How to Make an Impressive House Warming Gift Basket with Items from the Dollar Store

It is fun and economical to gather items from your local dollar store to assemble a terrific gift basket for a housewarming or wedding shower! Here are some of my suggestions, but you can use your imagination to add other interesting items.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Items from the dollar store, such as:
• A large basket or deep tray
• 4 wine glasses
• 4 cloth napkins
• 4 bamboo or straw placemats
• a corkscrew
• 4 small appetizer sized plates
• an interesting cookbook
• an attractive candle
• ribbon or raffia
• silk flowers
• any other items that go with the theme of your basket or that your recipient would love

1. Take the large basket or deep tray and attractively arrange the other items in it.

2. Open the cloth napkins and fold diagonally and stuff into the wine glasses, leaving the ends sticking out,

3. Roll up placemats and arrange them in the basket.

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   Arrange other items, decorate with ribbon or raffia and silk flowers and give as a housewarming or wedding shower gift. They will love it, and you won't have to break your piggy bank!

Resources

• Click here to see some of my other fantastic ideas!

[FrazzledNanny]

on 1/12/2009 Thank you for the ideas. Very well written. Nice article. :)

[2besure]

on 10/28/2008 I did this one Christmas. I felt so proud of myself!

[Feather]

on 8/20/2008 Easy and inexpensive, yet nice gift!

[MidniteWriter]

on 8/6/2008 What a great, frugal idea, thanks!