As I have previously written when introducing this company, some of the best gift baskets in the world are created by Stew Leonard’s Gift Baskets. What I appreciate most about Stew Leonard’s is their commitment to customer satisfaction. Nobody wants to have trouble with a gift basket purchase at any time of the year but certainly around the holidays would be the worst time to have a problem – so you can buy with confidence when you buy from Stew Leonard’s.

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Stew Leonard’s has a variety of Christmas gift baskets similar to the one shown here, which is the Holiday Greetings gift basket. There are many things to love about this gift basket and it would make a fine Christmas gift for anyone, but I think in particular because of the beautiful birch-bark basket that it would make a great gift for anyone living in the north woods or in a cabin or maybe someone who wishes they were!

This Holiday Gift Basket includes Cinnamon Pecans, Snowflake Sugar Cookie, Chocolate Chip Cookies, Caramel Popcorn, Dark Chocolate Nonpareils, Peanut Brittle and Peppermint Patties, all of the high gourmet quality you can expect from Stew Leonard’s. And as I mentioned it comes in a gorgeous birch-bark basket that is sure to delight. Net weight is 2lbs 2oz.

And now as a special holiday offer that is valid ONLY THIS WEEK, use the promo code COOKBOOK at checkout and receive a FREE Stew Leonard’s Winning Ways Cookbook with every order.

Paul Newman called this cookbook “worthwhile for the cook and eater both. It’s a friend your kitchen.” This great cookbook is a $19.95 value. What is great about this offer is that you can send the free cookbook to a friend as a gift or keep it for yourself.

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It’s been a long summer and finally Fall is here. October brings back great childhood memories for me. Why? Halloween of course! And because I enjoy this month so much I thought I would share with you my strategy for build your own Halloween Gift Baskets. Why make your own gift basket? Well I have found that vendors, even some of the great ones I partner with, do not do a good job when it comes to putting together seasonal gift baskets. So I have found that it’s a lot easier and more cost effective to just build my own.

So, here is what you do. First, buy yourself a basket of some sort. What I find works well is getting a basket that can be used to hold the candy you will be handing out later. I suggest getting something like an Earthenware Pumpk Candy Basket.

So now that you have the basket of your Halloween Gift Baskets what else do you need? Why some gifts of course! I like to put in three items: a costume, spooky music and some candy. That makes for a nice basket.

For a great selection of costumes check out the Costume Store at Amazon.com. They offer a great selection and you will easily get your purchases before the holiday.

Amazon.com also offers a great selection of spooky music for your Halloween Gift Basket. Check out their Halloween Music page for all the spooky music you could possible need.

Finally, the candy. Now some people let their kids go out and gets pounds of candy by themselves but I prefer to buy the candy for them and put it in their gift basket. That way I can control what they are eating! Luckily enough Amazon has some great deals on candy right now so unless you have already stocked up, go check out their site to get some great deals. You can click on the banner below to find their best deals on candy.

So that’s how you can make a great Halloween Gift Basket. Good luck!

P.S. – if you do use these tips I would love to see a picture of your basket, it would be neat seeing a number of you show off your hard work.