DIY Grocery Bag Easter Basket

What to do with all those grocery bags tucked under my sink?! I find that there is something quite endearing about brown kraft grocery bags and the up-cycling piece of my brain has been dancing around ideas for a while. I have been seeing a few variations of woven paper baskets around the web, so weaving and Easter basket from recycled paper bags seem to be a perfect solution! (INSTRUCTIONS FOR GROCERY BAG EASTER BASKET) 1) Using full size paper grocery bag, remove handles (•note some do not come with handles) and cut down center seam. 2) Mark 1.75 inch strips (top to bottom) and trim. 3) Fold each strip lengthwise into thirds. 4) 2 of your strips will create a handle. 5) Weave the bottom of the basket using 6X6 strips. 6) Trim 2 of your strips in half. 7) Fold the loose side strips of your basket to prepare them for weaving in the 3 long strips. 8) On 2 opposite sides of the basket, trim the 2 center strips 3 inches long. Lia Lia is a daily crafter, maker, designer and DIYer.

How To Weave An Easter Basket From Recycled Boxes April 16th, 2014 Email 157 users recommend Cardboard packaging lends bold colors and interesting graphics to this basket. Diane Gilleland These baskets are simple to make, involving a little weaving and a little gluing. Since boxes come in all shapes and sizes, you can make baskets in all shapes and sizes. Photo: Diane Gilleland 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5next> View all I love looking at product packaging-you can do so many creative things with all those bold graphics. What you'll need: Cardboard food boxes (see notes below)Metal rulerPencilScissorsX-Acto knifeCutting surfaceBone folderTacky gluePaper clips A few notes on cardboard: For the samples shown here, I've used a pizza box, a 12-pack soda box, and a baking mix box. Before you begin this project, make sure your box is nice and clean. Step 1: Start with the front or back panel of the box. Measure out a rectangle that's an odd number of inches wide. Cut a second rectangle to match.

Fancy Paper Easter Egg Boxes I’ve had a great deal of fun playing with some paper mache eggs I bought at a craft store. I made them in to little fill-able egg containers. They remind me of those old Victorian eggs you see now and then. Here’s how I made them: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Decorate the outside of your eggs with paint or paper. This one I painted and then splattered other colors over the top before decorating with ribbon and trims. This little bunny came from pages rescued from a children’s book. The white bunnies came from the same children’s book.

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2 Easter Paper Crafts 1. Big paper eggs - easy to cut off and assemble, suitable for Easter decoration. We cut 4-5 green printer sheets into thin strips to make the grass on the photos. After that we crumpled it well and it turned into fresh spring grass. We used paper in different colors and it turned out well. Print out our paper egg template on colored A4 sheets. 2. Color the legs, the beak and the comb after cutting out and folding the template. See more Easter ideas:

DIY Woven Paper Easter Egg Basket & Tray Easter is coming. Are you starting to prepare for the decorations? Let’s make some nice woven paper crafts for Easter. You can use any paper you like, but old newspaper is preferable because it’s a better way to recycle your old newspaper. It’s a good idea to add the egg tray in the basket so that eggs can be placed nicely. You can paint the basket in your favorite color to match the holiday.