A garden basket
Do you constantly find yourself strolling along your garden admiring all your hard work? Just when you were about to take a mental picture of a bouquet of flowers you notice the bouquet needs deadheading.
If only you’ve had that gardening gloves and pruner handy.
I’m one of those people. I don’t want to lug along my bulky gardening bag with everything in it from shovel to yard waste bag, every time I go out to enjoy my garden so I refurbished this little basket which I picked up for $1.95 at the local Goodwill Store.
I leave it on the deck and if I’m in need of my gloves, pruner, garden twine or scissors to snip some herbs my handy garden basket is right there for me. I’ve even had some neighbours comment on its versatility and beauty. Convenient and close-at-hand.
It’s even pretty enough to be totting around just for fun.
Items needed:
- one raggedy old basket
- acrylic paint
- paint sealer or not
- old/leftover fabric
- glue
- 1 hour
- imagination and creativity
What to do?
1. Clean the basket and mend it if there are any broken pieces.
2. Give it an overall painting.
3. Choose a theme and start decorating the outside.
4. Glue the inside of the basket with old fabric.
Here are the before and after pictures.
Before:
After:
The person behind the artwork is my beautiful artistic daughter. We both agreed to a rustic look.
Frankly, I think this piece is too beautiful to be out in the garden, so for now it’ll adorn my deck.
Do you have a favourite side?
In good use:
Versatility and Beauty
Children can add their own twist to theirs by using cardboard vegetable basket with the plastic handle like the one below, using markers and paint. It’ll surely keep them busy on a rainy summer day.
Later, the decorated basket will make an excellent storage for snails, rocks and woodchips or daisies, acorn and hairclips. I’ll be using mine for fall decoration.
Avoid landfills and learn to recycle by adding fuel to your imagination.
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