{"id":25634,"date":"2016-10-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-27T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com?p=25634&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=25634"},"modified":"2025-03-16T03:21:54","modified_gmt":"2025-03-16T03:21:54","slug":"make-a-tribal-burden-basket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/2016\/10\/27\/make-a-tribal-burden-basket\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make a Tribal Burden Basket For a Peaceful Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25664\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/How-to-Make-a-Burden-Basket-.png\" alt=\"Remind family and visitors to keep negative thoughts outside your home with this beautiful poem and tribal burden basket that you hang on your front porch.\" width=\"630\" height=\"1400\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25506\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/blank630x20-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"20\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Burden baskets come from various Native American culture. They were used for gathering crops and once a woman returned home she would hang her basket on the front door. Native American&#8217;s consider their home a sacred space and the basket was a symbol that visitors were to leave all worries, anger and other negative emotions in the basket before entering in order to protect the space. The saying &#8220;leave your burdens at the door&#8221; originated from these baskets.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you enjoy this check out our\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/2016\/09\/20\/butterfly-dream-catcher\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Butterfly Dream Catcher<\/a> and Our <a href=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/2016\/07\/26\/dream-catcher\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Inspirational Dream Catcher Vision Board<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25506\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/blank630x20-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"20\" \/>Burden Basket Supplies<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Small roundish basket to fit on an 8&#215;10 plaque (4&#8243; or 5&#8243; high)\u00a0 You can find these easily at thrift stores!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2fe3z6u\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">8&#215;10 wood plaque<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2e4sbfv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paint<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2e4ppXF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sharpie Paint Pens<\/a> OPTIONAL I used them for the smaller triangles to make nice lines.)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/29T9NkH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mod Podge<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2fmY84B\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sawtooth Picture Hangers<\/a> OPTIONAL<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2eZ8GTk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Feathers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2dTf9OF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Embroidery Floss<\/a> (OPTIONAL if desired to wrap feathers)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2FNv3tn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hot Glue<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Printable poem below<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25506\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/blank630x20-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"20\" \/>Poem Download<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">You can get the poem in various forms included in our free download below.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25660\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/How-to-Make-a-Burden-Basket-poem.png\" alt=\"Remind family and visitors to keep negative thoughts outside your home with this beautiful poem and tribal burden basket that you hang on your front porch.\" width=\"630\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">pdf<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25649\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/How-to-Make-a-Burden-Basket-1.png\" alt=\"Remind family and visitors to keep negative thoughts outside your home with this beautiful poem and tribal burden basket that you hang on your front porch.\" width=\"630\" height=\"300\" \/><div class=\"sdm_download_button_box_default\"><div class=\"sdm_download_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/?sdm_process_download=1&download_id=25650\" class=\"sdm_download green\" title=\"Burden Basket Poem\" target=&quot;_blank&quot; download>Download Now!<\/a><\/div><\/div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25506\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/blank630x20-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"20\" \/><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Instructions<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Gather your supplies. We cut the handles of the basket we found. It was 4.5&#8243; tall afterwards.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25637\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/How-to-Make-a-Burden-Basket-2.jpg\" alt=\"Remind family and visitors to keep negative thoughts outside your home with this beautiful poem and tribal burden basket that you hang on your front porch.\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Our 8&#215;10 plaque was purchased at Hobby Lobby. Even at regular price they are inexpensive. Michael&#8217;s and some Walmart&#8217;s carry them also.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25638\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/How-to-Make-a-Burden-Basket-3.jpg\" alt=\"Remind family and visitors to keep negative thoughts outside your home with this beautiful poem and tribal burden basket that you hang on your front porch.\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can paint your plaque however you like. We went with a tribal geometric design and marked off the plaque where we would paint. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25639\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/How-to-Make-a-Burden-Basket-4.jpg\" alt=\"Remind family and visitors to keep negative thoughts outside your home with this beautiful poem and tribal burden basket that you hang on your front porch.\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Measure each side area and paint the colors of your choice.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25640\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/How-to-Make-a-Burden-Basket-5.jpg\" alt=\"Remind family and visitors to keep negative thoughts outside your home with this beautiful poem and tribal burden basket that you hang on your front porch.\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Using paint with a little added water, paint triangles onto the basket. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25641\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/How-to-Make-a-Burden-Basket-6.jpg\" alt=\"Remind family and visitors to keep negative thoughts outside your home with this beautiful poem and tribal burden basket that you hang on your front porch.\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Cut out the poem that you choose.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25642\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/How-to-Make-a-Burden-Basket-7.jpg\" alt=\"Remind family and visitors to keep negative thoughts outside your home with this beautiful poem and tribal burden basket that you hang on your front porch.\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Mod Podge the poem on and then over the entire plaque. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25643\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/How-to-Make-a-Burden-Basket-8.jpg\" alt=\"Remind family and visitors to keep negative thoughts outside your home with this beautiful poem and tribal burden basket that you hang on your front porch.\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A paint pen can help get straighter edges depending on the surface of your basket. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25644\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/How-to-Make-a-Burden-Basket-9.jpg\" alt=\"Remind family and visitors to keep negative thoughts outside your home with this beautiful poem and tribal burden basket that you hang on your front porch.\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Use a sufficient amount of hot glue to affix the basket to the plaque below the poem.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25648\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/How-to-Make-a-Burden-Basket-9b.jpg\" alt=\"Remind family and visitors to keep negative thoughts outside your home with this beautiful poem and tribal burden basket that you hang on your front porch.\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Our first choice would have been longer feathers with darker tips but this is all we could find. We used some very watered down paint to paint the tips of them. They turned out fine!<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25645\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/How-to-Make-a-Burden-Basket-10.jpg\" alt=\"Remind family and visitors to keep negative thoughts outside your home with this beautiful poem and tribal burden basket that you hang on your front porch.\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We held them together with a tiny dab of hot glue, then wrapped them with embroidery thread. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25646\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/How-to-Make-a-Burden-Basket-11.jpg\" alt=\"Remind family and visitors to keep negative thoughts outside your home with this beautiful poem and tribal burden basket that you hang on your front porch.\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We keep these sawtooth hangers to use for plaques. All you do is hammer them in!<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25647\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/How-to-Make-a-Burden-Basket-12.jpg\" alt=\"Remind family and visitors to keep negative thoughts outside your home with this beautiful poem and tribal burden basket that you hang on your front porch.\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0Hang your plaque on your front door or beside it where everyone can see before they enter in.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25666\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/How-to-Make-a-Burden-Basket-for-your-Door.png\" alt=\"Remind family and visitors to keep negative thoughts outside your home with this beautiful poem and tribal burden basket that you hang on your front porch.\" width=\"630\" height=\"839\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25506\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/blank630x20-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"20\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25665\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/How-to-Make-a-Burden-Basket-SQ.png\" alt=\"Remind family and visitors to keep negative thoughts outside your home with this beautiful poem and tribal burden basket that you hang on your front porch.\" width=\"630\" height=\"630\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25506\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/blank630x20-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"20\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Burden baskets come from various Native American culture. 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