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DIY Easter Basket for the Gardener + Candy-Filled Easter Egg Flowers

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DIY Easter Basket for the Gardener + DIY Candy-Filled Easter Egg Flowers and a Free Printable!

Easter may still be a few weeks away, but it’s never too early to get started making Easter baskets! Themed Easter baskets are all the rage these days, and if you know someone who loves to garden, then this DIY Easter Basket for the Gardener, complete with DIY candy-filled Easter Egg Flowers would be the perfect Easter basket for them!

An adorable and easy DIY Easter baskets complete with super-cute candy-filled flowers. Perfect for the gardener or flower lover!

There are countless possibilities when it comes to making a gardening themed Easter basket! I included several packs of flower seeds, a couple of gardening tools, a water mister, a pair of gardening gloves, and a kneeling pad. I also found a large-sized flower-pot to use as the basket, and some green Easter grass to finish it off.

DIY Easter Basket for the gardener gardening tools

Of course an Easter basket is never complete until you add candy, and what better way to add candy to a gardening-themed Easter basket than candy-filled Easter Egg Flowers! 

DIY Easter Basket for the gardener Easter egg flowers close up

These DIY candy-filled Easter Egg Flowers are simple to make and they look so cute! They’re the perfect addition to this fun-filled Easter basket. I found everything I needed at Walmart while I was gathering the gardening supplies for the Easter basket, including a bag of STARBURST® Original Jellybeans, M&M’S® Milk Chocolate, and a bag of M&M’S® Easter Sundae.

DIY Easter Basket for the gardener add candy to the eggs

Yes, you read that right! M&M’S® has another yummy flavor, M&M’S® Easter Sundae, and they are only available for a limited time exclusively at Walmart! The jellybeans and M&M’S® candies, along with some M&M’S® Milk Chocolate candies in pretty pastel colors are the perfect fillers for these candy-filled Easter Egg Flowers.

DIY Easter Basket for the gardener M&Ms Easter Sundae

Candy-filled Easter Egg Flowers for a DIY Easter Basket

Supplies to Make DIY Candy-Filled Easter Egg Flowers

4 – 6 plastic Easter eggs
4 – 6 green pipe cleaners
scissors
hot glue
2 -3 pieces of felt in varying colors
M&M’S® Easter Sundae candies
M&M’S® Milk Chocolate candies
STARBURST® Original Jellybeans

Instructions to Make DIY Candy-Filled Easter Egg Flowers

DIY Easter Basket for the gardener DIY Candy Filled Easter Egg trace pattern

Begin by drawing your flowers on the felt. I actually made a 5″ stencil from an old manilla folder, then traced it on to the felt. For the circle in the middle of the petals, I simply traced one side of an open egg. I was able to get 2 flowers on each piece of felt.

Once you have your flower completely drawn, cut it out including the inside circle.

DIY Easter Basket for the gardener DIY Candy Filled Easter Egg cut out flowers

Next, create the “stem” of the flower using one of the green pipe cleaners. Most plastic eggs have 2 holes in the bottom half. Thread a pipe cleaner up through one of those holes and then back down through the other.

DIY Easter Basket for the gardener DIY Candy Filled Easter Egg insert pipe cleaner thru holes on bottom of egg

Both ends of the pipe cleaner should now be sticking out through the holes. Make sure the ends are even, and then pull them through the egg until you can’t pull any more.

Now close the egg, and twist the two ends of the pipe cleaner together to make a nice, sturdy flower stem. Closing the egg makes it quicker and easier to twist the pipe cleaner.

DIY Easter Basket for the gardener twist pipe cleaner ends together

Next, you will need to glue the felt onto the egg in order to complete the flower. Simply insert the egg bottom first through the hole in the middle of the felt flower. Make sure any marker left over from drawing your flowers is on the bottom side so it doesn’t show.

DIY Easter Basket for the gardener insert egg into the hole in the felt flower pattern

Slide the felt as close as possible to the seam where the egg closes without it actually resting on the seam. Place several beads of hot glue around the underside of the felt “petals” to ensure it stays in place.

DIY Easter Basket for the gardener hot glue the felt to the egg

Allow to dry completely before filling the egg flowers with the M&M’S® Easter Sundae candies, M&M’S® Milk Chocolate candies, and STARBURST® Original Jellybeans. And that’s it. Don’t they look great?!

DIY Easter Basket for the gardener add candy to each egg then close

Now you can place your candy-filled Easter Egg Flowers in your garden-themed Easter basket!

DIY Easter Basket for the gardener close up

And don’t forget to add a few more candy fillers. I choose to add a delectable 12 oz DOVE® Milk Chocolate Easter Bunny, a couple of SKITTLES® $1 eggs, a SKITTLES® $1 tube, a HUBBA BUBBA® Bubble Tape, and a 4.5 oz DOVE® Solid Milk Chocolate Bunny – all of which were found on the seasonal aisle at Walmart. And for those chocolate-loving gardeners, a bag of the Easter Mixed Brand Chocolates (package includes SNICKERS®, DOVE®, M&M’S®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, 3 MUSKETEERS®) would also make a tasty addition.

DIY Easter Basket for the gardener candy fillers

And now, the finishing touch for this gardening-themed Easter basket…a free printable Easter Card (click the link or the picture below to download and print)!

DIY Easter Basket for the gardener basket close up with card

Be sure to head to Walmart to get everything you need for this adorable Easter basket. You can find all of the candy on the seasonal aisle, and all of the gardening items in the Garden Center.

DIY Easter Basket for the Gardener store pic

More Easter Ideas

Looking for more creative Easter ideas? Find more inspiration below!

Do you have an idea for a themed DIY Easter basket? I’d love to know! Share with us in the comments below.

Adorable and easy DIY Easter Egg candy-filled flowers. Perfect for the gardener or flower lover!
These DIY Candy-Filled Easter Egg Flowers make a sweet addition to your Easter Basket!

More Spring-Inspired Crafts

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Jennifer Hernandez

Wednesday 20th of February 2019

OMG i love this idea...very cute

Pearl Moore

Wednesday 27th of April 2016

These are lovely! What a great idea!

Faye

Saturday 12th of March 2016

Great ideas! Thanks for sharing your masterpiece and also for the tutorial on making the egg flowers. Have a blessed Easter!

Alaina Bullock

Monday 14th of March 2016

Thank you Faye! I'd love to see pics if you decide to make them! Have a blessed Easter as well!

Julie

Tuesday 8th of March 2016

Those Easter Egg flowers are just TOO cute! What a clever idea.

Alaina Bullock

Wednesday 9th of March 2016

Thank you! They are so fun to make, and perfect for kids and adults!

Elaina

Monday 7th of March 2016

This is such a great idea

Alaina Bullock

Monday 7th of March 2016

Thank you! it is very easy to make, too!

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