Channel: Craft Passion

Category: Howto & Style

Tags: drinking straw crafthow todiyrecycle craftweave basketupcycle craftmake basketdiy basketdrinking straw weaving

Description: Written tutorial with photos: craftpassion.com/drinking... Collect enough drinking straws of equal sizes to recycle them into drink coasters. Help to save the Earth Project. 1. Drinking straws 5/16", 223 pcs. to be cut into halve for a total of 446 pcs. of short straw. * 2. Papers from old magazines, cut into strips of about 1/4" width, I used my paper shredder machine to do it. 3. Hot Glue Gun and Glue sticks 4. Thick cardboard (for making templates) 5. Scissors 6. Tweezers (optional but handy to have) * Note: 1. Sort out the sizes of your collected drinking straws, only use the same size of straws for each basket. 2. Wash and dry the drinking straws completely if they are used.