April 8th, 2010

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Know how to create your own Gift Basket

Gift baskets are an easy way to win the heart of your dear and loved ones. It's not necessary that each time you need to purchase a gift basket because it's simple and easy to create a custom gift basket of your own. You can make theme basked gift baskets just by keeping in mind that who is going to be the recipient and on what occasion it is being gifted.

Point's considerable for the recipient are what do they like, what are their hobbies, what they need and what do they like to eat. Things you require are a container to put all the things together. It is not necessary that the container is expensive but you should choose it as per the theme. It should also be reusable and something practical.

Containers you can use as gift basket could be basket of any size, pots, bowls, fishing creel, tin, platter, plastic container, colander, bucket, canvas bag, day pack or storage box. You can pick up from themes such as kids gift baskets, photographer gift baskets, gardener gift baskets, guitar player gift baskets, grandparents gift baskets, holiday gift baskets, romantic gift baskets and much more. It could be presented on occasions such as birthday, anniversary, festivals, holidays, promotions or anything else.

1. To create a kid gift basket you can use games, puzzle CD's, coloring books, crayons, markers, stickers, cartoon pictures and gather it all together in a rubber or plastic storage box.

2. For making a gift basket for your special someone you can collect things such as cosmetic creams, lotions, relaxation CD's and any other thing you know she will cherish to have. If it is someone male, you can gather some sports items to create a golf gift basket or you can also use dark chocolates, popcorn's, tasty wheat wafers and snacks that he would love to have.

3. Making a bath gift basket is also simple where you need to use a nice basket with collectibles such as a gel eye pack, soothing after bath lotions, Epsom salts, scented candles, scrubber or loofah sponge, aromatherapy oils, back cleaning brush, relaxing musical CD.

4. To gift a college student you can take a basket or usable container with things such as pencils, mouse pads, phone cards, gifts certificate for CD, nail clippers and book light. Other things that you can use are yummy snacks and hand towel.

5. If you wish to gift someone who loves yummy snacks, you can decorate a colander or bowl with package of gourmet pasta, pasta olives, tongs or pasta grabber, spices such as garlic powder, basil, recipe cookbook.

6. To gift your grandparents, you need to use a basket or reusable container with a scrapbook, children's artwork, framed family pictures, family videos, long distance calling cards, handmade ornaments, polar fleece lap blanket and some tea, coffee or candy.

7. If it is your colleague or friend who is a wine lover, you can use a wine cooling bucket with some wine glasses, cork screw, cheese and crackers and wine or champagne bottles.

After you have all your collectibles with you, you can put some filler around them such as piece of fabric, straw, Easter basket grass, shredded paper, newspaper, colored paper, colored towels or napkins, tissue papers or cedar shavings. You can easily add potpourri, special tea bags, roasted or unshelled nuts, small toys, sample hand creams for any kind of occasions. There are innumerable types of gift baskets that you can make according to the preferences of the recipient.

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Why doesn't glassare, dishes, clothing, books, toys and baskets sell at yard sales?


I have, and also go to other people's lawn/yard/garage/ tag sales. I notice one thing - the items I've listed - nobody even looks at. I guess because my mom was a clothing/basket/glass and dish-aholic, I thought these thing would sell like hotcakes. I only know that she could never pass them up. Now I have a houseful of these things to dispose of and nobody is buying.

You may have priced the items too high. Most people expect to pay pennies on the dollar for yard sale items, no matter what it cost originally, and no matter what its antique value may be.

Clothing, baskets and dishes seldom sell very well; that's why you see so much of those items at second-hand stores. Used toys are germ-breeders and unless you're selling them for just under a dollar, or they're complete in their original boxes, they won't sell well. When my sons were very small, the Transformers were huge Christmas toys, but I couldn't afford them. The next summer, I found lots of them for 25 cents, sterilized them in boiling water and had happy little boys.

