As Easter gifts me and my son (he's 8) are going to make some chocolate and biscuit bonbons. However, I wanted to make some sort of boxes to put them in so this is what I came up with.
I made 13 of these using only paper, glue and a stapler. If you'd like to make some here are the instructions.
1 - Cut squares of thick card. Mine measured 21 cm. Draw lines as you see in this photo. I left a 4,5 cm margin all the way around. Don't forget to the corners too.
2 - Fold and score along all the lines. Do the corners last.
3 - Apply some glue on the corners and use pegs or paper clips to hold in place until the glue is dry. Don't use too much glue as the paper will warp.
4 - Meanwhile, cut 8 circles and 4 leaves from crepe paper. For the circles I used a cup as template. Cut the circles using some deckle scissors. The leaves I cut free hand.
5 - Hold the 8 circles you've just cut, pinch the back and staple. Separate the different layers to make it look more like a flower.
6 - Arrange the 4 leaves and staple onto the back of the flower.
7 - Go back to your basket and glue the corners so they face each other as shown in this photo. Hold in place and wait for it to dry.
8 - Cut a strip of paper for the handle and glue the flower and leaves to it. Hold in place using either paper clips or pegs. Let it dry.
9 - Cut a strip of paper long enough to go around the basket and high enough so you can fold it in half and cover all the outside of your basket as you can see in this photo.
10 - Staple the handle to the basket and it's done. Fill in with Easter goodies.
This basket is really fun and quick to make.
