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Wednesday, April 6, 2016 I know, I know!  There are lots of tutorials on making rope baskets but have you seen one that includes a lid?  Who doesn't love a handcrafted and adorable catchall that has a top to hide it all?  And the best part - it's so easy to make including adding decorative rope accents!

Sisal rope - 3/8"  100ft roll
Hot glue
Parchment  paper or *plastic wrap
Outdoor Mod Podge

Begin by dipping the end of the rope in mod podge to prevent fraying and let dry.  Once dry, coil end tightly in circle, securing with a dab of hot glue and place on a upside down bowl bottom you'll be using to shape the basket. Add lines of hot glue along the rope as you are coiling it around the bowl base,  making sure to keep the rope even and the circle flat. An afterthought was to add *plastic wrap around the bowl since a lot of the glue seeped through. But next time, I'll use parchment paper for a much easier removal and clean-up. Continue coiling and gluing the rope around the bowl, holding the rope firmly in place as you are waiting for the glue to dry (a few seconds) until reaching the desired height. Remove the basket from the bowl by gently pulling off the plastic wrap from the bowl and twisting it out. *Use the clean tip of the hot glue gun to remove any excess glue and remaining *plastic wrap that's stuck. Turn the bowl upside down and continue gluing a "lip" on the bowl (to hold lid), circling around twice. Leave about 12 inches of sisal rope on the finished basket and cut off excess.  Make a decorative coil on the outside of the basket and hot glue in place. To make the lid, use the rest of the sisal rope from the original roll and place the  end in mod podge, as before, to seal.  After drying, make a small loop and hot glue together. Hold the loop upright and begin coiling the rope around the loop. Continue coiling in a flat circle pattern, adding glue around the rope. As a guide to how large to make the lid, I drew around the opening of the basket on parchment paper .  .  . and continued coiling and gluing on the parchment paper until covering the  circle pattern.

Leave several inches of excess rope and make a matching decorative coil on top.  Glue in place. And finally, give the basket of coat of mod podge or sealant to control sisal threads and dust particles. Perfect for any area where a bit of pizazz and order is needed! One of my favs! Take a little time to enjoy
Happy Crafting