Easy Newspaper Handbasket Arts And Crafts Tutorial!

Easy Paper Basket Craft Tutorial!

These newspaper baskets are adorable in addition to then slow to make! They are the perfect means to plow over a gift.

You tin brand them amongst a unmarried foursquare canvas of cardstock, but I purpose 2 for the color blocked effect!

I dear these color combos. I dear the pinkish in addition to green...it's similar watermelon!

There are then many options for this uncomplicated craft!

I dear slow to brand crafts. This 1 took nether five minutes.

Here's a uncomplicated video (sped up)

to demo you lot how uncomplicated this actually is!

Supplies:

Square cardstock

Scoring board in addition to stylus (or ruler in addition to stylus)

Ribbon

Hole punch

goodies

You volition demand Cardstock Scrapbook Paper...

I used these vivid colors from DCWV.

Their newspaper is amazing--and available at arts and crafts stores similar Joann.

It's such slap-up lineament in addition to those colors are irresistible!

You volition demand 2 pieces per basket.
The doubled newspaper gives it a amazing ii toned look,
but also makes it incredibly sturdy.

I also used a scoring board. This actually makes it become much faster.
You tin grade amongst a ruler in addition to stylus too.

Place your 12X12 newspaper on the scoring board.
(this tin hold upwards done amongst whatever foursquare paper, it but needs to hold upwards scored inwards thirds)
Score downward the 4" line.

And grade downward the 8" line.

Rotate the newspaper xc degrees in addition to repeat those grade lines.
It's basically a perfect tic-tac-toe grid.

Then you lot demand a diagonal grade downward the corners.
I but oculus balled it.
Place on the grade board in addition to grade from corner to corner.

Just similar this.
It's okay if it's a trivial off...or if you lot bring to become over the same describe of piece of occupation a couplet times.

Repeat on all 4 corners.

Fold on all the grade lines.
Then crimp the diagonal lines inwards toward the center.

Repeat amongst about other colored newspaper in addition to but stack them within of each other.
The combo of colors is then vivid in addition to cheery!

Punch holes on the corners, fill upwards amongst treats in addition to necktie off amongst ribbon.
I dear using an oversized ribbon. These are 1.25 inch in addition to hold off then great!

Don't they looks then pretty in addition to vivid together!?
These would brand slap-up political party favor baskets.
Table settings for an event, or fifty-fifty centerpieces.
Great for a Welcome to the neighborhood gift!
Surprisingly they concord a lot of goodies too!