| Gift baskets will always be popular and a
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| | covered strawberries, Hershey chocolates,
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| great idea to give as a gift. People love
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| | dark chocolates, white chocolates,
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| to receive gift baskets. Making your own
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| | chocolate bars, chocolate covered
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| chocolate lover's gift basket is cheap
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| | cherries, Belgian chocolates, chocolate
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| and easy.
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| | mints, and chocolate covered pretzels.
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| You can fill it with a variety of
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| | How about miniature or giant-size
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| inexpensive items and there are lots of
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| | chocolate animals, gourmet chocolate
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| choices.ou can easily customize each
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| | candies, Tootsie Rolls, nuts, homemade
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| chocolate theme gift basket to your
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| | chocolate-based cookies, pre-packaged
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| recipient.
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| | chocolate food items, brownie mixes,and
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| I've put together a few great ideas for
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| | chocolate chip cookie mixes.
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| making a chocolate lover's gift basket,
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| | And wooden spoons, your best chocolate
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| complete with instructions on how to make
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| | chip cookie recipe, your favorite
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| them. You can make inexpensive gift
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| | hand-written chocolate recipes, chocolate
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| baskets or expensive gift baskets
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| | dessert recipes, chocolate fudge recipes,
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| depending on your budget.
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| | hot chocolate or cocoa mixes in fancy
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| First make a list of your recipient's
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| | packets, coffee mug for cocoa, movie
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| hobbies and interests. List everything
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| | tickets and cinnamon sticks.
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| you can think of.
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| | You can use as many chocolate items as
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| Suggestions: sports, books, television
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| | you like. You can make your basket with
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| shows, in-house hobbies, outdoor
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| | all chocolate items or mix in a few
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| recreation, camping, workshop, enjoy
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| | non-chocolate items.
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| working with tools, golf, fishing,
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| | For gift basket wrapping you can use
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| computer-related, environment friendly,
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| | tulle netting or I like to use cellophane
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| golf, and tennis.
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| | wrap. You can buy it in large rolls. Look
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| Also relaxation, food, wine, spa, bath
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| | for specialty packaging outlets where you
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| and body, fruit, cookie, crafts,
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| | can buy it wholesale.
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| gardening, etc. You can tie in any
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| | Tie off the wrapped basket with ribbon.
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| interests into your chocolate theme.
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| | Wired fabric ribbon is best if you have
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| These are just a few ideas.
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| | it. For bows: You can use pre-packaged
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| You can find many inexpensive items for
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| | bows but making your own bows is easy and
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| use in making your gift baskets or
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| | the best if you can do it. Use a large or
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| filling your gift baskets, at 'dollar'
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| | huge bow.
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| stores, craft stores, party stores,
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| | Assemble all your gift basket items,
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| discount outlets, flea markets, close-out
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| | tools you need, etc. Now line your
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| stores, etc.
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| | selected gift container. Now stuff the
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| For gift containers you can use: any type
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| | selected filler into the gift basket to
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| of basket, wicker basket, straw basket,
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| | give added height to your items. Place,
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| bucket, laundry basket, plastic
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| | layer and arrange your selected items on
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| container, toy dump truck or other large
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| | the filler in the gift container. Put the
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| toy truck, purse, tin, Christmas tin,
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| | larger items in the back, the smaller
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| seasonal container, large tea pot, large
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| | items in front.
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| upside-down hat, or plastic storage
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| | Fill in the holes or prop up with more
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| container-put lid underneath.
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| | filler (shredded paper, Easter basket
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| Other items might be: extra-large coffee
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| | grass, wrapped chocolates, napkins or
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| mug, boot, potted plant holder, wire
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| | holiday napkins etc. Also you can use
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| basket, large pasta bowl, large popcorn
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| | 'picks' of artificial flowers to fill in
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| bowl, cooking pot, clay pot, tackle box,
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| | space.
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| colander, small wagon, skillet, antique
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| | Place your cellophane or other wrap under
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| trunk, champagne bucket, hamper,
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| | the gift basket. Center the gift basket
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| Asian-style trunk or picnic basket.
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| | on the wrap. Bring the cellophane or
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| For gift basket liner you can use: tissue
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| | other wrap over the top of the gift
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| paper, shredded paper, shredded
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| | basket and tie it with ribbon and or a
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| newspaper, tea towels, dish towels, hand
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| | beautiful bow! Use ribbon and bows to
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| towels, kitchen towels, colored towels,
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| | match your theme colors. Tuck a card in
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| colored napkins, placemats, diapers, baby
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| | the ribbon and that's it!
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| blankets or fabric pieces.
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| | You can find fabric or wired ribbon
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| For gift basket filler you can use:
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| | cheaply at Costco-- especially in the
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| shredded colored paper, straw, Easter
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| | fall prior to Christmas but often
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| basket grass, crumpled newspaper comics,
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| | throughout the year in some stores. You
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| a bed of wrapped chocolates or other
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| | can shred paper in a paper shredder. If
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| wrapped candy.
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| | you're going to need a lot of cellophane
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| For items in the container it'll depend
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| | you can purchase it wholesale through the
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| on the specialty or theme of the gift
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| | packaging specialty stores throughout the
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| basket - in this case Chocolate! With
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| | U.S. but should be easily found in craft
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| chocolate it's best not to include any
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| | stores.
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| fragrant items, unless they are wrapped
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| | General tips: Try to use non-perishable
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| in such a way that they don't give off
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| | items. Use freshly packaged food items,
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| any fragrance. Here's a small random
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| | because even packaged crackers and
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| sampling to give you some good ideas:
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| | cookies can go stale in a couple of
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| Gift certificate for massage or spa
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| | months. You can find filler flower
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| visit, gift certificate to favorite
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| | 'picks' at garage sales for pennies. If
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| store, gift certificate for restaurant,
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| | you buy wholesale they are usually around
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| loofah, CD of nature sounds, favorite
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| | a dollar each.
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| artist CD, DVD of newer release movie,
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| | Also there's nothing like learning how to
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| how-to video or CD, handwritten poem,
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| | make gift baskets from a video or DVD for
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| watch, framed photo, inspirational book,
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| | making cheap and easy gift baskets. You
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| spa pillows, bath pillows, spa supplies,
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| | can view it over and over again and share
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| or a small fluffy towel.
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| | with your children, other family members
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| Also flavored teas, green tea, specialty
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| | and friends.
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| tea, herbal tea, biscotti, tea infuser,
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| | You can even charge for classes with your
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| healthy snacks, fancy chocolates, boxed
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| | new-found knowledge and/or start a home
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| chocolates, chocolate bars, hot chocolate
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| | based business if you so desire. In any
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| mix, specialty coffee mix, homemade
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| | event, making a chocolate lover's gift
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| chocolate chip cookies, homemade
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| | basket is cheap and easy and will be
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| brownies, chocolate fudge, and
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| | thoroughly appreciated by the chocolate
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| Ghirardelli chocolates.
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| | lover recipient.
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| Or chocolate covered raisins, chocolate
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