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Homemade Poinsettia Basket

Transform a smaller poinsettia plant into a dramatic basket of color and texture with this budget-friendly holiday decorating idea.

Copyright © 1999-2008 Susan Spatone All rights reserved.
Published with permission from CraftAtHome.com

Material:

Basket or other container of choice

Newpaper or tissue paper

Fresh Pine Sprigs (I used red pine)

Artificial Berry bunch

Poinsettia plant in a pot

Waterproof container to fit inside of basket

Cutters for branches

How to:

In only minutes you can have a fabulous poinsettia arrangement that will brighten your home for weeks.

Place a pointsettia plant in the centre of your basket [insert a dish to protect the container from water]. Stuff newspaper between the plant and the basket, to keep the pot secure in its place.

Insert sprigs of fresh pine [you can also use artificial garland], pushing the greenery either into the soil of the plant or into a surrounding container of water. You can also insert fresh greenery without a water feed, but it won't last as long.

Artificial berries usually come in bunches and for this project, I did not separate the bunches, but inserted them whole, between the pine branches.

Tip:

If you don't have a basket handy, press another container into service - an unused soup urn or large casserole dish, for instance.