Pretty little berry picking basket

Who doesn't like a cute basket? Letting the kids decorate their own berry basket before the berry picking is a great and cheap activity!

For this activity I supplied:

Berry Baskets from Confetti Sunshine

scrap bits of lace and ribbon

fabric covered buttons that I made myself with an I-top

floral fabric from Joann's (the same fabric I've been using throughout)

fabric glue or glue gun

The baskets turned out adorable! I loved seeing all the different combinations of colors, flowers, ribbon and fabric!

To attach a handle to the baskets, simply use a standard paper hole punch and punch a hole on either side of your berry basket. Tie ribbon or a strip of fabric through the holes to create a handle.

Here is a little "how to" on the flowers shown above

Yo-Yo Flower:

1 - take a scrap square of fabric and a piece of fabric approximately 1 inch wide and however long. On one side, gather the long piece of fabric. Glue it in place on the scrap piece of fabric.

2 - Continue gathering and gluing until you've gone around in a circle.

3 - Top with a fabric covered button or a cute big button.

Fabric Rose Flower:

1 - take a long strip of fabric and knot it at one end. The knot is the center of your flower.

2 - twist the fabric.

3 - wrap the twisted fabric around the knot, gluing it in place along the way.

4 - Top with a fabric covered button, cute big button, or leave it open.