The woven part is make from scrapbook paper that I rubbed brown and black pigment ink on. The bottom is balsa wood tinted with Stain & Seal. The band and handle are made with scrap leather. In fact, the whole thing is made with scraps! YEY!
I wanted to add this image to illustrate how I used the back of the “linen” textured card stock to help the basket look more like reed or rush or whatever real basket materials.
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So yeah . . . now I really have to see the finished product as it is combining 2 things I love. I may have a slightly large collection which makes it’s way out for the holidays each year. This looks to be epic!
I always love the level of detail you achieve in your projects. Adding a wood base and leather details takes it up several notches. I can’t wait to see the finished project!
Awwww, THANK YOU everyone! I am really chuffed with how it came out. I must give some credit to pinterest where I found the technique for weaving.
One thing I did to help the paper be more convincing as reeds is that I used the back side of the cardstock. The front is “linen” texture.
I think the wood was going to be the easiest solution for me, the pinterest technique I found just used paper. The balsa I used is also quite thick which gave me lots of surface area for glue and makes the basket that much more stable. Of course, because it’s balsa wood it’s still super lightweight!
@AIMR - Yes, it DID take hours! In fact, I really, truly do not know how these amazing makers make such cool things in such a short amount of time! Everything seems to take me ages.