# Arts and crafts for fun and profit

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arts-and-crafts-for-fun-and-profit/292491>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 1, 2005, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arts-and-crafts-for-fun-and-profit/292491 "2005-03-01T21:32:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2005, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arts-and-crafts-for-fun-and-profit/292491/21 "2005-03-03T19:06:29Z")

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> [@amarinth](#):
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> A small beginning basket kit is reasonably cheap - and if you have standard tools at home, you may not even need to buy the specialized tools that are called for.

Yep, you need snips (garden shears are good), needlenose pliers, an awl, clothespins or those little plastic straps that pull shut and don’t come apart again, a tape measure, a wood shaper, and a tub to soak reed in. Maybe $25 total for tools. Baskets are cool because you can enjoy the geometry and then go moderately nuts with the artistry of dyeing them: Koolaid, RIT dye, tea, coffee, etc., are all good dyes.

Then fill them with all kinds of goodies and people will love them!

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