Basket Topper Coloring and Setting

Finished my present to my lovely bride – she requested lavender and blue for the flowers so I set to work. Below are the progressive pics up through gluing and the finished product.

The scrimshaw “basket topper” was made of casein plastic, the best alternative to ivory we’ve found to date, though we keep looking. The basket was purchased some time ago at basketville in Vermont, though we recently found another basket maker who creates wonderful baskets on Etsy by the name of DiannesBaskets.