Easter Gift Ideas

Isn’t Easter fun? I love this celebration of rebirth, new life, and Spring!  The happy, bright colors of the Easter candy aisle always make me smile.  I love to give treats to family, friends, neighbors, teachers, etc.  Here are a few fun ideas for packaging yummy goodies to share.

This first project is a simple bag topper.  I love how the vintage pastel colors of the Miss Caroline “Fiddlesticks” Collection go perfectly with the large malted eggs I found. Just purchase cellophane bags from the party section at your grocery or craft store, fill with treats, and staple the top.

1. Cut a 5 1/2” x 6” piece of the purple Fiddlesticks “Lucky” Textile paper (b-side) and fold in half so it is 3” x 5 1/2”.
2. Cut a 1/2” x 5 1/2” piece of Pink Fiddlesticks “Home” Paper (b-side) and adhere along the bottom of the topper. Print “Happy Spring” on the yellow Fiddlesticks “You and Me” Bloom paper (b-side) and trim to 2 1/4” x 5 1/2”.  Sew around the top and bottom edges with blue thread.  Adhere above the pink paper strip.
3. Cut a 1/2” x 3” piece of aqua “Lucky” Tapestry paper (b-side) and adhere along the right side.  Cut a 3/4” x 3” piece of the “Home” Dotted paper and adhere over the left edge of the aqua paper.  Place the purple 3-D flower sticker (Fiddlesticks “Home” layered stickers) on the left of the topper.  Adhere topper over the bag with a few pieces of double stick tape.

This Jelly Bean Jar is decorated with the soft colors of the Miss Caroline “Howdy Doody” collection.  The jar originally held the MME glittered letters from a few years ago.  You can also find these at crafts stores.

1. Cut a 1” x 12” piece of pink dotted “Baby” Lace Paper (b-side) and adhere to the jar with double stick tape.  Cut a 1” piece of the from the front side of the same paper and use scissors to cut around the green scallops.  Adhere over the pink paper.
2. Cut a 1/2” x 12” strip of the “Happy” Beach Stripe Paper and adhere around the top of the jar.  Place the pink circle doily sticker on the lid (Howdy Doody “Lovely” stickers) and the yellow flower with a brad on top (Howdy Doody “Like” Brads).
3. Cut a 2 2/8” circle from the pink dotted paper and place the yellow circle doily sticker on it.  Print a 1 3/8” circle with “Happy Easter”, trim, and adhere.  Place the pink label sticker from Dolled Up “Favorite” Label Stickers on the top of the circle, thread the yellow Fiddlesticks “Lucky'” twine through it, and fold to the back.  Insert a yellow brad.  Tie twine around the jar handle.

Make this sweet Butterfly Basket using the Miss Caroline “Dolled Up” line.  A transparency provides the perfect peekaboo window to view the delicious chocolate eggs inside.

1. Cut a 6” x 12” piece of blue Dolled Up “Favorite” Madras Paper (b-side). Score 1 1/2” from the bottom, 2” from the left, then 1 3/4”, 4”, 1 3/4”.  Fold on score lines and cut slits/notches along the bottom folds up to the 1 1/2” score line. The basket will stand 4 1/2” tall.
2. Cut a 3 1/8” circle from the center of the basket.  Cut a 2 7/8” circle from the pink “Cute” Garden Paper (b-side) and a 3 3/4” x 3 3/4” piece of transparency.  Cut a 1 1/4” x 12” strip of “Living” Blooms Paper and a 2 1/4” x 12” piece of the yellow b-side.  Center them over the circle opening of the blue paper and trace the circle.
3. Cut out the traced lines and adhere the edges of the papers along the circle cutout with glue.  Layer the pink paper cutout and the transparency behind, then sew around the circle cutout.
4. Fold the yellow and floral strips of paper over the blue basket before you adhere them, or they will bow.  Glue the center seam in back and re-enforce with tape.  Fold the bottom pieces under and adhere with glue. Insert the Butterfly brad from Dolled Up “Cute Brads.
5. Cut a 1” x 12” strip of the “Day” Butterflies” Paper and a 1 1/4” x 12” strip of the pink “Cute” Garden Paper (b-side).  Glue them together and attach with brads from the Dolled up and Howdy Doody lines.  Fill with chocolate eggs and deliver to a friend!

Have fun creating and sharing delicious treats!