Last year, I blogged about the cutest wooden bunny Easter basket that is one of my favorite Charlotte traditions. I debated about whether to put it out there again this year since it has a $54 price tag. Well our Smarty readers made the decision for me. Over the past two weeks, we have received numerous emails asking about these baskets, and we just cannot disappoint. So here goes!
Thanks to my good bud, Sarah Ryan, for filling me in on this Charlotte mommy must-have when my 7-year-old was a baby. These hand-painted baskets are PRESH and my kids so look forward to pulling them out and filling them with eggs and Easter treats. Actually, we love them so much and I consider them a piece of art, so we keep them out in our rooms year-round for maximum enjoyment. We plan on keeping ours forever and they will always remind us of our roots in Charlotte.
So where do you find these baskets? The only place in the country is at the Buttercup in Myers Park located at 343 Providence Road. The ladies at the Buttercup have been selling these beautiful baskets for over 30 years and have really made it a special Easter tradition for Charlotte families. They are locally-made with love by crafted artisans. I spoke with Stewart Gordon, co-owner of the Buttercup, and she reminisced about the early days of these baskets. She gets such joy now when a new mom comes in specifically requesting the basket that she enjoyed as a little girl! It’s not too late – you can order your basket pretty much right up until Easter and it will be guaranteed with a hand-painted name to boot.
Do you have any special Easter traditions? Please share.
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As a child, most of my Easters were spent down at the beach. The Easter Bunny left white magic bunny tracks all over the beach house! He would even peek in our bedrooms at night. We always loved seeing the bunny tracks on Easter morning. I plan on doing the same with my little girl.As we got a little older, we would collect white shells and dye them and then spread them along the beach early Easter a.m. It was fun to watch people look for and pick up the Easter shells!
These are precious. I have one for my daughter, but does anyone think they’re a bit feminine for their boys?
No, I think they are cute for both boys and girls. But then I really try not to make hard and fast rules relating to that kind of stuff. My boys are wear pink polo shirts with seer sucker pants for Easter this year!
I personally couldn’t put our son in pink. Think my husband wouldn’t speak to me for weeks if I did.And YES, I too would only purchase one of these for a girl. They are ADORABLE baskets. I just wouldn’t want our son using one:)
What Easter basket is truly masculine?! Seriously, if you go the traditional route, it’s pastels all the way. I’m not a fan of themed baskets like Cars.
Ha, too funny! My rule is if you’re too big boy for the Easter basket, then you’re too big boy for Easter!
Totally agree with the last anonymous posting. Easter baskets are never masculine! They’ll get over it as soon as they see what’s hiding in the eggs!
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