Grandma's Wicker basket!

Hellooo...
We are in the last month of the year...oh My! How fast has this year flown by!
However, the first of every month is the challenge up at Rhedd's Creative Spirit and the rules are simple..."Anything goes, Mixed media or Altered Art".

As for my DT creation, I have altered a packaging box!

I  altered it into a wicker basket using paper rope.

The paper line that I have used for this is from DCWV Nana’s Kitchen Mat stack. Some of them even have glitter! I wove an oval pattern with the paper rope on the lid and then plaited it up on the flap to make it a stand out! For the closure I used a lovely floral bauble and some jute rope to form the loop. The box closes really snug!

For the embellishments on the lid, I have stuck some hand made gardenias using joy crafts die and leaves are using CLD Tropical leaves.

A little note from grandma here…

I had this vintage stamp from Itsy Bitsy and made a mini post card which co incidentally has a thank you note on it and I have clipped it using small wooden peg which I colored and have hand written the words too.

And when the box opens…

 Take a peak into the box and here comes….

A TISSUE ROLL MINI…
Actually I haven’t complicated the mini…it has  4 main pages with lots of interactive elements! Lots of pockets and pull outs for photos and journaling.



The paper line is the same as the box and I have only used flat back pearls as embellishments here. I dint want the mini to fan up! Not too much fuss on this one, very functional mini inside!



I hope you liked this project and Thanks much for visit my page today.
Do play along and have a look at what the team has in store for you.
this challenge runs till the 31st of January, so here's wishing you a MERRY Christmas and Happy 2018.

Until my next creative journey,
Happy crafting and recycling.
cheers.