English Country Gift Basket DIY Project

You can easily create your own English Food Gift Basket on a budget with a few simple steps. Knowing what color basket you need as well as what to fill it with is the basis for this English country project. This simple English country gift basket makes a wonderful birthday gift, wedding shower gift, or even get well gift!

This article will help you know what colors to paint your English country gift basket as well as give food recommendations to fill the English gift basket.

So, to choose your basket go for colors found in nature. These colors should also be muted. Sage greens, faded rose colors, and even fade sunny yellows would work well. Pale Gold #2 found at Lowe's is a wonderful vintage yellow!

Creating an English country colored project is an inexpensive way to update your Gift Basket with the look of expensive colors as well as establish a warm and inviting English Country packaging. Try this project out to remodel and update an existing plain wicker basket on a budget with a English Country flair.

You will need:

Sand paper
Egg Shell Or Semi Gloss Paint

3"bristle brushes
Glaze Medium
Baskets

English country food

Click here for more ideas from Rebecca.

So, you always need to first lightly sand your Gift Basket. Wipe away any debris and apply on a coat of primer.

Let this primer dry.

I like to start this project by painting all of the Gift Baskets receiving the paint treatment in a warm and muted inspired color that will be the base color. So, paint with yellow, or whatever colors you chooses. You can also buy a small pint of a similar but darker shade of your color to add dominion.

Rent a sprayer and spray paint on your paint for even coverage.

Now, take a nice muted darker color and mix is with equal amounts glaze. Pale gold #3 would work here. Dab this on top of the dried pale first color.

This will add dimension.

You could also lightly stipple the Gift Basket with a very dry brush with very little darker yellow paint on it. This will create that uneven effect.

Let your English Country Gift Baskets dry for at least twenty-four hours.

Now, you are ready to fill your gift basket.