DIY Basket Bag for Summer
Using a simple basket (nearly any basket will work), you can create a super cute summer bag that is totally on trend.
Inspired by these bags from Clare V that I literally have been seeing everywhere lately, I wanted to create a bag that wouldn't break the bank, but would mimic this look.
After a little trial and error, I came up with this quick and easy tutorial. And you'll only need a few supplies to make your own!
Materials
- cool basket with no handles
- leather straps or scraps length dependent on preference
- leather hole punch
- needle and embroidery floss in desired color
- ruler / straight edge
- sharp knife or boxcutter for cutting the leather
Instructions
Cut leather straps.
- Start by cutting down a piece of leather to your desired handle size.
- For one of the baskets (the neon striped one), I cut the leather down to just one piece that is 11 inches long and 2 inches wide.
- And the other basket, was cut into two leather handles that are each 9.5 inches long and 1 inch wide.
- It would also be cool to do a bag with really long leather straps that tape on more of a tote shape, if you have a basket that would work for that.
- There are lots of possibilities for this one!
Punch holes in the leather.
- Once the handle or handles have been cut, punch holes on each end of the leather in your desired design.
- For the neon striped basket, I did three evenly spaced holes toward the bottom of each end of the strap.
- And for the earthy striped basket, I punched two evenly spaced holes toward the bottom of each end of the leather handles.
Attach the first leather strap.
- Next, determine your desired placement of the handles on the basket and attach each handle to the basket with embroidery floss.
- Just triple knot one end of the embroidery floss and then start threading through the inside of the basket and go through the already punched holes several times each (4-5 times each hole should be good).
- Then thread the floss through to the inside once more and triple knot the end before cutting off any excess.
Repeat step 3 for other strap.
- Repeat this process from step 3 on all the handle holes until everything is secure and then it's ready to use.