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| I went old school and made a string Easter basket. I remember doing this in elementary school. Of course, back then I didn’t get to use a hot glue gun to put embellishments on it. Now all I need is some grass and candy to make it complete. |
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| Unfortunately I didn’t have the materials readily available. I purchased some crochet thread at the local craft store (about $2) and a gallon jug of liquid starch at Wal-Mart ($3), but really only about 2 cups worth is all that is needed. |
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| The first step is covering the work surface. This is a very messy project! I used a garbage bag. I did not want to find out how hard it is to remove starch from furniture and floors. After prepping the area I poured some starch into a disposable cup then rubbed it all over the balloon. This makes the surface ready for the string and keeps it mostly in place. |
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| This is what my balloon looked like after about 5 minutes of wrapping the string around. |
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| Here I am done. This is what a roll of the string looks like. As you can tell, I did not do any patterns, I just kept looping around and around. I did pay attention to the bottom though and made sure that it was covered well. The cardboard middle of the string is used as the stand for the balloon. I carefully applied more starch to the string, until it was dripping and left it alone to dry. I hate waiting… |
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| I used a toothpick to pop the balloon. The wait was well worth it, and the string egg is almost done. |
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| For the hole I cut a template out of paper and cut with scissors around it. |
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| I used a hot glue gun to put the sequin trim along the hole. This was a bit dangerous, as I did get a couple burns from the glue…but it keeps the trim together. I posted the directions on how I made the fabric rose HERE. |
