A Personal Touch Turns Unique Gift Baskets into the Perfect Gift

A personal touch is what turns a good gift into a perfect gift, and one that people will remember for a long time. Not too long ago, my husband announced that one of his close business associates was soon to be married. My brain went into overdrive trying to figure out a great gift to give to people who I knew very little about. I wanted my gift to be unique and a surprise, but mostly I wanted it to convey just how happy we were for them.

In my quest, I visited a dozen stores and picked through a ton of toasters, bed sheets, and towels. Nothing seemed to say “unique” or “surprise.” They all said “ordinary.” I gave up and decided to try and find something online. I found some interesting suggestions, a gift basket of chocolates, or a bottle of wine. This grew into an idea of making my own gift, a wine gift basket!

It was the perfect idea. Everybody loves a good bottle of wine and it sets the perfect mood for a night of romance. I used a picnic basket and purchased two wine glasses and two bottles of wine. I also included a corkscrew and charms for the glasses. While doing this I realized what is wine without cheese, so I picked up a few special cheeses and crackers.

It was hard to believe how simply this gift basket came together. When my husband saw the gift, he was charmingly shocked that I had all this hidden talent and he said he was ready to finance my first gift shop! I was very proud of my work and happy about the low level of energy needed to make such a creative gift.

Since the wedding, my husband and I have become good friends with the couple. They really enjoyed the gift and took it with them on their honeymoon. They plan to use the basket to take their future children on picnics in the park. I knew how much I loved their gift, and I was absolutely thrilled with how well it went over with them.

I’m planning on making more of these gifts for my friends and family. I don’t want to share the news of my new creative enthusiasm, because I want them to see it first hand when I give them a gift basket. Gift baskets are very versatile gifts and quite appropriate for people of any age or life-style. My husband wants me to make him one for our next anniversary, so I’ll have to be extremely creative to think of just the right surprise to add!