Colourful Quilling Basket

When you first look at this basket,  what do you feel? You might feel it to be very  complex ? No , this basket is made with simple basic quilling shapes and I will share a technique to join them using which it will be a simple task. The shapes of different colors are glued together to make the basket look attractive and beautiful. You can create your own design and shapes. To make your own quilling basket look more colorful , you can use various colour combinations.

To make this basket , you will need :

• 10 mm quilling strips of different colors
• Quilling needle
• Crepe paper ( for handle )
• A bowl based on the size of your basket
• Fevicol (Gum used for joining quilling shapes)

Here I have used only 10 mm quilling strips of different colors.

• First you need to plan the size of your basket. Take a bowl or basket of desired size, place the coils on the bowl to get the perfect basket shape.

Size for your basket

• You have to start the basket from a base. Here I have used yellow coloured quilling strips . You can use any colour of your choice.
• Take 3 yellow color strips, stick them together to make a longer single piece using fevicol.
• Then roll the strip to make tight coil, apply fevicol at the end of the strip. Now my base coil is ready .

Base coil

• For the next layer of the basket I have used 11 dark pink color marquise shape . You can refer to my earlier posts to know how to make this shape.

First layer of the basket

Marquise shape

• As and when you make a shape, put fevicol on the top of the coil to make it stiff.
• Stick the first layer in a flower shape as shown in the picture.

• For the second layer I have used 11 cream color tear drop shape as shown in the picture. Stick them in between the marquise shape as shown in the picture . Don't forget to apply fevicol on the top of the coil and allow it to dry.

Second layer of the basket

Tear drop shape

• Then I have arranged 11 blue coloured tear drop shape in between the cream colour.
• Stick the coils in a diagonal pattern on the edge of the base to build up the height of the basket 
• Stick as many layers as you want your basket to reach the desired shape and height.

After sticking all the layers

Once you stick all the coils, keep it in the plastic bowl for 2-3 days so that your basket gets its shape, otherwise the fevicol might not harden and the shape might get altered. 

Now we will make the handle for the basket :

• Take three rectangular  crepe papers of different colours.

Crepe Paper

• Stick all the three strips at one end.
• Weave into plaits from the sealed end , till the end of the paper. ( Please refer to the picture )

Weave into plaits

• Stick at the other end also. Your handle is ready .

Stick the handle to the basket at 2 opposite ends. Your quilling basket will look like this.

Colourful quilling basket

Please watch the video for more detailed instructions on how to make the basket.

I have made a small quilling colourful basket which is shown here.

Small quilling basket

Your colourful basket is ready. You can give this basket as a gift or use it as a decorative item. You can put flowers or some light items into your basket. I hope you liked this creativity of mine. I enjoyed the most doing it. Please feel free to share your views.

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