Many people feel that they need to actually go out and buy something for a mothers day gift, but this is definitely not the case!
In fact, most mothers would prefer to receive a gift which has been made- because it shows more thought has gone into the present.
In this article, I will show you how easy it is to make an attractive mother's day gift basket.
You will need...
- 1 large cane basket
- 1 large posy bowl and guard
- 9 purple silk roses
- 1 packet of Pascall's Memorables (Eclairs, Columbines and milk chocolate caramels)
- 1 box of Turin's Baileys Irish Cream Chocolates
- 21 Ferrero Raffaello's
- Curling ribbon
- A roll of plane cellophane
- 1 piece of patterned cellophane
- 11 wooden skewers
- 1 Dry oasis brick
- 1 Hot glue gun
- Glue sticks
(nb: In the list above I have mentioned the candies that I use. If you can't find them, or you wan't different candies, please feel free to replace them with whatever you want.)
Step 1: Prepare the posy bowl...
Cut the dry oasis so that it will fit in the posy bowl.
Place the bowl guard on top of the oasis. This will help hold the oasis in place.
Now hot-glue the posy bowl to the bottom of the basket.
Step 2: Separate out the candies...
Separate the memorables candy into different piles.
Make sure you have an odd number of candy in each pile.
Put the largest pile of Memorables to one side. (They will be used later)
Do the same with the Baileys Irish Cream chocolates.
Use 11 Raffaello's in the candy bouquet bowl and put the rest to one side.
Step 3: Wire and Tape...
Wire and tape all the candy in the two smaller piles of Memorables candy.
Take 5 of the Turin's Baileys Irish Cream chocolates and wire and tape these as well.
Place the left over Bailey's Irish Cream chocolates to one side.
Step 4: Skewer the candies...
Using 11 wooden skewers, push each Raffaello onto a skewer, and then cover with a small piece of cellophane.
Twist the cellophane slightly onto the skewer and then tape in place with the stem tape.
Be careful when pushing the Raffaello's onto the skewers, because if you use too much force they may break.
Step 5: Wrap the handle of the basket...
Take about 3 feet of gold curling ribbon for wrapping the handle of the basket.
Start on one side of the handle and tie off the ribbon in a knot.
Now just wrap the curling ribbon up the handle and tie off at the other side.
Step 6: Start adding the roses...
With most mother's day crafts that use silk roses, you would need to wire and tape the roses. But this isn't necessary with a mothers day basket, because the roses are just pushed straight into tho oasis.
You will need to trim the rose stems to about half their length though.
Once you've trimmed the stems, place one rose in the middle of the oasis, and then place 4 roses around it, at 12, 3, 6, and 9 o'clock.
Step 7: Add the remaining roses...
Place the remaining roses into the top of the oasis, at varying angles from the center rose.
Step 8: Add the Raffaello's...
Trim the skewers on the Raffaello's to about half their length.
Push the Raffaello's into the oasis. Be careful to only push on the skewer, otherwise the candy might break.
Place the Raffaello's between the roses until all eleven are in the oasis.
Step 9: Add the Memorables...
Next place the Memorables into the oasis.
Trim your wires as you go. The length you need to trim will depend on where you place the candy in the oasis.
Try to vary the colors of the wrappers so that the colors are evenly spread out.
Step 10: Fill in gaps...
We now need to fill in any remaining gaps. I like to use figure-of-eight bows, because they are very quick and easy to make, and are quite decorative as well.
When I made the basket I added 7 bows, you may need to add a different number, but try to use an odd number if possible.
Step 11: Add the patterned cellophane...
Take some patterned cellophane and cut it in half.
Scrunch it up a little and place it on either side of the candy bouquet bowl.
Step 12: Add some more candy...
Now just take the remaining candy and scatter them onto the cellophane.
Make sure you put some on either side of the bowl.
Step 13: Finish the basket...
To finish off all you need to do is take a large piece of clear cellophane and wrap the whole basket in it.
You may need to place a couple of small pieces of adhesive tape to the sides to hold the cellophane closed.
Place some adhesive tape around the top of the cellophane at the top of the handle.
Now just tie a couple of curling ribbon bows to hide the tape and your done.
As you can see, it's really not that hard to make your own mothers day gift basket. They are fun to make, and so simple, even children can make them (although they may need some help when using the glue gun).
And wait until you see your mom's face, when she finds out that you made it!
Peta Fletcher has been making bouquets for over 14 years. Her website has lots of information on bouquets, including how to make a wedding bouquet and how to make a candy bouquet
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