PINE NEEDLE BASKET FROM STORM KATRINA NEEDLES LARGE Start Price USD 28.00 Current Price USD 28.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, October 04, 2008 End Time Saturday, October 11, 2008 Location SO LOUISIANA See more about 'PINE NEEDLE BASKET FROM STORM KATRINA NEEDLES LARGE' Description Search PINE NEEDLE BASKET FROM STORM KATRINA NEEDLES LARGE PINE NEEDLE BASKET THIS BASKET IS UNIQUE IN THAT IT IS MADE WITH NEEDLES FROM LONG LEAF PINE TREES THAT WERE DESTROYED BY KATRINA. AFTER THE TERRIBLE DESTRUCTION OF THE FORESTS AND WILDLIFE IN SOUTH LOUISIANA, I BEGAN TO COLLECT THE NEEDLES FROM THE DOWNED PINES, HUNDREDS OF YEARS OLD. I HAD HOPE THAT IN COLLECTING THE NEEDLES I COULD KEEP THESE BEAUTIFUL TREES ALIVE. OVER A YEAR I TOOK MY LITTLE DOG AND HEADED OFF INTO SOME VERY WILD AREAS TO FIND THE NEEDLES HANGING ON TO A TAD OF LIFE. WHEN I COULD NO LONGER GO TO THE BAD AREAS , FOR A 75 YEAR OLD GREAT-GRANDMOTHER, I SPREAD OUT THE NEEDLES, BOILED THEM, LET THEM DRY AND THEN SORTED THE NEEDLES TO SIZES.  MY HOPE WAS TO FIND A WAY TO MAKE THEM USEFUL. THIS YEAR THE ANSWER CAME IN THE FORM OF KATRINA BASKETS. LOVELY SMALL BASKETS KEEP THE FOREST ALIVE FOR YEARS AND KEEP THE HORRID PERIOD OF THAT STORM ALIVE IN THE PUBLIC MIND. REMEMBER KATRINA WITH A GIFT TO A FRIEND OR RELATIVE FOR THE HOLIDAYS. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS PLEASE WRITE ME. THE BASKETS COME WITH A COA , DATED, NUMBERED AND SIGNED BY ME, SHIRLEY B NICHOLS NATIVE OF SOUTH LOUISIANA FOR OVER 75 YEARS.  THANKS FOR YOUR INTEREST. SIZE IS LARGE: 4" HIGH X 7" WIDE Certain images/photos incorporated into this template are the royalty free property of JupiterImages. Place a Bid!