How to Weave an Easter Basket from Recycled Boxes

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Diane Gilleland, contributor

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Cardboard packaging lends bold colors and interesting graphics to this basket.

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. This little one would make a cute party favor.

Cardboard packaging lends bold colors and interesting graphics to this basket.

Photo: Diane Gilleland

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Repeat steps 8–12 to weave another row. This time, reverse the pattern so that you weave over every tab you wove under in the previous row, and vice versa. For extra strength, start the weaving in the opposite two corners—the ones you glued in step 12.

Let this second row dry another 10–15 minutes, then remove the paper clips.

Weave in a second row.

Step 13: Now to finish the top edge of your basket. Fold all those remaining little tabs of cardboard to the outside. I like to then trim them so they're rounded. I just place the basket upside down, and cut myself a little rounded-edge template to trace on each tab. Then I trim each one with scissors.

Fold the remaining tabs of cardboard to the outside and trim them to a rounded shape.

Or, you may prefer to fold and glue all the tabs to the inside, and glue some decorative cutouts to the edge, as I did in the little yellow basket above. And you can always add buttons, ribbon, or any other embellishment you like.

Cut another 1-inch strip for a handle and glue it to the inside of the basket.

Step 14: Cut another 1-inch-wide strip from the leftover pieces of your box. This will be the handle of your basket. If you have enough cardboard to cut one strip that's long enough to make a nice handle, great! If not, you can glue two pieces together end to end. (If you need your handle to be extra strong, then you can also reinforce it by putting some packing tape on the underside.)

Trim the handle to a size you like, and glue the ends to the inside of the basket. It's a good idea to glue as much surface area as possible here, so make sure the handle is glued all the way to the bottom of the basket, as shown here.

Fill your basket with some shredded paper or natural straw, color some eggs, and you're all set!

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Comments (11)

radnav writes: Love this basket. I am writting a post on easter crafts. I hope you would not mind me using a picture from the post for the article. I will link back to you and give full credits.

http://houseonashwelllane.blogspot.com/
Posted: 10:45 am on March 11th

clare57 writes: What Fun! Wish I saw this before Easter. But now I am thinking how cute it would be to put a 4 pack of pansies in one as a mother's day present.
Posted: 12:44 pm on May 4th

variation writes: I love recycling/repurposing materials, especially if I can keep them from going to the landfill. Thanks for sharing this tutorial, and I hope others will post their recycled materials craft projects!

;-)
Posted: 2:51 pm on April 23rd

MamiMadeIt writes: Excellent tutorial! Great idea!
Posted: 4:06 am on April 1st

AnnabelleBaskets writes: So cool! I'm going to try this with the kids on Friday since they have the day off.

Thanks for the pattern!
Posted: 6:42 pm on March 31st

zeshuregi writes: very well done,i must try soon,i m also a weaving specialist
Posted: 8:57 am on March 30th

Kkbird writes: This is a terrific idea! I would not have thought of using product packaging, but I will definitely want to try this one out. Great directions too!
Posted: 1:43 am on April 13th

PassiFlora_magazine writes: What a great way to reuse and decorate! Would you be interested in having your project featured at PassiFlora magazine? More details at http://passifloramag.com/2009/04/easter-special/
Posted: 2:18 pm on April 9th

PamHarris writes: I just can't believe how cute these are! Out of boxes. Great idea, Diane.
Posted: 2:48 pm on April 3rd