How to Creatively Style a Primitive Easter Basket With Eggshells & Pinecones

Start saving those egg shells so you can make this adorable Primitive Easter Basket decoration. That’s right, remember the rustic grapevine Easter basket I shared with you last week? Well, you are going to love how I styled it with pinecones and eggshells. It’s a perfect table centerpiece or addition to an entry table for your Spring decorating. Although it has an Easter vibe, it will look lovely in your home all Spring and Summer. Let me show you how to creatively style this unique basket.

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The Rustic DIY Easter Basket

First, did you see the tutorial on how to make a DIY rustic Easter basket with grapevines? It’s a very quick and easy project, and you should put your basket together before you begin. You can use any basket to create this centerpiece idea, however, a shallow basket will work best. If you missed the tutorial, you can find the link here.

How To Style a Primitive Basket For an Easter Centerpiece?

When planning the primitive Easter basket, I envisioned it decorated with eggshells as vases. I thought it would make a great centerpiece for my porch coffee table. So I began to save my eggshells for this project. I used brown eggs for a more rustic appeal, but white would be lovely also. I wanted to add a touch of whimsy and purchased a few miniature garden pieces to complete the basket. The rusty pieces work well with the brown eggs. I knew I’d needed some height, so I also started collecting pinecones. It came together once I had all my supplies, and I’m loving it.

How To Collect The Eggshell Vases

First, I started saving the eggshells as we used them for meals. To save eggshells for vases, carefully break the shell’s top, and pour the egg out through the opening. Then rinse the shell and allow to dry.

Once they were dry, I broke the shells to create the jagged look I wanted. I used six shells in total. I hot-glued three shells together and then two more, leaving one shell as a single.

How To Use Pinecones for Easter Centerpiece?

Next, I hot-glued three pinecones of different heights together. Then, I added small pieces of moss to some of the scales using hot glue to secure them and to attach them to the back side of the basket. I added a fourth unadorned pinecone at the back and a few faux stems to add more greenery.

How To Assemble The Primitive Basket

To assemble the primitive basket, I added the pinecones, rusty birdhouse, and birdbath with a touch of hot glue. Then, I scattered the eggshell vases around the bottom and added the tiny wheelbarrow to the front. Finally, I added some Spanish moss around the natural elements.

Once I had every item in place, I added water to the eggshell vases and filled them with clippings of flowers currently blooming in my yard. I can switch out the flowers as new blooms arrive.

To avoid damaging the shells, fill the vases with just a few flower stems and only use lightweight blooms. I added a few loose blooms to the tiny wheelbarrow to finish the design. The finished centerpiece is just as charming as I had imagined it being.

How To Decorate With The Rustic Spring Basket?

The basket will look lovely as a dining table centerpiece, an entry table decoration, or a coffee table centerpiece.

I am using mine to style the coffee table on my screen porch.

I added a thrifted candleholder with a grapevine ring and a wooden bunny to complete the table vignette.

The rustic centerpiece adds a touch of primitive charm combined with the shiplap tree decorated for Easter with bunnies, flowers, and birds. I hope you love this idea as much as I do.

Thank you for stopping by today and I look forward to sharing my next adventures with you.