If you can make it to the end, the results will be worth it!Well, now, that’s a pretty ridiculously long title for a post, isn’t it?

by I Can Teach my Child.. Paper Easter basket.at Better Home and Gardens.. Aren’t they amazing?

Don’t you just want to get to work on some Easter baskets right now?The only problem is that there will be another trillion brilliant ideas to copy again by this time next year!.So how about you?

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Follow my blog with BloglovinThis post will probably give you a little bit more of an insight into my failings as a mom, but that’s OK!We had to get this whole project completed in less than a weekend and I would say that, for the most part, a project like this would be considered a pretty reasonable thing to aim to accomplish in a weekend.

We built some extra trays, which might be pushing it a bit time-wise for the beginner DIYer, and I would suggest leaving the wood staining part for a separate weekend if it’s not something that you do often, because you want to do a really good job of finishing your work of art.Overall though, definitely a great project that makes a big impact visually and functionally, with a pretty simple process.. Here’s what we did!.

We started out by putting together a basic frame with four roof-support legs and some two-by-fours.We made the whole thing 36 inches tall (standard counter height), and about 5 feet wide.