Global Organic Fruit Basket

This is one of my favorite photos from my book "Simply Green Giving."    And the idea is so simple, yet so perfect to give all year round.

Take an old tabletop globe (the kind that spins and is made from cardboard) and find the equator.   Use a blunt knife (like a butter knife) and pry the globe apart at its seams.   You'll end up with two halves of the globe that can be used as the bowl for this project.

Fill the globe halves with organic fruits from around the world---kiwi, oranges, passion fruit, apples, oranges, etc---and use shredded paper or natural fill fiber to cushion them inside.    Wrap with cellophane and tie with ribbon and give.

Comments

[Meredith from Merchant Ships]

I *love* this!

But enlighten me: isn't cellophane plastic?

Would it be greener to use a fabric remnant, like a thin, sheer organza or something?

[LadyLaura]

Beautiful photo and great idea!
You could also simply decopouge a map to a wooden bowl (the kind that are so ever present at the thrift stores) if you didn't have or couldn't find the globe.
Just an idea!

[Alicia]

Meredith- Traditionally, cellophane is made from cellulose, which is completely biodegradable. There are plenty of plastic materials that go by the cellophane name too, but I'd imagine that the biodegradable kind is still fairly easily found.

[Meredith from Merchant Ships]

Great! I am glad to learn the difference.