What to quickly make an Easter basket from?

An important event for all Christians is approaching - the bright holiday of Easter and the Resurrection of Christ. People are now in anticipation of a night rousing in temples, ceremonial greetings and, of course, all kinds of goodies. All paraphernalia is decorated the day before, Easter cakes are baked, Easter, eggs are painted. And the craftswomen complement this all with their own decor. One of them is Easter baskets, the principles of easy and quick creation of which we will describe in this article.

Express workshops on making Easter baskets

We offer several ideas that will not take much effort and time to reproduce them.

From felt or jeans

For this option, the template will be a circle cut out of fabric. Its diameter will determine the size of the bottom of the basket, and the length of the edge cut into 16 identical segments will determine the height of the side . We do:

  1. In each individual section we make an awl from both ends along the hole.
  2. First, with the help of a cord inserted into these holes, we connect eight strips. They will be the inner side, and the rest - the outer.
  3. In the final, we decorate the product with everything that is available.

From salt dough

Why salty? Salt is added to it for long-term storage of crafts. We will need:

  • a small refractory glass cup;
  • sunflower oil for lubrication;
  • rolling pin for rolling dough;
  • 1 glass of water;
  • 1 cup of salt;
  • 2 cups of flour.

Technology:

  1. Mix the flour with salt, then gradually add water. Knead the dough until buttery. Turning the bowl upside down, grease it with oil. We make a cake from the dough, which will become the basis.
  2. From the remaining dough, roll thin flagella about 5 mm thick and 10-12 cm long. Gently wet the surface of the cake for better adhesion, connect the two bundles and fix them in the form of a loop to the bottom of the basket. The ends of subsequent loops should be located in the middle of the previous ones.
  3. After everything has been laid out, once again wipe the bottom with water and press the blunt side of the knife to the bottom for better adhesion of all parts. From above, close the joints with another flat cake.
  4. Without removing from the cup, bake in the oven at 120 ° until white. At the end of the process we take it out of the oven and let it cool. Only then remove from the form.

From a plastic bottle

When making this craft, be sure to invite a child to help . This is a very simple and fun way. Cut the bottom part of the bottle 3-4 cm high. Wrap the outside with thin gift paper using double-sided tape for fixing.

Cut green or salad-colored corrugated paper into strips and place in a prepared container. Tape in the form of a bow. Put in it a pair of eggs decorated for chickens, gluing them paper eyes, beaks, scallops.

From the tray and clothespins

A basket in eco-style made from a tray and clothespins looks very original. To do this, you need to separate them by removing the metal springs :

  1. Sand the plastic or food container with sandpaper and glue the wooden parts on the outside using thermo or super glue.
  2. Tie with a jute rope with beads or balls located at the ends.
  3. Place a cloth or bag with an openwork rim in the inside, turning it out.
  4. Lock the handle made of cardboard and wrapped in twine.

From paper or cardboard

In order to build this bright thing, you should prepare:

  • cardboard and corrugated paper (napkins can be used);
  • glue or stapler;
  • beautiful elegant braid.

Work process:

  1. Cut a circle with a diameter of about 20 cm from cardboard.
  2. Inside draw another 5 cm radius.
  3. From the last to the first, draw eight rays at the same distance and cut them.
  4. Stapler or glue to connect them together, laying on top of each other to get a rounded shape.
  5. From a flexible cardboard, make a pen by fastening it on the edges of the basket and decorating it with ribbon.
  6. Place colored paper or tissue inside. Our souvenir is ready.

From a can and a satin ribbon

For her we need a plastic jar of mayonnaise or jam:

  1. It is necessary to cut off her bottom, and wrap the walls with satin braid. Each turn is made as close as possible to the previous one so that there are no gaps.
  2. A circle is cut out of cardboard and placed in place of the removed bottom and secured with glue.
  3. The handle is also made of plastic. A tape is wound on it according to the same method and glued to the edge of the basket.
  4. Decorate with any details as you wish.

From pasta

A pasta craft looks very exclusive. Take:

  • pasta of various shapes in the form of bows, horns;
  • PVA glue;
  • latex ball;
  • threads
  • marker;
  • acrylic paints.

We do this:

  1. Inflate the ball, tie the end with a thread.
  2. On the side in the central part we draw an oval.
  3. We fix the ball on a mug and glue it with pasta, leaving the painted part untouched.
  4. We are waiting for drying, pierce and remove the ball. We paint, decorate with bows and sprinkle with sequins. Such decoration will please both guests and owners of the house.

Happy holiday to all! Christ is Risen!