You are going to love these adorable Easter Baskets if you have any plans on sending Easter treats to school with your kids, because these are Fast and Fabulous! Trust me, if I'm going to mass produce anything, it has to be just that!
Here's what you need:
- 2 strips of paper; one that is 1 1/2" x 11" ,
- one that is 1 1/2" x 8 1/2"
So really, what I do, is cut one sheet length wise at 1 1/2", and the other width wise at 1 1/2". You will get 5 strips length wise and 7 width wise.
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You want to apply adhesive to one end of the longer strip.
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- Now you will adhere that end to the mid point of the short strip. If you are using your grid paper, you will line up the edges at 3 1/2" and 5".
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Next, you want to wrap the long strip around and adhere it to what is going to be the bottom.
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You need to crease your edges so that it will become more basket like, rather than round.
I just fold every thing in and over until the bottom edge are creased nicely.
When you are done it will look like this:
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OK, you're almost done!
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At this point, you will apply adhesive to the bottom inside of the flaps.
I apply 2 swipes of adhesive about an inch apart.
Do not glue higher up than an inch from the bottom.
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This is what you should have after adhering the flaps.
I bet you can guess what the next step is!
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You were right! Now you are going to thread your ribbon through the fold of the tabs, and around the outside of the basket.
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Tie your ribbon in a knot or bow, and I also added a sentiment to finish it off.
Now of course this can be made nice and fancy with designer paper, or you could stamp it with a fancier design. I know these will end up in the trash faster than I can say Peter Rabbit, so I used a wheel.
It's the thought that counts!
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Here are a few of mine. I used the Spring Fever designer paper on a couple.
The one with the circles I cut at 2" wide, because then I was able to have the full pattern without cutting the circles off.
These little babies hold a lot of chocolate Easter eggs. More than I would really want my kids to eat, so you could add some Easter grass if you were particular. The 2" basket will hold a KinderSurprise egg, which my kids love! A bit expensive to do 50, but word is the Easter Bunny might leave a couple for my girls Easter Morning!
I sure hope you have fun with this! I think they would make cute Wedding Favours, Name Place settings, Baby Shower favours, and for all you demonstrator out there, a Fabulous Make and Take for the Free Wheeling promotion!
Got some more to share later today, so don't go away!
