A Tisket a Tasket

So my dear friend Suzanne and I decided, being the fabulous new moms that we are, our equally fabulous boys deserved a homemade Easter basket. Suzanne had heard of a woman selling baskets for $25 or $30, but she thought we could definitely make them cheaper and cuter. So off we went to King's Hardware and Tuesday morning; she purchased a pink basket and I bought a red one. ** Mistake #1, just buy one in white for goodness sakes! Suzanne was able to cover the pink with some white spray paint, but 3 cans of paint later, mine was a runny red still!

So off I went to Michael's, and found the perfect white(!) basket for $5. I got the seersucker fabric monogrammed with Hilton's name, and voile la!

Next we laid the fabric down in the basket and put cans in it (to make sure the fabric was truly filling out the basket). Then I cut the fabric to the appropriate length and sewed it inside out and finished it off with some ties. I wanted the cloth monogrammed so I pinned it so it would be centered (approximately). You will notice I was fitting this for my larger red basket - I had not yet gotten the reality check about painting white over red; thankfully, my new white basket was comparable in size and I am practicing not letting perfectionism get the best of me, so there. It fits close enough.




All in all, when Suzanne and I totalled out what we'd spent on our little craft project, it was more than having the lady do it for us, and obviously less work. But, you know, sometimes craft projects just take longer than expected, cost more than you'd bargained for, etc. But I am a big believer in doing some things yourself (not including laundry, ironing, and yardwork), and Hilton will have a sweet little Easter basket to enjoy!