Gift Basket Tips

Make a Gift Basket Look Bigger

Pack a large bucket or basket with crumpled packing paper. Cover two wide strips of cardboard with decorative tissue. Wedge the cardboard strips between the bucket and the crumpled paper pushing them to the bottom of the bucket. The cardboard strips should be wide enough to cover the back half of the bucket and should be approximately 6 to 7 inches taller than the container. Next pick a large lightweight inflatable object. For example, if you are designing a pamper gift basket than you could inflate a bath pillow and secure it to one of the cardboard strips using double sided tape and more crumpled packing paper.

Balance the opposite side of the basket with a product that is light weight and equally as high. If you can't find a product that would fit in with the theme, you can always cut a piece of cardboard to the right size and then cover it with tissue paper then use a plant stake to secure it in the packing paper.

Use full sheets of tissue paper the fill in around the edges of the basket. Then start placing your products in the front section of the basket starting with the largest and working your way down to the smallest products. You can create pockets in the packing paper and use more of the full tissue sheets to help secure the products as you're placing them.