Folk Heart Basket Assembly

Spaced staves with overlaid cross bands  

give this 3d container the charm of a vintage bushel basket. 

Petal top ends (with overlay accents) 

can be bent downward or left upright. 

Layered oval tag with hole-punched heart decoration 

and mini brad accents add finishing touches. 

Basket base decagon and heart "button"

are made with mutli layers to build up thickness.

Finished size is approx. 4.5" tall x 3.25" wide x 3.25" deep. 

Use it as a gift or goodies container:

cello bag 2.75" wide (2.5" gussets) x 9" tall

fits perfectly inside, with enough height

to tie with a ribbon or twine.

ASSEMBLY: 1. Identify and cut the shapes:

A side panel (front: tag hole)

B side panel (back)

C base bottom    D stave petal accents

E base built up decagons (8)

F cross bands (6)

G oval base and overlay   H heart (3)

2. Prepare the side panels by bending each

segment back slightly at perf marks between

each stave and at ends.

Bend (optional) top petals back and attach petal overlays

to the backside (so they will show when bent down)

or on the front (if making the un-bent version).

These panels are shown from the backside.

3. Prepare the basket base by layering and gluing

together the 8 decagon shapes, taking care

to align all cut edges as precisely as possible.

HINT: it may be helpful to use a flat weight

as the base is built up and while adhesive dries.

4. Prepare the base shape by bending the spokes

at the perforation marks.

5. Position and attach the built up base

at the center, positioning the base straight edges

under each spoke.

6. Begin to attach one of the side panels 

to the base spokes by locating and overlapping

one right end stave end with punch hole

over a base spoke with corresponding punch hole.

Stave bottom straight edge should overlap

to the perforation line, and holes line up.

7. Continue to line up each stave lower edge

with the next spoke in sequence, overlapping

straight edge to the first segment perforation line,

and centering the stave with its defining side

perforation bends over the base upper end, until . . .

. . . all of the staves of first side panel are attached.

8. Join the second side panel to the first

by overlapping the hole-punched right end

of added panel over extensions of first panel.

NOTE that extensions have 'half hole' end shaping

to assist with proper positioning behind the

punch holes of the added panel. 

9. Continue attaching the bottom edges

of staves to base spokes in the same manner

as in previous steps, until . . .

. . . the final joint is completed.

10. Overlap the first panel's right straight edge

over the second panel's extensions,

align punch holes over half-hole shaping,

and attach.

11. Prepare the cross band shapes by bending

back at vertical perforation marks.

12. Position the first band so that punch holes

line up over corresponding holes in basket sides,

and perf bends line up at angles between staves.

Glue in place.

13. Position second band so that end punch holes

line up over the holes of previous band,

perf marks at angles, etc., Glue in place.

Repeat to attach the remaining pairs of

bands at center and bottom positions on basket.

14. Attach mini brad accents at side punch holes.

15. Prepare the heart "button" by carefully

layering the 3 heart shapes so that punch holes

and cut edges line up as exactly as possible.

16. Layer the oval tag shapes, then

position and attach the heart button.

17. Position the tag so that the hang punch hole

line up with the remaining punch hole on the

side stave of the front panel,

and attach, then add mini brad accent.

Here is the completed folk heart basket.