Article: Anything goes in a gift basket

I T WAS the gift that nobody wanted.Known for cheese, crackers and sausages, the gift basket had a better chance of making its way into a white elephant gift exchange than under a Christmas tree.

Not anymore.

Now they are works of art.

"We get people that get gift baskets and want to take pictures because they can't believe how beautiful they are," said Chris Moeller, owner of Everything But Flowers in Danville. "It's amazing what can be done with a basket."

At Moeller's store, she will sometimes mix and match products for several weeks before it makes the basket that goes on the shelf.

"You have to consider the shapes of the products, the color of the products and most importantly the ...

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