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How to Buy a Housewarming Gift - eHow.com How to Buy a Great Birthday Present for Under $10 , and consider these ideas, too." Clear Instructions on How To Do (just about) Everything Web eHow.com Home Holidays & Traditions Center Gift Giving How to Buy a Housewarming Gift Celebrate a friend or relative's new digs with a thoughtful housewarming gift and help get them set up in their new house in style. Browse through How to Buy a Great Birthday Present for Under $10 , and consider these ideas, too. Steps: 1. Bring a plant for a traditional gift. Lucky bamboo symbolizes good fortune, grows in water and lasts for years. 2. Give a bottle of wine, tea bags, cappuccino mix or a bag of flavorful ready-ground coffee. Package with a pair of wineglasses, mugs or demitasse cups. 3. Feed growling stomachs with cookies, cake, pastries or a fresh fruit basket. Or bring a savory snack of cheeses and a crusty loaf of fresh bread (see How to Buy Artisan Breads ). 4. Buy kitchen towels or a few hand towels and bars of soap. 5. Give a loaded picnic basket to dine on in their empty house then enjoy outdoors at a later date. A couple of folding beach or garden chairs can likewise serve many purposes. 6. Bring a new tool for the tool box: A cordless screw gun, 25-foot measuring tape, or a socket wrench set are all essential for projects around the house. Overall Tips: If you're handy with a hammer, good at hanging pictures or a great organizer, ask if you can lend a hand. What to look for: Helpful Useful Versatile Please Share Your Tips with Us E-mail this page to a friend Write an eHow Article Suggest a Topic More Resources: Related eHows: Take Wine to Your Host Throw a Housewarming Plan a Housewarming Buy Indoor Flowering Plants as a Gift Get a Gift for the Person Who Has Everything Project Details: Skill Advisory: Moderately Easy Printable Page New! -- Related eHows: Take Wine to Your Host Throw a Housewarming Plan a Housewarming Buy Indoor Flowering Plants as a Gift Get a Gift for the Person Who Has Everything Check out Thousands of How-To Solutions in eHow's Centers Automotive Careers & Education Computers & Home Electronics Family & Relationships Finance & Business Food & Entertaining Health Hobbies & Games Holidays & Traditions Home & Garden Personal Care & Style Pets Sports & Fitness Travel How to: --? Web eHow.com Home | Site Map | About Us | How To Books | Link to eHow Subscribe to the eHow of the Day Mailing List : Have the eHow of the Day appear on your My Yahoo! Page: Add the eHow of the Day to your RSS reader: © 1999-2005 eHow, Inc. How things get done. Use of this web site constitutes acceptance of the eHow Terms of Use and Privacy .

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CRAFTS : Invitations & Gift Wrapping : Creative Giftwraps : DIY Network SEARCH CRAFTS Index Baskets Beading Boxes Candles Children's Room Decor Clay Clothing Dolls Faux & Other Finishes Flowers & Foliage Furniture Garden & Patio Glass History Holidays Jewelry & Accessories Kids Crafts Lamps & Shades Linens & Fabrics Memory Crafts Metal Natural & Homemade Needle Arts Organizing & Storage Painting & Staining Paper Books Decorative Decoupage Holiday Homemade Invitations & Gift Wrapping Techniques Types Other Photo Projects Quilting Techniques Recycled Objects Ribbons & Bows Rubber Stamping Scrapbooking Special Days & Gifts Stenciling Storage Tabletop Decor Toys & Games Walls & Floors Wedding Wirework Wood & Leather BEST OF CRAFTS Inside 2005 CHA Weekend Projects Vacation Memories Scrapbooking Basics Sewing for the Home Scrapbooking Archive Scrapbooking: Holidays Flowers & Nature Layouts SPONSOR LINKS Creative Giftwraps From " Special Presentation " episode AHC-S advertisement This gift was wrapped with kraft paper that was spray-painted. Fake (plastic) pearls are the perfect complement to this elegant gold wrapping paper. Get more for your buck by using giftwrap such as this clay-pot wrap, which can be a gift as well, . A shrink-wrapped gift basket is always a