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How to Make Your Own Easter Baskets
By Holly Campbell
Easter baskets are often better gifts when they have been personalized; it shows that the thoughtful giver cares enough to send the recipient a part of herself or himself in that personalized Easter basket. Easter baskets are fun and easy to make if you know where to begin. And, here are some really easy ideas to get you started.
Easter Baskets Ideas
1. Get a basket
Do you have any nice baskets, perhaps one left over from a previous
season’s gift baskets, lying in the house? If not, go to your local craft store and
get a raw or plain one. Those made with a darker straw material can lend themselves
to classier-
It is not much of a problem getting baskets for girls but boys may not appreciate keeping an Easter basket around throughout the year. Any type of storage bin can be filled with hay or tissue and wrapped in cellophane wrap to create a more "boyish" feel.
Alternatively, think out of the box and save some money. You can make pretty baskets from recycling materials in your home; a milk carton or a folded paper plate with holes punched on each sides, dressed up with bright coloured ribbons and cellophane papers makes a cute basket for kids.
I did a "paper bag" basket for a dear friend last Easter and she loves it! I simply
printed out floral templates and transferred them onto the bag, decorated with some
fancy shoelaces instead of those common store-
2. Filling the basket
Start with a specific theme that unifies the contents in your
Easter basket. If your recipient is a wine lover, you might place a nice set of wine
glasses and a bottle of their favorite wine in a basket, padded with fluffy napkins
at the bottom.
A coffee lover will appreciate a coffee themed basket with mugs, some gourmet coffee,
and maybe a pack of rich butter cookies.
If you are making one for the kids, surprise
them with stickers of their favourite characters and foam figurines integrated into
the basket. Other endearing gifts include stuffed animals, hand puppets, little toys,
small books, crayons, bubbles, and egg shaped Play Dough.
3. Decorating Ideas
Easter baskets can be made to look professionally done with a
few basic supplies. One very essential tool is your glue gun. You will also need
to buy some shrink wrap for baskets or coloured cellophane wrap to cover the baskets
with. A curly ribbon cascading down the front can be taped to the outside Easter
basket wrap.
Be creative, embellish your basket with decorations or images of bunnies, eggs ,
chicks, tiny flowers or simply add some pretty, foil-
Making your own gift basket is an enjoyable and rewarding project for a lazy afternoon; it does not have to be strictly for Easter!
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