Hi everyone! With Easter sneaking up on us rather quickly, I thought I’d offer up some fun, vintage alternatives to the typical Easter basket. I really had fun poking around my cupboards and my Blog Shop inventory to find cute pieces that could hold some Easter grass and some chocolate. It didn’t take too long before I had amassed quite a collection. Today I’ll be showing you the eight ideas that I liked the best.
What gal wouldn’t fall in love with a teacup Easter basket? Especially this stunning Mason’s red transferware, for a sweet girlfriend or perhaps your mother.
I tucked some Spanish moss in the cup and piled candy eggs in the center. (Click here for my transferware priceguide.)
How about using a piece of ironstone to hold your Easter candy, like this antique jelly mold.
More Spanish moss and some pastel chocolate eggs. (Click here for my ironstone priceguide.)
If you’re fresh out of cups and saucers or ironstone, perhaps you have a pretty bowl you could fill with Easter grass and some candy? I filled this antique Wm Grindley transferware bowl with taupe filler, a faux bird’s nest, and some blue chocolate eggs.
Nothing says “spring” louder than terra cotta. This aged pot looks darling filled with treats. These would enhance an Easter breakfast table with one sitting on each plate.
If you’re at all like me, then you have a few dozens of antique and vintage apothecary jars, like this one you see here that I use for candy bars at special events. Why not fill one with some Easter grass and candy? Boom. You’re done.
With the current popularity of silver trophies, I bet you have one or more tucked away that could serve as an Easter basket, right?
And the more the merrier when it comes to trophies, right?
Perhaps you require a larger Easter basket? If this is the case, then maybe a wooden dough bowl will work for you.
I filled mine with more taupe filler and some fancy, glittery eggs.
One size down from my dough bowl would be this vintage enamelware colander. Using the light-colored grass allows the design on the sides to show through.
Last but not least, you might want to use an old tin, like my Tetley Tea Bag tin, in lieu of the traditional Easter basket.
I’ve filled it with green grass and cute-as-the-dickens foil-wrapped chocolate carrots.
But if you’re determined to go with the more traditional form of Easter basket, perhaps you can shake things up this year by using a vintage one, like you see here (c.1930-40). Whichever route you decide to go when celebrating Easter this year, I hope and pray your day filled with many blessings.
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Great ideas for Easter basket alternatives. My favourite of course is the red transferware tea cup!
Love them all Diana! The little nests are all so nice, my favourite is the one in the antique jelly mold, and that bunny beside it is adorable! Happy Spring!
Hi Diana – Love all of these ideas! Visiting as a fellow contributor to #DIYMySpring. Hope your week is full of sunshine! Hugs, Holly
Love this post- so many creative ideas- Pinning!
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Diana, you have some beautiful ideas! Thanks for the inspiration.
Love all of your alternatives, Diana but the teacup and tea tin are my favs!
All great ideas, but my faves are the apothecary jar and the colander! I think I might have to steal that one as I have some thrifted metal colanders sitting around waiting for something to do! xo Kathleen
Let me just say, anything in an old teacup, crock or tin is a winner in my book. Very cute ideas!
such cute, mini ideas. I find the miniatures to simply be too much fun. Lots of great combinations shown here, Thanks for the ideas, Sandi
I love every one of your ideas. They are wonderful.
Such sweet ideas for alternative Easter baskets!
All wonderful ideas Diana! The tea cup is my fave.
Great ideas. Maybe it’s because I’m English but the tea cup and the tea tin are my favourite.
I love all of these ideas…especially the tea cup!
What adorable ideas! I have given and used the same basket and bucket ideas for far too long. I will be looking with a whole new perspective…thank you!! 😉
What a lovely assortment of unique ideas! My favourite is the eggs in the colander. Who creative and clever!
Such pretty ideas – I really love the tea cup!
You had me at the charming tea cup! I adore nests and yours are absolutely precious!
I love all your fun ideas.
I am purging and letting go of things. I have a beautiful cut glass salad bowl that I love, but never use. I had decided to use it as my daughter’s Easter basket. But, I also love the colander idea so she might get a second Easter basket this year.
thanks for sharing at SYC.
You must be reading my mind or vice versa. As I’ve been decorating for our next tag sale, I keep seeing everything as a potential Easter basket. Thanks for sharing the inspiration Diana. Featured at Be Inspired this morning!
Love all these ideas!!! I actually wrote a blog post last year for Schuyler Pond on their alternative Easter basket ideas!