treasure during the holiday season. Figure A Figure B Craft Paper Wrap This particular wrap was done with kraft paper (guest Michael Basler says you can use a garbage bag as well) and spray paint. Here's how: Crumple the kraft paper (or garbage bag). Flatten out the paper and spray-paint it -- from an angle, not straight down. Be sure to use a color (red, green, etc.) that will contrast with the kraft paper or garbage bag. Decorate with raffia and a homemade tag or purchased card. Elegant Gold Wrap with Fake Pearls This gift is more about the trim than the actual wrapping paper, which is basic gold giftwrap. Simply wrap a string of plastic "pearls" around the package; use hot glue at the beginning and the end of the string to keep the pearls in place. Attach a plastic "pearl" button to the front for an elegant holiday package. Note: Other great embellishments include silk leaves and cord tassels. Clay Pot Wrap Another crafty idea is to fill two small clay pots with a gift such as garlic, place the pots together with raffia or decorative paper-twist ribbon and top with dried berries. Some other ideas include using a large clay pot that's decorated with gold embellishments and filled with gardening supplies, or a painted one whose saucer is being used as the lid -- filled with goodies such as honey, etc., and tied together with rope. Shrink-Wrapped Gift Basket Yes, you can shrink-wrap a gift yourself. Here's how: Fill a basket with any kind of goodies (chocolates, cookies, etc.) desired, and wrap the basket in a shrink-wrap bag, which can be found at any craft or party store. Melt the shrink-wrap with a blow-dryer ( figure A ). Note: Shrink wrap comes in colors as well as clear -- red, green or gold would be perfect for the holidays. Other Wrapping Ideas from Michael Basler: Wrap a bottle of wine with organza fabric, tied with ribbons and decorated with a string of fake "pearls" and a bow. Use denim fabric that's frayed at the edge for compact diskettes, DVDs or video tapes. Simply tie the ends with cowhide cord. For the inside of the box, consider surrounding the gift with different-color tissue-paper rosettes ( figure B ). RESOURCES: Wraps and Roll-Ups Model: 1558672095 Author: Dona Z. Meilach (March, 1999) Bristol Publishing Enterprises San Leandro, CA 94577 Fax: 510-895-4459 Handmade Giftwrap, Bows, Cards and Tags Model: 080695793X Author: Jill Williams Grover Wrap It Up: 50 Creative and Stylish Gift-Wrap Ideas Model: 0765588986 Author: Sally Walton Creative Giftwraps: Ideas and Inspirations, Tips and Techniques Model: 1579901549 Author: Constance E. Richards (2000) Lark Books / Altamont Press Asheville, NC 28801 Phone: Private Fax: 828.236.2869 Creative Gift Wrapping: Unique Ideas for All Occasions Model: 0895779625 Author: Gill Dickinson Gift Wrapping : Art of Craft Series Model: 1861263635 Author: Annette Claxton (2001) Trafalgar Square Publishing Co. North Pomfret, VT 05053 Phone: 802-457-1911 Fax: 802-457-1913 Email: tsquare@sover.net Creative Cards: Wrap a Message With a Personal Touch Model: 0870119648 Author: Yoshiko Kitagawa (September, 1990) Kodansha International Great Gifts: Toast the Host Model: 0865739889 This book is not out of print, but is hard to find. Check used book stores. Greet the Season (Great Gifts) Model: 0865739870 This title is difficult to find. Check with used bookstores. Christmas Crafts and Entertaining: Fun Projects and Gifts Plus Great Recipes Model: 0865731780 Author: Editors Creative Publishing International (1999) Creative Publishing International, Inc. Minnetonka, MN 55343 Phone: 612-936-4700 Fax: 612-933-1456 Wrap It Up: Great Gifts (Great Gifts) Model: 0865739862 GUESTS: Michael Basler Email: mbasler@creativepub.com Website: www.creativepub.com Creative Publishing International ALSO IN THIS EPISODE: Tree Decorating Christmas Crafts for the Family Magical Mantels Edible Gifts Creative Giftwraps Make Your Own Gifts Comparison Shop for Home Items & Sports Equipment at Shopzilla © 2005 Scripps Networks, Inc. All rights reserved Privacy Policy | Legal Info