You may remember my post where I talked about buying items to make a doggie gift basket. Since our dog is part of the family, I wanted her to have a great Christmas morning like the rest of us.

I decided to make a gift basket with items that she likes and that are practical. I filled the basket with dog treats, a toy, and brush. I was surprised be the sheer amount of dog treats available. In the end, I picked up Milk-Bone®, Pup-Peroni Treats and Milo’s Kitchen Treats. The picture below shows everything I bought to make the basket.

You make notice that I didn’t buy a basket. I knew that I could use a basket that I already had at home. This is one way to save money when you make a gift basket such as this one.

I also did not buy any filler at the store. I knew that I had plenty of tissue paper at home. I took each piece and crumpled them to fill the basket. I put more paper in the back of the basket so the pet treats would be higher. That way you can see all the items in the final gift basket.

Next, I loaded it all up in the basket.

Then I added the cellophane bag around the basket and some ribbon and in no time at all I had a very nice looking gift basket filled with practical and fun items for my dog. Doesn’t it look just perfect under the tree?

The Bargain Shopper Dog loved her basket even though it is hard to tell from this picture. (She hates having her picture taken) She has been playing with her Angry Birds toy and enjoying the treats. She has spent hours trying to get the treats out of some of the treat dispenser toys we own.

Disclosure: This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for CollectiveBias. #CBias  All thoughts and opinions are my own.