Easy Spring 'Basket' How-to

Warm breezes are already here, pulling me outside and into the garden. Trees are flowering, and I'm in the mood for all things Spring and Easter. As you get your home ready for Easter Sunday, or any joyful Spring occasion, here's a quick how-to for an original 'basket'. I'm using a classic t-pot here (which comes in a myriad of sizes and shapes), but there are so many interesting vessels you can use: vintage drawers, an ironstone bowl, an old toy truck, anything that will hold the volume of beauty and fun you want to put into it.

Easter basket/Spring centerpiece project how-to:

STEP 1: Place the cabbages in the pot - they'll be your defining shapes and stability. Any bulky item, live or faux, serves this function.

STEP 2: Bend the stems of the tulips so that they hook into the cabbages, at a height that they poke their pretty blossoms out of the pot amongst the cabbages. If you're using live blossoms in your 'basket', place a small glass of water into the pot which you'll place them into.

STEP 3: Tuck the fresh greenery between each cabbage and the tulips. When selecting your greenery, look for something light and airy to contrast with the fullness of the cabbages. Cut these sprigs so that they pop out about 3-4" higher than the cabbages and tulips.

This pretty 'Easter basket' also makes a delightful table centerpiece - do several of them and place them in a row down the middle of your table, with ivy or greenery interlaced on the table at their bases, tying them together. Add some tiny terra cotta pots with votive candles inside, and you've got a great evening spring table!

Have a beautiful Spring!

Thanks for reading,

Virginia

Owner of Chartreuse & co