How To Make A Cheap And Easy Spa or Bath and Body Birthday Gift Basket

Gift baskets are always popular and a great idea to give as a gift. People love to receive gift baskets. Making your own spa or bath and body birthday gift basket is cheap and easy.

Gift baskets are always popular and a great idea to give as a gift. People love to receive gift baskets. Making your own spa or bath and body birthday gift basket is cheap and easy.

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You can fill with a variety of inexpensive items or products and you have lots of choices.

You can easily customize each birthday basket to your recipient. First make a list of your birthday recipient's hobbies and interests. List everything you can think of.

sports, books, television shows, in-house hobbies, outdoor recreation, camping, workshop or enjoy working with tools, golf, fishing, computer-related, environment friendly, golf, tennis, relaxation, food, cooking, coffee, chocolate, wine, spa, bath and body, fruit, cookie, etc.

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These are just a few ideas. I've put together a few great ideas for making birthday gift baskets, complete with instructions on how to make them. You can make inexpensive gift baskets or expensive gift baskets depending on your budget.

You can find many inexpensive items for use in making your gift baskets or filling your gift baskets, at 'dollar' stores, craft stores, party stores, discount outlets, flea markets, close-out stores, etc.

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any type of basket, wicker basket, straw basket, bucket, laundry basket, plastic container, toy dump truck or other large toy truck, purse, tin, Christmas tin, seasonal container, large tea pot, large upside-down hat, or plastic storage container-put lid underneath.

extra-large coffee mug, boot, potted plant holder, wire basket, large pasta bowl, large popcorn bowl, cooking pot, clay pot, tackle box, colander, small wagon, skillet, antique trunk, champagne bucket, hamper, Asian-style trunk or picnic basket.

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For gift basket liner you can use: tissue paper, shredded paper, shredded newspaper, tea towels, dish towels, hand towels, kitchen towels, colored towels, colored napkins, placemats, diapers, baby blankets or fabric pieces.

For gift basket filler you can use: shredded colored paper, straw, Easter basket grass, crumpled newspaper comics, a bed of wrapped chocolates or other wrapped candy.

For items in the container it'll depend on the specialty or theme of the gift basket - in this case a birthday gift basket. Here is a small, random sampling to give you some good ideas:

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Gift certificate for massage or spa visit, scented oils, scented massage oils, gift certificate to favorite store, gift certificate for restaurant, loofah, fragrant candle, matches to light candles, CD of nature sounds, favorite artist CD, DVD of newer release movie, how-to video or CD.

Or a poem, perfume, cologne, watch, framed photo, inspirational book, spa pillows, bath pillows, spa supplies, bath and body products, facial and body scrubs, handmade soaps, fragrant soaps, shampoos, hand and foot lotion, and fluffy towel.

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Throw in some healthy snacks, well-wrapped cookies, some well-wrapped chocolate items or products and maybe some movie tickets.

If you're creative add a handwritten birthday poem, which you can write or find.

For gift basket wrapping you can use tulle netting or I like to use cellophane wrap. You can buy it in large rolls. Look for specialty packaging outlets where you can buy it wholesale. Tie off the wrapped basket with ribbon. Wired fabric ribbon is best if you have it.

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For bows: You can use pre-packaged bows but making your own bows is easy and the best if you can do it. Use a large or huge bow.

Assemble all your gift basket items, tools, etc. Now line your selected gift container. Now stuff the selected filler into the gift basket to give added height to your items.

Place, layer and arrange your selected items on the filler in the gift container. Put the larger items in the back, the smaller items in front.

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Fill in the holes or prop up with more filler (shredded paper, Easter basket grass, wrapped chocolates, napkins or holiday napkins etc.)

Place your cellophane or other wrap under the gift basket. Center the gift basket on the wrap. Bring the cellophane or other wrap over the top of the gift basket and tie it with ribbon and or a beautiful bow! Use ribbon and bows to match your theme colors.

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You can find fabric or wired ribbon cheaply at Costco-- especially in the fall prior to Christmas but often throughout the year in some stores. You can shred paper in a paper shredder.

If you're going to need a lot of cellophane you can purchase it wholesale through the packaging specialty stores throughout the U.S. but should be easily found in craft stores.

General tips: Try to use non-perishable items except for fruit for fruit baskets. Use freshly packaged food items, because even packaged crackers and cookies can go stale in a couple of months.

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You can find filler flower 'picks' at garage sales for pennies. If you buy wholesale they are usually around a dollar each.

Try not to mix chocolate or other food fragrant items with non-food fragrant items in the same basket unless very well wrapped.

Also there's nothing like learning how to make gift baskets from a video or DVD for making cheap and easy gift baskets. You can view it over and over again and share with your children, other family members and friends.

You can even charge for classes with your new-found knowledge and/or start a home based business if you so desire. In any event, making a cheap and easy spa or bath and body birthday gift basket is cheap and easy.

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