Thursday, December 22, 2011

CHRISTMAS GIFT BASKET

This is my first time making a gift basket but I have to say, it was really fun putting one together.
This year, not only I wanted to give my brother and sister-in-law a gift for Christmas, I wanted it to be a gift that would bring them memories of our culture and traditions.

After weeks of trying to figure out what I could do, while shopping at Macy's, I run across a beautiful ceramic tapas set from a new collection of ceramics hand painted in Spain. I took that idea and I run with it!!! LOL
I bought a basket and set out to find everything I needed to make it special.

We have here a wonderful market full of gourmet food from all over the world and I was able to find many things from Spain to create a nice basket for them with the food we grew up with.
It is nothing fancy, but it is from the heart.





 I was able to find some Turron, which is one of the Christmas sweets that we grew up with.



Tapas ceramic set


Put some pretty red filler in the basket



Added a bottle of Spanish wine



Look at the little bull hanging from the wine bottle. I thought that was original.


Two wine glasses with some little bags of candy inside


Added a few more "goodies"





Olive oil and vinegar, also from Spain



I put two Christmas flowers on each side of the basket to make it more festive





Ready to wrap it up







After that, I just added a bow made of red and gold ribbon




All finished! What do you all think? I hope they like it!






Only two more days left for Christmas. Are you guys ready?
I pray for a happy and safe Holiday season for all of you.
Merry Christmas!





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9 comments:

  1. Your gift basket looks wonderful. What a great job. I'm sure they will love it.
    Merry Christmas to you and your family.
    Barb

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  2. What a wonderful, and very thoughtful gift, and so beautifully presented. I am sure they will be thrilled with it.

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  3. Hi,

    Very nice gift basket ideas. Great collection. Keep sharing

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  4. ¡Hola Maria Elena! Su cesta es hermosa. ¡Espero que usted y su familia tiene una Feliz Navidad!

    Elaine
    Creating Wonderful Spaces

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  5. That is a real beautiful basket. I would love to be the recipient of that one. Merry Christmas dear friend!

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  6. Maria Elena, thanks for you sweet comment on my blog and thanks for following too. It will be fun to get to know you.
    Barb

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  7. What a beautiful gift basket! It's so full and festive!

    Thank you for sharing this beautiful post at Potpourri Friday! Have a very Merry Christmas and wonderful Holiday Season!

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  8. Maria Elena, Thanks for stopping by and becoming a new follower.
    Again, Merry Christmas
    Barb

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  9. Dear Sister: ¡Qué cosas hacéis las housewifes...! Deberías pensar en enfocar este hobby tuyo hacia algún uso profesional, o sea, begin to earn money as soon as possible, que es lo que al final importa en esta vida, mal que nos pese.
    Kisses from Spain.

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