I’ve had this project sitting around for quite some time,
but finally I managed to get it finished and made into a gift. So can I have a
big fanfare for my finished 'Will Trade Coffee for Gossip' gift basket….
I think it was worth the wait, don’t you?
I love making this type of gift as you can tailor it exactly
for the recipient. Another great thing about making your own gift baskets is
that they can be as expensive or inexpensive as you want to make them. When I
went looking for the items to put into the basket, I found that there were lots
of coffee themed items, mugs, towels etc. in the shops that would have been
great for putting in this basket, but when I saw these mugs I knew they were
exactly my friend’s style (don’t worry, she doesn’t read this blog.) I fell in
love with the mugs myself and after making the basket, I went back to the store
and bought myself the same set!
Here’s the cross stitched items that I made for the gift...
So let me tell you what I put in the basket – remember you
can put whatever you want to in to the basket, which is the beauty of making
this type of gift. I bought a plain cream tea towel to line the basket (it
makes it look a bit prettier – and it’s practical too!), a set of two mugs, the
cross stitch coasters that I had made, a jar of instant cappuccino, some
packets of cookies, some homemade chocolate spoons and then I slipped some
individually wrapped biscotti into the little gaps in between the items. I’m
not a big fan of biscotti, but they are brilliant for filling in the gaps!
Here’s a picture looking down on the basket and you can
probably see each item better.
And did you spot those chocolate spoons nestled in amongst
the other goodies?
These spoons are so much fun to make and if you are a chocolate lover they’re
great with coffee or hot chocolate – or even just eating on their own! You can
find how to make them here, here and here, or you can Google ‘chocolate dipping spoons’ and there
will be plenty more to choose from. I’ve a feeling I’ll be making more of these
to eat give as gifts at Christmas.
I used the same design as one of
the coasters and made it into a card. This was just a very simple card, but
with a cute gift, that’s all you need!!!
All that’s left to do now is to wrap the gift up with
cellophane and tie a big bow on to it.
Charts for the picture and coasters are available on my
website www.TangledThreadsOnline.com. (There are two coaster/card designs, but for some reason I only photographed the one!)
Until next time…happy stitching!
