A Poinsettia Christmas Basket

Yep, you read that right......I am working on Christmas Projects.  Its kinda depressing how fast this year has gone by, isn't it?   Well the project I have to share with you today was easy to make because the die template does all the work!  Here is a basket I made using the Hexagon Petal Grand Template from Spellbinders.

To make this basket, I used 1 sheet of 12 x 12" Sunset Rose Dotted Swiss cardstock.  I cut the sheet to 8 x 12" and cut/embossed using the Hexagon Petal Grand Die.  Then using the left over piece, I cut six 1 x 2" pieces to hold the petals together and a handle that measures 1" x 12.

Here is what my pieces looked like before I started.

To begin, fold up each petal on the "fold" line that is created by the die template.  Its kinda hard to see but you can kinda see it in the picture above.  It should look like this:

Then using a fast dry liquid adhesive, I glued each little 1" piece between each petal.  This will hold the basket together and give you a nice base for each poinsettia flower.

When you are done with this step, here is what your basket will look like!

Now all you have to do is add your handle and decorate the basket with your Poinsettia flowers!  Like I said this was a pretty simple project because I let my Spellbinders die templates do all the work!  Here are a few more close-ups!

Here is the flower I put on the top of the handle.

Supplies Used:

• Cardstock - Blissful Dotted Swiss, Clover Leaf Dotted Swiss, Gold Pearl Linen Metallic Cardstock from Discount Cardstock
• Die Templates - LF-007 Hexagon Petal Envelope, S5-055 Layered Poinsettia, S4-328 Foliage die templates - Spellbinders Paper Arts
• Accessories - pearl brads, gold pearls, Beacon's 3 in 1 Advanced Craft Glue, Krylon Gold Paint Pen

Comments

[Trisha]

1.

What a pretty basket. Thanks for the inspiration. I am trying to get started on my Christmas projects, also. Don't want to wait til the last minute and have to rush. Happy, happy crafting!!

[Bonnie Heggemann]

2.

This is so cool. I just love it. Thanks for the instructions and the inspiration.

[Robbie]

3.

This is so pretty! I love the elegance of it along with those gorgeous pearl brads. Your tutorial is really good, too.

[Venus Fortuna]

4.

Hi!

What an amazing project! The basket is so pretty with all that poinsettias. Your're very creative. I'm jealous, I don't have a large cutting machine.