Hey there, welcome to Decorate and More with Tip! Here on my blog, I share how you can decorate your home on a budget. I am still trying to share things you can use with items around your home. I am sharing another DIY using blind slats I can’t wait to share this one with you!
To view my first DIY using blind slats you can go here ⇒ DIY WITH BLIND SLATS
I am joining a group of bloggers to share some crafts while we are staying at home. The craft blog hop is hosted by Chloe over at Celebrate and Decorate. Chloe has shared some cute crafts on her social media during our isolation. She always has such great inspiration. I am sure you will want to start following her on all her social media and blog. She’s amazing! If you are coming over from Sara, Birdz of a Feather, thank you for joining me here. I just love the cute turtle Sara shared. I am going to make one for our little peanut. 🙂
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I will mention now the craft I am sharing is not something you want to start out doing if this is your first crafting experience, although if you want to tackle it I bet you can do it! I would have to rate this harder than a simple craft, but this is a craft that you will want to try.
For this craft I am using two PVC wood grain blinds. I have watched a couple tutorials on steps to make a tobacco basket all were made with grapevine material. I think I can do the same technique with my blinds by cutting them down. I looked at the two baskets I purchased and came up with my own tutorial for you today using the blinds. 🙂
Grab two blinds, that’s all you need. If you don’t have any laying around,check your blinds hanging on your windows….do you have two extra blind slats you can remove off your blinds that are just sitting on the seal? Remove them. Here is a tutorial showing you how to remove slats from your blinds. HOW TO REMOVE BLIND SLATS.
Cut the blind slat in half, lengthwise. I am using regular scissors to cut my blinds…DO NOT USE YOUR GOOD SCISSORS. It takes a little bit to cut the blind, but it will be worth it, I promise!
Cut your half in half (does this make sense)? 🙂 You should get 4 thin strips from one blind.
Cut 15- 11″ strips from your long pieces of blinds.
Taking 7 of the 11″ strips laying them in a row about 1 inch apart. Weave another 11″ strip horizontally in the middle of the 7 strips. Hot glue the horizontal strip to the vertical ones.
Second horizontal strip will not be so easy to place. Bend up the vertical strips that will go over the horizontal strip. Be careful bending, if you bend to hard you can break the strip in half. Push the strip in place about 1 1/2″ from the first strip. Once in place hot glue to the vertical strips. Bend the strips back in place.
Do the same steps for the next strips and then go back to the center and place two more above the center strip. You will have 7 vertical strips and 6 horizontal strips now weaved together.
After weaving the 6 strips cut the outer edge strips evenly.
Curling all the ends up by careful bending.
Taking the second blind, cut the blind in half and only using one of the halves cut that in half. You will only use 2 strips leaving them long this time. Using one long piece to trim around the outer edge. Bending the long strip to fit around the basket form gluing the long strip around the outer edge of the basket. I used clips to keep the trim in place until the glue dries.
Adding two 11″ strips placing them in a criss-cross pattern in the center of the basket, gluing it into place.
Adding another long blind strip to the inner trim. Your basket will have two trim pieces to cover all the strip’s ends. You will do the same step as the outer trim piece.
So far here is what my basket looks like.
I broke a couple of my strips when I was bending them. 🙁 I was a little upset when I broke them was thinking I should replace the broken ones but instead I just hot glued into place. It gives my basket some character, don’t you think?
Taking my Waverly Truffle and Hazelnut chalk paint, I gave my basket two coats of the Truffle and then dry brushed Hazelnut for highlights.
To complete the look. I took some twine wrapping it around the entire edge of my basket. Tied it onto the trim and wrapped it all around the outer edge tying it off. This also helps to keep the basket trim tightly together.
Looks pretty good.
Here is what my faux tobacco basket looks like against the two purchased ones I have.
The twine stuck out to me so I dry brushed some truffle chalk paint onto the twine. I placed it up on my wall with the other baskets.
It took some time and effort to make the basket, but didn’t I tell you it was worth it? I just love how it looks.
I hope you enjoy my inspiration while I weaved my basket. Do you like my faux tobacco basket? If you do…..
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Next up is Michelle over at Our Crafty Mom. I just love the candlestick she made. She made it out of an old furniture leg. Go check it out! 🙂
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Decorating our home on a budget is my thrill. I think a home can look beautiful without breaking the bank. Your home should bring the best out of you and make you feel happy. You should smile every time you enter your home. 🙂
This is gorgeous. I paid $8 for a blue one (the only one I’ve seen in a store) so I could have something to go by to make my own. Hadn’t come up with any ideas yet. But your idea is perfect! I hope I still have an old wood grain blind I was going to take to the dump.
Hey Robin, so happy to see you here. I would love to see your creation. I hope you are able to find a couple of extra blind slats.
Happy to see you too! I can’t wait to go through your blog. The pictures and titles were pretty enticing. 🙂
I can say the same with yours.
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This is amazing! You are so clever and creative! I would have never guessed your basket was made from blinds. It is beautiful. Pinned!
Thank you Lynne. So happy you like the basket tutorial. So happy you pinned my blog…thank you!
Terrie, you are so clever! Who’d a thunk bind slats into a basket? It looks smashing!!
Pamela I have so many extra blinds laying around now I need to come up with something to use them on. I love how the basket turned out. It looks nice up with the purchased one I have. Thank you!
This is such a great decor idea!
Thanks Josiah.
