Easter sort of snuck up on me this year, mothering-wise at least. I thought it would be easiest to skip a basket for Miles (he's only four months old after all), but then one tiny Easter-y thing after another snuck into my cart at Target, and I had to acknowledge that my nostalgic heart did want something special for his first Easter.
My brother and sister and I always had the same Easter baskets throughout our childhoods, and I'd like that for my children too. I thought about buying a vintage Easter basket for Miles, but would have had to find two matching ones (can't leave out that someday-sibling). So, similar to our Christmas stockings, I decided to make his basket myself. I brainstormed for a little while – would I sew it? Knit it? Weave...something?
I like rope baskets, and decided to add pom-poms and a wooden "M" to a plain white one – almost as a sort of charm. It turned out to be such a quick, satisfying project that I think has a high impact! Plus it will be easy to replicate on a second basket in a few more years (especially since I found a listing for two identical baskets – link below).
I used:
- Plain white rope basket [affiliate link]
- Pom-pom makers [affiliate link]
- Scrap yarn
- Tapestry needle [affiliate link]
- Wooden craft letter
- Make the pom-poms according to the pom-pom maker instructions, leaving one long tail on each.
- Thread the tapestry needle with the pom-pom tail, and stitch it around a section of rope to attach the pom-pom to the basket. Add as many as you'd like.
- Drill a small hole in the wooden letter, thread it with yarn, and attach it to the basket the same way.
Here are some of the goodies the Easter bunny is bringing for Miles...
He's obviously too young for candy, so his Easter basket is currently occupied by a little bunny board book; a sweet onesie that was on sale; a rabbit-eared hat I knit for him; a watermelon-shaped teether; letters to play with in the bath; stripe-y sunglasses that (I hope!) will make him look like Elton John; and a stuffed rabbit he already had.