Log cabin basket

Hallo,

   Another small basket to show off today. Hand painted vintage plate used for the base, it is 8 inches round and 2 inches tall.

   This basket took around 7 hours for me to make.

 You can find this sweet little basket on my Etsy shop - Translucent Firefly.

   Have a great day!!!

        Tera

 

Mountain camp basket

Hallo,

   Finished off this little basket last night - 8 inches round by 2 inches deep.

  I love the mountain scene on this vintage wall plate. I really made a cute basket!!!

   Between the plate and other supplies - about 50 dollars cost for materials and almost 7 hours to make.

   You can find it on my Etsy shop. or if you want to learn how to make your own, I have a class coming up at 'Spires Gallery' in Niceville FL (formerly 'Artful Things')

   Have a great day!!!!

                                                                                                                   Tera

 

Seashells in a resin base

Hallo,

  Trying something new for basket bases - I made this one from resin and seashells. I have 2 molds in good sizes for baskets. The one is clear with a turquoise blue tint to it.

  The basket is 9.5 inches round and 3.5 inches tall.

  I will be making more of these resin bases. They are light weight and easy to work with.

   All for today - Take Care

      Tera

 

Driftwood basket

Hallo,

   I have been working on this basket for about a week and a half and finally got it finished. First time incorporating a piece of driftwood into the basket so there was some finageling to get it where I wanted it. 

  I made the base of the basket this time too using a flat rock slice and resin which worked pretty well. I left space around the edge and drilled holes in the resin to attach the cording - also helped to sand the edges of the resin so the coil didn't slip as much.

   This basket measures 10 inches round and 3.5 inches tall . Took me almost 20 hours to make.

   Have a great day!!!

          Tera

 

Purple basket

Hallo,

   Another small basket to show off today - I used a seashell slice for the base and the thicker cording, so it went a bit faster to make - about 5 or 6 hours.

  The basket is 6.5 inches round and about 2 inches tall.

   Have a great weekend ya'll!!

              Tera

 

Asian style plate basket

Hallo,

   Baskets, baskets and more baskets - I haven't had much time to paint in the studio lately, but I will be back at it soon!!!

   The base for this basket is a vintage plate with an asian/oriental design .

  The basket is 10 inches round and about 3 inches tall. It took me about 15 or 16 hours ish to make.

   It may not show that well in the photos but the orange/red of the main color in the basket is just a few shades darker than the orange/red in the plate - it tends to show more reddish in the pictures for some reason.

    All for today - take care

                                                                               Tera 

 

Seashell basket

Hallo,

   Finished off another basket this week. I will eventually have paintings to show off again soon - I have several in the works just not much time to paint.

  For this basket I used a handmade pottery plate that a friend of mine made for me. She made it with the holes already there and I love the seashells!!! The plate is about 1/4 inch thick which is perfect for the core I use also - the core doesn't slide up and down like it can with some of the old plates I have been using.

All for today - Take Care!!!

    Tera

 

Snowy cabin basket

Hallo,

   Another basket using a vintage plate for the base. Tried something new with the design and tried to make trees in the background.

   Fun little basket to make - its about 11 inches round and 2.5 inches high.

   All for today - Take Care

        Tera

 

Butterfly basket 1

 Hallo, 

 A small basket to show off today. For the basket start (aka bottom) I used an old drink coaster from the 70's. These came with a big tray for the drink picture and usually 6 individual coasters for the glasses. The big tray and one of the glass coasters were broken when I found these but 5 are good to use.  The finished basket is 7 inches round by 3 inches tall. 

   I started this basket on my flight to Wyoming last week, worked on it a bit during the week - something to clear my brain before bed. I finished this one on the flight back and started another - tune in tomorrow.

    Have a great week.

           Tera

       

Another purple basket

Hallo,

  I started this basket in the last basket class that I held at HH ARTS Gallery and finally had a few moments to finish it off (just in time for my next class this weekend).

  The basket is about 6.5 inches round and 4 inches tall.

  I used a seashell slice as a 'start' for this basket.

    All for today - have a great week

     Tera

 

A 2 basket day.....

Hallo,

   Yesterday was a very long day!!! My hubby had surgery and between a three-hour delay to start and 4 hours in the recovery room waiting for a floor bed to be ready.......well at least I brought my basket making stuff, and a book!! (and played on my phone and wandered around.....)

   Both baskets are about 6.5 inches long by 6 wide and about 2.5 and 3 inches deep. 

   I used seashell slices for the base and some seashell beads on the first one and some pretty orange beads on the second.

                                                                                                           I was using a slightly thicker cord than I usually do so these each took me about 3.5 hours working time to do.

    All for today - Take Care

              Tera

 

Leaf basket

Hallo,

   I typically keep my hands busy when relaxing on the couch watching TV at night. This basket took me the better parts of a month and a half.

  I used a clay basket start that I got on Etsy which is really convenient because it has the holes for thread when starting the basket. And it was really pretty all by itself.

  I used a 1/4 inch coil that I got from Dick Blick art store and hemp twine from Hemptique.

  All for today - Take Care

     Tera