Being blue has never felt so good. Especially since little presents, such as a vintage bluebird, are tucked inside these shimmering egg boxes.

Create an Easter basket display that resembles a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Metallic eggs, covered in varying shades of gold leaf sheets, were set atop a bed of spray-painted hay in a sponge-painted basket. For an elegant finishing touch, tie metallic vintage-ribbon bows on either side of the basket. 

A frilly alternative to a traditional basket, this rose has humble beginnings: Beneath the folds of pink crepe paper is a plastic bucket meant for mixing paint.

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Dress up a woven basket with silk flowers and leaves, and pare down buds to create a variety of sizes.

When you're in the room with this extravagant brown basket, every fragrant breath is like a moment in a chocolate shop.

A tulip egg basket is the perfect addition to a spring table. When closed, the flowers evoke eggs.

For a festive Easter table, transform ordinary paper cups into favor baskets filled with chocolate bunnies and jelly beans.

This dramatic scene, featuring polka-dotted and beribboned shiny blown-out eggs, sets a new silver standard for Easter.

A plain wicker basket dressed up in gingham is as delightful as the treats it holds and can be reused on other occasions.

Set inside a rustic boat-shaped birch basket, this cheerful yellow hilltop vista is a breath of fresh air.

A great way to recycle plastic berry baskets is to transform them into festive containers for eggs and other Easter treats.

Why not replace your Easter basket with a plastic bucket in a spring color? Just add Easter grass, candies, and some festive eggs.

This fanciful green meadow vignette seems a fitting home for a chocolate bunny.

These pastel paper bags decorated with construction paper are a whimsical alternative to the traditional woven baskets.

Create an Easter basket your child will treasure long after the edible treats inside are gone.

Pretty in pink, this display features a vintage Japanese oval basket filled with miniature African violets.

Not only are these beautiful baskets perfect for Easter, but they can also be displayed year-round.

Why should eggs have all the fun? For one-stop decorating, dye the basket -- and everything inside it -- at once.

Try a twist on Easter baskets, and make a paper basket bouquet for every place setting.

Wooden or plastic baskets filled with goodies are an Easter classic. For an unusual variation on a beloved tradition, transform inexpensive peat pots into beribboned Easter "baskets."

Create your own festive Easter basket with a recycled cookie tin, linen, and ribbon.

Honor the early springtime landscape by bringing it inside -- and turning the mantel into a garden path.

A spring bulb arrangement is a beautiful way to make the season come alive indoors.

Paper flowers are a fun project to do with your child; use them to decorate their Easter basket or arrange them in a centerpiece for the kids' table.

Put a new twist on a beloved tradition by having children gather Easter eggs in homemade felt bags. When the holiday is over, the bags can be used to hold other treasures.

Adorn Easter baskets with cheerful, handmade yarn blossoms.

An oversize egg doubles as an Easter basket, with smaller versions inside -- one cracked and bearing a pom-pom chick.