Repurposed Vintage Berry Basket Tote for Easter
A while back I found a pile of vintage berry baskets and a wooden box at a garage sale.
Those vintage berry baskets became my latest rustic tote project for Easter.
It is the tenth of the month and that can only mean that my friends and I are sharing our favorite DIY projects. The theme this month is Easter.
I began by adding a handle to the box by nailing and gluing on 2 scrap pieces of wood and a thick dowel.
While the wood glue on the handle was setting I reinforced the sides of the box and clamped them to tighten it up a bit.
Vintage berry baskets were a perfect fit!
I wanted the handle to match the box a little better so I used a poly with stain to seal the wood and make it darker.
See below for all my suggestions from Amazon craft supplies for this project.
It took a couple of coats for the handle to be dark enough.
It didn't have to match exactly because the berry baskets were a lighter color too.
I brushed on a little stain around the edges of the berry baskets too to give them a little character and to match the tote.
I filled the baskets with brown paper basket filler and with DIY chalkboard and silver Easter eggs.
It's the perfect vintage tote filled with vintage berry baskets and Easter goodies.
I love making Easter projects. Here are a few I made recently:
Book Page Bunny Banner.
Now it's time to share the Easter projects made by