You may want to rethink your advertising. If you have a lot of Depression Glass, for example, list it as such in your ad; that way people who're looking for that kind of item come to your sale.

Glass & Ceramic Baskets Identification and Value Guide: Identification and Value Guide
Glass & Ceramic Baskets Identification and Value Guide: Identification and Value Guide
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Almost 600 photographs of both old (pre-1950s) and new (1960s-present) baskets are featured, as well as a good selection of old magazine ads and import catalogs. Cambridge, Heisey, Fenton, Duncan, Imperial, Westmoreland, plus a selection of the more modern imported glass baskets that sell so briskly now are represented. Roseville is the largest of the potteries represented in the book, and there are too many others to list. Each basket is pictured and accompanied by a brief description, market value, and country of manufacture. AUTHORBIO: Carole White is the author of a four-volume series on Made in Japan Ceramics. She also wrote Collector's Guide to Lunchboxes and Glass & Ceramic Baskets. REVIEW: Collectors will find a variety of baskets in every price range included in this book. Literally hundreds of baskets are shown in full color - glass, ceramic, old, new, large, and small, American-made and foreign-made. Description, height, and collector values are given for each item shown.

Flowering Tea Gift Set with Glass Tea Mug
Flowering Tea Gift Set with Glass Tea Mug
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This complete gift set comes with 4 flowering tea buds: awakening spirit, golden prosperity, lily basket and rising sun and a unique glass tea brewing mug. Brew mug includes all natural glass infuser basket for brewing loose leaf teas and glass lid that doubles as a holder for the infuser basket when your tea is brewed and ready to drink. All you need is hot water!

Features

  • Pack of four lowering tea buds and a unique glass tea brewing mug
  • Flowering tea buds includes awakening spirit, golden prosperity, lily basket and rising sun
  • Brew mug includes all natural glass infuser basket for brewing loose leaf teas
  • And glass lid that doubles as a holder for the infuser basket when your tea is brewed and ready to drink
Teas Etc 12-Ounce Glass Brew Mug with Glass Brew Basket and Lid
Teas Etc 12-Ounce Glass Brew Mug with Glass Brew Basket and Lid
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Experience the visual beauty of the agony of the leaf while you enjoy the taste purity of brewing in all natural 3-piece hand-blown glass without the influences of metal. The large brew basket delivers the full flavor of teas, herbals and rooibos. The ease of brewing in the perfectly sized 1-1/2 cup (12-ounces) mug makes this a no-brainer. Place 1 1/2 teaspoons of tea leaves in the infuser basket - pour in hot water - brew - remove the glass brew basket and enjoy. The glass lid doubles as a coaster for the brew basket. Dishwasher and Microwave Safe. Complete brewing and care instructions included.

Features

  • Lightweight and durable
  • Easy grip handle
  • Good for office, home or travel
  • Brews up natural clean taste
  • Perfect for loose leaf teas, herbals or flowering te
Fenton Basket Patterns: Acanthus to Hummingbird (Schiffer Book for Collectors)
Fenton Basket Patterns: Acanthus to Hummingbird (Schiffer Book for Collectors)
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Since the 1930s and up to the present, the Fenton Art Glass Company, of Williamstown, West Virginia, has produced beautiful glass baskets in a huge variety of styles, colors, and patterns. In these two new volumes, over 880 known varieties of Fenton baskets are each carefully described, with their individual ware numbers, color, size, decoration, date, and current value, and are individually shown in beautiful color photos. The patterns are presented alphabetically. This volume has the patterns from Acanthus to Hummingbird. A companion volume has the patterns Innovation to Wisteria and the numbered patterns. Information on the talented glass workers who made the baskets, handles, and pattern decorations are identified. Special markings are described, listed, and dated for easy identification. With these complete references now available, the identification of Fenton glass baskets is possible for the first time and collecting them will be a gratifying pleasure. These two books are published to coincide with the hundredth anniversary celebration of the Fenton Art Glass company in 2005.

