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I have wanted to post on this forum for ages and show off a completed project, but I haven't finished a project in ages! But that has changed........

Firstly, I have made a lavendar wand (actually more than one but have given the others away)

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On Friday I went on a basket making course and came home with this;

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I am very proud of this, my first ever basket!

Here is Ollie modelling the basket (he was smiling just before i took the picture, honest!)

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wow. i'm really impressed - the basket looks so professional - was it very difficult to do? the wand is very pretty as well.
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looks really good
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The basket is lovely. I'm also very interested in the lavender wand. What does it do exactly? Does it have lavender inside?
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it took from 10-5 to make it (plus lots of chatting and a gorgeous lunch in the village tearoom) and it was more complicated than i thought....the teacher took me through it stage by stage and i couldnt make another one on my own now. it has really made me appreciate the skill and time that goes into each basket. but it is quite addictive and i am making plans to attend a willow sculpture workshop in september. the lavender wand is a nice and simple way to decorate lavender. it is only a way to preserve it and its scent, the lavender flowers are all folded inside. google lavender wands to instructions.
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They're great!!! well done you!! :cheers:

I got a book on basket weaving the other day and it looks soooo difficult :flower:
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Wow- those are really good.

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They are Soooooper :cheers:

I have booklets about baskets - hmmm - still confused - maybe I need a course too :geek:
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Beautiful lavender wand (reminds me of my childhood in Suffolk), basket & Ollie! x
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i definatly think a course is the best way to learn, i have a book and it made no sense at all to me until i did the course. and if you go wrong there is someone there to help you fix it!
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They're both really attractive! Well done!
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