Fruit baskets are one of the most common gifts for a loved one. Colourful, delicious and of course, very nutritious, the fruits look as good as their tastes. A fruit basket filled with nicely arranged fruit makes a great thing for the holiday table, or also for the purpose of a gift. Whether you want to decorate the fruit basket for your own table or want to send it across to someone as a gift, we have the best tips for you to decorate the basket. You can purchase a fruit gift basket; however, the rates can be prohibitive. If the basket is for your house use or you will be delivering it to someone, you can save up on money and customize the design by arranging the fruit baskets all by yourself in easy steps!

• Select the right container. Although the traditional wicker baskets do work quite well, you can make use of anything, which is attractive, large and sturdy enough to hold your choice of fruits. Bowls, flower pots, pails, gift bags or boxes are the possible choices.
• Cushion bottom of the container with any filler such as the shredded paper, the plastic basket grass of pretty colours or the pretty raffia strips. Any shallow container needs only a thin bed of any filler to safeguard the fruit. Any deep basket must have a thick filler bed to aid the fruit and so that the fruits are clearly visible.
• Choose the fruit. Pick the favourites or the fruits, which you know your basket recipient will enjoy. Apples, pineapples, oranges, bananas and grapes are traditional fruit basket options, but you may also include other fruits such as the exotic ones.
• Choose a few small items, which can add a variety to your basket, if only desired. Nuts, candies, candles, small packages of tea or coffee, crackers or wrapped cheese or even a bottle of wine are good additions. Make it look like a proper gift hamper.
• Arrange the basket; start with the heaviest and largest items. Place the largest and heaviest pieces of fruits right in the middle of your basket. Set the smaller fruits around the edges, and the smallest pieces right on top and the filling in the gaps.
• Tuck in all the extra items. You may need to reposition few fruits to keep everything in place. Place the larger items right in the middle of your basket. Scatter the candies or nuts all throughout the basket’s centre and also along the edges.
• And lastly, finish off the entire design with a beautiful large bow. Any gift for the matter looks unfinished without being tied with a bow. Use a wire to attach the ribbon to outer edges of the basket or on its handle.

There are a lot of other ways too to decorate a fruit basket. And now that there are so many easy options for fruit baskets delivered, you do not have to worry about anything. Decorate the basket and leave the rest to the delivery guy.