Signed Limited Edition FENTON Red Lion Carnival Basket
Signed Limited Edition FENTON Red Lion Carnival Basket
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This is a Signed piece by Tom Fenton 1994. It is a Limited Edition #297. It is in MINT Condition!It is done in the Red Carnival glass with the leaf pattern on outside with the lions on the inside. It has a spiral handle with the ruffled edge with a 3 leg base.It measures approximately 8 3/4" inches tall. It measures approximately 7 1/4" inches wide.

Features

  • Limited Edition - #297
  • Signed by - Tom Fenton 1994
  • Red Lion Carnival Glass
  • Measurements: 8 3/4" inches tall by 7 1/4" inches wide
Numi Tea Bamboo Flowering Tea Gift Set
Numi Tea Bamboo Flowering Tea Gift Set
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Packaged in an exotic hand-made dark mahogany bamboo case, this Flowering Gift Set holds a bin of Numi's Bouquet Flowering Tea that is filled with bouquets of tea leaves and Numi's Teahouse glass teapot (420 ml.) through which to observe the blooming tea petals. Amazon.com has certified this product's packaging is Frustration-Free. A Frustration-Free Package is easy-to-open and comes without excess packaging materials such as hard plastic "clamshell" casings, plastic bindings, and wire ties. It is exactly the same as a traditionally packaged product--we've just streamlined the packaging to be opened without the use of a box cutter or knife and will protect your product just as well as traditional packaging during shipping. Products with Frustration-Free Packaging can frequently be shipped in their own boxes, without the need for an additional shipping box.

Features

  • Made from pure, 100 % natural ingredients
  • Certified Kosher & Halal
  • Tea bags are made of biodegradable filter paper
  • Packaged in an exotic hand-made dark mahogany bamboo case
  • Contains a glass teapot and 9 flowering tea varieties
Marcasite Sterling Silver and Glass Pearl Flower Basket Brooch Pin
Marcasite Sterling Silver and Glass Pearl Flower Basket Brooch Pin
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Here is a beautiful marcasite sterling silver and glass pearl flower basket brooch pin. This intricately designed marcasite silver basket is filled with glass pearls and sparkling crystals - a great accent to any fashion! A perfect item for gift giving or for yourself, you will love it! This brooch pin comes to you in a foil gift box though may be a different box color than the one shown.

Fenton Basket Patterns: Innovation to Wisteria & Numbers (Schiffer Book for Collectors)
Fenton Basket Patterns: Innovation to Wisteria & Numbers (Schiffer Book for Collectors)
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Since the 1930s and up to the present, the Fenton Art Glass Company, of Williamstown, West Virginia, has produced beautiful glass baskets in a huge variety of styles, colors, and patterns. In these two new volumes, over 880 known varieties of Fenton baskets are each carefully described, with their individual ware numbers, color, size, decoration, date, and current value, and are individually shown in beautiful color photos. The patterns are presented alphabetically. This volume has the patterns from Innovation to Wisteria and the numbered patterns. Information on the talented glass workers who made the baskets, handles, and pattern decorations are identified. Special markings are described, listed, and dated for easy identification. With these complete references now available, the identification of Fenton glass baskets is possible for the first time and collecting them will be a gratifying pleasure.

My Element Style Decorative Glass Disinfecting Jar- Stainless Steel Lid & Implement Basket- Split Personality- 10
My Element Style Decorative Glass Disinfecting Jar- Stainless Steel Lid & Implement Basket- Split Personality- 10"
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A popular design featuring Turquoise and Chocolate Brown. This jar won't split hairs at your salon. This fun floral motif is sure to be a stand out at your station. Stop feeling blue about your old jar and order one today!

Features

  • 10" Tall Glass Jar.
  • Stainless Steel Lid & Implement Basket.
  • Diamond on top is actually a Beautiful Faceted Acrylic Knob.
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