A Simple Easter Craft
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I know with 99% accuracy that if I ask my oldest daughter what she would like to do, she will say “a craft.” Because of that, I am always on the lookout for fun and easy things that we can do together. I am also usually looking for fast things, because while she LOVES to do crafts, her attention span is very short. We need crafts that are quick and easy. And they score bonus points for me if I can use my digi products!
I was looking through one of my craft books and came across one for making a simple Easter basket. I remembered seeing something like this in the past in the digi community and was bummed I couldn’t find it again. After some tweaking and personalizing, I thought it would be a fun craft to share with you! The whole thing took me less than 15 minutes…can’t beat that!
All you need for this craft is some cardstock, scissors, glue, something to put inside your basket (I used yarn but you could use Easter grass, real grass, confetti, pieces of paper, cotton balls, etc), and a great digi kit.
Here is the template I made (click on the image to download it)
The long paper strip on the left is for the basket handle
I decided to use one of my most favorite sprintime kits, the PROMISE COLLECTION by Shabby Princess which is FREE at her site.
When adding paper and elements to the template, be sure to be aware of which direction that area will be facing once the basket is put together. For mine, I had to rotate the border as I added it to each side so that all the grass and flowers would be going the right direction when it was assembled. I also added a few flowers and other elements to my page before printing so that I could cut them out and add to the basket later. This is what my page looked like before I printed:
First I printed one side of my cardstock in the solid yellow color. This would be the inside color for the basket, as well as the tops of the scallop edges once they are folded out. I then ran the same piece of cardstock through the printer, printing out the final design on the opposite side.
Once printed, I cut out the basket shape and the handle. I then folded all the inside lines, glued the lip pieces to the inside of the basket, and then glued the handle on. I added flowers and a butterfly to the outside and called it done. Such a sweet little craft — perfect for giving a gift teachers, neighbors, and friends. Throw in a few chocolate eggs and no one will be able to resist!
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ha i figured it out whenever i put a link in my comment i get held up for comment moderation but i wanted to add a plug for the baskets…last year i made a basket for each of our 10 kids (blended family/ plus our son-in-law) i gave each one different papers, each basket held a giant sugar cookie… the kids still have their baskets on their dressers or desks… if you hover over the thumbnails the photo will pop up… the pattern I used was similar to the one you ahve here, super easy and the results were dazzling
http://20birds.net/galleries/easter-08-b/photos.htm
This is fabulous! I am going to make them as party gifts for my daughter’s sleepover tomorrow night! Fortunately, my husband didn’t fine the Reese’s chocolate eggs, so I have something to put in them
…As always, you are so cool! BTW, lovin’ my digi-files 3..
LOVE it! We’ll be making one this weekend! TFS!
what a cute craft idea – thanks! will be trying it with my boys…
Darling idea, Janet! We’ll definitely have to give this a try.
So pretty – thank you for the inspiration and template!
Super cute and great instructions
Thanks
HOW cute is this Janet!!! Thank you!!
Thanks, Janet! This is the PERFECT pre-Easter project that my 5th graders can do in a snap! Woot!
very cute, thanks for thetemplate!
This is a darling idea, Janet. I ‘m going to try it out. Thank you very much for the template!
Thanks for the template, I’m always on the lookout for these things! I’d be happy to share some of my favorite designers that create fab digi-craft templates too!!! I think the first one I made was back in the Spring of 06 or something!
[...] This tiny easter basket craft from The Daily Digi. There’s even a free template [...]
This is fantastic!!! Thanks for the template … perfect for our Easter get-together with friends
Thank you so much. Every day I enjoy this site more!!! You are all so generous….and by the way on April Fools, I almost cried….until I got to the bottom!!!!
Oh, this is just the cutest little basket! And the way you’ve given us illustrated instructions is just perfect. You’re a great teacher. Thanks very much.
Oh Yea!!! I had a template like this last year and could not find it this year (somewhere in my computer abyss). I’ll be sure to catalog this one! Thank you so much for figuring it out and sharing.
Fabulous! Thank you!
one more time, Steph
ha i figured it out whenever i put a link in my comment i get held up for comment moderation but i wanted to add a plug for the baskets…last year i made a basket for each of our 10 kids (blended family/ plus our son-in-law) i gave each one different papers, each basket held a giant sugar cookie… the kids still have their baskets on their dressers or desks… if you hover over the thumbnails the photo will pop up… the pattern I used was similar to the one you ahve here, super easy and the results were dazzling
http://20birds.net/galleries/easter-08-b/photos.htm
I love your idea of the basket. I am always on the lookout for crafty ideas. Thank you for making this available to all.
Thanks for this cute little basket, this is a great last minute present, filled with soap eggs instead the chocolate
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Yhanks!! i love the hibrid projects
Thanks for the reminder about this kit from Shabby Princess…this little basket is quite something!