I have three great Easter baskets to share.
First, the oldest. A two-piece rabbit basket which was purchased in China in the 1980s by my grandmother-in-law. It is plaited of bamboo, with slivers of bamboo for ears, and glass eyes.
I purchased the second basket in Germany in 1991.
It is not German made, I would suspect an Asian origin for it. This bright yellow basket is woven of dyed grass in a twill weave. The purple bunny and flowers are embroidered onto the basket with long stitches of a shiny dyed plant material (it is not raffia). The twilled stitching inset in the ear is a nice touch.
The third bunny is rattan wickerwork. I like the soft pastel colors, the clever way the body is shaped, and the sway of the ears, as if they are twitching. It's ornamented with black plastic eyes and a pink ribbon. It was purchased at Cost Plus in the late 1980s, and I suspect it is of Asian origin as well.
It's always a happy Easter with these bunny baskets. It's even happier when they get filled with chocolate goodies!
