4th of July Basket
Serve your favorite foods in this red, white, and blue basket at your next barbecue. Your July 4th celebration will a blast when you decorate your table with this unique, handmade craft.

Other Things You'll Need

  • Basket with leather handles
  • 3 coordinating fabrics
  • Twine
  • White cotton string
  • ¾" flat brush
  • Medium grit sandpaper
  • Scissors
  • Hot glue

Instructions

  1. Remove the handles from basket. Paint the handles Imperial. Allow to dry and then distress with sandpaper.
  2. Tape off 2 ½” at the top of basket and paint Nautical. Allow to dry. 
  3. Tape off the bottom of the basket at the blue line and paint with Java. Allow to dry. Paint the Sheepskin on top of the Java. Allow to dry. 
  4. Brush Mod Podge on the back of the fabrics to keep from fraying when cutting. Allow to dry. 
  5. Cut fabric into 1” stripe and Mod Podge onto basket. Alternate as desired. Allow to dry. 
  6. Hot glue the twine around the basket. 
  7. Place the handles back on the basket with the white cotton string.