Holiday season is in. Soon the markets will be inundated with hampers. They excite us, entice us but above all set in the festive mood. I remember my grandmother preparing gift hampers at home and this year, I have decided to follow the same tradition. The bonus of creating a hamper at home is that your gift would be too unique to handle. In this article, I will be sharing some of the most unique ideas for creating a gift hamper.
Have a Theme
Choose a theme for your hamper or else it will be difficult to decide what items to add to your hamper to give it a sense of completion. Though an occasion (holiday, birthday or wedding) can obviously help you have a theme automatically but still you can add a dash of uniqueness with your creativity. Furthermore, if you know the person well, you can obviously create the basket as per the interests of the recipient. For instance, favorite movie genre or a hobby, an ambition or a dream, the choices are plenty.
Next, think of a few items around the chosen theme. A lot of baskets are centered on food items but when you think of making one of your own, add anything such as calendars, toys, books, tools, or knickknacks to it. This doesn’t imply you are required to shell out a huge amount. DIY hampers have this advantage of picking things as per their budget. Visit secondhand stores or thrift shops for some interesting items.
Expand the Idea
If you have picked a small basket, skip this point. However, if your basket is big, expand your idea well. When you think of expansion, it doesn’t mean it has to be expensive. Just think of some different and innovative things which assist you in expanding the theme or would match with the recipient’s interest. Something unexpected would always be welcome. Fun and familiarity are the two most heartwarming quotients in a gift. Take note.
Don’t forget Eatables
You will find a lot of companies talk about their special items and gourmet, but not many will offer you ‘specific tastes’ except a Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas and few gift hampers online in QLD. Add some favorite items for your recipient. How nice it would be to see your recipient enjoy something he cannot find easily where he is living? You can surely add some drinks, but abstain from it if you are going to mail the hamper to a far off place.
Pick a Basket
You don’t have to walk the same old path. Take the route less travelled. Following this advice, don’t buy a gift basket. You must have seen a lot of companies getting creative with hampers in suitcases, gift box towers and treasure chests. One of the companies specializing in manly gifts makes use of small crates and completes it with a crowbar.
Therefore, check out different places. I found a unique vessel and it cost me less than a right-size basket. Be as creative as you can be and play with the theme. Just play around with the ideas such as wagon, purse of bag, pail, flowerpot, old suitcase, and a decorative box or crate.
Add IT
This is the most interesting part of the whole process. Though you can stuff everything into the basket and transport it, but it won’t look too presentable. Dress it to make a lasting impression.
If you have noticed it closely, a gift hamper store creates tall hampers and none of them are flat. If you are a fan of this kind of presentation, create one like it. For this, you need something to lift the bottom of the base of the hamper box you have selected. Then create a wall to brace or lean items on. For a multi-tier effect, add small boxes. Hide them with colored paper, some funky decorative packaging or some fake leaves. Line up the taller items at the back with shorter ones lined in the front. You can either form a group or go random. Don’t worry about your decorative skills. They may not match that of an expert but with personalized items of the recipient, it will surely look cool. Use tape to stick things with one another. This will ensure that they do not shift places.
Wrap the basket, if you are going to ship the contents as this keeps them in the manner you want them to be. You can use a plastic wrap too. There are a few shipping services that help in making an airtight wrap.
Wrapping up
Creating gift hampers is fun but a little time consuming. It demands a little creativity too. But if you think you may not be able to accomplish this, get expert services of hampers online in canberra.
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