LED fairy lights, perhaps. I bought these and they are great. Comes with a remote and different modes. It’ll look cool in a basket and they can reuse it as they wish. More on reddit.com

Bomb n baths - talk to her directly about potential options, she may be able to go more neutral on the smell profiles Rock coast - easy to work with Any of the local coffee roasters are likely to be able to do small batch style Camosun college - they have a cohort every year that does things small batch things like bath salts and spices, not sure what their cycle is for doing this but the product is always very good and thoughtfully done Saltwest flavoured salts Nezza naturals - natural soaps, masks, cleaning supplies, balms, candles, etc. Triple smoke spices Island nut roastery (although no idea who owns it now) Any of the local RMTs who might be looking to expand their books, might offer a discount. I imagine there’s a few services who’d be into offering that Country bee - love the honey there and they do small size ones too There’s at least a couple of local smokers/canners, Indigenous owned potentially too, that do different local smoked fish/cans. You may be able to find someone who does cured meats too. Pickled veggies go down well - can’t think of a local one off the top of my head, but if I do I’ll let you know. May be worth looking at some of the local makers who do things like key chains, coasters, etc - primrose collective might be a solid place to determine what local makers might be of interest to you. Stickers or postcards, some kind of printed item - there’s a local shop at Langford station that do this Tickets to a small local event e.g. things like chocolate tasting Local tea - similar vein to the coffee suggestion above. Pies? - couple of pie shops here If I think of more, I’ll add on to this list. More on reddit.com

Love making, giving, and receiving them! All are different kinds of fun. Last year I had no one in mind that would want a basket from me so I made a coffee gift basket and donated it to my work's holiday raffle. I hope the girl who won it enjoyed it! <3 More on reddit.com

Largess, leather bags, headby bags, no physical baskets, lampwork beads. I'm actively making small stuffed animals for a gift basket at gulf war. Wire woven bracelets. What are some of the things you were thinking? More on reddit.com