DIY Paper Baskets
Intro: DIY Paper Baskets
I always try to use recycled materials for crafting projects. Almost everyone have piles of papers (newspaper, brown paper, magazine paper etc.) around their houses. It's about time we turned them into something useful!
In this instructable I've tried to show 5 easy patterns for paper basket weaving. I used small number of strips and tried to simplify the steps as much as possible. These paper baskets can be really useful and cheap as well! :)
Materials needed to make these paper baskets are:-
1) Paper (newspaper, brown paper, colored paper, magazine paper... any kind of paper)
2) Anti-cutter,
3) Scissor,
4) Glue
5) Scotch tape,
6) Cardboard or thick paper.
STEP 1: Paper Strips
STEP 2: Paper Basket - 1
STEP 3: Paper Basket - 2
STEP 4: Paper Basket - 3
STEP 5: Paper Basket - 4
These are the 5 easy and simple paper basket weaving. I'll be crafting more paper baskets using different patterns very soon and try to add more details in the crafting.
I hope you enjoy making them. :)
STEP 6: Paper Basket - 5
Cut out an oval shape from cardboard or thick paper. Now take the strip and glue it with the oval shaped cardboard plate (as shown in the picture). Start coiling up carefully and continue gluing the strip until it's finish. When the strip comes to an end fold it inside and use glue to make sure it doesn't come out.
41 Comments
garett.fisher 3 years ago
SmitaD9 4 years ago
SuzyQ01 5 years ago
When I open the .PDF files they are blank. How can I get the .PDFs? They'd sure be helpful. Love the idea!
LindaS125 8 years ago
Easy to follow instructions. Might try w/great-grands.
25edwardsaa 6 years ago
i do its easy just cut out a card board square and repeat steps but make it shorter
25edwardsaa 6 years ago
hi this is cool for mothers day wow so easy and timeless too amaze!
Simran Sharma 8 years ago
heather.hudson.1441 9 years ago
Does anyone know how to make lids for the square baskets?
ogany 8 years ago
All you have to do, is make another square basket, but make the strips shorter until it's like a lid.
lkdjdndj 9 years ago
try doing the first part of the basket (before you fold up the edge) and trim and glue/tape the edges to the under side for a flat square/rectangle piece that you can set on top? Hope this helps!
NinaSebial 9 years ago
Wow! Its amazing
manya arora 9 years ago
the baskets are really amazing....... :) love them...
Muhaiminah Faiz 9 years ago
Thanks so much!
Ayushi Sharma 9 years ago
thanx for posting..its really amazing..will surely try..:)
gladys hannah 10 years ago
You seem very deleterious. Have you tried using forms such as the end of a unopened paper towel roll and a rubber band to hold the strips in place while weaving? This works for me. I love your baskets. You are very proliferack (sp.)
Thanks for sharing with us
blackweb 10 years ago
Muhaiminah Faiz 10 years ago
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vincent7520 10 years ago
thanks for posting