Finished baskets!!

cookiedough38

I did a reading hamper for my SIL for her birthday I included

Wine
Wine glass
Wine glass charm
Books
Homemade book marks - I got our daughter to colour in some bits of card and then laminated them
Chocolates
Candles
Fluffy socks

crystalclear

I am making a basket for my friends 60th birthday and am trying to find a "60" pretty sign - you know the type like the 18 or 21 keys. Not having much luck I'm afraid, plenty of uglyish badges around in the card shops but nothing pretty

Any ideas?

savingholmes

lindauk wrote: »

I am making my sister a 'Reading Hamper' for her birthday containing: a trilogy of books, hot chocolate, mini-marshmallows, really fluffy socks, and them I'm stuck for ideas for what else to add. Help would be appreciated. Also along the same theme its my other sisters birthday (aswell!) and i have no idea what to get her. She will be turning 21 but is going through a bit of a rough patch with not eating, not working and mild depression she is also very hard to please with presents and never seems impressed and i really have no clue what to get her!

Thanks everyone

Try Body shape bible with Trinny and Susannah - may help her appreciate herself more. I got it for £5 on a deal - see if Amazon have any special offers...

Other book titless I've found helpful with depression

If I loved myself enough... (Its a little books of couple of sentences per page) If I loved myself enough I would make time to go for a swing.... I would laugh more.... etc I found it uplifting

52 Life Makeovers by Cheryl Richardson

Be your own life coach by Fiona Harrold

Gangstabird

CrystalClear, use your printer. Buy some glittery card from a card store. Using word art do a 60. Make it go back to front by dragging it and print. Then cut out using a craft knife, Stick on some other pretty paper.

Lara

I saw some dark willow baskets - think it was a nest of 5 - in Costco last week for just under £15. Not as cheap as some but they were really nice and all lined too.

Siren137

Hi all!!

Just thought I would share a pic of the hamper I made for my brother's girlfriend. Its all wrapped up now although I did it in a bit of a rush what with house packing and so I don't think it looks that good. If anyone could help me out with some tips on making the box look nicer that would be great.

crystalclear

Gangstabird wrote: »

CrystalClear, use your printer. Buy some glittery card from a card store. Using word art do a 60. Make it go back to front by dragging it and print. Then cut out using a craft knife, Stick on some other pretty paper.

Thanks Gangstabird I will have a go maybe enlist the help of my son who is much better at things like that than me. Will let you know how I get on

crystalclear

Siren137 wrote: »

Hi all!!

Just thought I would share a pic of the hamper I made for my brother's girlfriend. Its all wrapped up now although I did it in a bit of a rush what with house packing and so I don't think it looks that good. If anyone could help me out with some tips on making the box look nicer that would be great.

It looks lovely, I like the cupcake

RustyFlange

Siren, That looks lovely, You could curl the ribbon around the cellophane (providing it is florists ribbon or curling ribbon?

Siren137

Its normal ribbon rusty so can't do that unfortunately but thanks anyway.