Do you know someone who can’t pass up a cappuccino or a good gourmet coffee? If there’s a special person with a love of coffee in your life, they would almost surely welcome a coffee lover’s gift basket filled with coffee related gift items to indulge and pamper their love of this hot, steamy beverage. If you think it’s hard to find a coffee lover’s gift basket, never fear! It’s easy to make one yourself. All you need is a basket and other suitable container, some filler for the basket, and a beautiful ribbon to add a finishing touch. Look for a novelty ribbon that has coffee cups imprinted on it or buy a rubber stamp and stamp on a plain ribbon. Here are some ideas for items to include in your coffee lover’s gift basket:
Why not personalize a coffee mug and include it in the basket? You can buy a plain, white mug and embellish it with paint designed specifically for ceramic and porcelain. These paints are called Pebeo Porcelain 150 paints and are available at a variety of craft stores nationwide. Paint some artistic looking coffee cups or any other design that suits your fancy. Finish the mug off by personalizing it with the recipient’s name. It’s a mug they’re sure to treasure.
Coffee lover’s gifts: Chocolate spoons
If there’s anything better than coffee to a coffee lover, it’s got to be chocolate. Include some spoons in your coffee lover’s gift basket that have been covered in rich, dark chocolate. Your grateful recipient will think of you when she stirs her morning coffee. Chocolate spoons are so easy to make. Need instructions? Here’s how.
Would you believe you can buy necklaces and bracelets made out of coffee beans? One site that sells this unique jewelry is javajewels.com. If you’re feeling industrious, you can also make your own. Buy small charms with a coffee cup motif and use them to make a necklace, bracelet, or pair of earrings with a coffee theme. If you’ve never made jewelry before, head to your local bead store and ask for assistance.
Coffee lover’s gifts: Coffee syrups
A touch of flavor can make even the best coffee taste even better. Add a bottle of coffee syrup to your coffee lover’s gift basket. Coffee syrups come in an amazing array of flavors from hazelnut to mango. You can even find sugar free versions for the health conscious coffee lover.
Coffee lover’s gifts: Coffee art
Find a small framed photo, painting, or drawing of a coffee cup and include it in your coffee lover’s gift basket. You can also enclose a vintage coffee ad in an inexpensive frame for an unusual gift.
A coffee lover’s gift basket is sure to be appreciated by anyone who drinks coffee on a regular basis. The next time you’re wracking your brain to think of the perfect gift, make your own coffee gift basket instead.
