Make ‘Em a Gift Basket – Plus a HomeGoods Giveaway!
Have no idea what to get that hard-to-buy-for person on your list for Christmas? Make them a foodie gift basket! Everyone loves yummy treats!
There is an awesome giveaway from HomeGoods going on at the bottom of this post – YAY!
I seriously can’t believe that Christmas is almost here. Â Christmas always comes super fast….and is over super fast. Â But, when it comes down to something such as a dentist appointment, time goes by super slow. Â I’d much rather enjoyable stuff go by slow, & the painful crappy stuff to go by with lightening speed. Â I mean – really, don’t ya think?
In a perfect world…. Right? Â In a perfect world, I’d have a money tree in the backyard & a goose who lays golden eggs too. Â Or better yet, a maid. Â Or even kids who clean up after themselves, can load a dishwasher correctly, & refill the ice trays. Â I know, I know – keep dreaming.
People can be so hard to shop for when it comes to Christmas presents. Â However, one way you can always please everyone on your list is with a delicious foodie inspired gift basket. Who doesn’t like food? Â We all gotta eat – might as well make it delicious! HomeGoods carries a huge variety of delicious gourmet food that it’s easy to pick out a few things to make one heck of a yummy gift for someone on your list.
Seriously, HomeGoods’ shelves are stocked with all sorts of really delectable things.
You could do a variety of different ideas to suit people on your list. Â You could do large gift baskets or small ones – or obviously anything in between.
I made an absolutely fabulous gift basket that anyone would go crazy over.  Heck, I’d even gift it for myself.  But, my parents are going to be the recipients of this one…. obviously Mama is a foodie being I got the whole cooking gene from her & Daddy just likes anything sweet & edible. I may have even placed a phone call to my mom earlier today & warned her no matter what they did – don’t open this post.  Now, let’s just see if she can resist the temptation… 😉
Look at all this awesome food swag I got! Â It was SO hard to choose but I think I made some awesome choices! YUMMM!
They have a huge variety of vessels that you could use as gift baskets – a huge opportunity to get creative!  I really loved the awesome vessel I found.  It reminded me of an old fashioned grocery basket, and they had them in a variety of sizes too.  You could make small, medium, or large gift baskets with these – I was making a pretty large gift basket, so I went with the large  one.
I almost went with this one – before I found the awesome grocery basket one.
HomeGoods had gift tags, cellophane, & ribbons too – everything you needed to make your own gift basket, all in one place. Â That made it super convenient!
I couldn’t have been any simpler to put this together. I put everything in my little grocery basket – making sure I put the taller items in the back & the shorter items in front.
Then, I wrapped the whole thing in cellophane – gathering up the ends up top. Â I taped the gathering with invisible tape to secure it – and then wrapped it with some really pretty Christmas ribbon that I found at HomeGoods too.
Oh – and check out this adorable gift tag that I found there! Super cute!
I attached that to the cellophane gathering on my gift basket too – and this is the beautiful-ness I created!
I’m so proud of myself! Â I’m definitely not a super crafty lady – and this thing looks professional! Â Yay!!
Any foodie would love to have this under their Christmas tree!
And if you don’t want to do a huge one like I did – there are so many smaller gift baskets you could make too from the HomeGoods‘ shelves! Check these ideas out – there is sure to be something to make someone on your list very happy!
For the coffee lovers on your list – I was able to very easily put together a gift basket perfect suited for that. A large box of gourmet coffee k-cups, some flavored coffee syrups, chocolate toffee biscotti for dipping, & of course – a Moscow Mule Mug to brew your coffee in. Â Yes, they have dishes & such too!
Everyone has a sweet tooth on their list – right? Well, check this out!
And everyone likes chocolate – right?
Cookies anyone?  Santa would be very ho-ho-ho-happy to get this with his milk 😉
You seriously can’t go wrong with a gift basket filled with delicious yumminess like this – am I right or what?
And guess what? Â HomeGoods is generously offering up one $50 gift card to one lucky reader! Woot woot! Now, that’ll make anyone #HomeGoodsHappy!
