Being a school teacher, my budget is rather sparse. I wanted to create a unique and wonderful gift for my aging Mother for Mother’s Day as I am blessed and am not sure how many more Mother’s Day I will have with her. I searched the local stores, checked out flower shops, even looked at on line stores, hoping to find a nice basket of gifts that would fit my budget. Most ran from $35.00 to $100.00. I decided to check out my local Dollar Tree store to see if I could create the same gift for less. I was surprised when I walked in the store and the baskets were upfront, and the lotions, bath supplies and other items were right beside the baskets.
While I used the Dollar Tree to create the basket, you can create a similar basket from any dollar store, whether it is the Dollar Tree, Everythings a Dollar, or your local Family Dollar or Dollar General. i would suggest the Dollar Tree or Every things a Dollar, as of course everything is a dollar. I can hear people wondering what sort of basket I put together there. Not only is this article a suggestion of how to make creative inexpensive baskets, but it details what went into the one I made.
Even though there are plenty of gifts to chose from at a dollar store, you need to put some thought into the type of basket and the theme. At first I was thinking of creating a Cucumber scented theme. You can always create a theme around an idea, such as butterflies. I decided a color theme might work best and bet the easiest to put together. I went with purple and lavender.
I decided on a shower basket. Wicker baskets might get ruined with the water, so I was looking for something plastic, that didn’t look like Tupperware. In the back of the store, near the Tupperware, I found a plastic basket with handles. It fit the need perfectly. It was rectangular, with holes in the sides to let the water out, and a nifty handle to carry it.
Being that my Mother is allergic to most scents, I decided to go with the shower theme, minus too many lotions. The Dollar Tree carries a wonderful supply of goods called April Bath and Shower. The products come in various shades, and luckily purple was included. I purchased a microfiber head towel from April Bath and Shower. I also purchased a bath glove, a net bath band, terry make up head band and a shower scrunchy, all from the same company. The net band is basically a long scrunchy with a rope on each end to be used to scrub the back. As I had never seen one, I thought it was a unique idea. I included purple rose soap petals from a company called Crystal Waters. The same company makes body lotion, so I included that also. To decorate the basket I purchased purple carnations and roses to put in the basket. To top it off, I purchased purple decoration grass for the bottom of the basket. My Mother can put the three bouquets of flower in a vase in her bathroom or opt to leave them in the basket . In all, the basket cost twelve dollars plus tax.. It will probably cost me as much to ship it to North Carolina, but it is worth the cost.
You can check out the Dollar Tree’s web site and they seem to have stolen my idea about creating a Mothers Day basket. Their web site is of course www.dollartree.com. With economic hard times, it is wonderful to be able to create a beautiful basket for Mother’s Day that fits into our budget. I ended up saving money and my Mother will enjoy her gift.
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