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How to Make a Fabric Party Favor Basket

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Diane Gilleland, contributor

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With two pretty fabrics and some fabric stiffener, you can mold cute favor baskets with ease.

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You can even turn your party favors into place cards by adding these cute picks.

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Depending on the fabrics you choose and the size and shape of your basket, you can make these to match all kinds of celebrations.

Diane Gilleland

With two pretty fabrics and some fabric stiffener, you can mold cute favor baskets with ease.

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Once the basket is dry, you should be able to pop the votive holder out easily. If you find yours is sticking, try gently loosening it by inserting a butter knife as shown.

If you need to, you can trim away any frayed edges of the fabric now with scissors.

Trim the ends of the string and tie a ribbon bow.

Trim the ends of the string away, and then tie a ribbon bow over the string. (We used string first and then ribbon because the stiffener will slightly darken some ribbons and could cause a dyed ribbon to bleed color onto the basket. We get a much prettier result with this two-step process.)

If you're having trouble keeping the ribbon in place over the string, you can glue it down with a little craft glue.

You can make simple place card picks with circle punches and glue.

A couple of fun variations: If you'd like your basket to double as a place card, you can use circle punches and coordinating paper to make a topper, and then glue it to a thin bamboo skewer, as shown. Place a small piece of styrofoam (saved from a shipping package, perhaps?) in the bottom of the basket, and poke the skewer into it. Fill the basket with candy around the skewer.

Create a rounded bottom for your basket by wrapping plastic wrap around the votive holder.

If you'd like your basket to have a rounded bottom, you can crinkle some plastic wrap into a loose rope, and then wrap this around the base of your votive holder. You'll be able to pull the wrap out easily when the basket has dried.

And just a quick housekeeping note: The stiffener should wash right off your votive holders, so you can also use them to decorate your party table! (I wouldn't recommend putting lit candles inside the baskets, however.)

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