Christmas Basket with a Tutorial

Merry Christmas!

Just one day to go - at least here in Norway :)

Today I'll show you a Christmas Basket I made for one of my crafting classes this December.

It has a hexagon shape, and it's quite easy and fun to make, so I thought I'd even give you the tutorial on how to make it your self :)

The basket is of course embellished with beautiful items from Wild Orchid Crafts!

Embellishments from Wild Orchid Crafts:

Poinsettias, Open Paper Roses 15 mm & 10 mm, Rosebuds 4 mm, Satin Ribbon and Self Adhesive Rhinestones.

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How to make this Christmas Basket:

This is what you’ll need:

1 Cardstock + 1 strip of size 4,5 x 30 cm

Designer paper

Adhesives

Glue

Ruler

Papercutter/Scoreboard

Scissors

Edge puncher

Spellbinders circle or doily or something similar

Embellishments

Basket:

Cut 6 squares of cardstock in size 10 x 10 cm.

Cut and fold like the template says:

Use the edge puncher on top of each part.

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Cut 6 panels of designer paper in size 7 x 7,5 cm.

Cut as the template says:

Glue the pieces of designer paper on the parts of cardstock.

Glue the parts together so they become a hexagon shaped basket.

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Bottom:

Construate a hexagon like this: Draw a circle with a radius of 4 cm. Mark a point on the circle, then a new point 4 cm from the first, a new one 4 cm from the second…and so on, until you have 6 points on the circle. Draw straight lines from point to point, until you have a hexagon. Cut out the hexagon, and glue it to the bottom of the baskets inside.

Punch out a Spellbinder shape and glue it underneath the bottom of the basket, as a plate.

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Handle:

Cut a strip of cardstock in size 4,5 or 5 x 30 cm.

Use the edge puncher on both sides of the strip.

Cut a strip of designer paper in size 2,5 x 30 cm, and glue it to the strip of cardstock.

Glue the handle to the inside of the basket.

The basket is now ready to be embellished!

I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy and Creative New Year!


Christmas hugs from Lena Katrine