Easter is approaching. Are you prepared for the big egg hunt? Children in particular are waiting eagerly for it. To increase the anticipation, you can make cute Easter baskets together. In today's post we will give you several DIY ideas with felt that even beginners can easily do.
Make Easter baskets: DIY ideas for Easter bunnies made of felt without sewing
You can also make a felt basket for Easter without sewing. For this purpose you will need the following materials: felt fabric in gray and pink, black buttons for the eyes, white string, scissors and hot glue.This creative craft ideais ideal for children of kindergarten or primary school age. You just need to practice using the hot glue safely.
First cut out a large circle with a diameter of around 30 - 40 cm from the gray felt material. Then cut the details for the ears and assemble them. Cut a small circle with a diameter of 10 cm out of cardboard and glue it in the middle of the felt circle. Then cut the felt circle andfold the basket together. Then glue the rabbit ears and attach the eyes and nose.
Fill the basket with chocolate eggs as it will not support the weight of 5-6 Easter eggs.
Gluing felt baskets: DIY idea for kindergarten children
A colorful Easter basket creates a happy atmosphere. Children of kindergarten age in particular enjoy doing crafts. We offer you a very simple DIY idea made of felt that is great for five year olds. Make a template for the basket (in the shape of a cross), trace it onto felt fabric and cut it out. You can cut out various details from white, pink and pink felt and put together colorful Easter eggs and glue them to the front of the basket.
Sew Easter bag out of felt
You are planning a family visit for Easter and would like to bring the children something homemade. Sew an Easter bag and fill it with candy. Decorate them with matching decorative ribbon. Finally, all that remains is to sew on the handles.
If you would like to personalize the gift, you can print on the felt fabric or write the child's name with a felt-tip pen. So that the cotton fabric can absorb the colors well, you should first smooth it out a little. In this case, proceed as follows: Run a lint razor over the fabric. Only then take a felt marker in your hand so that you can write the child's name with its wide edge.
Alternatively, you can also stamp the felt bag. You can find mini stamps with letters in craft stores. You also need an ink pad with felt ink.
In addition, you can use leftover felt to spice up the Easter bag. If desired, the Easter bag can be decorated with different motifs. For example, you can have oneFelt flowerand a button together and stick it on the bag. In craft shops you will also find numerous pre-made felt decorations that can be attached quickly and easily using hot glue.
Make and fill an Easter bag or Easter basket
Fill the Easter bag with colorful chocolate or surprise eggs - they last a long time. Alternatively, you can also pack various small presents such as coloring books, children's playdough, colored pencils or small toys into the Easter bag.
Adults will also appreciate a lovingly crafted Easter bag.Homemade Easter cards, fridge magnets or coasters made from salt dough, homemade cookies, tea blends and chocolates are guaranteed to be well received by the recipient.
Sewing Easter basket: DIY ideas with felt for children and adults
The Easter eggs look even better in the Easter basket. We offer you an idea on how you can sew the nest out of felt yourself. It is not only a nice gift for friends and family, but also a successful decoration for the Easter table.
First cut out the details from felt fabric. You need a circle with a diameter of 20 cm for the base, two 6 cm wide and 32 cm long strips for the sides and one 3 cm wide and another 3 cm wide and 30 cm long detail for the handle. Assemble the basket by sewing the details together.
You can also fix the ends with hot glue or felt glue. Then attach the handle. Now all that's left is to decorate the Easter basket with a longette stitch. To achieve this, simply insert the needle upwards from the left side of the fabric, always working at a 3 mm distance. This stitch should look decorative, so it is very important that it looks as even as possible.
Insert the needle through the resulting loop and stitch upwards again from the left side of the fabric. Continue until you have used the decorative stitch to decorate the entire top edge of the basket.
The final step is to cut out thin fringes from the felt fabric. You can use a craft knife. Fill the Easter basket with cotton wool and felt fringes and place the colorfully painted (or puristically designed) Easter eggs on top.
