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March 8, 2019

Recycled Bottle Easter Basket

Make this fun recycled bottle Easter Basket from an old soda bottle and some craft paint. Add a handle made from a pipe cleaner and fill with your favorite Easter treats.

recycled bottle easter basket

Recycled Bottle Easter Basket

Some of the best crafts I come up with use recycled products. It’s always fun to come up with new and interesting uses for things you might otherwise discard.

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For today’s craft I am making an Easter basket out of a recycled 2 liter plastic soft drink bottle. The bottle is cut into the shape of a bunny. The ears are on top and the base of the bottle ends up looking like little bunny feet.

recycled bottle easter basket with candy


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Supplies for recycled bottle basket

  • 2 Liter pop bottle
  • Scissors
  • Paint
  • Hole punch
  • Pipe cleaners
  • Pom pom for the tail

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Directions for recycled bottle basket:

Clean out your bottle and remove the label (see also ‘How to Remove A Label From A Jar‘).

old soda bottle with rabbit ears traced on it

Trace the outline of the bunny on the plastic and cut it out.

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bottle cut into bunny shape painted white

Take the bottle outside and spray paint the whole thing with white all-purpose spray paint.

Once completely dry, paint the ears and nose.

Once all your paint is dry, trace the pink parts with black marker to make the eyes, nose, ears and whiskers.

Punch a hole in each side and use  braided pipe cleaners to make a handle.

finished recycled bottle easter basket with pom pom tail

Hot glue a pom-pom onto the back to make the tail.

Fill with plastic “grass” and your favorite Easter candy.

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What Easter crafts are you working on this year? Let me know in the comments!

Adrienne Carrie Hubbard
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  1. Emmerey Rose says

    April 24, 2017 at 5:43 am

    I mADE THE SAME DESIGN FROM A PLASTIC BOTTLE. bUT i MADE IT AS PLANTER. lOVE HOW IT TURNED OUT WITH MY SUCCULENT ON TOP 🙂 BY THE WAY, DID THE PAINTING STAYED? WHAT PAINT DID YOU USE?

    tHANKS IN ADVANCE Adrienne!

  2. Vibeke Johannessen says

    April 6, 2017 at 12:11 pm

    I love this. IT IS SO CUTE. wHEN i SEE STUFF LIKE THIS, MAKES ME WISH i HAD KIDS :d

  3. Kitty says

    April 5, 2017 at 10:09 pm

    this is such a great idea! Really fun and easy.

  4. Barbara says

    April 5, 2017 at 8:39 pm

    This is such a cute idea It’s something you can even do with kids.

  5. Vicki @ Babies to Bookworms says

    April 5, 2017 at 7:37 pm

    Aw, this is so cute and creative! What a great way to reuse an empty bottle!

    • adrienne says

      April 5, 2017 at 7:37 pm

      Thank you Vicki

  6. Hailey says

    April 5, 2017 at 5:57 pm

    This is so cute. I’m going to do this with my kids over the weekend.

    • adrienne says

      April 5, 2017 at 6:22 pm

      Have fun!

  7. Thebloomsite says

    April 5, 2017 at 4:32 pm

    Wow. Never seen this. This is super cool

    • adrienne says

      April 5, 2017 at 4:54 pm

      Thank you!

  8. Kelly says

    April 5, 2017 at 11:56 am

    He’s just so simply adorable and easy to make! #client

    • adrienne says

      April 5, 2017 at 4:54 pm

      Thanks!

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