Newspaper Weaving Tray Tutorial
Newspaper weaving tray tutorial : A perfect simple DIY to try at home with old newspapers. Do try this newspaper weaving tray by following the instructions.
I am already feeling so good by recycling loads of newspapers that are decorating my house instead of going to the trash. Here I have made a simple tray out of old newspapers and leaflets by newspaper weaving method. I will be using this as a decorative tray that will sit on the counter or table in my living room. It will give an asthetic look to the corner as well as it will help me to keep some flowers or keys and change them occasionaly.
Materials Required for Newspaper Weaving Tray Tutorial:
- Newspaper or Advertisement leaflets
- White glue
- A Skewer or Knitting needle
- Glue Gun or Super Glue
- Acrylic Paint or Watercolors
- Water Sealant or PPA(Perfect Paper Adhesive)
- Decorative Flower (Optional)
Step by step tutorial for making Newspaper Weaving Tray :
Step 1: Prepare paper tubes by rolling the paper strip over the skewer. I can’t say how many tubes you will require. So try to make as many as possible before starting the project.
Step 5: Once it is dried for around 1 hour, start painting it with your choice of color. You can even decoupage at this stage if you donot want to use any paint. Now let the paint dry completely for 1-2 hours and then give a second coat of paint incase you want a darker shade.
Step 6: I have decorated the edge of the tray with a newspaper plait by newspaper weaving just like how you would plait your hair. For making the plait, hold three paper tubes together and start making a plait in the same way as we make hair plaits. Stick this paper plait on the edge of the tray with the help of Glue gun. After it is dry,paint it.
Thank you,
Simply Meraki
Author details : Kavitha is an avid crafter and her creations can be seen on her facebook page “Simply Meraki” (HERE). We absolutely love her paper beads and jewellery collection!
Am trying this don’t know how it will how come out anyway after completing i ll share it.
Hey Akshma. Please do send us the pictures 🙂 When I first tried newspaper weaved basket, I had tried a different version but the problem with mine was I did not make the newspaper tubes nicely. I made them tight and sturdy that they refused to flatten 😛 Good luck with your project and send us the piccies too 🙂
Hi Angela, I tried newspaper weaving by seeing the tutorial and you can view my work here’s the link
http://kraftycraze.blogspot.in/2015/08/tricolor-newspaper-weaved-tray.html
Thankyou so much Akshma! You have done a wonderful job especially with the patriotic theme 😉 Even I should try i think..looks pretty cool 🙂
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