Pretty little custom DIY Easter baskets you can make in minutes using a plastic soda bottle of any size!  They’re not just for Easter! Use them as a gift basket for any occasion for kids, teens and adults. Our Clay Chick Easter Gift would be a perfect addition to this gift basket. Or if you’re looking for more basket ideas check out our unique “Carrot Garden DIY Easter Basket“.

DIY Easter Baskets Supplies

• Plastic bottle of any size. (We used 32 oz size.)
• Utility knife, scissors, dry erase marker (to mark bottle cutting lines.)
• Glue gun
• Decor items: Paint pens, permanent markers, stickers, ribbon, beads etc.

Instructions

Measure and mark where you want to cut your bottle. Using a dry erase marker works wonderfully as you can rub it off when you’re done.

Cut a thin strip for the handle. You can make it any width you want.

If you’re doing scallops on the edge you can mark those ahead of time and then cut.

I chose Sharpie Paint Markers for one of my baskets, making dots around the edge.

Glue your handles in place with hot glue. A clothespin is helpful to hold them in place until they dry.

For my second basket I lined the edges with ribbon and added buttons where the handle attaches to the base.

The sky is the limit on how you can decorate these. I added some appliques I had on hand and also a butterfly to one of my baskets and tied a name tag onto the other with raffia.