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This basket is available in natural wicker (code 75-8274) and dark stained wicker (75-8275). It's an ideal size for average size jars of jams and preserves. |
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Select your products. |
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Make sure your happy they'll fit. |
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Use a little packing shred to co-ordinate your products and give some texture and colour. Approximately 40g per basket should be enough. |
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Pop in any little extras like these cute little spoons from the wooden utensils dept. Add a little enhancement such as a couple of inches of ribbon tied into a simple bow for a splash of colour. |
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Check you're happy with the positioning of the products and they are secure. Look at the overall height too to make sure that they are evenly placed. |
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When you are happy, slide the whole basket carefully into a size 2 flat shrink bag. This will give a snug fit, so if you need more room for height, then a size 3 flat would be better. |
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Straighten up the bag and flatten any big crinkles. If it's neat before you shrink, it should be neat after! Carefully fold over the open end of the bag as if wrapping a gift, and secure in place with a little sticky tape. |
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Make the folded end neat. |
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Using a hairdryer heat the end of the basket opposite the taped end. Keep the hairdryer moving so it doesn't get too hot in one place too quickly or you will melt a hole in the bag. Then move on to the sides then the base. |
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The last side of the basket to shrink is the end with the tape. Go over this end gently or the heat may melt the glue on the sticky tape. |
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Once all the sides and base have been finished, the very last place to shrink is the front. This should already be quite taut, so a few seconds should be enough to finish it. |
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When you've finished you should be able to turn it upside down without anything moving! Great it you need to post it! |
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We've chosen two colours of raffia to create a bow. Just a few strands is enough. |
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Tie the raffia round the basket and into a bow on the top. |
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Trim up the edges and straighten the bow. Voila! |
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