I was interested in the art of basket weaving. It’s something I remember doing in Girl Scouts many moons ago and I thought it would be neat to do it again. I had just cut down some vine type things that were weaving themselves in and out of a chain link fence. I soaked them for a day or so and started on my weaving adventure. I found some good directions for making a melon basket online. My first attempt at a basket didn’t turn out so hot. I formed the 2 loops and started on the God’s Eye part. It wasn’t too sturdy and even though I soaked the vines, they kept breaking on me! I haven’t sat down to attempt another basket yet – but I will.

From that venture into native crafts I began looking up information on uses for other natural materials – such as pine needles. Pine needle baskets are really quite neat – and yes, they are being sold on eBay you can check some out here.

So that is how I ended up doing a search for Pine Needles being sold on eBay. And sure enough – folks are selling them. There are only a handful of people selling them. Last time I looked, one of the auctions was at $11.99 with 3 days to go and charging $7.50 for shipping! That’s not bad for something found in your backyard! Click here to see LIVE auctions where people are selling Pine Needles!

  • step 1: gather pine needles and clean slightly
  • step 2: make sure they are totally dried out (let them sit in the sun) or sell green ones
  • step 3: once dried, put in appropriate bundles
  • step 4: take pictures
  • step 5: list on eBay

What could you add to the auction to make yours stand out from the others?

  • directions on how to make a few baskets
  • some other basket making accessory (basketry string?)

How is that for thinking “outside the box” (or should I say, basket?) LOL.

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