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Gift Basket Tips

Shirley George Frazier – Building Her Business One Gift Basket at a Time

November 11, 2011

Shirley George Frazier is the queen of gift basket design and even refers to herself as a “basketologist”. She’s the author of the best-selling books How to Start a Home-Based Gift Basket Business and The Gift Basket Design Book. Shirley came from a long line of entrepreneurs, so the drive to start a business in [...]

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Encouraging Breast Cancer Patients One Gift Basket at a Time

October 14, 2011

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. So it’s only fitting to feature one of our customers who is not only a breast cancer survivor herself, but who is also doing something positive to help women who are walking in her shoes.

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How to Make Tissue Paper Flowers

September 30, 2011

Looking for a fun, easy and inexpensive way to dress up a package or your store window display? Look no further than tissue paper flowers. They resemble a cross between a carnation or peony when the ends are rounded. If you make pointed ends, you can create a chrysanthemum or dahlia look. Learn how to [...]

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A New Twist on Reusable Gift Basket Containers

August 19, 2011

This is a great idea: A 100% cotton reusable gift basket container that also becomes part of the gift. With the addition of a gift basket bench, these little reusable containers convert into a very useful place to stash your stuff. These will be in stock the end of September. Order now to ensure you [...]

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That’s a Wrap, Gift Basket Finishes

April 25, 2011

The finishing wrap on a gift basket seems to generate many questions from our new basket designers. In this post, I’ll show you how to create several pretty and practical finishes. Wrap It for Shipping I’ll start with a very practical wrap. It is attractive and will help hold the gift items in place. It [...]

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How to Ship Your Gift Basket (in One Piece)

April 11, 2011

How disheartening to spend your time and money creating a beautiful gift basket only to have the shipment arrive wrecked. Unless the delivery service drops your box and proceeds to run over it with the truck, these tips will get your gift basket to arrive in one piece. In the following video, I will walk [...]

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Thistle Farms – Doing Business Exceptionally

March 21, 2011

If you have been reading our blog you know that we occasionally feature one of our customers that we believe might be an inspiration for you. One of our best customers is Thistle Farms right here in Nashville, Tenn. We are so happy to be a packaging supplier for this special place. Thistle Farms is [...]

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Ribbon Hearts for Valentine’s Day Gifts

January 18, 2011

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, here’s a how-to video with ideas for making cute little poly ribbon hearts to dress up your gift packaging.

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Wine in Gift Baskets

October 4, 2010

Wine is a growing segment of our economy so maybe it’s time for you to cash in on this trend.

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Gift Boxes: Outside the Box

August 23, 2010

Need to create a lot of gift boxes and keep costs to a minimum? Try a kraft or white gift box for the base. The gift box shown at right, the KG09 kraft gift box, only costs about a quarter, and with a few creative touches, it’s sensational.

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