*~Riceballz~*

Just went to Yong Sheng the other day because I know they sell really fancy New Year goodies, and after sampling all the varieties and being waited like a princess, I got hooked and get the smallest hamper plus a box (or a tin?) of cheesy pineapple cookies. The hamper is RM50, the only affordable one for a poor student like me.

The two flower shaped tin contains cheesy pineapple cookies and almond cookies. They look like this, and they taste yummy! If you are skeptical, head towards Yong Sheng or find their booth in shopping centers; they give out free samples willingly.

Pineapple Cheese Cookies are my favourite.

Almond cookies are not bad too!

These pictures were taken two years ago, and I am amazed that I am kind of a loyal customer. Heh!

So, after studying the hamper for awhile, I think its not THAT HARD to wrap a hamper. You will need stuffs like:

-cellophane tape, lots of it

-scissors

-a basket for all the stuffs

-decorations, such as ribbons, flowers, paper cuttings, etc

-clear, transparent plastic wrapper in any hue, with or without patterns or motifs (so that the goodies in the hamper could be seen from outside)

-the stuffs that you want to wrap

Of course, the thing that you bought, it is best to have a bottle of some sort depends on your budget. Wine, champagne and sparkling grape juice are the usual ones found in ready bought hamper.

Some boxes of cookies, chocolate and anything else. Remember, they must be in boxes. And some other plastic bag wrapped stuffs, if you like.

Some canned lychee, longan or abalone, again depends on budgets.

To start, estimate how high your hamper would be. Put the basket in the middle. Start with the biggest box first. Lay them upright with the front facing the supposed front of your hamper. Try to arrange the boxes on the four sides of the hamper, assuming that your basket is rectangular. Place the canned stuffs at the corner. Try stacking all the stuffs, leaving the core or middle empty, but try to cover the empty hole with a box of something. Secure everything with cellophane tape, the more the better. Lastly, put the bottle at the top of the pyramid, and secure that with even more cellophane tape.

Congratulations! You are done stacking! Now all you have to do is to wrap them.

Estimated how much plastic wrapper you need, cut the amount required and put the hamper right at the center.

Lift the two ends up and over the hamper, and try to work on how to wrap the hamper nicely.

Secure everything nicely with cellophane tape. Tie the bottle neck with ribbons and decorate as you wish.

Don’t worry if it looks ugly. Afterall, its the thought that counts!

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