Disclosure: I was compensated for this post by HomeGoods. All opinions & general ramblings are my own.
Chocolate and beauty products.
I love hot cocoa mix too truffles thanks great store too shop at Home goods that is
HI, Thank you so much for this wonderful gift basket giveaway!! There is so many yummy things in the basket!! Love your blog and your yummy recipes!!
I’d love coffee and chocolate—two of my favorite things
I love food baskets, giving and getting them!
Chocolate in gift baskets is the BEST!!
I would love to get a Coffee basket!!!
Sweet baskets make me happy happy happy!
I would love a coffee gift basket!
I’d love Coffee Mugs & Lip gloss in a gift basket!
I would like coffee, cookies and chocolate.
I would like White chocolate, Milk Chocolate, cookies, something neat for the kitchen and some Boysenberry preserves
I love Home Goods–the way they display things by color really appeals to the quilter in me. Thanks for the chance to win.
I would love tea, coffee, gift card, kitchen stuff, and food related goodies in a gift basket.
I love custom gift baskets! They make the best gifts especially for someone close to you. You know all their likes and desires and you can make it special just for them.
I would like sweets, sausages, cheeses, cooking implements
I would like coffee with flavored syrups and biscotti cookies
I would like soup bowls or mugs and good cookbook for making stews or soups, yummy, guess you can tell I am cold today.
I would love some dark chocolate, popcorn, and a book! 🙂
I would love anything chocolate in a gift basket!!
I’d like a gift card, some chocolate and dried fruit.
oh my.. love home goods and would love to win this!
I would love to find chocolates and any kind of spiced tea in a gift basket.
chocolate, cookies & Keurig K-cups
As always, chocolate and coffee!
This is too cool. I’d love them all, but I like the coffee lovers the best.
Thanks Crystal. =)
Merry Christmas!
I would love to find unique cookie cutters and baking goods in gift baskets.
Chocolate oR gift cards!
I would take anything, gift card, something sweet, something savory…
I would love to have some of the infrequently seen cookies and candies as well as nuts and things!
I would love the coffee mugs!
Coffee, chocolate, wine…
Coffee, chocolate and cookies!
Sweets and coffee
craft supplies and coffees! 🙂
Love fun gourmet items
I would love to have an all chocolate basket.
Hot chocolate a mule mug & sweets
I would love kitchen utensils in a gift basket! I can’t get enough kitchen gadgets and utensils!
coffee and chocolate
I’d love a wine and chocolate (or cheese) basket. One year I got a manicure basket which is a great non-food basket idea.
I would love to have the coffee lovers basket maybe with some biscotti.
It would have to be a coffee assortment. Or it would have to be a candy assortment. Or it would have to be a flavoring assortment. Or……………
Coffee Lovers!
This looks nice. I’ve only been In the store a couple times but it’s nice.
Chocolate and books!
All the new Yankee Candle Christmas scents I’ve decided I must have!
Gourmet cooking supplies!
Chocolates,coffee,coco and maybe some cookies.
MACROON COOKIES & KEURIG K-CUPS SUPPLY ….
Anything COFFEE….and of course CHOCOLATE….cookies…Gee everything is great…!!!!!!!!!!
I would love skin care! Anything for dry skin!
I love ALL gift baskets but my favorites I’ve received have been non-edible things like candles/bath bombs/other nice bath products that i usually wouldn’t take the time to buy myself 🙂
I would like coffee and gourmet goodies; but any nice surprise in a gift basket is appreciated.
Coffee & chocolate:)
I would like a pasta gift basket including sauces and cheese.
I would love a big gift basket full of chocolates, cupcakes and macaroons!
I would love some gluten free cookies and snacks!
My ideal gift basket would have some lovely flavored tea, and some baking supplies, and chocolate.
I would love some tea, chocolate and/or spices in a gift basket!
i would like coffee
i would love coffee and cookies
I would like the pasta gift basket.
chocolate, makeup and candles
I would like cookies.