Terrie, what a creative and ambitious project — blinds to basket; an ingenious transformation! They look wonderful hanging on your wall. What a great tutorial too, thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much Debbee. I have so many extra blind slats laying around I wanted to find ways to use them.
This is SO clever, Terrie! I haven’t seen this DIY before and I love how it came out! It is a pleasure to join you for the hop. Blessings, Cecilia @My Thrift Store Addiction
Thanks Cecilia. I love the crafting hop. Great way to stay busy.
This is so pretty! Its such a great piece of decor. Amazing job!
Thanks Sonja. I love the baskets any way people style them.
What a clever way to reuse blinds. I was looking down your photos before I read the beginning and I had no idea from the pictures what the raw material was. I was wondering, how is she bending wood strips? I would have never have thought of it but it looks so great! Glad to find your blog on this hop.
So happy you found me too. Thanks girl. The blinds were bendable but gently or they break. Which no tobacco basket is perfect right?
This is amazing!! I had no idea you could use blind slats to make a tobacco basket. So creative! And it looks like the wall thing! Pinning!!
Thank you Michelle. With so many slats laying around I have to think of ways to use them. ha!
Wow, you are a genius to think of this! What a creative and very impressive project! Love it! So great to hop with you again…stay well!
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Shelley
Calypso in the Country
Thank you Shelley. Always a joy hopping with you too.
I love your tobacco basket and so much cheaper than buying them. So pretty. Fun hopping with you.
I love how it turned out. With paint it does look like a real one. Thanks for stopping by.
Who knew blinds could be used as wood! I wonder what else could be made with them…. I will have to keep an eye out for blinds now.
Liberty
I have several slats to find out what else. ha! Thank you so much for stopping by.
All I can say is Wow. Well done project, they are gorgeous. Pinned.
Thank you so much Leanna.
Terrie, This is brilliant! This is the first time I ever wished I had old blinds hanging around! You did such a great job, and I love how you used the little clips for extra help while it set. This has been such a great hop with such a great variety of projects! Thank you so much for joining in our hop!
Thank you Chloe. I had a lot of fun on the craft fun, so many great crafts.
This is so gorgeous and amazing! It looks exactly like store bought ones!! SO pretty!
Thank you so much Kristin. With some paint it really does look the ones I purchased.
Awesome project and great tutorial. I own one tobacco basket, bought on sale and restyle it frequently. Would love to have more! Necessity (and economy!) is the mother of invention!
I love tobacco baskets they can be used in so many ways. Thank you!
This is GENIUS! I have a couple of tobacco baskets, but who can’t use more? I am trying this for sure. So clever!
I know Pattie. I love them in any room. Great staple piece.
What a fantastic project! I can’t believe you fashioned a tobacco basket out of blind slats! Happy to be crafting with you today ♥
When we are stuck at home we get creative. ha! Thank you so much Mary.
I am so happy to meet you and to be able to join in the fun.
I’m in awe of this project Terrie! I will definitely be trying this out for myself! So inspirational 🙂
Sara I can’t wait until you try this. If so you will have to share it with me. I will be sharing your craft when I get it done. Nice working with you!
Very, very pretty home decor Terrie, you did an awesome job!
So fun to share in this crafting blog hop with you.
Jemma
Thanks Jemma. I am having a lot of fun working with things around the house. We have to get creative now adays. I had fun working with you on the craft hop too!
Wow Terrie, I am super impressed! I can’t believe you created this vintage looking tobacco basket with plastic slats!! It looks awesome!
Thank you Jenna. I amazed myself on this craft. I have several of these blind slats and will be racking my brain on other crafts to do with them.
Thank you so much for sharing, what a fun project and they look fantastic!
Thank you. I did have fun with this craft. Happy Crafting my friend.
I just love how you use the old blinds slats to create a craft. Very smart and pretty faux tobacco baskets.
Thank you. We have to have our creative caps on right now. I have several more slats to use. Hopefully so does everyone else so they can follow along with me making crafts to stay busy.
You did such an amazing job! I love home decor diy’s that use what you already have. Gosh, now I wish I had not tossed our plastic blinds 😫.
Thank you my sweet friend. The best way to save money is to do a DIY. I have plenty to share with you. If only we lived closer. That would be fun!
Terrie, this is super clever. I love it. I have tons of plastic slats I need to use up but I don’t think they will work for this project. However, just the idea makes me think I could come up with something to make with them. Thanks!
Patti, I have several more to figure out what we can do with them. Maybe we can put our heads together and come up with a simple craft to use them in. Thanks Patti.
I love this but can’t pin it. Please help.
Oh no Peggy….So there are several ways you can pin my blog. Hoover over a picture and it will have a little red space with PIN on it. Click on it to pin my blog with the photo OR At the bottom of my post at the very bottom it will have a red circle P. You can click on that.
Let me know if you still can’t. Thanks Peggy.
Oh my goodness, Terrie!! Who would have thought to make tobacco baskets from blinds? Only you creative lady! I’ve always wanted one if these baskets and now you’ve inspired me to make one!! Thank you! Pinning!!
Awe thanks Christine. I have been watching a lot of tutorials on making a basket, but I never get the supplies to do it. I have all those slats and started thinking about using those. Just started playing. I love the look. Glad you enjoyed the tutorial. Hope you have a great day!
Holy cow! That looks so amazing. I can’t believe you made them from blind slats! Great job.
I know isn’t it neat. Those slats were very bendable so I thought maybe it would work. Glad it did. Thank you!