Treat Basket with Handle Details and Process Video

I recently did my first (mini) craft fair. It was part of an event for our local Cultural Council where artists can show off their studios/artwork. I had a table showcasing some of my cards along with some papercrafted items for gift giving. I will be sharing the papercraft items along with directions on how you can make them over the coming posts. The first one is this cute treat basket made using a 6"x6" piece of patterned paper. This basket was the inspiration for the Mother's Day Basket I showcased a while back.

I filled the basket with some chocolate, placed it in a glassine bag, and added a gift card to show shoppers a fun way to give some goodies.

To create this basket you will need the following: 1 6"x6" piece of DSP or cardstock, 1 12"x 1/2" piece of cardstock, trimmer with scoring blade or scoring platform, scissors, and Tear Tape.

1. Cut the 6"x6" DSP down to 5"x5". Save the 1"x6" piece for the handle. Score the 5"x5" piece according to the following diagram.

2. Fold along the score lines and then cut along the vertical score lines to the 1 1/2" and 3 1/2" horizontal score lines. Cut the center tab sides at an angle as shown in the diagram.

3. Place Tear Tape on the outer 2 tabs on each side as shown.

4. Adhere the tabs behind each other starting from the outside and working in then adhering behind the center tabs.

5. Score the 12" x 1/2" piece of cardstock down the center and then place a piece of Tear Tape down the center. Adhere the strip to the top edge of the basket aligning to the score line. Cut off the excess and in to each corner. Fold the top down along the edge.

6. Place Tear Tape on each end of the handle piece and adhere to the inside of the basket just behind the center tabs.

7. Add some stamped and die cut pieces to embellish the basket. Fill with goodies and give as a gift!

 

You can watch my process on this video from my YouTube channel.

I hope you like this project. Thanks for stopping by!