Paper Straw Easels
Paper straws as easels! The perfect place for your favorite sweet message and a great place card for your Valentine celebration.
I can't help it. I love all things Valentine. The burst of reds and pinks in the middle of dreary gray winter is perfect-o. Today we're going all out with striped fun and a quick, easy project made from the classic paper straw.
The mini easels are fabulous for a romantic message, your child's adorable valentine, or your party's place cards! You can whip these up in ten minutes, too, so no extra stressing involved (fist bump).
For each easel you need two straws, a small piece of thin wire, scissors, and a bit of glue.
Paper straws as easels! The perfect place for your favorite sweet message and a great place card for your Valentine celebration.
You have two straws. Take the first and bend it in half. Flatten the straw a bit at the fold. At the point of the fold, make a small cut that goes not even halfway through the straw.
Cut the second straw in half. One piece will be used as the back leg of the easel. With the other small piece, bend it in half to use as the base for the front of the easel.
Paper straws as easels! The perfect place for your favorite sweet message and a great place card for your Valentine celebration.
Take the long, bent straw and the back leg straw and feed a small piece of wire through the leg and one of the sides. This will give you some control of how your easel stands. Trim the wires right at the bottom of the straws and curl them over the bottom edge of the straw.
Paper straws as easels! The perfect place for your favorite sweet message and a great place card for your Valentine celebration.
Stand the tripod easel. With the folded small piece. glue each end to the front of the easel so that it creates a v-shaped shelf in the front for your Valentine message!
Paper straws as easels! The perfect place for your favorite sweet message and a great place card for your Valentine celebration.
We've made a set of these for a Galentine party for my oldest. The easels have enough celebration in them to set the whole tone of love and friendship for any kind of festivity!
Happy celebrating!