A-tisket a-tasket a pretty new basket...

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Ok, so the lyrics to that song by Ella Fitzgerald are really

"a-tisket a-tasket a brown and yellow basket",

but you can clearly see that my basket may be brown, but it's not yellow.

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Over the past few months I've found these new baskets at Ross, 

with a heft and weave that reminds me of the look of a european basket, 

although these were made in Indonesia.

I love baskets for corralling items like throw blankets,

or miscellaneous items, both pretty and useful,

that sit on the counter between my kitchen sink and corner kitchen windows.

Contained in a basket, the items look less like clutter,

and more like a planned grouping.

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Items in this basket include flowers from my husband in an antique French jar,

vegetable and dish brushes made in Germany that were a Christmas gift 

along with some French olive oil soap in antique ironstone,

and a living plant plopped in a 99 cent Ikea container that I spray painted copper

beside a candle in a hobnail glass container from Bath and Body Works.

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The best thing about these baskets, besides how well made they are...

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was the clearance sale price!

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