DIY Straw Craft Ideas

Straws are among my favorite because of the diverse selection that they come in, and the crazy low cost. You may have crafted with straws among your first jewelry crafts, but it goes far beyond that. This post does include some amazing next-level straw jewelry crafts. But it also has some spectacular creations – from easy to expert – that you’ll definitely want to try.

Paper straws come in every color, and pattern making them perfect as a design element of your craft. They are made of thick paper, so they won’t stand up to water, but they are fun and great for more temporary crafts

That they can be recycled and reused in lost of interesting and creative art and craft projects. The bad news: you will need lots of them. However, drinking straw crafts are very colourful and create a cheerful mood. So you should definitely try these when crafting with your kids! Plastic straw arts and crafts are cool, fun and easy! Short or tall, colourful or traditional, regular-sized or giant – drinking straws have almost many styles as beverage glasses. For your craft projects you can use straws of various types and widths, as well! If you want to find out how to make drinking straw crafts, just download this application.

Drinking straw crafts tutorial

For this project you need: lots of plastic drinking straws in red and green, paper, scissors, universal glue, sisal fiber spider wrap (optional), picture frame in a contrast color (optional). Cut the straws in pieces of different lengths at an angle of 45 degrees. From the cardboard cut out circles. Then, glue the first row of improvised petals along the perimeter of the circle. For this first row use the longest pieces of cocktail straws.

Continue gluing the petals, arranging them from longer to shorter. A second row of a different color looks very beautiful. From paper cut out patterns for the flower leaves. Cut the green straws into 0.5 cm pieces, again at an 45 angle degree. Use the same technique to glue the straws on the leaf template. Now you can compose your picture. In this example was used sisal fiber spider wrap as background. This material is often used in floristry and other types of decorative art. Choose a bright color that contrasts with the drinking straw flowers and let them stand out. Frame the picture and hang it on the wall.

Drinking straw place mat craft

A simple but sensational table decoration for a tropical-themed party! Just consider that these place mats are not intended for hot dishes, because they can melt and leave stains on both tablecloth and tableware. For the craft project on the right you need: 1 pack of flexible straws, a ribbon of light green color, a ruler, double-sided tape.

1. Sort out the straws by color and put them in a row on the table. Make sure that the flexible points on the straws are lined, so that the place mat has a rectangular shape.

2. Align the straws with a ruler. Tape the straws with a strip of adhesive tape in the middle.

3. Cut two strips of the light green ribbon about 10 cm longer than the straw mat. For each cut two double-sided tape of the same length. Glue the ribbons as shown in the picture above.

4. Remove the strip of tape located in the middle.