Well my newspaper's stock is piling up day after day, so here i have come up with another inspired idea of making baskets out of newspapers. I always loved the look of wicker baskets at the lifestyle stores but often with crazy price tags. Not that i can't afford it but being a homemaker we have a habit of finding cheaper, value for money options that are often DIYable ...
Well have made so many baskets by now , i can say one thing though easy they are time consuming and a pain in the back if you don't have a good table to craft on. Lucky enough i just took few pics of one basket while weaving it. So lets start weaving baskets...
Materials Needed:
Tear the newspapers into some 10 cm wide long strips. And start rolling the newspaper strips into thin pipes using a thin stick( i used one from the broomstick). While rolling the pipe at the end use some glue to stick it. you need lots of them so make a plenty before you start weaving.
Step-2:
Take two cardboard/thick paper pieces ,cut into squares. Take the first piece and add fevicol onto it. Now place the paper pipes at the sides, line them up , these form the pillars while we weave the basket.
Once done add the second piece of cardboard/thick paper onto the first one thus forming the base.
It would look like the one in the image below
Fold the pipes upward and i have used a masking tape to stick all the pipes on top, so that i can easily weave in a square shape.
Step-3:
Now take a pipe and fold in half, start at a corner and start weaving as shown in the pic.
Since i did not take a pic during weaving i have given an illustration image above. Keep weaving, when the pipes fall short, take another tube using fevicol (glue) insert this tube into the weaving tubes end.
Well have made so many baskets by now , i can say one thing though easy they are time consuming and a pain in the back if you don't have a good table to craft on. Lucky enough i just took few pics of one basket while weaving it. So lets start weaving baskets...
Materials Needed:
- Newspapers
- Cardboard or a thick paper to form the base
- Fevicol roll on/ glue
- some box or a vessel to get their shape for the basket. (optional).
Tear the newspapers into some 10 cm wide long strips. And start rolling the newspaper strips into thin pipes using a thin stick( i used one from the broomstick). While rolling the pipe at the end use some glue to stick it. you need lots of them so make a plenty before you start weaving.
Step-2:
Take two cardboard/thick paper pieces ,cut into squares. Take the first piece and add fevicol onto it. Now place the paper pipes at the sides, line them up , these form the pillars while we weave the basket.
Once done add the second piece of cardboard/thick paper onto the first one thus forming the base.
It would look like the one in the image below
Fold the pipes upward and i have used a masking tape to stick all the pipes on top, so that i can easily weave in a square shape.
Step-3:
Now take a pipe and fold in half, start at a corner and start weaving as shown in the pic.
Keep weaving till your desired height is reached
Once the weaving is complete cut off the extra lenths in the top and glue them to the inside .
Add your favorite color , top it up with varnish to seal your work.
You can also add a handle
I took the images while doing this basket, so i am showing the same. I have made so many baskets some with lids and some for storing grocery, some for chargers, will share them all in the next post. Till then Happy Basket-ing ...
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