How to Make Your Fruit Basket Decorative?

Fruits are one kind of food that you can easily find everywhere. Their typical vibrant colors, containing plenty of nutrition and their delicious taste, make fruits popular worldwide. Considering that fruits are lovable by almost everyone, a fruit basket can be a perfect choice for a gift on any occasion, be it for birthday gifts, a get well soon gift, or just simply a thank you gift of appreciation, and many more.

Being one of the popular gift ideas, fruit baskets had a history of why people love to give this nutritious food. Since there were baskets, people have been giving them, where early hunter-gatherers collect them and take them back for their family and tribe. Until now, these gifts are still popular with businesses. They are simple, affordable, and people usually love them. They can easily express a “thank you” without any romantic connotations people might have when gifting flowers to others.

They are also often called fruit hampers these days. You can order the ready-made one from our websites and have it delivered to your home or office, or if perhaps you might want to try making it yourself, we got the solutions here for you in this article!

When making these hampers to be decorative, take note of the things you need to prepare, the container or baskets, the pads, stuffing or shred (optional), the transparent wrap or cellophane as the wrapper, the bow or ornament, and card as a finisher, and of course, the main gifts you are making.

1. Containers

Your container can be from anything like decorative tins, flower pots, flower vases, bowls, platters, trays, plastic containers, boxes, and baskets. Take note of the depth of the container. If it’s very deep, prepare some newspaper or tissue paper on the bottom so that it will raise the items to be displayed better. Usually, florist-made hampers will fill them so the items will be raised, making it seem to be fuller and lusher than how it is.

2. Shreds & pads

Put some kind of padding to keep your fruits from getting damaged at the bottom. You can use paper, plastic wrap, or a small towel for it.

Shreds are generally used to tuck all small, empty areas of your container to make the hampers look fuller and give cushioning for each item. You can use old newspapers, tissue papers, glossy papers, flyers, colored paper, etc. Curl the shreds by pulling them gently using a dull pair of scissors.

3. Wraps

For the wrapper, a transparent or cellophane wrap will look great for the hampers. Avoid using plastic cling wrap or plastic bags! It will make your gift seem cheap and less beautiful. Go for cellophane-type wraps that are large enough depending on your container size. Don’t cut the wrap until you are sure to have enough space at the top of the wrapping, then gather them as one and add a long twist tie to tie them temporarily.

4. Ribbon, ornaments, card

If you plan to give a seasonal gift, you should choose the theme that fits it. For example, suppose you are giving a Christmas present. In that case, you might consider adding a Christmas card and perhaps a mini Christmas Tree ornament, or if you are giving it as a get well soon present, pack it up with an encouraging message that is wishing them to be well soon. As for the ribbon, you can opt for a satin bow, so it will look much more expensive and classy.

5. Fruits

You can opt for several types of fruit to put into your hampers:

• Apples, because they are firm and durable, making them an excellent base as they don’t spoil quickly and have a variety of colors to pick, making your present look much more beautiful.
• Oranges, because they also have high durability, strong for a base.
• Bananas are everyone’s favorite, but you should be careful about putting them in your container. Make sure to put them on top so they wouldn’t be bruised and pick the bananas that aren’t ripe yet or else it’ll spoil quickly.
• Grapes, because they give that sophisticated look for your present, and you need to make sure to pick the variety that’s not ripe enough to ensure it to be long-lasting. Place them on top of the side to prevent them from breaking open.
• Kiwis, because they have a unique texture and are durable. Make sure to pick the kiwis that are ready to be eaten.
• Pineapple, they are perfect for a summer-themed basket. Not only are they a unique symbol of prosperity, but they are also perfect for the back or the sides of your containers for support.

• Strawberries can give a beautiful color to your present and be placed between the holes between the other fruits.
• Mangoes are also summer-themed, like Pineapple. They are said to be a symbol of love, immortality, and good luck, so they will be perfect to put in your container.
• Avocados are mostly favorable for people and full of healthy fats and carbohydrates, so they will be perfect for adding to your hampers.

While creating your decorative fruit hampers, ensure to put the largest ones first because they wouldn’t be easily damaged! Put your heart into making it. It will make sure to be appreciated and loved by the receiver.