chocolates. And maybe a cheap robe or cute slippers if you can find some to fit your budget.

    Voila!

    I love this idea.

    I like book ones too.

    How about a game basket- Skipbo is about 5.00 and then some chips, snacks, candy for a game night.

    Do you know what hair products they use? I made my sister a hair care one last year with hairspray,shampoo, conditioner, mousse, hair ties, and a brush. She loved it because she didn't have to buy stuff she normally would.

    Love the game basket idea!  That would be awesome for a family rather than a movie basket.

    Daisypath baby
  • Thanks so much everyone for all the ideas!!!!
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  • Someone on another post gave me the idea of a breakfast basket, with a combo of handmade and store-bought items: books/magazines to read while having breakfast in bed, a breakfast tray, hot chocolate mix, pancake mix, fresh baked scones (or a mix), fancy syrups, a cookbook, etc. Maybe even a handmade blanket, depending on how creative you're feeling or how much time you have.
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