Spring has Sprung!
Spring has sprung in the Wild West and I’m so excited to kick-off the season with this sweet little basket. Hope Spring finds your part of the country soon!
Whether you’re weather is keeping up with the calendar or hanging on to winter, you can still enjoy this bright little project.
For me, signs of spring are the sounds of birds and baskets everywhere. So, why not combine them in a cute little spring basket? This one is easy to make with a 6″ x 6″ piece of card stock, some Designer Series Paper, Pearls and shredded paper.
Basket Tips:
- Score at 2″ and 4″ then turn the square 90 degrees and repeat. You’ll have nine 2″ squares is you’ve done it correctly.
- Round corners
- Determine the left and right sides of the square.
- Cut both sides of the middle square on the Right side. Do NOT cut it completely off. Repeat for the Left Side.
- Cut 9 pieces of DSP each 1-7/8″ square. Round corners on four of them. Affix to each square of basket with SNAIL.
- Fold sides up to create the basket and affix the sides with Sticky Strip
- Create a handle with matching card stock and DSP. The handle shown here is 3/4″ x 10 Whisper White and 1/2″ x 10″ Easter Elegance.
- Embellish as desired and fill with paper shreds.
You can add all kinds of embellishments to the side like birds punched from The Bird Builder Punch. I kept them “hidden” just like birds in nature. Kind of like a whisper. When someone whispers we lean in closer so not to miss a thing.
Thanks for visiting. See you next month!
Nuts & Bolts: Paper (Whisper White Card stock, Eastern Elegance DSP); Accessories (Pearls Basic Jewels); Tools (Bird Builder Punch, Corner Punch, Stampin’ Trimmer); Adhesives (Multipurpose Liquid Glue, SNAIL, Sticky Strip); Non-Stampin’Up! (Shredded Crinkle Paper)
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These are so beautiful. Tx for sharing the instructions. 🙂
Jessica
Darling basket! I love making these, they are simple and fun plus they always look amazing! Lovely job!
Oh too cute Rae!!! Absolutely love that little basket!! Fabulous job!!
Rae…this is simply adorable and a HUGE thanks for the “low-down” on how to make it! I cannot wait to try! I love this time of year and it makes me miss the egg hunts with the kids!!! Thanks for all that you do! Love your project!
LOVELY….gorgeous….fabulous!
Carol, thank you for the lovely comment. 🙂
This is a great project to make. I like your camouflaged bird. I did have to lean in to see him!
Thank you Sue! I thought it would be fun to hide the birdie. Thank you for reading the post too. 🙂
What a pretty basket! I love the DSP and the bird!
Thank you Christine. 🙂
really cute, rae! love the patterns of dsp.
paper hugs,
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Thanks a bunch Mary!
I love this, Rae! The colors are gorgeous and really say Spring is around the corner!
Thank you Dawn. Let’s hope it works for everyone in the northeast and south.
What a simple way to make a basket! Love your choice of dsp and the little bird!
Thank you Goldie. I was surprised how easy this was.
Wish you could have heard my “oooohhhh, so lovely” as soon as the computer revealed your basket! I will be making this today!!! I must echo Debbie’s comment about thanks for all you do with the Hop!!
Thanks a bunch Katy! The blog hop is a team effort. Thank you from the Team!
Beautil Rae! And so simple! Thanks for the info on how to create it.
Thank you and you’re very welcome. Couldn’t believe how simple it was. Why not share, right?
Elegant Easter basket!
Thank you Linda!
Such a pretty basket, Rae!
Thank you so much Michelle.
Oh, Rae, what a great basket! The DSP is the perfect touch! I will have to try this soon. Thanks for all you do for the hop!!
Thank you Debbie. Can’t wait to see what you do with the basket. And… thank you from the Blog Hop Team. I can’t take all the credit for sure.
What a beautiful basket. Definitely the description of Spring without saying a word!
Thank you Martie. 🙂