Glass Baskets
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Footed glass basket found at a Salvation Army, perfect desk size. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins)
Glass Baskets
One of my favorite go-to personalized gift ideas is to give flower vases with something special in them. And not just any flower vase, it has to be something unusual, multi-purpose and interesting.
For years, baskets were popular as gifts. I enjoyed making gift baskets combining something old, something new, something edible and something fun. Baskets were also a popular quilt theme like these patchwork baskets on this 1981 quilt.
My latest finds are small glass baskets. They not only can hold flowers but can serve as storage for other items such as office supplies, candies and little collections. That’s my motto, pretty and practical.
The small glass baskets are handy because they can look full with a few flowers and easily sit on a desk. Fresh flowers are uplifting so it’s good to encourage having them around.
Mikasa cut glass basket on the left, a smaller basket in the center. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins)
If allergies are an issue, glass baskets serve as a sweet display and storage item. Paper clips and rubber bands sit in a tiny glass basket in my office. A tape measure has a home in another glass basket. When they are not used for storage, I can fill them with flowers in water.
This little glass vase moonlights as storage when not holding flowers. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins)
You can also use these baskets to easily personalize them, such as filling them up with catnip gift toys.
Glass baskets can work as personalized gifts, here with catnip mice. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins)
Another option is to make a glass basket out of less breakable items. I found this silver plated glass basket and separate bowl that nicely fit each other.
Make your own basket by combining a dish with a basket. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins)
Not only are the items now repurposed but they make for a nice decorative storage spot.
These look like they belong together! (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins)
You will find glass vases at resale shops, antique stores, yard sales and thrift shops. They may take a little time to find them but they are worth the effort. In other words, pick them up when you see them.
I like to give glass baskets with a variety of items from candy, chocolates and homemade treats to flowers. Flowers are my first choice but I don’t always have options mid-winter. I have been known to buy flowers but I prefer to grow my own.
I also have several glass vases around my house, mostly with garden flowers.
This little footed glass basket welcomes me at my house entrance, today holding gooseneck loosetripfe and white rose buds. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins)
Maybe not the most practical items with rambunctious cats but they’ve managed not to break mine so far. And there’s something quite elegant about having these pops of color brightening our rooms.
