It is not easy to select the Christmas gift that will delight for all: we never know whether
gift will be appreciated by the recipient.

How many times have you been a gift that never came out of the closet, where you
put it?

I have received hundreds of gifts that I do not use, especially at Christmastime. And I do
not mention the decorative objects that I do not know what to do with because they do not match interior of my house, or simply because I have no place to put them on.

This year, try to provide useful and / or consumable items for Christmas gifts. By giving something useful and
consumable items such as skin care products or food you are sure that your gift will be
appreciated.

Christmas gift baskets are the solution.

Unfortunately, ready-made gift baskets can be expensive, and sometimes we have to spend a lot of
money to buy them without being sure that all the contained products will please.

So what about a homemade Christmas gift basket? It is a great way to save money on
cost of basket and products included. You even do not have to buy the basket.

Gift Baskets can easily made out of wooden boxes, briefcases made of leather or vinyl, or
shoeboxes beautifully decorated ...

If the products you plan to include the curve is too expensive, you will be able to reduce
their number and save more money.

Here are some Christmas gift basket ideas.

"Rustic Gourmet":

Varnish a wooden wine case, use a "rustic oak" tinted lacquer
Fill the case with decorative straw or unbleached silk or crepe paper
Add the following products:

- Three bottles of wine (red, rose and white)
- A pool of fatty liver,
- 2 legs duck confit,
- A pot of deer pate,
- A pot of wild boar
- Three glasses of wine jelly (red, rose and white)
- A pot of onion confit,
- A pot of truffles.

Economic Option:
- A bottle of sweetened white wine
- A pot of deer pâté,
- A pot of wild boar
- A jar of wine jelly

"I love chocolate":

Use a metal box
Fill it with pink silk or crepe paper
Add the following products:

- A bottle of chocolate drink,
- 250 g Leonidas chocolate
- Chocolate Bars - Côte d'Or Special Edition,
- A natural cocoa box
- Boxes of fruit, flowers and citrus added sugar

'Espana por favor ":

In a metallic basket, place red and yellow silk or crepe paper
Add following products:

- A bottle of Ponche,
- A bottle of "Sangre de Toro" wine
- A pata negra ham or serrano ham,
- A chorizo,
- A "Manchego cheese
- A bottle of Spanish olive oil
- Almond Turrón,
- A selection of Christmas cookies (Surtido de Navidad)

"Provence" (skin):

Cover a shoebox with Special Christmas gift wrap
Line the inside with colorful silk paper
Surround the box with a wide ribbon
Put a towel in the same color
Add the following products:

- A Marseille scented soap
- A shower gel
- A box with bath salts,
- A bottle of scented body oil
- A bottle of floral water
- A horsehair glove

"Belgian beer Discovery" gift basket:

Use a wooden shelf and put the bottles on it. Belgium produces more than 680 different kinds of

high quality beer to satisfy all tastes, the choice is yours ...

You can create an infinite set of theme gift baskets, do not hesitate to create a gift basket to

whiskey, cigar, great music, book amateurs ... They are only limited by your imagination.

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