To make them, stuff a layer of faux grass into the bottom of each boot. Add plastic eggs, candy, and other small gifts until you reach the top, then tuck in more faux grass for a pretty display in this clever basket alternative. For each, you’ll need 3/4-yard of colored print fabric (cut into 16x1 1/2-inch strips), four yards of cotton piping cord, and a hot-glue gun, glue sticks, or needle and thread. Hot-glue a fabric strip to one end of the cord, and wrap it around the cord on the diagonal. Repeat to cover the cord. Coil the cord tightly around itself, hot-gluing as you go, and adding covered cords until you’ve reached the base size you want. Build the sides by gluing covered cords around the base, then coiling it upward, until your basket is the desired height. Add tiny handles fashioned from leftover fabric. To make it, print out the free pattern, cut, and assemble. As the final flourish, tie on a bright pastel bow.
