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5.17.22 Patriotic Wooden Basket - Mellie Mel

Instructions

Prep your base.

  • Start with a 16 x 16 wooden basket.
  • Take a 10” mesh and cut 5 x 17” pieces.
  • Take the mesh and make cruffles by curling the edges and pinching the middle together.
  • Prepare a 16” evergreen base.
  • Add the cruffles to the 16” evergreen base using pipe cleaners..
  • Add in your greenery to the evergreen base.
  • Add a few white and red filler flower bushes, alternating colors as you go.

Make and add your bow.

  • Take 4 ribbons and make a bow with 3 loops each.
  • Secure the bow with a pipe cleaner.
  • Fluff out your bow.
  • Add your bow to the bottom right of the basket.
  • Dovetail the ends.

Add in your sign.

  • Add your sign to the center of the evergreen base using pipe cleaners.

Add in your florals to the evergreen base.

  • Add in some blue filler flowers.
  • Add in some blue sunflowers.