I propose to try to make such a basket with your own hands. For work, we need such materials and tools:
• Satin ribbons of bright colors
• Wicker basket
• Sharp scissors
• Clamp for fabric
• Candle or lighter
• Cut silk or satin fabric green
• Needle
• Threads of green color
• A little foam or cotton wool
• Beautiful beads or buttons
• Transparent waterproof adhesive.
First you need to make flowers, with which we will then fill the basket. We will make them from satin ribbons using the tsumi technique kanzashi. Therefore, we will prepare satin ribbons five centimeters wide in different colors: pink, red, burgundy, violet, white or any others to your taste. You can make the same flowers - a basket with white or red flowers looks very interesting. The basis for the flowers is the kanzashi's sharp petals. For each flower you need to make seven to eight petals.
Prepared petals are pasted onto a circle of dense fabric. As a basis for a flower, you can take a circle cut from a satin ribbon. The edges of the mug need to be burned with the flame of a candle or lighter, so as not to crumble. A fairly large drop of glue is applied to the base, then the petals are distributed on it. After the glue dries and the petals are firmly fixed, you need to draw the middle of the flower. To do this, glue a beautiful large bead or button in the center of the flower. Now the flower is ready. For a basket you need to make at least five of these flowers.
To place flowers in a basket, you need to prepare a special base. To do this, we need a small piece of green silk fabric and a piece of cotton or foam. From foam rubber or cotton, we make a ball with a diameter of 5 cm, wrap it with a cloth. Sew the edges of the fabric from the bottom with a green thread.
We place the prepared green ball inside the basket and fix it with threads or glue. This is necessary so that the composition holds firmly and does not fall apart over time.
Now that all preparations are completed, you can begin to form a composition. Flowers are arranged in random order on a green ball, which was placed in the center of a wicker basket. First, a little glue is applied to the base of the flower, and then it is placed in a basket directly on a ball of fabric and cotton wool. In this way, all prepared flowers are placed. Transparent waterproof glue will provide reliable fixation, the composition will hold under any conditions.
Such a basket of flowers will be a good gift for any celebration, whether it is the birthday of the best friend or the anniversary of a respectable person.
