Creative Gift Giving - Part I

Although I intend to savor the sights and smells of Autumn for as long as possible, I do recognize the need to start planning a little bit early for Christmas gift-giving. Here are some gift basket ideas from Craft Central Station that are clever, economical, fairly simple, and thoughtful:

Keep In Touch basket ( in a square basket )

• note cards
• envelopes
• nice pens
• stamps
• letter opener
• personalized seal and sealing wax
• personalized return address labels

Crafter basket (in a plastic storage container with a lid )

• glue gun & glue sticks
• tubes of acrylic paint
• assorted paint brushes
• assorted craft supplies - beads, buttons, pompoms, stickers, etc.
• craft how-to book

Dog-lover basket (in a lg dog bowl )

• squeaky toy
• dog collar
• dog biscuits
• dog brush
• acrylic dog bone

Baseball Lover basket ( in a baseball cap )

• baseball trading cards
• batting gloves
• baseball
• chewing gum
• glove oil
• baseball video
  

Car Care basket (in a plastic bucket)

• chamois
• squeegee
• tire pressure guage
• ice scraper
• quart of oil
• car wash coupons

Gardener basket ( in a flower pot )

• garden gloves
• hand trowel and rake
• bottle of liquid fertilizer
• Gardening magazine

Relaxation Basket

• homemade scented bath salts
• a gel eye-pack
• hand-held massager
• relaxing music on CD
• scented candle

Nostalgic Childhood Basket

• a classic children's storybook
  
• packets of hot chocolate
• stick candy
  
• a teddy bear
• a coloring book & crayons
• a potholder loom and colored loops
  
• a Slinky

Workout Basket ( in a sport bag )

• pedometer
• water bottle
• shoelaces
• sports socks
• sweatband
• Power bars
• jump rope