The Gift Basket Design Book

2nd edition, by Shirley George Frazier.
Copyright 2004, 2008.
Published by The Globe Pequot Press.
13 chapters, 197 pages.

Holding steady as the world’s No. 2 best-selling gift basket book (behind How to Start a Home-Based Gift Basket Business), this colorful book shows you the step-by-step process to make gift baskets for all occasions.

You’ll see gifts for birthdays, get well, weddings, Christmas, and much more.

Tools, products, and supplies are also introduced so that you know exactly what’s needed before you begin creating beautiful basket designs.

Here’s the table of contents:

Introduction: Why I Began Making Gift Baskets
Chapter 1: Humble Beginnings, Fabulous Future: Creating a Work of Art for Every Occasion
Chapter 2: Basic Supplies: Everything You Need to Design Beautiful Baskets
Chapter 3: Preparing the Inner Basket: Two Simple Ways to Fill Your Container

Chapter 4: Basic Building Techniques: Proper Placement of Snacks and Gifts
Chapter 5: Finishing Touches: Choosing Enhancements That Bring Your Design Together
Chapter 6: Closing the Basket: Proper Wrapping for a Professional Look

Chapter 7: Popular Occasions: Making Memorable Everyday Baskets
Chapter 8: Special Themes: Expressive Designs for Good and Sad Times
Chapter 9: Celebrating Holidays: Sharing Love, Laughter, and Tradition

Chapter 10: Think Out of the Basket: Alternative Containers Challenge Your Creativity
Chapter 11: More Out-of-the-Basket Designs: Totes, Trunks, Towers, and More
Chapter 12: Quick Fixes: Don’t Get Mad, Get Creative!
Chapter 13: Designers and Their Gift Baskets, Regional Pros Share Their Inspirations

Completed Basket Designs
Appendix: Resource List
About the Author

Read part of the book’s introduction:

“Mix a cup of entrepreneurial ancestors with one clever spouse, and what do you get? Ideas that spawn enough creativity to last a lifetime.

When I began searching for a career that provided satisfaction, gift baskets never entered the picture. I trained to be a secretary, but I soon found working for someone else to be boring.

In 10 years I worked for 10 different companies. So I began searching for a profession that would challenge my creativity.

My great-grandmother, Mary Smith, grew her own strawberries in Virginia and shipped them to Manhattan during the early 1900s. In the 1940s a great-aunt made fudge, and my mother was her delivery person. My father was co-owner of a chemical company in the 1970s.

Their pursuits sealed my fate as an entrepreneur, but you don’t have to find creativity in your family to be bitten by the gift basket bug. What most designers share is a love of making something beautiful with their hands. If you possess this trait, you’ll love gift baskets.

If you’re interested in making one single gift basket, that’s fine. But if you want to keep your hands constantly submerged in the shred and cellophane…”

Click Here to Order The Gift Basket Design Book today and start saving money by making your own beautiful gift baskets for friends, family members, and others on your gift-giving list.