These Jute string paper bag carrots are so easy to make and add the perfect touch to your Easter and spring decor. You can use them with your Easter table place setting, or just as fun decor around your house. There is a good chance you also already have everything on hand to make them!
I was fortunate to have all the supplies I needed to make these adorable carrots on hand, but if you don’t it just takes a few simple items.
SUPPLIES-
-paper grocery bag(s)
-Jute string (I used 3-PLY and I purchased mine from Hobby Lobby)
-scissors
-glue gun
The beauty of this is that you can make as many or as few carrots as you need. Start by cutting out a large rectangle from your paper bag.
Cut your rectangle in half again.
You can leave your rectangles this size or cut them in half again….see picture below. I wanted a few different sizes of carrots so I used some of each size and tried to make them all a little different.
Next start rolling up your paper rectangles into a cone shape. Keep any writing on the bag to be rolled up on the inside so the color won’t show through the string.
When you have your cone all rolled up glue down the edge with some hot glue.
Continue rolling up as many cones, in whatever sizes, as you need.
Next add some hot glue to the bottom point of your “carrot” and attach the string.
Then just start rolling up the string around your carrot.
Continue rolling your string around the carrot until you reach the top. My paper was always un-even at the top so just go as high as you can and then put a small amount of hot glue at the top to glue the string down.
Then cut off the string just past where you glued it down. Next push in the top paper that was still sticking up to the inside of the carrot.
Finally you need to make the carrot top. I just took the string and looped it back and forth…however long you are going to want your top to be. I just went back and forth about 4 or five times and then I cut the string.
With the end of string you just cut off, wrap it a few times around the center and then secure it together with the hot glue. It’s like you made a little knot except all you do is wrap it around and glue it.
Then cut open the loops.
Add some hot glue to the knot in the center and then put that in the top of the carrot.
Super easy and you can make several of them pretty quickly!
I had fun decorating my tiered tray with a few carrots.
Then I used a few to make a cute place setting for my Easter table!
Okay, so Easter is only a few days a way so grab some string and get crafting!!
XOXO
Jen
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