Easter is just around the corner. To recycle an old paper bag I had, I decided to make a brown paper bag basket. I learned how to make this years ago through a 4-H event, and decided with Easter coming it was a perfect project.
Materials:
- Paper grocery bag
- Scissors
- Glue
- Paperclips or clothes pins
- Ruler
Directions:
- Measure out strips to be 3 inches wide. Cut out 20+ strips.
- Fold Each strip in half. Then fold the sides into the center, so that each strip is folded into 4ths.
- Weave 6 strips into another 6 strips leaving open space on all sides to create the base of the basket. Glue the edges down and hold in place while drying with paperclips.
- Fold the edges of the strips up. Starting behind a strip, glue another end of a strip behind it and start the weaving process to build up the basket. Use glue on each strip and paperclips (or clothespins) to hold it in place. If your strip does not make it around, glue another strip to the one you are working with.
- When you get to the end of a row, glue the end of the strip to the same place you started and clip off remaining strip.
- Start the next row again behind a strip. I suggest moving one over from where you started to get the alternating weave pattern.
- Continue until you reach the desired height of your basket.
- Trim edges of left over strips.
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- Glue a rim around the outside by opening up a folded strip once, adding glue, and gluing it folded back onto the basket. Use the paperclips to keep it in place.
- To add a handle take one of the strips and glue it to one inside of the basket. Arch across the basket, cut of excess, and glue the other end down to the opposite inside. Hold in place with paperclips.
- Remove all paperclips. For Easter fill with paper grass or tissue paper and your favorite treats. My boyfriend is getting one filled with Recess Eggs.
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