Sun and Moon in my cube– DIY old basket remodeling

Cane or bamboo baskets come in all shapes and sizes. These baskets are more or less the same in their raw form, wood colored, sometimes very dull and usually thrown around in some cupboard or storage area in the house.You might have one lying around your house somewhere. I did. 


The basket I had was without handles and looked somewhat like the picture below except that mine was more curved on the sides.


This basket became my canvas and soon I transformed it into

Sun-Moon basket plaster of Paris DIY

Yes my basket now adorns my cube (at work) with a bright moon and sun motif. I use it to hide the plugs and sockets on one corner of my cube.

And now the how to of this little DIY of mine.

Plaster of Paris On My Cup!

Plain white cups of different shapes and sizes are lining the shelves of several shops. I had one such cup lying with me and the urge to transform it was high. The shape of the cup is lovely and the color plain white. But I did not let it last that way for too long.

A little bit of plaster of Paris, some acrylic paints and the rest left to my imagination. Since my aim was to bring color into the life of my little cup this is what I did to it.




Plaster of Paris dries up really fast but is very easy to use. Clay needs to be baked so I find plaster of Paris to be a friend in need when I feel this creative! I don’t have a step by step picture tutorial for this piece but I will explain the steps I followed to create this piece.