Creative Angle: Basket O' Plenty

By Marie Vetrano

Supplies:
Basket of choice (shown: willow basket #2874-69SM)
Spring floral picks of choice
Ivy picks #DS-3223-54 or your choice
3 wood cut out shamrocks #9144-25
Shamrock garland #2405-59
Ribbon of choice
Gold coins #1881-20
Double sided sticky foam circles #1206-03
20 gauge green wire #3958-78
16 gauge gold wire #3958-85
Green paint
Green glitter
Mod Podge
Floral foam
Spanish moss
Additional Supplies:
Hotglue gun, glue sticks, wire cutters and foam brushes.

How To Make:
1. Paint both sides and edges of the wood shamrocks and let dry.
2. Brush Mod Podge onto shamrocks and sprinkle with green glitter. Tap off excess glitter and
set aside to dry.
3. Glue floral foam into basket and cover with Spanish moss.
4. Cut apart the picks using wire cutters. Start at the center and begin arranging flowers and
then the ivy along the edges.
5. Wrap green wire several times around the stems of the wood shamrocks and then wrap
around the 16 gauge gold wire. Push the wire down into the foam in the center of the 
basket. Fan the shamrocks out from the gold wire.
6. Cut lengths of the shamrock garland and loop among the flowers.
7. Make a bow and tie it onto the bottom of the handle. Embellish center of the bow with 
several gold coins layered using the double side foam circles. Glue more coins along 
portions of the handle, the shamrock garland and the sides of the basket.