Material: Strawboard or colored cardboard 5 1/2 in. x 8 1/2 in.; strip of plain paper 1/2 in. x 21 in.; strip of crepe paper 1/2 in. x 18 in.; strip of crepe paper 2 1/2 in. x 20 in.; wire 9 inches long; paste, scissors and ruler.

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(If strawboard is used, the basket should be lined with paper. With colored cardboard no lining is needed.)

Make a box without a cover, according to directions given under Box No. I, on p. 45.

Bisect each long side of the box 1/2 inch from the upper edge, and hook the ends of the piece of wire through the dots. Cover this wire handle by twisting around it the strip of crepe paper, 1/2 in. x 18 in. (Fig. 1.)

Place the crepe paper around the basket so that one edge extends one-half inch below the bottom and the other edge one inch above the top. (Fig. 2.)

Bend the paper which extends below the basket (a, Fig 2), and paste flat to the cardboard bottom, (b, Fig. 2.)

Paste a narrow strip of colored paper around the basket to keep the crepe paper in position. (Fig. 3.)

Stretch the upper edge of the crepe paper until it ripples.