CPBWG Spring Retreat

After a two-year break, the Central Pennsylvania Basket Weavers Guild was able to hold their Spring Retreat at the Gitt Library in Hanover, PA.  The sprawling two story home with wrap around patios and an enclosed porch encircling much of the house was the perfect location for basket weaving with friends.  Guild members were able to enjoy the landscaped grounds full of flowering trees and spring blossom as we worked on our baskets and fellowshipped with each other.  

10" x 18" x 18" tall w/handle

Marilyn Parr  (www.4loveofbaskets.com) traveled from Michigan to lead the 3-day workshops.  I choose to make her large "Ocean Breeze Piggyback" basket.  Shaping was the challenge of this basket.  It was completed with a button and beads embellishment. 

6" x 7" tall w/stand

I also made a small round basket designed to fit an Amish crafted wooden stand, made from walnut and maple.