Spread the Christmas cheers with wicker gift baskets
The holiday season is here. It’s that time of the year when you rebond with your near and dear ones and spread the positive vibes. It’s also the time to shower gifts on each other. So, this time spread the cheers through wicker gift baskets.
Wicker gift baskets and wicker decorative hamper baskets filled with confectionaries, beverages and daily essentials are apt for gifting purposes. They are lightweight and can be easily carried. They are also known as hand baskets and are generally structured of woven material. These woven materials such as willow, are of plant origin. Nowadays, however, synthetic fibers are also being used in their manufacture. One can search various online sites to find empty gift baskets in the UK.
These wicker baskets can be used for various purposes such as:-
- Picnic baskets
- Toiletries holder
- Toys
- Innerwear storage
- Kitchen supplies
- Planting
- Decoration
We all are in search of picnic baskets that can be easily carried and at the same time hold all our picnic essentials. Wicker hamper baskets with lids can be used to serve this purpose. One can tuck the essential goods in these baskets . Also, some baskets are covered with fabric lining to give them a neat look.
We often run out of space to keep our toiletries and towels. We may not have enough drawers or cupboards in the toilet to keep them. This is where wicker hamper baskets come to the rescue. They can be easily used to store and organise our toilet essentials.
Keeping your children’s toy in place and organised can be one big headache. They can be easily used for keeping the toys in an organised manner. Also the children can easily take and keep toys in them, without hassle.
If you have apprehensions about keeping your innerwear in a drawer, then you can easily keep them in a wicker basket and store them under the bed. Since they are handy and lightweight, it's easy to take out your inner wear from them whenever you want.
One can organise kitchen utensils and supplies inside the wicker baskets. They can be easily placed and carried being light weight and also keep the kitchen decluttered and neat.
Wicker baskets can be easily used for keeping or potting your plants. They will transform your living spaces.
Wicker baskets can also be used for decoration purposes. They can be hung as wall art or decor. They give an ethnic look to your hallway or drawing rooms.
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Wicker baskets: Facts
- It's been more than a thousand years since wicker baskets have been in use. It can be easily manufactured, and skills required in making it can be easily found. Cost incurred, is also less.
- Apart from carrying day to day purposes, they are also used for decoration and gifting. Fruits and various other fruit items can be stored in them.
- They can be used in bedrooms and bathrooms for keeping everyday essentials.
How to clean your wicker basket
We should use a soft or a microfiber cloth for cleaning, wiping, rubbing or moping a wicker basket. Take a large container or bowl filled with water. Pour a few drops of liquid detergent in it to make a solution. Dip the microfiber cloth into the solution, and dampen it. Take care not to saturate it. Now, take care to wipe the basket gently with a mild pressure without damaging the basket. After this , wipe with dry cloth and let the basket air dry.
One can also make use of a vacuum cleaner to clean the dust and grime. Clean the basket with a microfiber cloth and vacuum it with a cleaner.
Apart from the above mentioned methods, one can clean the mildew by dipping a cloth in a solution made of water and vinegar. Take 3 parts water and 1 part wine vinegar to make the solution. Dip in the solution and wipe the basket with it.
Wicker baskets, we can see have multi purpose use. They are affordable and great for gifting. So, this holiday season gift a wicker gift hamper basket and spread the joy.