Gift baskets; As much fun to make as they are to give

As much as I love receive gift baskets, I love shopping for them and putting them together.  Once you've chosen a theme and a basket, box or whatever you've chosen to use as a container; it's just a matter of selecting a few special items that you think the "giftee" will like and use. 

Coming up with gift basket ideas is the hard part

For me, just coming up with an idea for a gift basket puts me in analysis paralysis.  It helps me to look at what others have come up with to get my creative juices flowing.  So, for those of you who are like me, below are a few ideas I gathered to help out.

Source: Kara's Party Ideas

Think outside the box, or rather inside it; simple boxes with Merry Christmas stenciled on it make great baskets. Here the basket helps to set the theme. 

Source: Maison de Pax

This metal basket offers a simplistic style gift basket.  The Christmas candle and non-traditional ribbon with ornament add a nice touch.

Source: Rudsmyhome.com

This is a cute little Christmas gift basket lined with a couple plaid napkins and coffee mugs with cinnamon sticks, some gourmet coffee, an adorable moose place card holder and evergreen and berry floral picks.

Source: Love and Found

This is the Holiday Pamper Box from Love and Found. Baskets, or in this case box with a few special, high quality items displayed on a nice linen towel with a couple of floral pics looks festive and tasteful.

Source: M_Kety

I love this basket. (I couldn't find a shop url for the source, only instagram account.) Here again, no basket; instead a wooden tool box with some tasty tapas, candies, special bottle of their favorite liquor or wine, some nuts glued to skewers, some greenery and Christmas picks, cinnamon sticks, and simple ribbon.

Source: House One 

A simple, understated box attractively put together with a few special, quality items. 

Source: Arch Zine

An inexpensive basket looks perfect when things like a good bottle of wine, candle, little nail polishes, and bath bomb are added.

Source: Simply Classic Gourmet Baskets

A decorative bucket works well when adding a good champagne and tasty chocolates.

Source: PopSugar.Living

For the Entertainer basket trimmed with a few wintry green floral picks with possibly some life-like berries and a non-traditional Christmas ribbon tied around the breadth of the wire basket would make a lovely Christmas gift for anyone who likes to cook.

Source: Array of Flowers

A Christmas mixing bowl filled with treats, cookie fixings, some wooden stirring spoons and whisk make and excellent gift.  Maybe wrapped in a cellophane bag, tied with beautiful ribbon and matching gift tag. What do you think?

Source: The Love Notes Blog

Here's a another mixing bowl gift idea; it's simple and cute.

Source: Gift Basket Village

Here's an attractive basket stuffed with goodies that are fanned out so you can see everything at first glance,

Source: G. Toria's Gift Baskets

The Elegant Celebration Gift Basket is displayed in a flatter basket that almost looks like a platter with touches of gold foil wrapped candies and gold leaves and topped off with a nice big bow made from different ribbon.

Source: Outside the Box

Here's a wonderful gift basket idea for families that have children. 

Source: Lavender Box from Loved and Found

This organic inspired box, wide satin ribbon tied around the box and into a bow decorated with Eucalyptus branches and beautifully printed tag would make an exquisite Christmas gift basket.

Source: Outside the Box

I included this one, because it offers a couple of ideas for Christmas gift basket inspiration. First they are using baskets that have attached lids, which I think brings a little more dimension. Then they also are using a large and small size of the same basket and a box with a coordinating color.  This idea is perfect for business office gifts, those employees will remember you...most definitely!

What do you think?

Well there you have it 16 Christmas Gift Basket Ideas to inspire.  Did they inspire you? What do you think? Please leave a comment down below.