Pots made from newspaper tubes

Tubes made from newspapers are a very favorable material for creativity. They are easy to twist, paint and bend. If you have accumulated a large number of newspapers, then you can cut them and roll them into tubes. From which you can make beautiful, useful, original handmade things. In this Master Class you will learn how to make flower pots from newspaper tubes. Manufacturing of this crafts It won’t take much time, will bring a lot of pleasure and will be useful in everyday life.

In order to make a flowerpot we need:
-Newspaper tubes.
-Spoke.
-PVA glue.
-Stain.
-Scissors.
-Artificial flowers (pink shades).
-Glue moment.
-Basis for a flower pot (a flower pot or some kind of jar).



Let's start making crafts:
1. Prepare twisted newspaper tubes in advance. For the pots you will need eighty newspaper tubes.
2. Weave the bottom. To do this, take eight tubes and smooth them out with a rolling pin in advance, this will make it easier to weave. We arrange the tubes as shown in the figure.



We connect two tubes together and begin to weave with a “Pigtail”, first braiding two tubes, weaving a couple of rows like this, then we separate the tubes and braid one tube at a time.



We weave until the bottom takes the shape of a pot, then we tuck the ends and cut them off.





3. Let's start weaving the base. He lifts the tubes, bending one under the other.



We place the pot with the flower on the bottom and weave the walls with simple weaving.




It is advisable to coat the joints of the tubes with PVA glue. We weave the rows tightly and neatly, trying to transfer the shape of the pot to the shape of the flowerpot.



We weave almost to the end of the pot and finish the product. We tuck the leading tubes into rows, cut off the ends, and coat the rest with glue.



We tuck the tubes into columns one into the other, cut off the ends and secure them with glue.





4. Let's start painting the product. It is better to paint outside, because the stain has an unpleasant smell. Paint in two layers and leave to dry for a couple of hours. It is advisable to use a thick brush to paint the product, as it is more convenient for it to paint all remote areas of the craft. To completely get rid of the smell, the product should dry for about two days in the open air.
5. Decorate the pots. To do this, you need to prepare artificial pink flowers in advance. We insert them into the hole between the tubes around the product at the same distance from each other, fasten it with glue and leave it to dry.



This original flowerpot is made from newspaper tubes.
As a result of this Master Class, we made flower pots from newspaper tubes with our own hands. This flowerpot will decorate the pot in which the flowers are planted and will completely change your interior. We hope this master class was useful for you, and you easily made this craft yourself.




Thank you for your attention. We wish you success in your creativity!