I found some fab flowers on clearance at Kroger this past weekend. I bought both white and red tulips and as you may have seen on Facebook, a small bunch of hyacinth. I wish you could smell the hyacinth – it’s wonderful!
While I don’t think you can go wrong with flowers alone as a gift, this time I cut and arranged the white tulips in a pink vase and used them as part of a gift basket for an expectant first time mom.
I already had the vase and the basket but if you don’t already have those items on hand they are quite plentiful and really inexpensive at thrift stores. Besides the bouquet of flowers, I added in a few treats: tea, dark chocolate almonds, sparkling water, a candle (the Citrus Ginger scent by Caldrea is so lovely!), and Burt’s Bees Belly Butter. Although it’s not pictured, I also included a book for the parents to read to baby.
This was my first time putting together a basket like this and I want to make more. It is fun to find and build a container of treats you know someone likes. It feels more tailored and personalized and it was pretty easy to do!
Have you created gift baskets? Or added any fresh flowers for spring?
-J
Gift Baskets are fabulous. I love the manner in which you can “personalize”! In another “life”, MC and I had a Wine and Cheese Shop. Gift Baskets were our specialty!!! We loved doing them.
I gave someone flowers today, and used a vase that I already had. (I won’t go into details, but I wanted this person to have something from my home.) It made the flowers prettier, and the gift more special. I also like to give gift baskets, as well. I have decided that when I see an inexpensive, pretty vase, I will pick it up, and continue this trend.
Nice thought Andy, what a nice idea.