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Fun & Uniquely Theirs

Come Easter time, I'm always looking for the kind of basket that you won't find anywhere... which means I have to make it.

This year, I found a roll of Easter-themed wrapping paper -- dotted with bunnies, lambs, baby chicks, and houses -- at Tuesday Morning (for $1.29), then looked through our cupboards, closets, and (I'm embarrassed to admit) our soon-to-be-discarded mail, and located perfect shapes for homemade baskets.

For Rocco's, I had just received a package in a sturdy hat box (random, but useful), and for ChiChi's, I located a round, plastic bucket that had -- just last weekend -- hosted her kid's meal at the aquarium. (It has, I will point out, since been through the dishwasher).

After cutting the wrapping paper into myriad strips of similar lengths, I used a foam brush to spread Modge Podge on the back of the strips, one at a time. Then, I adhered them one-by-one to each of the  outsides and insides of the containers. To make sure the top edges were covered, I wrapped strips around each "basket"'s circumference.  After a final coat of Modge Podge, I used needle-nose pliers to spear holes on each side. For the handles, I used wire-edged ribbon, knotting a length of it into each side of each container, and carrying it across to the other side (and knotting it again there), to complete a sturdy fabric handle for each basket.

At this point, eggs and candies are not included... though, of course, they soon will be.