Pink Pot

I spent a good deal of time this morning making this pattern for a hanging basket flower pot.  It is part lampshade and part bowl.  

I used a pink file folder. You could use any card stock; textured or plain, or a patterned paper you like. I wanted mine pink.

Here is how it looks when glued together. 

Tomorrow I will show you the plant I've made for this pot.  Here's a sneak peak.

Hope you have a beautiful day! If you make one of these flower pots I would love to see it!  :D

Basket Weaving??

I found some really pretty variegated blue cording that I want to use to make a little basket.
I also have some raffia. I need a simple pattern and instructions. I've never made a basket before.

I like this photo at About.com because it looks simple? I have experience with Leslie Shepherd's tutorials and so far I'm not too impressed. Maybe someone else has an idea?

This is the second part of Leslie's tutorial. Not so simple.

If anyone has made a beginner's basket, please let me know how you did it. I just want something simple that I can use to hold logs next to my fireplace. Nothing fancy. Easy?

I've heard that basket weaving is one of those skills we were supposed to learn somewhere along the way. Guess I missed that class. Come on Casey, help me out here!

Sweet Dreams!
Kathi