Below we show you with a clear and easy step-by-step instructional how to construct a gift basket based with as few as 3 items. We've used Balsamic Vinegar, Olive Oil and Sundried Tomatoes, but you can add more if you wish. From as little as £1.90 for the basket, packing paper, shred, cellophane, pick and bow, you need only add the gifts you wish to give, making this another very cost effective option. All wrapping items available to purchase from stock.
We've chosen the a few items on Italian lines for this basket. Of course, they can be easily substituted for a different theme.
Firstly take your basket and crunch a sheet or two of the packing paper to fill some of the void in the base of the basket. If you use taller items, you may not even need this.
Arrange your items in the basket, using the packing paper 'pockets' to helps stabilize them.
Fill any spaces around the products with your chosen shred.
Add a seasonal pick if you wish.
Neaten up any overhanging shred and straighten items if necessary.
Take a length of cellophane approximately 1.25m long. We've used an 80cm wide roll. Stand the basket in the centre of the cellophane and pull up at both the front and back to check it's in the middle.
With the front cellophane still up, let the back piece fall back down flat to the worktop. Take the side edge of the front section and pull it round to the back covering one of the sides of the basket. Tuck underneath.
Do the same with the other side of the basket - pull the cellophane round the side and across the back. Hold in place with a little tape.
You should now have the front, sides and some or all of the back wrapped in cellophane. The remaining cello will be laying flat on the worktop still.
Lift up the cellophane from the worktop and bring it up the back of the basket. You should now have a neatly cellophaned basket.
Gather the cellophane together and tie with a length of ribbon or a twist tie. This will help hold it in place whilst you add your decorations.
Tie on a pull bow and curl the tying ribbons. Add any other decorations you've selected.
There are plently of colour and embellishment options, here we've added a bunch of artificial grapes too
