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A hand-trimmed flower basket will charm the flower girl and everyone watching her carrying it up the aisle.
Cover a basket in fabric to coordinate with the bridal party. Or, simply run ribbon through wide lace beading, and secure it to the basket edge. Baskets can be filled with fresh, dried, or artificial flower petals, potpourri, or confetti for the flower girl to strew down the aisle. As an alternative to a bouquet, the flower girl can carry a basket filled with a fresh flower arrangement. While adding an adorable touch to the ceremony, the basket is also a memorable keepsake for her.
Tip
If your flower girl will be sprinkling petals down the aisle, keep an extra bag of petals handy in case of accidental spills.
Covering a basket With Fabric
You Will Need
- Basket with flared rim and handle
- Fabric
- 1 to 2yd. each of two coordinating ribbons
- Polyester batting
- Hot-glue gun
- Measure basket from inside base up over rim, down the side and across the bottom, up opposite side, and over rim to inside base. Cut fabric circle 2in. wider than this measurement.
- Place basket upside down over tall bottle. Secure center of fabric circle to base, using hot glue. Wrap fabric down sides and over the rim.
- Tie string tightly around basket. Pleat out fabric fullness evenly. Glue ribbon tightly around basket just below rim, turning under one end and overlapping the other.
- Cut slit from fabric edge to handle base on each side. Turn basket over; work fabric around handles and pleat out fullness down into pocket… apply bead of hot glue around base of basket pocket; secure fabric.
- Cut cardboard to fit loosely inside bottom of basket; cut matching piece of batting. Cut fabric 1in. larger than cardboard. Hot glue batting to cardboard.
- Center cardboard, batting side down, over wrong side of fabric. Wrap fabric to back; glue in place. Secure padded cardboard to inside basket base, using hot glue.
- Knot ribbon around one base of handle. Angle and wrap ribbon around handle to opposite base; knot and trim. Tie ribbon bow to each handle base, covering knots.
