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“A Tisket, a Basket…”
Antique Farmhouse
Cloches and Lavener
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A Tiskit – A Basket – 3
Riverside Bliss – Etsy
Tanzania School Foundation Beaded Basket
Thistlewood Farm
Vintage – Etsy – RH88
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A Tisket – A Basket – 2
Jill Choate Basketry
JK Textile Arts – Etsy
Patty Gnuse
Pinterest – no attribution
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“A Tisket, a Basket…” – 2
Matt Tommey – Tabletop to Pedestal
I would LOVE to have this for my dining area table!
“Even the simplest wicker basket can become priceless when it is loved and cared for through the generations of a family.” ~ Sister Parish
Matt Tommey – YouTube
A new basket is justified by its utility in personal or professional gifting, the convenience and value of a pre-packaged gift, or for retail use as a tool to encourage larger purchases and improve the customer experience. You might also justify buying a new basket to enhance the aesthetic of a space or for practical home organization needs.  (I could go on, but you get the idea – there is always a reason to buy another basket.) 🤪
Musgrove Willow
- Storage and Organization:Â Baskets are functional for various purposes, including storing clothes, furnishings, or other household items.Â
- Aesthetic Enhancement:Â Baskets can be used to add artistic or decorative elements to a living space.Â
- Cultural Significance:Â The creation and use of baskets have deep cultural and artistic traditions, and incorporating them into your home can be a way to connect with these practices.Â
Wabanaki Basket – Jessica Hamilton-Jones, Fine Artist
- Personalization:Â You can customize gift baskets to suit the recipient’s tastes and preferences, making the gift more personal and meaningful than a standard store-bought item.Â
- Presentation:Â A gift basket provides a special and memorable presentation that enhances the excitement of the unwrapping experience.Â
- Versatility:Â Baskets can hold a wide variety of items, including food, cosmetics, or other goods, offering immense possibilities for a fantastic gift.Â
- Convenience:Â Gift baskets can save time and offer a cost-effective way to give a meaningful gift.Â
These, of course, are works of art and well beyond my ability to actually buy them, though I’m drooling.
AND you begin to see why I banned myself from going into basket stores. I MAY be able to justify buying some for my NEW place, though….
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“A Tisket, a Basket…”
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I would LOVE this on my living area shelf! (hint, hint…) đź¤
Continuity: Cahuilla Basket Weavers & Their Legacy. Pomona Museum
Japanese Basket Art – Cottages & Gardens
Joe Bruneau – Gallery of the Mountains
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Basket Art
I’m a basket freak from waaaay back. I don’t allow myself to go into stores that sell baskets anymore, unless they are totally out of my price range, because I can use ANY excuse – or none – to buy another one. I still find myself drooling and dreaming about adding JUST ONE MORE to my collection.
Lonning, of Karibaskets, is a master.
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Bee-Ut-i-ful Baskets
I love ALL baskets and have become a master at finding reasons I HAVE to have another one in my life. I had to declare a moratorium on gathering more several years ago, lest I become buried. :0)
Nowadays I confine myself to LOOKING and DROOLING over baskets. I found several I think are definitely droolworthy –
dancing-frog-flower-basket-hanakago-1918-by-hayakawa-shokosai-iii.
Design Devoted 4- Cottages and Gardens
Kari Lonning
Kari Lonning
Native American – Iroquois Sweetgrass Basket and Lid
LaJolie Muse
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“Pretty-as-a-Picture” Baskets
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Basket Freak
I think I’ve admitted to you before that I’m a real basket freak. I can justify why I NEED a basket at the drop of a hat. There is something about the shape and texture of a basket that gets my juices going.
Because of this, I have banned myself from stores which sell baskets, and force myself to only ‘look and drool and dream’ of baskets I see on the net, assuming I could afford to buy half of the ones I would like.
This is a garden basket. Isn’t it WONDERFUL? I already HAVE a Tupperware-type (plastic/rubber) basket that is easily washable (which this one isn’t) but isn’t it beautiful. Sigh.
My juices flow as soon as I see one of these beauties. I can readily think of a thousand ways I could use them, where I would put them, etc. I’ve become a master at ‘how to use baskets,’ and I don’t have a BIT of modesty about it. :0)
I want them ALL.
Maybe I could learn to MAKE them….
“A-tisket, a-tasket
I lost my yellow basket
Won’t someone help me find my basket
And make me happy again, again” ~ Nursery Rhyme
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A Basket for Every Tisket
Although no one seems to know what a “tisket” or a “tasket” IS – with the exception, possibly, of Chick Webb, who wrote the song that Ella Fitzgerald made famous, it is my personal opinion that there will never be too many baskets. :0)
As I told Susy the other day, when she was kind enough to send in a comment, I now celebrate when I find a wonderful one at a yard or garage sale – nothing nearly as great as the pictures of these I share with you here.
