Hello Thirty Handmade Days readers, it’s Emma from Crafting{E}! I am SO excited to share this adorable project with you today! For most of us, it is time to get ready to go back to school. This year I’m going to be a junior in high school and we start the first week of August. For me, going back to school has never been something I look forward to. Besides getting cute new clothes and fresh new school supplies, I’d rather pass on going back to school, haha.
One of the things I do when I’m not looking forward to something is I make fun projects having to do with that thing to get me excited. For example, I love to craft and bake. I figured, what better to do than make back to school themed goodies and pass them out to friends in cute containers? Well, that’s exactly what I did with this apple gift basket.
Don’t you love how these apple gift baskets turned out? I love them! They are SO simple to make too. All you need are some red berry baskets, brown paper straws, something to put inside the basket, cellophane, and bakers twine. I also designed the tags to attach to the top.
The tags read “Have a great first week!”. They also have a spot to write who the gift is from and who it’s to. You can download the tags at the end of this post FOR FREE!!
These are seriously such a fun thing to make. Plus, who wouldn’t love to receive one of these baskets the night before school starts??
MATERIALS:
- Red berry baskets.
- Treat to put inside the baskets.
- Cellophane.
- Wax paper.
- Twine
- Tags (you can download the tags at the end of this post).
DIRECTIONS:
- First, wrap your treat in wax paper and place it inside the basket.
- Next, Wrap the basket in cellophane and tie it with a piece of twine.
- Then, push a paper straw into the middle of the cellophane. I cut mine in half so they wouldn’t be as long.
- Then, Tie on the tags using the piece of twine you used to tie the cellophane.
DON’T FORGET TO DOWNLOAD THE TAGS HERE!!
And that’s it! See I told you these are easy to make! Don’t forget to check out my blog for more ideas like this one!
I would love to know where to get the baskets too!!!
Hi Rae!
I found the baskets at Michael’s (most craft stores have them though) ! Hope that helps.
Emma
I, too, would like to know where to get the berry baskets. I didn’t find them in an online search.
Hi Alana!
I got my berry baskets at Michaels, but I know they are at most craft stores! Hope that helps!
Emma
Very cute idea! I’ve been looking for something to do for my young women before they start school this week and I love this idea! Where did you find the red berry baskets?
Hi Ellie!
I found the baskets at Michael’s, but I know most craft stores carry them! Hope that helps!
Emma