Perhaps you’re looking for a different style of Easter basket? This timeless design by Sarah-Jane Rae looks expensive – but it’s really just made out of brown packing paper! You’ve probably got some from all those Amazon deliveries we all get these days…

DIY Woven Easter basket copy

You Will Need

Brown packing paper, or Kraft paper
Ribbon
Adhesive
Scissors

Step 1

How to make an Easter basket – step 1

Flatten out some brown packing paper and then cut into sixteen 30 x 760mm strips. Fold each strip twice to make them approx 10mm wide and also more durable for weaving. Cut eight of the strips in half.

Step 2

How to make an Easter basket – step 2

Lay eight short strips together in a row, so they run vertically, then weave the other eight short strips across horizontally, starting at the centre to make a 110mm square base for your basket. Glue the first strip of the basket base at each overlap, using a dab of wet glue or a glue dot. Repeat as you weave but just at every fourth or fifth overlap to hold securely.

Step 3

How to make an Easter basket – step 3

Now weave four of the longer strips around the sides to create the ‘walls’ of your basket. Trim the excess protruding strips to 10mm, then fold over these ends to the inside and glue them into place.

When constructing the sides or ‘walls’, glue the first piece inside and then glue every four or five strips in. Use pegs to hold while the glue dries if using wet glue.

Step 4

How to make an Easter basket – step 4

Take three of the long strips, glue them together at the top and then plait together to create a handle. Trim and glue the ends to secure. Attach the handle to the inside of the basket, in the centre of each shorter side or ‘wall’.

Step 5

How to make an Easter basket – step 5

Take the last long strip and stick along the inside of the top edge of the basket to both strengthen the ‘walls’ and cover the trimmed ends and two handle joins.

Step 6

How to make an Easter basket – step 6

Decorate the sides with bows made from tulle and silk ribbon and fill your basket with shredded tissue and colourful foil-wrapped eggs, to eat!

Make this easy DIY Easter basket: Design #4

If you want the easiest Easter basket design, then this Easter basket is for you! It’s easy to make, there’s a free Easter basket template – so all you need to decide is which paper or card to use.

Papercraft easter baskets

You Will Need

Easter basket template
Coloured card
Patterned papers
Flower punch
Shredded tissue paper
Glue

Step 1

Use the free Easter basket template to transfer the basket shape onto some patterned paper and cut out. We’re using polka dot paper! Score the dotted lines, then assemble the basket, glueing the flaps to hold it all in place.

Step 2

Cut a 3 x 28cm strip of patterned paper – this will be the handle. Glue the ends to either side of the inside of the basket in a loop, forming the handle.

Step 3

Trim a border from patterned paper (we’ve chosen zig-zags) and attach it to the top of each side of the basket. Cut a flower from paper (or use a pre-made flower if you have any in your craft stash), and attach the flower to one side of the basket. Fill the basket with shredded tissue and nestle chocolate eggs in the tissue!

Crochet your container!

If you’re handy with a crochet hook, you could also try making our super-sweet Free Easter basket crochet pattern.

Fill your Easter basket full of fun!

Now that you know how to make a range of Easter baskets, the next decision is what to put in them! You can keep it classic and fill them full of tasty chocolate eggs, but you could always keep the crafting going and fill your basket with fun decorative eggs.

Egg decorating ideas for Easter

There’s so many ways to get creative with eggs! You’ll find a range of creative makes, from knitted Easter eggs to dip dyed eggs and even eggs with embroidery stitches in this list of 40 Easter egg decorating ideas from Gathered.

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