Gilded Basket
Gilded Basket
Victorian Craft Projects - Victorian Gilded Basket
Materials: 6 1/2" diameter x 3 1/2" high (plus handle) papier mache basket; 2 yds. eggshell lace ribbon; tie wire; dried floral materials (German statice, purple statice sinuata burgundy painted eucalyptus, pcs. of hydrangea blossom, caspia, bleached gyp; tree fern ) small amounts of each; hot glue sticks and glue gun; Gold FolkartŪ Aerosol color.
2. Using one yard of lace ribbon per bow, make two multi-loop bows, securing in center with tie wire. Wire a bow to base of basket handle on each side.
3. Hot-glue dried floral materials around rim of basket, distributing types evenly.
