How To Make A Picnic Basket From An Ordinary Basket

June 24, 2022

With the warmer weather, we'll be spending more time outside, attending summer concerts in parks and picnics at the beach and lake. We're going to show you how to make a DIY picnic basket that you can fill with your favorite picnic foods.

We transformed a thrift store basket, which we believe was used for yarn crafts, into a picnic basket perfect for spending the summer outdoors for this project.

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How to Make a Picnic Basket from an Ordinary Basket

The basket we found at a local thrift store cost $15, but you could use an old Easter basket or a basket from a gift hamper. As a result, the project is very cost-effective. We spent less than $10 on the hinges and wood, and we already had glue and paper on hand.

Supplies:

Basket
1/4-inch plywood
Hinge (with screws)
3/8 inch thick wood
Scrapbooking or gift-wrapping paper
Spray paint in white
Mod Podgeing
Scissors
screwdriver or drill
Sandpaper
Saw

Instructions:

The first step is to design the basket's lid. To make ours, we used a 1/4′′ sheet of plywood. We sketched the shape of the basket opening onto it and then cut it out with a saw. Don't worry if your lid has rough edges; you can smooth them out later with sandpaper.

The following step is to spray paint your basket. You may prefer to leave yours in its natural color, which is perfectly acceptable. I didn't want to paint the inside of the basket, so I placed the lid on top and painted it at the same time. Two coats of paint were required for our basket. Allow the first coat to dry completely before applying the second.

Using a saw, cut the lid in half, and then use Mod Podge to adhere scrapbook paper to the top of each piece.

Cut a 3/8′′ piece of wood to fit between the basket's handles or top.

Place the hinge on top (spray paint it if desired), followed by the two lid pieces.

Screw the wood bar that runs between the two lid pieces to the basket as well. This will secure it and prevent the middle section of the lid from falling inside the basket.

Smooth over rough edges around the lid with sandpaper, and remove some of the paper to give the lid a worn look so you can see some of the paint and wood underneath. Apply two coats of Mod Podge over the top, allowing each to dry completely before reapplying.

Your DIY picnic basket is now ready for some outdoor fun!