I never had a hope chest. never had a box or a basket. Just alot of hope in my chest. I did however buy one for my DD and I gave it to her on her 18th xmas with a bargello heart quilt inside and a cute poem that I wrote for her. She still has it but I do not know what she has in it.
I do have a cedar chest now tho that holds all of the kids drawings and special toys they had as a child. One of thes days I will give them back some of the things that are in it.