Last week I promised I’d share how I made my paper plate baskets. Well, even though it’s not the next day- here it is. 🙂As I mentioned in the previous post, I had first seen these baskets on a pin that linked to this tutorial on Sara Hearts. She had first seen them in a Martha Stewart magazine, but when I looked online I couldn’t find the tutorial. I had a different take on how to put them together, so that’s what I’m going to share today. To start you will need a 9″ paper plate, a 3″ square template (I just cut out a 3″ square out of cardstock), and a stapler or hot glue gun. Optional: embellishments, ribbon, ink. Trace the 3″ square onto the center of the plate. You can measure in 3″ from the side to get it exact, but if you’re fairly close, the basket will turn out fine without being precise. Fold over each side of the square, continuing the fold to the edges of the plate. This is what your plate will look like when all four sides are folded. This part gets tricky to explain in words. We are going to fold […]
