Adjusting to an empty nest isn’t always easy, especially during the holidays when fun traditions sort of just stop. I miss my nightgown-clad little girls searching for Easter baskets on Easter morning. And so, even though they are grown, until they have families of their own, I’ve decided to continue the tradition of putting together an Easter basket for each of them.
My girls share my love of chocolate (it’s a girl thing, right?) and eclectic style so this year, I went with a DIY rustic crate-inspired Easter basket.
Materials:
- Small unfinished crates
- TransTint dye (dark mission brown)
- Stamps/ink
- Wide burlap ribbon
- Spanish moss
- Filler: Lindt chocolates
Tutorial:
I started with staining my crates using a TransTint dye and let dry.
Next, using stamps and ink, I labeled each of the crates with “farmers market, “recycle” and an established date. “Herbs” would have been cute too.
Then I lined the sides with burlap ribbon.
I recycled some brown paper packaging material for the bottom of the crates and topped with Spanish moss.
Garden Markers: I painted two wooden garden markers (Michaels) with chalkboard paint, wrapped the sticks with washi tape and added a bow.
Then filled the baskets with Lindt chocolatates {love those little foil-wrapped chocolate bugs, critters, lambs, chicks and carrots} and other little treasures.
Rather than hide them this year, I’m using them as a centerpiece.
As always, there’s attending an Easter service at church, hosting Easter dinner and a family Easter egg hunt too. Do you have an Easter tradition to share?
*This post was sponsored by Lindt who provided Lindt products and a Michael’s gift card to complete this project. Lindt also partners with Autism Speaks and is donating 10 ¢ for every Lindt Gold Bunny purchased in the US to Autism Speaks. See more about Lindt products at LindtGoldBunny.com.
I’m joining the “It’s a Spring Thing” party with Kim at Design Thoughts today. She’s hosting this week’s party and sharing one of her spring cleaning/organizing projects with her awesome bar makeover…
Lindt is the only chocolate my kids get in their baskets. Now I feel even better about spending so much money on Lindt chocolate last week. They have been one of my favorite chocolate since childhood!
You did a great job on those boxes! They look legit vintage and I also love that you used the crates instead of boxes. The whole setup is super cute! Have a great day!
That is a good idea to make the baskets with something they can use after Easter Day. I made the mistake of spray painting my wooden crate a cream color for the top of the refrigerator and now I am sorry. I still might take it down, empty it and use it for my mantle in my living room…… but alas….. no chocolate (I know, ‘horror’!). I must make a trip out today I suppose…. and all just for me. No one else to share it with and my all time favorite is the Lindt Intense Orange Chocolate Bars and they don’t make them big enough. I usually buy two.
Happy Easter Roeshel & Family & Everyone!
super love this idea! The crates are about as good as the chocolate inside!
xo
(I totally get the empty nest thing xoxo)
Really like it.
Excellent idea! LOVE those crates! 🙂
Beautiful baskets! This was a great reminder to enjoy every single moment I have with my kids… 4 more years and my oldest will be leaving the nest, and I know it will fly by. This year when I’m planning their scavenger hunt and filling their baskets I will be mindful that I am BLESSED to have those little darlings! xoxo jules