DIY Patriotic Basket

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Square feature image of a patriotic basket made from a laundry basket on a porch table, filled with two patriotic wine cork sail boats and the American flag flying in the background.

Make this decorative patriotic basket using a simple laundry basket and handmade accents. Perfect for a porch, patio, or small bistro table, it comes together quickly with budget-friendly supplies.

Supplies

  • A round, plastic laundry basket (mine is from Dollar Tree)
  • Ribbon (I used satin and wire burlap ribbon that I found at Dollar Tree)
  • Hot glue gun
  • Scissors
  • Foam glitter stars or other decoration (optional)

How to Make a DIY Patriotic Basket – 2 Easy Steps

STEP 1:

Cut a Dollar Tree plastic laundry basket with scissors as shown above.

Cut down the basket with scissors
The bottom part of a plastic laundry basket is needed for this DIY.

One basket, three projects—use the rest of the basket for two more crafts.

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STEP 2:

Weave ribbon through the basket in an under-and-over fashion as shown below. Overlap the ends and secure the ribbon with hot glue on the inside of the basket.

Here is a closeup of what the basket looks like with the ribbon woven and decorated
Weave ribbon and hot glue decorations on.
3 Patriotic Crafts from 1 Laundry Basket PIN1 - Vertical Pinterest Pin to share.
Star divider used has two hand drawn lines with a star in the center, used as a content break and signals new or different content below. This doodle style illustration is in a medium charcoal gray.

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