Cut Out + Keep

Paper Straw Frame

recycle magazines into frames

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/paper-straw-frame • Posted by Lyra Rose

saw this in a book called the 'Big Ass Book of Crafts' (btw greatest craft book ever!) and gave my twist on it. A good way to recycle the thousands of old magazines i have. made a great present for my parents WARNING: your fingers will be covered in glue

You will need

Project Budget
Free

Time

3 h 00

Difficulty

So-so
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Description

saw this in a book called the 'Big Ass Book of Crafts' (btw greatest craft book ever!) and gave my twist on it. A good way to recycle the thousands of old magazines i have. made a great present for my parents WARNING: your fingers will be covered in glue

Instructions

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    gather supplies

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    cut the magazine pages into 3s

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    roll into straws diagonallys so fold a triangle from the bottom right corner (for me it's easier on this side, but i'm lefthanded so that might be the cause) and roll (this is a bad picture but it gets the general idea) glue paste makes things work :)

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    make about 20 per frame sometimes more

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    glue the back of the picture onto your piece of cardboard (i cut out of a shoebox). don't worry about cutting it smaller, the straws can easily cover edges anyway (and will if you want it to look nicer)

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    cut the pointy ends off of the straws they should be flat/round...like a straw!

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    glue on with wet glue and make sure to cover the picture a little bit, but evenly. trim edges with a scissor and voila!