Newspaper Basket DIY

This newspaper basket DIY shows you how to weave a basket out of newspaper strips. A cool up-cycling project that can be done by kids too! All you need is some old newspapers, thin cardboard, scissors and glue.

So shall we begin?

Newspaper Basket DIY – Instructions:

Quick note before we begin … there are a few other ways to make a newspaper basket – I’ve just chosen what I considered the easy one.

Step 1:

Take a typical broadsheet newspaper (29.5 X 23.5 inches) and cut it in half along its length.

Step 2:

Place a chopstick or a pencil on one corner of this piece and start rolling as shown.

Step 3:

As you keep rolling, remove the pencil and slowly keep rolling the paper. You can use glue sparingly to hold the roll intact.

Step 4:

When you finish rolling completely..

Step 5:

Make a few more such pieces. My basket consumed about 18 strips.

Step 6:

Take 8 strips and fold each one of them in half.

Step 7:

Cut them in half along the fold made. We will need around 16 such halved pieces.

Step 8:

Take a thin sheet of cardboard, fold in half and draw a circle. The diameter of the circle here is about 5 inches.

Step 9:

Cut along the outline to get two circle pieces.

Step 10:

On one circle, apply a good glue along the outline.

Step 11:

Start placing the halved strips as shown.

Step 12:

Place all the halved strips and press so that they stick well to the circle base.

Step 13:

No apply glue on the other circle and stick it on to the top. Place a heavy book for a few minutes to ensure that the base has been glued on well.

Step 14:

Lift up one strip.

Step 15:

Now take a long strip and glue it on to the base.

Step 16:

Take the strip backwards and bring it forward.

Step 17:

This way, take one strip backward and one strip forward alternatively.

Step 18:

Keep adding to the length of the strip bu inserting one into the other.

this way… So you could keep weaving with the strip.

Step 19:

As you weave, use glue once in a while to secure the weaves.

The basket as you weave…

Step 20:

The basket weaving is now done. We now have to secure the ends.

Step 21:

Cut the strip as shown.

Step 22:

Bend the strip downwards and applying glue tuck it in.

Can you see that its been tucked in?

Step 23:

Cut and tuck in all the strips to complete the basket.

Step 24:

Now paint the basket with an acrylic color of choice.

The basket is complete once the painting is done.