We have an Easter egg hunt at church next Sunday, and I wanted Natalie to have a special basket for her first church Easter egg hunt.  I had seen some cute ideas online, and in some catalogs…but I knew I could make something just as fun for her.  So, I picked up a basket at the Dollar Tree…and turned it into an Minnie Mouse inspired Easter basket.  I actually used her Minnie Mouse tutu that she had worn for her birthday for all the supplies.  It was just hanging in her closet, and I didn’t foresee her wearing it….plus we had several inches of snow on the ground and I wasn’t going anywhere to get tulle and ribbon.

Minnie Mouse Inspired Easter Basket:

Supplies:

*Basket

*Ribbon, tulle {cut into strips}

*Glue dots/hot glue

Directions:  

1.  Measure your ribbon to match the perimeter of the basket.  Using a glue dot, attach one end of the ribbon to a corner.

2.  Cut your tulle into 8 inch strips, or so.  Mine were quite a bit longer from her tutu, so I just snipped off the long ends as I was tying.

3.  Start tying the tulle on the ribbon you attached to the basket tutu style.    As you work your way around the basket, add a glue dot, or hot glue, to the basket edge.  I added mine in the center of each end, and on the sides as I got to them.

4.  When you’ve finished tying the tulle, add some bows to each side, or wherever you want them to go.

5.  Wrap the handle in coordinating ribbon {mine is wrapped in Minnie Mouse Ribbon}.

Done!  I love the transformation of this simple Dollar Tree basket into something my daughter loves!

Carrie

Carrie is the author and founder of A Princess and Her Pirates. She likes to share her Disney travel tips, crafts, recipes, and ways that she finds JOY everyday in her life! She believes that everyday brings new joy, and that everyone needs to have a little happiness in their life! She is the wife to a sweet pastor, and mom to three kiddos-twin boys and a princess girl. Carrie is a travel agent with Destinations in Florida, where she enjoys making MAGICAL vacation memories for everyone! Contact her today at carrie@destinationsinflorida.com to start YOUR vacation planning!