This basket was created from the muhly grass I grow in my flower beds. It's so nice to know I have an unlimited supply of weaving material! This is a basket that just didn't want to be finished. The raw Labdorite base has wonderful rainbow colors on both sides; it was difficult to decide which to show. Luckily I had purchased the small beads and large faceted pendants when I found the base. As you can see I added some small ones in the bottom to help round out the base. It wasn't until I had finished placing the large pendants three weeks later that I discovered that I had lost the remainder of the small beads. No problem, I thought, and raced to my local bead store. It was then I found that Labdorite comes in different shades from green cast to gray. The store had green, I needed gray. A frantic email to my supplier of wonderful "rocks" in South Carolina, a long two days wait for Susan to find another strand, and yes! one more strand of faceted Labdorite beads were located in the garage. I actually used more small beads in the end and am satisfied with the result.
Approximate size: 13 X 12 X 5 in
Price: $385.00
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