When you’ve finished reading your favourite magazines, perhaps you put them into your paper recycling, or maybe they just stack up somewhere collecting dust? Here’s a terrific idea from esprit cabane to turn old magazines into a beautiful, functional and environmentally sound item. Full instructions on how to make your very own stylish coiled paper basket here.
coiled paper basket [esprit cabane]
If you don’t have time to make a beautiful basket like this, here are some lovely baskets handcrafted in Nepal by artisans in the remote mountain villages of Lapa, Tipling and Shertung. They are made using discarded plastic wrappers:
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This is so cool i want to make one now.
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This is gorgeous! I must make one soon 🙂
This site is very helpful to conserve enviroment with the concept of recycle and reuse will you Please provide an instruction to make magagine basket with the paper roll up tightly into sticks and joint together in order to give a shape of basket.
what kind of glue must be used?
Hi Ganuk, I see that in the tutorial rice glue is used, or as alternative, white glue diluted with a little water. For the recipe for rice glue, have a look here. Happy paper basket making!
Fantastic!
I have made one paper basked of newspaper.
It’s different tecnique, but it’s nice too 🙂
http://omakoppa.blogspot.com/2011/04/papaperikori.html
love this idea!
I used this technique to create a new clock for our kitchen. check it out!
http://gombotz.blogspot.com/2011/05/avenging-death-of-our-ikea-clock.html
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