Making a basket for Easter eggs and decorating it

A basket for Easter eggs is an important attribute of the holiday. This product can be easily made by hand. These baskets are made from a variety of materials. Today we will take a closer look at several manufacturing options.

In the West, a basket for Easter eggs is considered a must-have item in which rabbits hide their eggs. It should be done in advance, on Maundy Thursday. This product is suitable for both simple dyed and souvenir eggs.

First, we will look at how you can make a do-it-yourself basket out of paper. To do this, you will need the following materials and tools:

• simple pencil;
• scissors;
• ruler;
• several sheets of colored paper or cardboard.

First, a sheet of paper is taken. It must be drawn into 9 identical squares (the side of each of them should be about 10 centimeters). Along the marked lines, the material is cut in the lower and upper parts.

After that, the workpiece is folded into a basket. All sides are fixed with glue, you can also take a stapler for this. Separately cut another thin and even strip of paper. It will become the handle for the basket.

You can make an imitation of weed. For this, a green sheet of cardboard is taken. On it, with the help of a simple pencil, its contour is drawn, and then a workpiece is cut out along the marked lines. It can be glued to a pre-made paper basket or used as a base instead.

An Easter basket made of fabric will look interesting. For this, felt of different colors is most often taken. A regular circle serves as templates for the future product, in which 16 separate segments are marked along the edge. They are made using small incisions. Their length will determine the height of the side section.

After that, in each segment, you need to make two small holes along the edges, it is better to do this with an awl. Then a thin rope is taken, it will have to fasten together the first 8 branches through one (these segments will be placed inside).

The remaining 8 segments will be outside. Further, the fabric basket for Easter can be additionally decorated. Often, small bunnies are cut out of paper or other fabric and glued to the product.

The bottom of the basket can be made with a plastic base. Disposable plates are often available. They fit between two layers of felt. It is better to put a little padding polyester under the fabric.

This holiday basket can be easily woven from newspaper strips. To do this, you need to prepare the following things:

• newspapers;
• glue;
• scissors;
• transparent varnish for covering the finished product;
• brush;
• a box or deep plate (these will form the basis for the Easter basket).

First, the required number of strips are cut out of the newspaper. They must be the same length and width. Then they are rolled into tubes. Their edges must be fixed with glue.

After that, take the first 8 tubes. They are intertwined in a square. The working tube is bent and carefully wound up behind the first two racks. Further, the upper strip of newspaper is taken down, and the lower one - up. The result is a beautiful rope weaving.

Then another 2-3 rows are woven in the same way. The racks are spread in different directions, and then braided one by one. Weaving continues until the product reaches the required size.

Further, the racks are neatly bent one after the other in a circle. A deep plate is inserted inside the paper blank. The tubes are fixed on it with clothespins. Later continue weaving with a string. Then carefully remove the dishes.

To weave the fold, another stand is added. The far tube is wound up behind the second rack. The rack, which is in front of it, is placed on top of the working strip, and then taken down. In this way, the entire row is weaved.

Next, a handle is made for the future basket. For this, 12 tubes are prepared from the newspaper. Six of them start on one side and fold over in half. The result is 12 racks. They are separated into three small bundles, then a pigtail is braided.

It is fixed with clothespins. In the same way, make another pigtail on the other side. Both workpieces are carefully lifted and wire-rolled. A little PVA glue is applied to the top. Another additional paper tube is also taken, with the help of which the wire is braided. At the base, the handle of the basket is also intertwined on both sides.

At the end, the finished basket is painted. It is recommended to use acrylic paint for this. It is better to paint in several layers. After that, the product is completely covered with a protective colorless varnish.

There are a huge number of options for decorating such a ready-made Easter basket. You can make a beautiful and bright decoupage. In this case, napkins with a multi-colored pattern are taken. One layer with a picture is carefully separated.

The drawing is applied to the basket, and then they begin to moisten it with PVA glue (previously diluted with water).

After the holiday basket is completely ready, you can start creating a beautiful composition. Most often, colored eggs are simply laid inside the product in one row. A small cake is also placed there. You can make a beautiful decor with flowers. Small flower buds are laid between the eggs.

A composition with paper or wood shavings will look good. It fits into the bottom of the basket. As a result, eggs and Easter cake can be laid on a soft base. It is also permissible to decorate the finished craft with satin ribbons, small flowers cut from cardboard or colored paper.

Often, a few simple colored eggs are placed in such Easter baskets, and then small sweet eggs and sweets are placed around them.

For information on how to make an Easter basket, see the next video.