A chocolate arrangement makes the gift of chocolate special.
A chocolate arrangement is a fun and delicious package that can serve as a gift for nearly every occasion. There are few people who do not appreciate a delicious-looking chocolate arrangement. Although you can spend a large amount of money on a chocolate arrangement made by someone else, you can make your own arrangement for much less. This arrangement requires about one hour of time, and is possible to make from materials that you may already have at home. After arranging the chocolates, you can hand-deliver them or mail them to the recipient.
Instructions
1. Fill the bottom of the container with floral foam to help the chocolates stick out from the bottom of the container. Apply glue with the hot glue gun to the bottom of the foam and press it to the bottom of the container. Allow the glue to dry completely. If you have enough chocolates to fill the entire container, then you can skip the foam.
2. Place tissue paper or another decorative material over the floral foam to hide it.
3. Place the chocolates inside the container. Use a mixture of boxed and individually wrapped chocolates. Arrange them so that the highest boxes and containers are in the back and the shortest chocolates and containers are in the front. Arrange the chocolates in a pattern pleasing to the eye. If necessary, use hot glue to hold the boxes or chocolate wrappers in place.
4. Add individually-wrapped chocolates to the small crevices in the arrangement between other, larger containers and packages. You can wrap these yourself in plastic film, or use individually-wrapped chocolates, such as those that come in a large bag.
5. Add decorative ribbon or confetti to the container. Weave the ribbon around the boxes and chocolates in the basket or tie a few small bows to some of the chocolate boxes. Sprinkle the confetti over the chocolates for a festive look. If the container has a handle, add a large, decorative bow or curly ribbons to it.
6. Wrap the entire container in plastic film. Use colored or clear film, depending on what style you want to present. Clear film will show the contents of the basket. Colored film will hide the basket's contents, but can be used to emphasize a holiday, such as red or green film for a holiday gift basket.
7. Secure the top of the film with a large bow.
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