A wonderful way to say "Happy Anniversary" is with a gift basket. Whether you're planning to make up an anniversary gift basket for your better half, or if it's for another lucky couple, there are some things that you can do to make it extra special. You'll have a great time creating a personally designed gift basket when you're selecting all of the great things to go inside.

For starters, you may want to use these, or conjure up your own clever ideas, for a unique gift container to hold your hand picked goodies:

*Champagne Bucket

A champagne bucket is a symbol of romance that would be most appropriate for an anniversary gift basket. Find items to fit inside of the bucket and be sure to consider the height and the weight of the fillings in proportion to the champagne bucket. Gift ideas for filler include: monogrammed towels, champagne glasses, his and her mugs, champagne, chocolates, soaps, bath items, and candles.

*Top Hat

Invert a formal top hat and fill it full of goodies. Cigars, coffee beans, biscotti, a fine bottle of Scotch, gift card for the movies, and dinner for two at a favorite restaurant. A magazine subscription can be represented in the basket with a copy of the magazine rolled up and tied with a simple ribbon and gift card.

*Picnic Basket

Pack a picnic basket with gourmet sandwiches, fruits, wine, and cakes from your favorite local bakery or bistro. Or, fill with embroidered napkins, silver napkin rings, candles, and other accessories for a romantic dinner for two. It's the small things that mean a lot in the selection of gifts and foods for the baskets you make up.

*Bed-tray

How about a breakfast in bed basket? A beautiful bed tray will serve as a long lasting gift as well as a container for the anniversary gifts. Add a rose in a vase, contents for mimosas, bagels, jams, fruits, pastries, and a copy of the New York Times.

*Window Box

For the gardener, or the gardening couple, a window box makes a great container for a vast array of anniversary gifts. You can stay with the garden theme by filling the box with garden tools, bulbs, plants, herbs, or use gourmet food products to fill the window box.

Assembling the Basket:

Now that you've got some suggestions for the containers, and for anniversary gift basket fillers, you'll need to make sure that you have lots of colored tissue, toile, cellophane or ribbon to finish off the baskets. If you're not comfortable with a finished look for your gift basket, simply Google gift baskets in images.

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