Plastic Bottle May Basket

Difficulty: Easy

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Make this basket from a small pop bottle.

Parental supervision is recommended.

What you'll need:

  • 20 ounce or 1/2 liter plastic pop bottle
  • Craft knife
  • Bumpy chenille stem (or regular chenille stem)
  • Hole punch
  • Narrow ribbon, optional
  • Real flowers or handmade flowers

How to make it:

  1. Cut the bottle with the craft knife about 4" from the bottom. Discard top.
  2. Hole punch on two sides directly across from each other.
  3. Insert one end of the chenille stem from the outside to the inside. Bring it up and twist to the stem above the bottle edge.
  4. Repeat for other end of the chenille stem.
  5. If desired, punch holes around the top of the bottle. Weave a ribbon in and out through the openings.
  6. Early on the morning of May 1st, fill with real or handmade flowers.
  7. Hang on your neighbor's door, a friend's, or anyone special to you.
  8. Remember, it's supposed to be a surprise!

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