20 Ways to Upcycle Easter Baskets
Don't throw away your basket after Easter festivities this year. Spruce it up with our easy tips, and use it for storage instead.

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Weaving Beauty
Weave up something clever by embellishing your basket with ribbon. Cut away the horizontal weaving in the basket, and weave in decorative ribbon in its place.
Wood-Burned Basket
Give a wooden basket a boho makeover with a few abstract wood-burned designs. Remove and discard the basket handle, and use a wood-burning tool to add random designs. It'll transform the basket from Easter to earthy.
Laundry Cord Makeover
Let the kids keep their Easter basket all year long with this clever makeover. Remove the handle, and wrap the plastic basket in cotton laundry cord using a hot glue gun on the lowest setting. Cut out and attach circles from sticky-back foam, and spray with blue fabric paint. Once dry, remove the stickers and place them back on in a different pattern, and spray with hot pink paint. Allow to dry before removing the circles.
Rainbow Revamp
Just by removing the handle, some Easter baskets can quickly become year-round decor. Get creative with craft paint and a design that lends itself to the shape of the basket, like a rainbow.
Upcycled Shelving
Mount square baskets to the wall, and display plants, pictures and trinkets. To do this, remove the handles, and fasten a picture hanger to the backside.
Fabric Dye Basket
Fabric dye also works on raw wood, not just fabric. Follow the instructions on the dye packaging, and paint dye onto the raw wood basket to create an ombre effect. If you prefer a solid color, you can also submerge in a dye bath.
Tater Tote Bag
Ask the Easter bunny for a multifunctional tote bag in lieu of a basket. You can use the bag all summer long by potato stamping a summer-friendly design onto the bag.
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Metallic Coil Basket
Stitched Basket
Rainbow Basket
DIY Tassel Basket
Fabric-Wrapped Wire Basket
Serape Basket
Embellished Beach Bag
Give a basket that will work all spring and summer by embellishing a bag with retro flower looms, pom-poms and trim.
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Spice Up Your Stitches
Try some intricate stitches and pom-poms to easily upgrade a plain plastic basket into colorful year-round storage.
Woven Basket
Doily Basket
Hexagon Fabric Basket
Embroidered Basket
Try Terrazzo
Try out the terrazzo trend by wrapping a sheet of speckled air-dry clay onto a basket. Cinch and trim edges then allow to dry completely.