My daughter happened to see an origami basket and told me to make one for her. But i felt it would be too small and she would not be able to fir anything in it. So i decided to make one out of paper for her. A basket out of any material mainly involves weaving which is what i have done. Just get the measurements right and you will have a basket in no time.
You need the following items:
-Paper of different colors ( I used chart paper, for more durability you can use construction paper)
-Glue Gun
1. Cut long strips of chart paper which is about 1 inch wide and 12 inches long. Cut 8 of them in total. I cut 4 of color blue and another 4 of color yellow. This will be used for your base.
Cut another 4 strips of chart paper of any color with measurements of 1 inch wide and 18 inches long. 3 strips will be used for your wall of the basket and another one for the handle.
2. For the base weave the blue and yellow color strip as shown below. Leave equal space at each end.
3. Fold the unweaved strip to the center and glue all the corners.
4. To make the wall we will use the remaining 3 strips. Take a strip and mark it at 4 inches all the way.
5. Fold at each of the 4 inches. Open it and glue the end. You should end up with a square. Repeat for the remaining 2 strips
6. Take the square and weave it to the base. Once you reach the top glue the top strips. Trim all the extra paper. Basket is almost ready.
7. For the handle take the reaming strip and glue it to the middle. Your basket is ready.
I would recommend construction paper for this for more durability but even chart paper is good enough. My daughter puts all her knick knacks in this roams around with it.
You need the following items:
-Paper of different colors ( I used chart paper, for more durability you can use construction paper)
-Glue Gun
1. Cut long strips of chart paper which is about 1 inch wide and 12 inches long. Cut 8 of them in total. I cut 4 of color blue and another 4 of color yellow. This will be used for your base.
Cut another 4 strips of chart paper of any color with measurements of 1 inch wide and 18 inches long. 3 strips will be used for your wall of the basket and another one for the handle.
2. For the base weave the blue and yellow color strip as shown below. Leave equal space at each end.
3. Fold the unweaved strip to the center and glue all the corners.
4. To make the wall we will use the remaining 3 strips. Take a strip and mark it at 4 inches all the way.
5. Fold at each of the 4 inches. Open it and glue the end. You should end up with a square. Repeat for the remaining 2 strips
6. Take the square and weave it to the base. Once you reach the top glue the top strips. Trim all the extra paper. Basket is almost ready.
7. For the handle take the reaming strip and glue it to the middle. Your basket is ready.
I would recommend construction paper for this for more durability but even chart paper is good enough. My daughter puts all her knick knacks in this roams around with it.
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