Zack's Easter Basket

Easter Baskets are EXPENSIVE...or cheap looking.  I hate things to look cheap and I hate for things to be super generic.  I took advantage of Michaels 60% off baskets sale (a long time ago) and bought several of these very un-eastery baskets:

I call them apple picking baskets...these will not be Easter Egg hunting baskets (I have another project in mind for that but am waiting for the sale...maybe by next Easter) because they have rough edges.  I love that they have soooooo much potential...I mean there is no where to go but up.
I bought the cheapest paint ($.50 a bottle), a few spools of ribbon, and a wooden letter Z.  I put 3 coats on the outside and 1 1/2 on the inside (I figured the grass would cover the bottom part).

I hot glued ribbon, using the wrapped wood as my guide.

and hot glued the Z...

Oh and because it is pretty Holiday neutral it was perfect for holding favors at Zack's birthday party

Not too shabby...well sort of shabby in a cute way.  The best part is the colors aren't too bright...making it a perfect addition to my Easter decor and the colors aren't pastel (I have a major problem with things that are too pastel).  The other best part...the whole project cost me under $10 plus I have almost 2 whole spools of ribbon left over for other crafts!
I liked it so much I painted baskets for Adam and I...I figured when we have another kid I can decorate the basket for them and Zack and #2 have matching personal baskets made with love from their mommy :)