10 Beautiful Easter Baskets & Easter Decor Ideas from Tin Cans

Are you looking for some simple and easy Easter craft ideas? Well how about turning 10 tin cans into beautiful Easter crafts with this step by step tutorial. This tutorial will show you some ideas to make beautiful Easter decor and diy Easter baskets.

Easter is right around the corner and today I am sharing 10 tin can Easter craft ideas for you. Easter crafts ideas that are easy, quick and mostly made from re-purposing items you might already have on hand.

I hope you will find at least one Easter craft idea that will spark your interest and help you make an inexpensive craft this Easter. And I am hoping there is something for everyone in this video tutorial.

If you saw my Christmas, 4th of July or spring planter post you know there are an infinite amount of crafts you can make with tin cans. Tin cans are free, it helps the environment to recycle them and they are honestly a great and high quality base for some many crafts.

But instead of just telling you about the wonderful crafts you can make with tin cans, let’s get to crafting them!

Watch the full step by step video tutorial on recylcing 10 tin cans for spring planters:

1. Shabby Chic Easter Basket

This cute little Easter basket craft is made from using scrap fabric and a tin can. Transform your tin can into a little Easter basket with a wooden cross and wooden beads on the handle.

Supplies Needed for this Shabby Chic Easter Basket Craft:

15 oz Tin Can
Shabby Chic Fabric or other fabric
Hot Glue and Glue Sticks
Scissors
Lace
Wooden Cross
Wire and wooden beads

Simply hot glue the fabric onto the tin can. Then add lace and the wooden cross to the center of the cross. Poke a hole through one of the sides of the can and attach a wire handle. String beads onto the wire handle and attach the wire to the other side. Hot glue cork on the bottom of the can for a finishing touch.

2. Easter Hymn Planter

Supplies Needed for this Easter Hymn Planter Tin Can Craft

Tin can
Old hymn pages
Mod Podge
Foam Brush
bronze spray paint
mini grapevine wreath (optional)

This next tin can craft is made by using old hymn book pages. I love the words of these hymns! They are powerful and share the message of Jesus. So I wanted to find a way to display them at Easter.

You can start this Easter craft by spraying painting your tin can. I used a bronze color spray paint on mine. To make these cute Easter planters for your Easter table just mod podge the hymn pages on your can.

You can use this can as a small Easter basket or as a Easter planter for your table.

3. Crushed Tin Can Easter Basket

Here’s the supplies needed for this tin can craft:

28 oz tin can
Scrapbook paper, napkin or tissue paper
Hot Glue and Glue Sticks
Scissors
White paint
Mod podge and foam brush
“He is Risen” letters
Awl or something to poke a hole in your can
Macrame Cording 4mm
Wooden beads (optional)

This Easter craft uses a larger tin can 28 oz or bigger. Start by opening both ends of your tin can. Then smash down one of the ends with your hands, a mallet or other tool. Hammer down the end completely so you can use the can as a Easter basket or planter.

Paint your can white. Then mod podge paper on the can. Wait for the paper to dry and then hot glue lace and the “He is Risen” letters on top of your can.

I love these crushed tin cans and I love how the words stand out on the lace and paper.

4. Chunky Yarn Easter Basket Craft

Supplies Needed for a Chunky Yarn Easter basket:

28 oz tin can
chuny yarn (I love this pink color)
Hot Glue and Glue Sticks
Scissors
Awl for poking holes in your can

I love these DIY Easter Baskets!

Probably because I cannot get enough of projects that use chunky yarn. Seriously though isn’t it so lovely!

To make this chunky yarn Easter basket you won’t need any knitting skills, just a hot glue gun and a little bit of patience!

Start by attaching your chunky yarn to your tin can with hot glue. Then continue to wind your chunky yarn around your can, hot gluing it on as you go. When you come to the bottom of the can hot glue the chunky yarn in a spiral shape. Tuck the end of the yarn into the spiral shape.

These Easter baskets are so cute! And perfect to fill with treats on Easter morning.

5. Buffalo Check Easter Basket

Here’s the supplies needed for the Buffalo Check Inspired Easter Basket:

Tin Can
Pink and white paint
Washi or painter’s tape
Hot glue gun and gluesticks
Nautical Rope

If you like buffalo check then this Easter craft idea is just for YOU! To make this can you are going to use washi tape and paint to create buffalo check.

The video shows you exactly how to make the buffalo check lines. Start by painting your can white. Then you will create three different shades of pink paint by adding different amounts of white paint.

