Joanna’s Collections – Country Home Basketry
Oh do I have a real treat for all of you today who love unique, handcrafted products for your home. Personally, I am all about the handmade look here in my home and I take great pleasure in purchasing goods from artisans located here in the United States.
Let me introduce you to the basket weaver and basket artist named Joanna who owns Joanna’s Collections ~ Country Home Basketry. Joanna has been weaving baskets for over 22 years and has currently weaved over 6,400 baskets and counting! The company is located in the great state of Minnesota and all of the baskets are handmade by Joanna in our workshop at her home.
When you shop at Joanna’s Collections you will find some of the prettiest handmade baskets that I have ever seen. You will find market baskets, totes, footed storage baskets, bread baskets, bicycle baskets and so much more! There are a wide variety of shapes, sizes and styles!
I use a lot of baskets around my home, some are utilitarian and others are for decoration. I can also tell you that ALL of the baskets in my home were handmade. I don’t believe in cheap imitations if you know what I mean.
The Colonial Gathering Basket I received for review is absolutely gorgeous! It is perfectly round shaped, tightly woven, the reeds are even, there is no splintering and the bottom is flat! Everything about this basket is perfect and you can tell that an expert artisan handcrafted it to perfection!
I love that each basket comes signed on the bottom by Joanna and the date that it was made. A true collectible! There is also a hang tag on the handle to identify it (I call them romance cards). Every basket has its purpose but yet…they can be used for a gazillion and one things around your home!
Right now I have mine sitting on my kitchen table and have fruit inside it. However, I am thinking about moving it back to the master bedroom to hold some of my DVDs that I keep back there. I hate having them sprawled out on top of my dresser & with this basket, I can clean up that mess & keep it organized.
I took a lot of photos of this item because I wanted you to all see how beautiful it is from top to bottom (and around the sides). Perfect!!! It is stunning and I wish you all could see it up close & personal. Top Notch!
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