{"id":49869,"date":"2023-04-05T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/work-test.blog.acherryontop.com\/how-to-make-paper-easter-baskets-19007-49869\/"},"modified":"2024-08-24T19:16:25","modified_gmt":"2024-08-24T23:16:25","slug":"how-to-make-paper-easter-baskets-19007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.acherryontop.com\/blog\/how-to-make-paper-easter-baskets-19007-49869\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make Paper Easter Baskets!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hello everyone! It’s Emily again and I have a fun, easy craft that you can do for this Easter holiday (or just for spring)! Hop along with me & let me show you how to make some PAPER Easter baskets! You heard that right, all you need is some 6×6 paper (although I will show you how to do this for 12×12 & 8×8 paper also)! Let’s get started!\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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For this project, I used some Easter paper I had in my stash from Echo Park<\/a><\/u>, but you can find some adorable new\u00a0Easter <\/a><\/u>& Spring 6×6 paper pads by Echo Park<\/a><\/u> if you need some. I also used their ephemera<\/a><\/u>, some Easter stamps,<\/a><\/u> cute adorable brads<\/a><\/u>, and some sequins <\/a><\/u>(because why not?). I’m going to show you how to do this for the 6×6 paper, it makes these adorable mini Easter baskets that could be used as little gifts for the kids, or even name holders at the dinner table (stuffed with chocolate, of course!).\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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First, find the piece of paper you want to use and grab a score board<\/a><\/u>. You will score your paper every two inches, (so at 2 inches, then 4 inches) and then turn it, and repeat on the other side, so you end up with 9 little squares. Fold each side in just so they are creased nicely and able to move.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Next, you choose a side, and cut the crease until you hit the middle square, then stop. You do this on 2 sides of the paper (so the top & bottom – leave the sides as is).\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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From here, it will be simple to fold in the sides onto each other (it does it naturally) and it will make a little paper basket! This is where you grab some Cherry Tape<\/a><\/u>, and adhere the sides & middle onto each other.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Look how cute that is! From here, we will make the handles. I used some 6×6 plain paper from DCWV<\/a><\/u> and just chose a color that went with the paper. I kept it 6 inches long and just cut a thickness I thought worked for this size basket. I used the Crop-A-Dile Hole punch<\/a><\/u> to make an 1\/8 inch hole in the handles and the basket so I could add my brads<\/a><\/u>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Now you have handles that can move back and forth! You don’t need the brads (you can just tape the handles on to make it easier), but I thought this was a fun touch. The next step is to make some fake grass for the inside of the basket! I grabbed some green paper <\/a><\/u>I had on hand, and started cutting super thin strips. It’s better if you do them all different sizes, and even different colors of green to add some dimension!\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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From here, I just folded up the paper in bunches in a zig-zag sort of way to show the crumpled look of the grass you get in an Easter basket.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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How cute is that! From here, you can add on the ephemera, or hand stamp some sayings like I did as well. Add your finishing touches, like sequins or stickers, I also added a butterfly and a flower onto the handles! Make it your own!\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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You can even do two separate handles like this one:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Didn’t these turn out adorable?! As promised, here are the sizes if you’d like to try this with 12×12 paper, or 8×8 paper.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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