DOLLAR TREE HAND-WOVEN BASKET STAND

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Welcome back to our Creative Craft hop, I wanted to thank Donna, Modern on Monticello for hosting this fun blog hop!  There are 8 of us crafters this month to share step by step creative crafts with you, at the bottom of my page, I will share each participant’s link to their craft.

To view all of my creative crafts you can view it here CREATIVE CRAFT.

This isn’t going to be a quick project, but it is worth the time creating.  I removed all the bugs and gave you an easier way to create this craft.

Dollar Tree Basket Stand Tutorial

Items needed:

  • 2 cake pans (same size)
  • 3 wire coat hangers
  • 2 Dollar Tree hula skirts
  • hot glue (lots of it)
  • paint of your choice
  • drill and drill bit
  • wire cutters

Prepare the 3 coat hangers

  1. Cut the hook off the hanger
  2. Straighten the wire
  3. Bend the wire into a pin shape

Prepare the supplies:

First pan:

  • Measure out two marks 2 inches apart

  • From one mark measure out 6 inches, mark and measure out from there 2 inches.  Make 3 sets of dots.

  • Using a drill bit the size of your coat hanger wire and Drill holes to every mark.

Second pan:

  • Do the same as above but measure out 1 ½ inch marks and distance between the sets of marks 6 ¼ inches.

Remove the grass from the skirt’s waist band:

  • Cut one end of the twine from the skirt and slide off the grass.  It will come apart with ease.

Paint the pieces

  • Spray paint the 3 pins and 2 pans with the color of your choice.  I am using Krylon Satin Khaki.

Assemble the stand

  • Slip the pins into the drilled holes in the pan with the 3 sets of 2 inch drilled holes.

  • Measure the top of the pin to the lip of the pan 2 inches.  To keep the pin from moving add drops of hot glue to top and bottom of the drill holes.

  • Wrap the grass around the loop of the pin, starting at one side gluing as you wrap to the other side.  Do this to all three pins.
  • Wrap halfway down each pin under the pan.

  • Add the second pan to the pins.  Measure from the bottom of the top pan to the top of the second pan 7 ¼ inches.  Add a dab of hot glue to keep the pan in position.

  • Finish wrapping the middle part of the pin with grass.

  • Turn the tray upside down, measure up 15 ½ inches to the end of the pin, snip if longer.

  • Pinch the end of the pin together and add hot glue, hold until glue is cold.  Wrap around the glue to make a padded foot, continue to wrap the bottom pins.
  • Add a dab of glue to the center of the pan (to each pan, top and bottom).

  • Take one strand of grass and fold in half, add the two ends to the glue and start twisting the two strands and roll the twisted strands in a circle.  Keep adding strands until you cover the entire pan.

  • Remove the hot glue webs by using a heat gun or blow dryer.

Paint your stand

  • Paint the basket stand in the color of your choice.  I went with a faux basket color, using cashew, hazelnut and burnt umber.

I know it was a lot of wrapping, but the outcome was worth it.

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for joining me as I made my creative craft, now let’s go over and see what the other Creator’s created.

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18 thoughts on “DOLLAR TREE HAND-WOVEN BASKET STAND”

    1. I surprised myself Donna with this project. The creative blog hop pushes my creative juices flowing. Thanks for hosting this each month.

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  4. What a great project and a very nice tutorial–so easy to follow. I always drool over stuff like that in Hobby Lobby stores but find the prices prohibitive! You nailed it!

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  5. How that looks amazing. Only concern is , wouldn’t the pin legs start to sag under the weight of plants or whatever you put in the baskets . Does look great

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    1. I wouldn’t put anything heavy in the pans, other than a faux plant or something light. If you want to add heavy items you might want to brace each pan with coat hanger wire as well.

      Thanks Sharleen.

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  6. Wow Terrie, I would have never guessed what this was made out of! Cake pans and hangers!! I thought you used baskets you had or bought, this is truly amazing! It really looks nice, but I have to admit, I would never have the patience to try something like this, you are amazing!! Your tutorials are always so thorough, thank you!

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    1. Thanks Jenna, yes patience is required for this project. But the stand is so worth it, I priced a stand, it was close to $80. So the amount of time I spent to get one similar is worth the time wrapping the grass. 🙂 But yes, many of the time I was thinking….why? 🙂

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    1. I was thinking they were made out of raffia but it’s a plastic substance, either way it’s a good material to have in the craft room. I bought 4 and only used one and half, there is a lot of material in one of those skirts. 🙂 Happy crafting!!

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  9. WOW! Terrie, I would have never known these weren’t “real” baskets–great job! Pinned! Blessings, Cecilia @My Thrift Store Addiction

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