Eggs Over Easy

I never noticed that plastic Easter eggs have holes at the top.  Did they always?  I made this garland in about 10 minutes using assorted sizes of eggs in shades of blue and white. They are strung with blue and white baker's twine from Paper Source.  It's so pretty, I think I'll have to make more. 

All Wound Up

I had to retire our Easter baskets after last year's egg hunt. The cheap color woven wood was splitting on both and on one, the handle completely detached.  I was kind of glad to see them go as I'm not a huge fan of that look.  I set out to replace them with something a little more organic looking. Today I picked up a couple of plain wicker baskets and put my endless spools of colored bakers twine to use. I tightly wound the twine around the handle to create a sort of Ikat pattern, alternating red and blue. I started by unwinding a few yards of the twine from the spool, and wrapping around my index and and middle finger, rewound it into a smaller package, easier to manipulate around the basket.  I tied a knot at the base and began winding around the handle tightly, pushing the twine down each revolution to keep the wrap compact.  See pictures below.