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“A Tisket, a Basket…”
Besides boxes, baskets are another thing I try to ONLY drool over online, and NOT in actual stores where it’s possible to purchase them. I don’t know what it is that draws me so strongly to them, but it’s been the same all my life. My third ‘vice’ is office supplies. I have to make myself check supplies before I even THINK about getting more… :0)
People are so creative when it comes to creating baskets. The shapes, sizes, colors and other materials used seems to be endless.
I can immediately think of what I would put into a basket I find. The uses are both practical AND decorative.
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Mary Jackson – Sweetgrass Basket Artist
The source for this is an article of the same name by Stephanie Hunt in “Charleston: The City Magazine”. The photos are by Peter Frank Edwards.
Mary Jackson – Photo by Peter Frank Edwards
“Mary Jackson is an African American fiber artist. She is best known for her sweetgrass basket weaving using traditional methods combined with her innovative, contemporary designs.” Wikipedia
Mary Jackson – photo by Peter Frank Edwards.
Mary Jackson – photo by Peter Frank Edwards.
Mary Jackson – photo by Peter Frank Edwards.
Mary Jackson – photo by Peter Frank Edwards.
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Last of the Baskets I Love – Right now…
Novica
“A glass pitcher, a wicker basket, a tunic of coarse cloth. Their beauty is inseparable from their function. Handicrafts belong to a world existing before the separation of the useful and the beautiful.” ~Â Octavio Paz
Shades of Light
“What is there in a name? It is merely an empty basket, until you put something into it.” ~Â Charles Babbage
Target
“If you keep missing, get closer to the basket.” ~Â Cynthia Lewis
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One Can NEVER Have Too Many Baskets
Ethan Allen
“Carry a big basket. In other words, be open to new ideas, different partners, and new practices, and have a willingness to dump out the old and irrelevant to make room for new approaches.” ~ Frances Hesselbein
Etsy – Lari Murik
“The quality of a man’s mind can generally be judged by the size of his wastepaper basket.” ~ Jose Bergamin
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“Ideas come from life: what happens in mine, what I see happening in others’, mixed with a great deal of imagination. I might see a person in a grocery store and build a whole character and life out of what’s in her basket.” ~ Elizabeth Berg
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Confessions of a Basket Addict
I confess that I’m a basket addict. I don’t feel any remorse, though – I just try to stay out of places that I will run across them. :0)
1stDibs
“Even the simplest wicker basket can become priceless when it is loved and cared for through the generations of a family.” ~Â Sister Parish
AliExpress
“My mom used to keep all her Christmas cards in a basket bedecked with red ribbon, and I loved to look at them all and read all the letters.” ~ Elizabeth Berg
Ali Express
“Carry a big basket. In other words, be open to new ideas, different partners, and new practices, and have a willingness to dump out the old and irrelevant to make room for new approaches.” ~ Frances Hesselbein
Driven by Decor
“At restaurants, I try to tell them not to bring the bread basket, but what’s the point of going out to eat if I can’t enjoy it?” ~Â Natalie Morales
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Beautiful Baskets – Take 21
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Beautiful Baskets – Take 20
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Beautiful Baskets – Take 19
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Beautiful Baskets- Take 17
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Wayfair
Whism – Aliexpress
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Beautiful Baskets – Take 16
Racking and Shelving Ideas
Sallie Basket – Joss and Main
teescorner.info.
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Beautiful Baskets – Take 15
Driven by Decor
House Beautiful
Mark and Estel
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Beautiful Baskets – Take 14
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Beautiful Baskets – Take 13
Tina Puckett-www.tinabaskets.com
willow weaving-www.pinterest.com
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Beautiful Baskets – Take 13
Jennifer Heller Zurick-pinterest.com
Mary Adams-Akwesasne Mohawk-www.nmai.si.edu
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Beautiful Baskets – Take 12
Ikebana Basket-Japan-zenakruzick.com
Japanese bamboo basket by national living treasure
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Beautiful Baskets – Take 11
Billowing Waves-www.asianart.com
I just LOVE baskets. In fact, I have banned myself from basket stores, plus stores that sell wooden boxes, plus art supply stores, plus office supply stores, plus “fru-fru” stores…..
I think these are absolutely gorgeous.
Egg Basket-africa.si.edu
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Beautiful Baskets – Take 10
Dodie Ulery – Gladstar 6
I absolutely drool over baskets. I have all kind of excuses at the ready for why I ‘need’ a basket I find. I’m the same way about wooden boxes – new, old…
My husband has learned to help me steer clear of anywhere boxes and baskets are sold. He does point them out at yard sales, though, and for that I’m truly grateful. :0)
I love the creativity I see from basket makers. It seems that there are endless things one can do to make each one different. For example, look closely at the picture below. I’ve never seen the ruffled edges or rings, or braided rims of these. I think they are stunning.
Self-Taught SC blogger – Sweetgrass Baskets – photo by Corey Alston
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Beautiful Baskets – Take 9
Joe Hogan – Contemporary Baskets Gessato-gblog1
Jeanette H. Larson – “Artistic Basket – Mixed Media”
Cottages and Gardens-Japanese basket art-Design Devoted 4
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