Tutorial | Easter Basket and Easter Grass

Want to create a super cute Easter basket for your kids that’s not only easy but also full of personal charm? It’s actually a lot simpler than you might think, and all you need are some basic craft supplies you probably already have lying around!

Here’s what you’ll need to get started:

Metal Bucket: Start with a small metal bucket as your base. This is going to hold everything together and gives your basket a sturdy foundation. You can find these in any craft store or even dollar stores. Bonus: they’re perfect for reusing year after year!
Paint: Now, here’s where you can really have some fun. Pick a paint color that suits the vibe you’re going for. Pastels are always a hit for Easter, so think light pinks, blues, yellows, or even a fresh minty green. You could paint the whole bucket, or just get creative with patterns like stripes, dots, or flowers. Make it as fun and colorful as you want!
Washi Tape: This stuff is a lifesaver for crafting—super easy to use and super cute! Use washi tape to add a little extra pop to your bucket. You can line the edges or make fun designs to give your basket that extra flair. It’s one of those things that makes your basket look high-end without the high price tag!
Green Tissue Paper: Here’s a fun little trick to make your basket look even more festive. Take some green tissue paper and scrunch it up to create your own “grass” for the bottom of the basket. It adds a playful touch and makes everything feel like it’s straight out of an Easter egg hunt.
Vinyl: Want to make this basket extra special? Personalize it! Grab some vinyl and cut out your child’s name to stick on the bucket. You can use a vinyl cutting machine if you have one, or just do it by hand—either way, it’s a great way to make the basket feel like it’s theirs. You could also add a fun design or a cute little Easter-themed image if you’re feeling crafty.

And of course, don’t forget the treats! Easter baskets are all about the goodies, so load it up with your kid’s favorite sweet treats. Think chocolate bunnies, jelly beans, pastel candies, or maybe even some little toys. If your child loves a certain character or theme, you can sneak in a small toy or sticker that fits the vibe.

In the end, this basket is all about creating something unique and filled with love. It’s an easy craft that brings a lot of joy—and let’s be honest, your kids are going to love it no matter what! Plus, it’s a great opportunity to get creative together. So, get crafting and have fun with it!

Sophie’s darling doggy design has a mix of orange, yellow and purple with fun plaids and patterns. I love the repeating “BOO” words going down, all the colorful pumpkins and the torn paper for some texture. Repeating a single word is a great way to fill up space and add emphasis. Take a closer look at the Paige Evans blog.

If scary and creepy aren’t really your style it’s ok to do sweet and cute for Halloween, in fact it’s a really big trend! With soft pastel colors, happy ghosts and smiling Jack O’ Lanterns, cute is what’s in for this Halloween. So if you’ve got little ones who are too cute to spook or silly Halloween pet photos to scrap you’ll want to check out all these Halloween scrapbook layout ideas that are on the softer side of spooky.

Julie’s adorable layout used repeated stamping in colored and black ink pads to create a cool custom background. Behind the photos are layers of distressed pattern papers, a purple monster patch, there’s also a wooden title, tickets and chipboard flags. Learn more at the Hey Little Magpie blog.

You don’t even need Halloween supplies, just go with the theme of the costume like Evanjelene did here with darling Minnie Mouse photos and traditional primary Disney colors of red, white and blue. There’s 3D folded paper rosettes, black and white photos mounted on tabbed panels, tickets, stars, splatters and more with a retro mixed media feel. I spotted her idea on the 49th and Market Instagram page.

Nathalie create an amazing frame for her cute Halloween layout by cutting the frame out from paper that has pumpkin faces scalloped around the edges, adding dark orange striped paper in the center on a fall floral base. She offset her pics with a bubbling cauldron with flying bats, more fall florals and a chipboard title. Find all the details at the Simple Stories blog.

Marci’s sweet Pippi Longstockings orange and black layout uses a grid formation with 4 large squares but inside of two squares are smaller printed squares fussy cut from pattern paper. There’s small scalloped borders with a large scalloped frame, fun little sign, bat embellishments, word bubble and black and orange sequins. I came across her idea in her Marci LB gallery at Scrapbook.com.

Erin’s dog loves to chew up pumpkins which makes for a funny and adorable set a double page layouts for Halloween. One side has an orange sky, picket fence, and creepy tree, the other side has a large moon, both have layers of spider web and striped papers with stamped and colored pumpkins. I spotted these at the Crafty Concepts with Erin Instagram page.

Susi designed a stack of Halloween books made of pattern papers and stitching with the worlds cutest witch peeking over the top. Cutting out photos add such a unique touch! There’s also chipboard ghosts, puffy letter sticker spelling out the title, bats, cats and pumpkins too. Find step by step directions at the Pinkfresh Studio blog.

Stephanie accented her Super Hero layout with big bold spider webs made with shimmery Deco Foil. In the center is a stack of pattern papers, a super hero, some embellishments and a sentiment with more papers stacked behind the pic. I love the little dog side kick in the web! Find direction at the Therm O Web blog.

Inessa created a custom background using distressed strips of cardstock and pattern papers going down the center. She mixed florals with Halloween images in pretty purple, pink and orange with die cut letters for the date and a journaling card to document the day. I spotted this on the Paper and Bling Instagram page.

Becki put a twist on a spider web by connecting pattern paper tags, tucked behind borders of web paper, with black twine and adding tiny spiders on the threads, so fun! She added a chipboard title and clusters of Halloween embellishment on both borders too. Find all the details at the Simple Stories blog.

I hope you have a very sweet Halloween!

-Heather

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