Caroline
If my daughter could have one wish granted I’m certain it would be for her to have a real life unicorn. Do you know someone with this wish too? As much as I want to grant that wish for her, I can’t, so I did the next best thing. I made her this darling DIY Unicorn Easter basket as a special Easter surprise. She may not be riding around on a unicorn on Easter morning but she will be collecting her Easter eggs in style with her darling unicorn basket.
This beautiful DIY Easter basket is sure to thrill any unicorn fan. Best of all, it is super simple to create. Even beginning crafters can put it together easily. Grab the supplies you need and you will have this DIY Unicorn Easter basket finished and ready for Easter morning in no time at all.
Supplies:
- white, round basket
- unicorn cake decorating kit
- rainbow ribbon
- hot glue gun
- scissors
- Jelly Beans Bunny Shaped Box
Instructions for Unicorn Easter Basket:
1. Wrap a ribbon around handle of basket
Heat up your hot glue gun. Add some hot glue at the bottom of one side of the handle and attach the end of your ribbon to it. Wrap the ribbon around the handle of the basket and continue until you reach the opposite end of the the handle. Add more hot glue at the end of the handle and attach the ribbon to it.
2. Cut off any excess ribbon
Use scissors to cut off any excess ribbon at the end of the handle.
3. Add two bows
Tie two bows out of your rainbow ribbon. Hot glue a bow on each side of the basket handle.
4. Attach unicorn horn and ears piece
Add hot glue to the bottom of the unicorn horn and ears piece and attach it to the front of the Easter basket.
5. Attach eyelashes
Use hot glue or glue dots to attach the eyelashes from the cake decorating kit onto the front of the Easter basket. Your DIY Unicorn Easter Basket is complete!
Add some paper filler to the bottom of your unicorn Easter basket. Then place a Jelly Beans Bunny Shaped Box or other sweets inside the basket. It makes the perfect colorful centerpiece to complete your pretty Unicorn Easter basket.
Add some colorful plastic Easter eggs filled with other surprises inside the basket. You now have a beautiful Easter basket ready to impress your little unicorn fan on Easter morning.
