Christmas Gift Basket Wrapping ~ Professional style!

Why go for store bought pre-made Christmas Gift Baskets when you can make your own and customize it to who you plan to give it to!
All you will need is:

• Basket
• Tissue Paper
• Cellophane
• Ribbon (wired and curly ribbon)
  
• Wire
• Pine Cones
• Tape

                                     

1. Center your basket on the cellophane.

2. Add your goodies
3. Start your ribbon bow. Make a loop, twist it in the middle, make your next loop, repeat. Continue about 3 or 4 times (depending on the size of your bow) and the loop gets bigger every time.
4. Keep the center pinched with your thumb and use the curly ribbon to secure.

5. Next the pine cones.  Cut some wire (medium gauge) and start mid-way of the wire and wrap it around near the base of the pine cone until both ends of the wire do a full circle, then pull up and meet at the bottom center of the cone and twist to secure.                                            
6. Use the wire ends to affix to the bow's center. Make sure you twist the wire at the back of the bow in a way that will not poke and hurt anyone.

7. Now you're ready to finish the basket!

8. Use the curly ribbon to secure the gathered cellophane at the top.

9. Puff up the bow and you're done!