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How to Make an Ombré Basket

Separate your raffia into bundles of 3 strands each, cut to about 30″ long.

Step 1

BRAID YOUR RAFFIA

Brew a strong cup of tea using 8 oz of boiling water and 4 tea bags. Steep tea until cool then remove the tea bags and submerge 4 of the 8 braids in the tea.

Step 2

TEA STAIN 8 BRAIDS OF RAFFIA

If you’re using a different or non-cardboard container you can skip this step. If you do use the oatmeal canister, you’ll cut the top off to make the basket the size you want.

Step 3

CUT AN OATMEAL CONTAINER TO SIZE

Using hot glue, attach one end of a dark braid to the bottom edge of the container. Attach the other end to the bottom edge 2.5″ to the left.

Step 4

ATTACH YOUR BASKET HANDLES

Using one of the dark braids, glue one end to the bottom edge of the container, taking care to line it all the way down to the edge so that no cardboard shows through.

Step 5

WRAP THE CANISTER IN THE REST OF THE BRAIDS

Finally, attach the handles to the sides of the basket with hot glue. Be sure to run a bead of glue up the entire length of the handle to ensure a secure fit with no gapping.

Step 6

finish the basket handles

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