ABC Friday~A Challenge Between Friends…
Feb 29th, 2008 by Jen
A couple weeks ago, Lauren posted THIS TUTORIAL on how to make Easter baskets with Nestabilities {stinkin’ cute, huh!?!}. OMG!! I could’ve smacked myself in the forehead. I have been doing these with circle PUNCHES for sometime now. It never dawned on my to break out the Nesties! It’s good to have {PS} friends around to turn on that light bulb from time to time. Anyways…Lauren and I got to chattin’ and we came up with a little challenge for each other. To make one of these fun little boxes/bags/basket {you pick whatever name you want to call them} with Priceless from SU!. In addition to using that set, we set forth colors to use, too…Chocolate Chip, Purely Pomegranate, So Saffron and Certainly Celery. I didn’t get started on my creation until last night after Ellie went to bed. I’d like to think that it’s cuter in person than the pic shows because of poor lighting. I sewed each of the panels and the hearts are mounted on dimensionals. The handle of the basket has two holes punched in the top of it so I could tie the ribbon through it. The handle is actually glued into the inside of the basket, but appears to be held on by Build-A-Brads {which I have been hoarding for months now!}. If I were to re-create this, I think that I would clear emboss the swirly on the Certainly Celery. I probably will re-create it just because I think that it would look much better with the embossed image; I was just way too tired last night to even think about making more than one of these {even though they are fairly simple}.
Be sure to check out Lauren’s blog to see her beautiful creation.
Other stuff you may want to know about~
*Tomorrow is another SKETCH FOR YOU TO TRY, the announcement of a new GUEST DESIGNER and the announcement of a new someone that is going to play and do samples with us every week…YAY YAY and more YAY!!
*Tomorrow is also the release of THREE new sets from Verve Visual. There have been some fun sneak peeks on the Verve Blog and on Julee’s blog.
*Sunday is Tony’s day to blog here. He’s in the middle of mid-terms and mid-term projects, so be sure to come offer up some “rah-rah” support. 
*Monday I will have a slew of new Verve projects…stay tuned!
one more thing…
If you are interested in winning stamps from MFT, be sure to check out THIS POST on SCS.
HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND
Oh Jen this is fabulous!!! I didn’t use chocolate! LOL! I went with the orchid!
I love how your design came out. Wow you work well under pressure. I dont think it need to be re-done at all. I like that you tucked in the bottom, and made yours tall. The handle is the cutest with those build a brads.
I had so much fun, thanks for the challenge!!
Off to see the VV sets.
Jen, this is fantastic! What a fun basket!! Love the shape of yours. It’s different from most, which I really like!
This is such a great project. I love the colors you chose and the stamped images are great! I have to try this! What a great idea you ladies came up with! TFS!
These are too cute!!
That is such a cute little Easter basket. Fabulous job!
Love this basket !! And your site is wonderful.
Love the basket and think it’s so fun that you and Lauren did your own little challenge
Love this basket, Jen! I had missed the instructions on Lauren’s blog–so glad that you shared this beauty!
I love the basket.I love the shape of it.You girls are so talented!!
Your basket is to die for! Love it Jen!
Jen, this is just so pretty! I love all the little details. Amazing work as always. I’ll have to go make a square one as I don’t have the rectangle nesties just yet……
I love your basket it is gorgeous!
Mary
I love this !!! It’s so adorable !! Great job