Product Description
Decorate, create, and give with love—or start a successful home business: that’s what crafters can do with this jazzy, snazzy guide to putting together the perfect gift basket. Written by Marie Browning, author of the best-selling Jazzy Jars, it’s not only filled with a variety of techniques for decorating the baskets—painting, découpage, adding a no-sew fabric lining—but presents a wealth of ideas for selecting, assembling, and creatively packaging lovely gifts to place inside. Choose from more than two dozen themes for every occasion and every taste, including Celebration Baskets for life's special moments (weddings, a new baby); Thank You Baskets; Food Baskets, with ideas for preparing an entire meal; and many more.
A Main Selection of the Crafters Choice Book Club.
Marie Browning is a consummate craft designer who has made a career of designing products, writing books and articles, and teaching and demonstrating. In addition to her award-winning product lines for art and craft supply companies, she is the author of more than a dozen books, and her articles have appeared in myriad home décor and crafts magazines.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #323217 in Books
- Published on: 2006-03-28
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Hardcover
- 128 pages
Customer Reviews
Jazzy Gift Baskets: Making & Decorating Glorious Presents
I really enjoyed this book, there we great ideas and beautiful photos of the completed basket. My only complaint (if I should call it that) is that there is so much homemade things. As A new business I am concerned about putting homemade items such as cookies, breads, soaps and bath stuff due to legal issues.
Great Ideas for Basket Designs
"Eye candy" was my initial impression as I slowly consumed this book. Like me, you'll be pleased with the visuals that encourage you to start making gift baskets right away.
Browning introduces you to the "tools of the trade" and then shares ideas for different touches to add to the basket before filling it with gifts and snacks. This is mainly a technique for hobbyists, as professional gift basket designers have little time to embellish each vessel. The bowmaking tutorial is also a plus.
There are many recipes found throughout the book. Most of us enjoy adding homemade items when making gift baskets for fun, rather than just adding products found through wholesale sources, the main focus when making them for profit.
You'll love the designs -- especially pamper, baby bath, and housewarming -- three regularly-requested themes in the gift basket industry.
Shirley George Frazier
www.GiftBasketBusiness.com
Author, The Gift Basket Design Book
The Gift Basket Design Book, 2nd: Everything You Need to Know to Create Beautiful, Professional-Looking Gift Baskets for All Occasions
A treasure!
I first saw this book at the public library and fell in love. The photos are wonderful and illustrate the process of creating beautiful gift baskets. Extensive directions are given and supply lists. I think that I could even replicate some of the gift baskets, and I am not that creative.
