{"id":2815,"date":"2010-08-23T08:49:58","date_gmt":"2010-08-23T13:49:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/blog\/?p=2815"},"modified":"2024-02-27T13:35:07","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T19:35:07","slug":"gift-basket-ideas-cheap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/blog\/2010\/08\/23\/gift-basket-ideas-cheap","title":{"rendered":"Gift Boxes: Outside the Box"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Outside-the-Box Thoughts On Not-So-Plain Kraft Boxes<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"frame alignright wp-image-2825 size-full\" title=\"kraft-glory\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/kraft-glory1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"389\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/kraft-glory1.jpg 389w, https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/kraft-glory1-300x278.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/kraft-glory1-24x22.jpg 24w, https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/kraft-glory1-36x33.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/kraft-glory1-48x44.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 389px) 100vw, 389px\" \/>Need to create a lot of gift boxes and keep costs to a minimum? Try a kraft or white gift box for the base. The gift box shown at right, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/boxes\/kraft-gift-boxes\/p-116\">KG09 kraft gift box<\/a>, only costs about a quarter, and with a few creative touches, it&#8217;s sensational.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/boxes\/wholesale-basket-supplies\/p-69\">medium basket box bench<\/a> fits inside nicely and makes a good base for the gifts. (Kraft paper or newsprint will work also). To help support the height of the gifts, just leave the lid up. Add a little bit of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/shred\/shredded-paper-basket-filler\/mc-22\">shred for filler<\/a> and your choice of embellishments. We added a mulberry tissue fan and a Sinamay bow to complete this look.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2904\" title=\"CANDYballotin\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/CANDYballotin.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"252\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/CANDYballotin.jpg 252w, https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/CANDYballotin-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/CANDYballotin-19x24.jpg 19w, https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/CANDYballotin-28x36.jpg 28w, https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/CANDYballotin-37x48.jpg 37w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/>The 80% recycled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/boxes\/recycled-jewelry-gift-boxes\/p-365\">pink jewelry box<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/packaging-category\/candy-packaging\/mc-12\">ballotin and truffle boxes<\/a> used in the gift basket above could hold any manner of small delights: soaps, gift cards, jewelry or candies (remember, use a liner like candy cups with edible gifts). And the little pink <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/boxes\/bakery-cupcake-boxes\/p-904\">bakery box<\/a> shown would be a charming addition too! Tuck the lids inside, secure with ribbons and voil\u00e0 &#8211; a girly gift!<\/p>\n<p>An inspired wedding idea:<br \/>\nTake our little <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/boxes\/white-gift-boxes\/p-17\/gw22\">white gloss 2-inch square box<\/a>, fill it with seed, seal with a customized label and monogrammed satin ribbon, then hand it out for the traditional rice toss. Bon Voyage!<\/p>\n<p>Are your creative gears rolling yet? Share your great packaging ideas. Post them here.<\/p>\n<p>Kathy Green<br \/>\nPackaging Consultant<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\">NashvilleWraps.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Need to create a lot of gift boxes and keep costs to a minimum? Try a kraft or white gift box for the base. The gift box shown at right, the KG09 kraft gift box, only costs about a quarter, and with a few creative touches, it\u2019s sensational.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/blog\/2010\/08\/23\/gift-basket-ideas-cheap\">Read More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":2825,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17,264,53,1],"tags":[135,265],"class_list":{"0":"post-2815","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-gift-gourmet-business","8":"category-gift-basket-tips-blog-categories","9":"category-how-tos","10":"category-packaging","11":"tag-gift-basket-ideas","12":"tag-gift-baskets-tips","13":"entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2815","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2815"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2815\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27459,"href":"https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2815\/revisions\/27459"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2825"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}