Chihuly Art Lesson: water bottle, covered in foil and extended out, then covered in tissue paper/glue (for shiny effect.) Then, attached to tall sculpture using 2x4 and dowel rods
★ Les Tissus Colbert: Kelly's Corner: tutorial on making crocheted baskets. Blog in German but Google Translate helps--i think an intermediately skilled crocheter could suss out how to do this.