My Mum had an old hamper in the garage that a friend had given her, and we decided to spend some mother-daughter bonding time re-purposing it as a rustic card box.
What you need:
There are no hard and fast rules about what you decorate with – we chose some fake ivy (from Ginger Ray), a little wicker heart (Hobbycraft), some lace ribbon for the sides (Hobbycraft), and some blue cord and paper flowers for card-making (also from Hobbycraft!)
I also made some bunting using cream and brown card, a Sharpie pen for the letters (carefully copied after googling calligraphy styles), and string and mini pegs to hold everything together.
Along with the decorations, Mum surfaced a couple of bits and pieces that proved pretty useful in the assembly process:
1) PVC-coated garden wire – really useful for winding into the wicker basket to hold things like the ivy in place
2) Super-glue – used to stick down the flowers, cord and lace, and also helpful for sticking down the pegs for the bunting – otherwise the letters kept dropping off!
3) Disposable gloves – for when you inevitably stick your fingers together with the super-glue
Aside from this, all you really need to do is stick the various bits on as you want them. It turned out that Mum’s attention to detail when it came to things like straightness was much more fine-tuned than mine, so maybe she’s the one that should be sharing the tips…that’s teamwork for you anyway!
Links:
Fake ivy: https://www.johnlewis.com/ginger-ray-decorative-vines-pack-of-5/p3200589
Paper flowers: https://www.hobbycraft.co.uk/tuscan-grey-paper-flowers-20-pack/634042-1003
Craft it like Katie 