The 12 Posts of Christmas, Day 10: Jute Basket Ornament

Inside: This Jute Basket Ornament is the cutest thing. A fun project with the kids, you can make this ornament in a couple of hours. 

Jute Basket Ornament

Looking for a cute little project you can make in an evening? Maybe something to occupy the kids for a while? This ornament is easy to put together with items you likely have on hand. And with Christmas just a day and a night away, time is of the essence. Let’s get to it, shall we?

You Will Need:

• glue gun with glue sticks
• thick jute cord (4 ply)
• red buffalo check material, 3 inch x 3.5 inch
• thin red ribbon, 22 inches
• a small pine cone

Making the Basket

Hot glue the jute together to form a coil. This will be the bottom of the basket. You want to go around five times.

Once you get to the side of the coil where you started, you want to begin gluing the jute, strand by strand, on top of each other to form the side of the basket. You want to go five times around and stop, tucking the end inside the basket.

Cut a piece of jute, approximately 5 inches to make the handle and glue into place.

Fold the material in half and glue it to make a rectangle 1.5 inches x 3.5 inches. Tuck the blanket inside the basket so the ends hang out on either side of the handle. Glue the ends of the material to the outside of the basket so it stays in place.

Glue pine cone into the basket and on top of the cloth.

Cut the red ribbon into two pieces of 7 inches and15 inches. Using the 15 inches, tie a bow and glue it into place on the top of the basket. (Refer to the picture.) Make a loop with the 7-inch piece and glue it on the back side of the handle and attach a hanger.

Hang the basket on the nearest tree and stand back to admire your cute little work of art!