Production of plastic straws is currently very high. These drinking aids can almost never be separated from the life of modern society. Even though straws are actually plastic, there are many protests due to environmental factors.
Every time we buy bottled drinks or even bottled drinks, we will also be given straws to make it easier to drink. So it is not surprising, if there is a lot of waste plastic waste straws around us, both in the trash and scattered on various street corners.
Here’s how to make crafts from a straw (to make better use of it) that we have put together from various sources.
How to Make Flower-Shaped Crafts from Straws
How to make crafts from straws is also easy. Like one of them makes a hand-crafted flower shape. Besides being easy, you can develop a lot of flower types using only the colors of plastic straws. Let’s create the most popular among the flowers – the Rose.
You will need the following materials – 1 pink straw, 1 white straw, 1 red straw, Glue, and Scissors
Here’s how: Watch the video below from DIY Craft Master
How to Create Flower Vase from Straw
Your flowers will need a place to stand and show it’s beauty. So let’s create a flower vase for it using the same material – straws. You will need the following – Scissors or cutter, Wood glue, Decorative beads, Colorful straws, and Used cans.
Here’s how: Watch the video below from Creative Diaries
Who would have thought from the hands of an artist, a straw that is usually only used for sipping drinks can be a valuable work of art. Plastic straws that are only used once and then discarded can turn out to be a handicraft that can decorate the house so that it is more colorful.
You too can create your own crafts from recyclable materials like straw. Take a video of your work and upload it to YouTube (buy youtube views to reach more audience through your video). We’d like to see your work!