Gift giving is a talent. Some people have it, and some people don’t. I do NOT have this talent. I wish I could think of the person, think of the most perfect gift for the occasion and present it to them as a single tear ran down their face. However, it’s usually me stressing out about it and then putting it off until the last minute and then quickly grabbing a gift card to shove into a card. Well, NOT. ANY. MORE. my friends. If you struggle like me, I have rounded up a ton of do it yourself gift basket ideas that are sure to make anyone’s day! Who knew a gift basket could be this easy? Check them all out below and click on the link below each image to take you to the full tutorial!
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Gift Basket Ideas
Fill a cute galvanized tin (this one is darling!) with ice cream supplies, sprinkles and pretty paper straws and go grab her darling printables! “Here’s the SCOOP” Ice Cream Gift Basket Ideas and FREE ice cream tags | Giggles Galore
This bundt pan filled with a wire whisk, cut and serve spatula, measuring cups, pretty kitchen towels like these and cute baking supplies gift basket is ‘Nothing Bundt Adorable” – so cute for a housewarming gift or for the baker for any occasion! Bundt Gift Idea & Printable Tags | Darling Doodles
There’s so many cute “Good Morning Sunshine” mugs to choose from to include in this cute “Box of Sunshine” in a fruit crate ANYTIME gift idea and tutorial | Fantabulosity
“sPINKtacular” or “PINKtastic Day” gift basket ideas and Free Gift Card Printable | The 36th Avenue
This would be perfect as a Thank You, Housewarming, Birthday, Mother’s Day or Christmas Gift! EVERYONE loves kitchen gadgets and goodies. DIY Batter Bowl DIY Baking Gift Basket Ideas | Dreaming in DIY
College Survival Kit Gift Basket Ideas and Printables | Thirty Handmade Days
Treat your gal pals to a pampering Spa gift using a mason jar as the “basket” and fill it with pretty nail polishes, finger and toenail clippers, pretty colored files and more! I don’t know any occasion that this wouldn’t be perfect for! Idea and FREE “Spa and Pampering” Jar Label Printable | Classy Clutter
Do it Yourself Chemo Care Gift Basket Ideas {Great suggestions of what she really needs!} | The Coconut Head’s Survival Guide
Birthday Breakfast Basket Tray – perfect for the Man in your life! Tutorial and cute Printables | The Dating Divas
These are super cute and easy to make! Make sure to include a gift card! Perfect Teacher Back to School Emergency Kits Gift Bundle Idea and Tutorial | the 36th Avenue
Surprise your Green Thumb Friends with a pretty Gardening Gift Basket. Fill a gardening and picking basket with a handle with gardening gloves, pruning shears, seed packets and more! This would be so fun as a springtime or summer Housewarming Gift! | Garden Club – Home Depot
Do it Yourself College School Supplies Gift Basket Idea | tatertots & jello
Grab a pretty serving tray as the basket, throw in a small skillet and homemade yummies to create this thoughtful gift basket! A Sweet and Savory “Breakfast for Two” Food Gift Basket Idea | Country Living
People love it when you include ALL of their “kids” – Love this Do It Yourself Dog Gift in a CUTE Treat Jar filled with dog toys and treats idea including cute printable gift {dog!} tags | AJ Wears Clothes
Cozy Slippers make a great gift and they are even better when filled with little treats and a gift card! Perfect for any occasion. | Pretty Providence
Get Well Soon Lemon and Cute Honey Bear Soothing Gift Basket Idea – soup mug filled with honey, lemon, tissue packets, chapstick and honey & lemon lozenges! | Do it Darling
Do It Yourself Gift Basket Ideas for ALL OCCASIONS!
Pamper your New or Busy Mom Friend with this rejuvenating gift bundle. Great ideas for items to include that are sure to be appreciated by the busy new Mommy! | time2save workshops
Super cute teal themed gift bundle ideas – including printable gift tags in versions for multiple occasions and just because! | Crazy Little Projects

FUN! Use a cute little plastic chair as the gift basket and fill it with sand toys, beach towels and pool toys like these cheap diving rings!
Cute Idea for a little one’s summer birthday or charity fundraising auction item | Vicki Chrisman
Grab a cheap plastic strainer and fill it with goodies and a gift card! The perfect end of the year Teacher Gift Basket idea. “Now that the STRAIN is over” Printable Tags in FOUR different colors | Landeelu
Check out all of the ideas for baby items and goodies you can include in the sweetest Welcome Baby Gift Box! Tutorial and Template to make your own Welcome Baby Card | Style Me Pretty Living
Do it Yourself Fun Spring Gift Basket Idea and GREAT tips to put together a gift basket with fun paperback books and pampering goodies quickly and easily for any occasion! | Play Party Plan
So fun! Look at all of these “Gift in a Tin” ideas she came up with for non-holiday occasions! Choose your size of oval steel tub and fill it up with goodies! Gift in a Tin Ideas | The DIY Mommy
Does THIS batter bowl make the CUTEST gift basket or what? Fill it with pretty kitchen towels, THIS darling spatula and baking goodies | Pioneer Woman Regram
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Love your site! Love, Love, love these ideas! I love gift giving, but often need some “inspiration”! 😉 Love!
Thank you so much for including our Ice Cream gift basket with all these other great ideas!
Fabulous source of resources for great gift ideas! I featured your article in my Saturday Morning Coffee Cafe post this week! Have a great weekend!
http://www.perfectlycreatedchaos.com/2016/08/saturday-morning-coffee-cafe.html
Thank you so much for including my chemo care basket! Very much appreciated. Hugs, Holly
I really like the ideas you have. Easy and creative.
Wow! All of these are such neat ideas. The ice cream one is great – who doesn’t love an ice cream night?
Exactly! Thanks for stopping by!
These are all such awesome ideas! Thanks!
Love these ideas, unlimited possibilities! 9evn though a little pricy)
I need a gift basket for my elderly uncle, his wife is having a hip operation and I want to send something to him to make sure he looks after himself. What do I do?
I totally love your ideas, especially the emergency kit. I’ve always loved the idea of giving and receiving gift baskets. The greatest thing about gift baskets is that you can let your creativity flow because there aren’t many rules to it. I find that themed baskets make the best impression. Finding and adding complementary products and decorating the basket is quite a fun activity.
The best gift basket I’ve ever offered was Harry Potter themed. I used red and gold paper and filled it with Harry Potter goodies. I’ve put the books (all 7 + Fantastic Beasts & Quidditch), two Funko Pops ( Harry Potter and Sirius Black), 1 wand, a Gryffindor scarf, 4 badges (all the houses) and some Harry Potter sweets (including Bertie Bott’s Every-Flavour Beans). My nephew was absolutely delighted.
These ideas are so cute!! I especially love the date night in a tin idea. Literally so simple, just things we’d usually buy but with an extra special feel! I’ll definitely be doing this to surprise my boyfriend.
I also like the fact that you can make a basket out of literally any theme so it’s the perfect gift for anyone!
Thanks so much for sharing these tips Landee!
These baskets look so cute. I will make and gift my cousin on her birthday. Thank you for sharing such a lovely ideas. Loved it.
The baskets in the picture are amazing and I will try to make one of them!!
Great stuff looks so easy and looks so beautiful..
Thanks for sharing great ideas. Love it.