| Looking for a
nice gift basket or gift to bring to that hard-working cook on
Thanksgiving? We've got a few ideas! Some of these can be
purchased online. For those who like to put together your own
gifts, we also include five "do-it-yourself" gift basket and
present ideas at the end of this article.
Pumpkin Box with 18 oz Caramel Apple Mix
Here's a sweet treat! 18 oz of our Caramel Apple Snack mix - dried Granny Smith apples, caramel drops, peanuts and mini marshmallows packed in a decorative paper mache pumpkin box.
Available from Hickory Farms
for $14.99 (Item #011087)
Autumn's Bounty Gift Box
Autumn is a season of change. But there's one thing you can always count on...the fresh-baked goodness of our gourmet cookies. The perfect gift to let someone special know that there's one thing they can always count on...you. Includes 1 dozen cookies (frosted cutouts, chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin, spice/snickerdoodle, sugar, peanut butter chunk).
Price: $22.95, available from Hallmark.com

Hawaiian "Host with the Most" gift basket
A great gift for anyone who dreams of the islands! It includes
Hawaiian Host Popcorn, Tiki Chocolates,Kliban Chocolates, Hawaiian Isles Coffee,
Dry Roasted Salted Macadamia Nuts and Hawaiian Host Candy Bars.
Available from HiloHattie
for $24.99
Fall harvest basket
No harvesting is necessary--this basket is designed for instant
gratification! From the crisp apples to a spicy pumpkin cookie to apple cider, these treats provide their own party upon arrival. Also includes oatmeal cookies, roasted almonds, dried fruit and Ghirardelli milk chocolate with almonds.
Available exclusively from Red Envelope
for $68.
Panettone in Hard Pearl Box by Flamigni
Panettone is a sweet yeast bread that, according to legend, originated in Milan, Italy in the fifteenth century. Less sophisticated, but similar, naturally leavened fruit breads have been made throughout Italy since the days of the Roman Empire. Panettone has been eaten throughout the country at Christmas and celebration times for centuries.
This Artisanal Panettone by Flagmini is packaged in a "mother of pearl" hat shaped gift box and wrapped in golden ribbon with elegant flowers. This is a truly impressive gift!
Available from iGourmet.com
(Item #639) for $99.95.
Cornucopia Basket
This Thanksgiving Cornucopia is filled with homemade desserts, including our Award-Winning Mini-Muffins, Brownie Bars, Cookies and Chocolate-Chocolate Chip Cookies.
(Item # 4CORN), available for $54.95 from Mrs. Beasley's

Autumn Silk & Gourmet Centerpiece
An autumn bouquet blooming with 6 frosted pumpkin cutout cookies...we think you'll agree it's a very tasteful centerpiece. Arrangement measures
10 1/2" x 10". Available for $29.95 from Hallmark.com
Turkey Basket
Celebrate your holiday dinner with our turkey-shaped wicker basket. A great keepsake addition to Mrs. Beasley's basket collection... each features Award-Winning Mini Muffins, Brownie Bars and assorted cookies.
Mrs. Beasley's
, (Item #TURKEY) $49.95
Brownies Made by Angels
This is not your typical brownie; a kind that even your grandmother had never conceived. Only the Angels with their extraordinary powers could create such a ganache wonder. Imagine the inside of a chocolate truffle turned into a tempting and smooth bite-sized square, dusted with powered sugar and wrapped with printed rice paper and gold-threaded reusable napkin. A pound and a half of pure chocolate pleasure and sensuous sensation that you thought only existed in your dreams.
Your gift includes:
* A poem printed on a parchment scroll, hand-tied with gold-threaded organza ribbon
* A custom, hand-printed vellum insert in a signature gift card with luxurious double-faced satin ribbon
* The Chocolate Dreamer sturdy signature shopping bag with wide, double-faced satin ribbon handles
Available from iGourmet.com
for $55 (Item #942).
Fall Foliage Cookie Jar
Rich fall leaves and acorns adorn our new pumpkin cookie jar. Each exclusively designed ceramic jar (with lid) arrives filled with a dozen cookies from our ultimate assortment (frosted cutouts, chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin, spice/snickerdoodle, sugar, peanut butter chunk). Jar measures 8 1/2" x 8".
Available from Hallmark.com
for $29.95.
Or, if you have the
time, why not put together your own gift basket? Here are some ideas:
Thanksgiving
table basket 
Fill
a wicker basket with things she can use to decorate her table, such as a
fall-themed tablecloth and napkins, napkin rings, gourds, and autumn
leaves that she can sprinkle around the table. The wicker basket can be
emptied and then filled with the gourds and leaves to make a nice
centerpiece!
We
found a nice leaf-themed tablecloth and napkins at Lillian Vernon
(item
#021338). Lillian Vernon
also has realistic-looking autumn
leaves that will last forever. A package of 150 leaves costs $7.98 (Item # SKU 016795).
Note:
deliver this gift before Thanksgiving so the hostess can use it to set
her table!
Scents
of fall basket
Fill
a gold platter with candles that reflect the scents of fall! Illuminations
carries a wide variety of scented candles in fragrances
like Pumpkin Pie, Cranberry Orange, Apple Cider, Cinnamon Stick, Vanilla
Nutmeg, Chestnut, and Pomegranate and Eggnog.
Fall
Leaf Tray
Check
out the joann.com
website for information on how to make a beautiful
fall leaf tray in just one afternoon! It would make the perfect
hostess gift, especially if you fill it with some homemade
cookies! (To find the directions, click on the joann.com
website
link then type in "Autumnal leaf tray" in the search
box.)
Leaf
vase filled with fresh flowers
Glue
pretty colored leaves to a medium-height vase. Then fill the vase
with fresh-cut mums in fall colors like orange, yellow and crimson.
(Note: for a more permanent vase, use the artificial flowers
mentioned in Thanksgiving table basket (above) which are
available from Lillian Vernon
)
A
basket of Thanksgiving-themed sugar cookies
Use
refrigerated cookie dough and cut out sugar cookies in Thanksgiving
themed shapes, like turkeys, pumpkins, leaves, apples and acorns.
You can find fall-themed cookie cutters at CreateForLess
, Martha Stewart
,
at The Home Marketplace (through Catalog City)
and at Wilton.
Tie a cookie cutter or two to the basket so the hostess can make her own
fall-themed cookies!
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