Ribbon-Wrapped Gift Basket
By LeNae Gerig

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For your mom, your sister, your best friend or your wife or girlfriend. You know she’s had one of those weeks. Why not surprise her with a ribbon-wrapped gift basket? Add aromatic bath gel, a net sponge and a ribbon-wrapped candle to a wicker basket to say simply, “relax”.

Supplies:

• 3 yards of 2” wide yellow sheer ribbon
• 1 yard of 1” wide ivory sheer ribbon
• 7”x11 1/2”x5 1/2” wicker basket with 8” tall handle
• three 4” wide yellow silk roses, each with two clusters of 2”-3” green leaves
• clear iridescent shredded filler
• white cloth-covered 24-guage wire
• wire cutters
• low temperature glue gun, glue sticks
• bath supplies: bath gel, yellow net sponge, ivory candle in frosted glass

Instructions:

1. Cut the blossoms and leaf clusters from the stems. Glue the blossoms in a row across the front of the basket. Glue the leaf clusters extending outward from behind the blossoms.
2. Cut 1 yard from the yellow ribbon. Glue one end to a handle base, then wrap the ribbon around the handle to reach the other side. Use the remaining yellow ribbon to make an oblong bow with a center loop, two 2” loops, four 3” loops and two 4” tails. Cut an inverted “V” into each tail. Glue the bow to the front handle base above the roses.
3. Place the candle centered on the ivory ribbon, pull the ends to the top and tie into a shoestring bow with 2” loops and 3 1/2” tails. Trim each tail at an angle, Insert the shredded filler and bath supplies into the basket.

Project reprinted from 102 Reasons for Ribbon by LeNae Gerig. LeNae is an in-house craft and scrapbook page designer for Hot Off The Press.