45 Unique DIY Gift Basket Ideas for Adults

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If you’re looking for creative DIY gift ideas for adults, keep reading! These gift baskets are perfect for families and friends, unique, easy-to-customize, and cost-effective! Each would be suitable for a special gift for just about any special occasion!  Keep reading to get started on these homemade gift basket ideas!

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If you’re looking for unique gift baskets that work for just about anyone – friends, families, teachers, coworkers – for any occasion … keep reading!

Creative Gift Basket Ideas, Full Steam Ahead

I love me some homemade gifts. I love giving them, I love getting them.

And I really love gift baskets for a few reasons. 

First is that they are easy. Sometimes, I don’t have a lot of time to make a gift from scratch. A gift basket lets me pull together something really personal, without needing to spend a lot of time.

Second, you can customize these to your friend or family member’s taste. I love how they can be so personal.

I also love that you can be creative in your choices. There are so many fun places to shop and find all kinds of small goodies that come together to create a wonderfully personal gift.

A lot of times, we focus so much on the kids, it’s nice to branch out and give a gift to the grown-ups – whether that’s a family gift for everyone to enjoy, one for the mamas, or maybe just to bless a special friend, coworker or family member.

What to Include in a DIY Gift Basket

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Let’s look at some tips for how to create them.

1| Container

You don’t have to just use a basket! You can use crates, buckets, tins, trays, or even something useful that’s part of the gift (a colander, for instance, if you’re giving a dinner gift basket, or a planter, if you’re giving a garden-themed gift).

Think through what you might be filling the basket with and let that dictate the type and size of the container you get. You really can use basket from thrift stores or yard sales, especially for something more unique choices!

2| Filler

Don’t feel obligated to fill the basket from top to bottom with gifts. You can use some shredded confetti, crunched newspaper, or any kind of fill to cover the bottom and then add your gifts on top, similar to what you might do for an Easter basket.

3| Gifts

There’s no right or wrong way to do this. There’s no magic number. My only recommendation is to find items the recipient would like. No need to ‘fill just to fill.’

You want to try to cover as much real estate as you can, so your gifts don’t look miniature in your basket. But think about meaningful gifts to include. Brainstorm ahead of time!

4| Bulk Gifts

If you have more than one friend or family you are creating gift baskets for, it may help to buy items in bulk and then divvy them among your baskets.

That definitely can be a cost-effective measure!

5| Gift Tags

Gift tags always add a special touch! You can even find lots of free ones on Pinterest! Some of the gift basket ideas you’ll see in the roundup even come with free printable tags!

Take a look at these gift baskets below.

There are family gifts, gifts for women, and even some that would be appropriate for men.

They may even just spark your creativity to go in another direction you hadn’t thought of yet.

Be sure you head to the original post for any you’re interested in – it will give you all the details and tricks!

45 Homemade Gift Baskets for the Whole Family

 I hope you found some ideas you love! I think these are so clever and definitely have more than a few that I plan to try. I love that they are so versatile!

If you try any of these ideas, I’d love to see what you come up! Tag me on Instagram @100affections or leave a picture comment on Pinterest!

Thoughts? I’d love to hear them! Leave a comment below!

And if you enjoyed this post, I’d be so grateful if you shared or pinned. Thank you so much!

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