Remember how glad you were when you were given fruit baskets as complementary gifts hotels? I’m sure you almost didn’t want to touch it, or even eat its contents. “It’s just too beautiful to be eaten” is your excuse why you don’t want to eat it. Don’t be so awestruck. Fruit baskets are easily styled with the right attitude and a healthy dose of creativity. Why not impress everyone and give them fruit baskets as gifts at the next gift-giving season?
A large factor in designing your own fruit basket is organization. Prepare all materials prior to decorating such as baskets, ribbons, craft materials, and of course, your fruits. In creating your own fruit baskets, remember to choose a basket with a relatively wide brim, sturdy structure and without handles. Nice weave patterns won’t hurt. It must be sturdy because fruits aren’t lightweight. Wide brim will allow your fruits breathing space. It will also make arranging them easier. Baskets should have no handles because you will need to stretch and taper plastic wrap around your fruits to prevent them from disassembling and moving. Use fruits that aren’t mushy or...