How to Make a Basket from an Old Orange Juice Carton

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Rinse the orange juice carton thoroughly with cold water.

   Flatten out the sides, but leave the base intact. ,,,, Fold a strip of the grocery bag in half.
   
   Slip it over one of the spokes of the orange juice container.
   
   Weave it over and under as you would weave a rug.
   
   When you come to the end of the bag, tie another strip onto the end, and continue weaving.
   
   Continue in this method until you reach the desired height. ,, Then weave with ribbon or twine.
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   Step 2: Cut the carton along the vertical folds.

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   Step 3: Cut each flap into five ¾" (20 mm) sections.

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   Step 4: Flatten a bunch of plastic grocery bags (Or newspaper

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   Step 5: if you don't like the look of the bags)with your hands

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   Step 6: and cut them into long strips

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   Step 7: about 1" (25 mm) in width.

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   Step 8: Flip the container over a bowl to give it the desired bowl shape.

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   Step 9: Start weaving.

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    Step 10: Fold the orange juice spokes over and tuck them inside and under the plastic bags.

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    Step 11: Secure the top by taking a paper hole punch and punching a hole in the center of each spoke.

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