Using your washi tape and paint you will make different layers for the buffalo check.

Line your washi tape vertically on your can, leaving the width of your tape in between your rows. Paint over the tape. Remove the tape, then repeat this step but place your tape horizontally on your can this time. Paint over the tape with your brush. Do not remove the tape this time but place another set of rows of washi tape vertically on your can. Wait for the paint to dry and remove all of the tape.

Now you will have buffalo check on your Easter basket. You may need to touch up spots with your paint brush. Lastly feed nautical rope on the sides of your can for a handle.

6. Tissue Paper Easter Bunny

Here’s the supplies needed for this Easter bunny craft idea:

Tissue paper cut into a 18″ square
Tin Can
Hot Glue and Glue Sticks
Scissors
Black sharpie, pink marker or paint
Cotton ball or felt fall
Twine or rubber band

This craft is so easy and quick if you blink you might miss it!

Simply take a 18″ piece of tissue paper. Place your.tin can in the center of the tissue paper. Stuff two of the opposite corners of your tissue paper into your can. You can fill your can with Easter grass or treats at this point.

Then fold the remaining two sides of your tissue paper and bunch the paper up like ears. Use a rubber band or piece of twine to pinch the paper together in the shape of ears.

Now using your sharpie draw a face on your bunny. You can also hot glue a cotton ball or felt ball on the back of your bunny for a tail. And that’s it! You can also do this same technique with cloth.

7. Boho Easter Planter Craft

Here’s the supplies you need for this scrap fabric tin can:

Tin Can
little wooden sticks (I found mine at the Dollar Tree)
Twine
Wooden beads
Hot Glue and Glue Sticks

If you have seen a pack of little natural looking sticks at the Dollar Tree you may have wanted ideas of what to do with them. Well today I have a quick, inexpensive and perfect use for them this Easter.

Starting with your tin can (I used a small 4 oz diced chiles can) you are just going to hot glue your sticks around your can. And really that is all you have to do. When you have glued all your sticks in place, take twine and wrap it around your can. You can attach a few wooden beads as well.

8. Bunny Basket Tin Can Craft

Here are the supplies needed for the bunny basket craft:

White Paint
Tin Can
Wire
White beads
felt ball or cotton ball for tail
felt for ears (white and pink)
Sharpie (black and pink)
Awl for poking holes in the can

Here’s another Easter bunny craft that is simple and easy for a child’s easter basket. Paint your can with white paint. Drill two holes on each side of your can. Feed the piece of wire through the can. Then string beads on your wire, twist off your wire on the other side of the can.

Then to finish your bunny just draw a face on your can with your markers. Hot glue a tail on the back of your can with the felt ball. Then cut out bunny ears with the felt. Hot glue them in place.

9. Gift Bag Easter Basket Craft

Here are the supplies needed for this gift bag Easter basket:

Spray Paint
Tin Can
An old or new gift bag
Mod Podge & Foam Brush
Scissors
hot glue and glue gun

This is a great Easter basket craft if you don’t have a lot of time or money and a great use to re-purpose old gift bags. Simply cut the gift bag to the size of your tin can. Hot glue the gift bag handle on your tin can for the basket’s handle. Then hot glue or mod podge the paper around the can.

This one is easy enough anyone can do and the results are really CUTE! Don’t you think?

10. Weave Your Own Easter Basket

Here’s the supplies needed for this Easter basket craft:

2 Types of coordinating ribbon
28 oz Tin Can
Hot Glue and Glue Sticks
Scissors
pink scrapbook paper to line the basket

Make your own Easter basket with a tin can and ribbon. Hot glue one type of ribbon vertically to cover around your tin can. Then use the coordinating ribbon horizontally on your can. Weave the ribbon through the first ribbon. Repeat this step on subsequent rows alternaltey to create a weave look to your basket. (The video will show you exactly how to do this).

And that’s it! Now you have beautiful crafts to display in your home or to give as Easter gifts. And the best part we saved a few cans from the recycling bin!

I would love to hear from you. WIll you be crafting anything for Easter this year? If you think you will be trying any of the projects above please let me know which one is your favorite below!

If you are looking for tin craft crafts for other holidays. Check out some of our other posts on crafting with tin cans below.

10 Tin Can Crafts for the 4th of July

10 Tin Can Crafts for Christmas

10 Tin Can Spring Planters

Happy Easter to you and your Family!