Easter isn't too far away now so in a spirit of preparation and not leaving everything to the last minute I have been thinking about Easter gift ideas.

Be warned - once you start making these cute little boxes it gets pretty addictive! I started making them with a paper trim top like this one.

Then I started to play and replaced the top paper band with Washi Tape. I also made my boxes slightly shorter. Seriously, once I started I just couldn't stop, they only take about 10 minutes each!

To make little Washi Tape Berry Boxes you will need:

• Card, patterned or plain

• Washi Tape, the cuter the better

• Ruler, pencil, scissors

Using a pencil & ruler I marked out my grid on card, cut it out and scored, then folded up the sides

I took my Washi tape and carefully started sticking it to the top edge. 

At the corner I left a little gap and then carried on

Once I got back to the beginning I just did a little overlap, shame the pattern doesn't match better, but it's not too bad

Now the only tricky bit, I applied Washi Tape to the inside too. The trick is to go slow and not unwind masses of tape too soon. The tape is pretty good at letting you unpeel and have another go if it puckers though.

And that's it! Now make loads more!

I also had a go with ribbon, I just applied some of that roll-on double sided tape. It looks good but was more fiddly than Washi tape as it kept sticking to itself.

There must be a million uses for cute little boxes like this. To turn them into Easter gift baskets for our numerous nieces & nephews I made some little matching gift tags (made from the square corner offcuts and a little more tape) 

A bit of tissue paper and some mini eggs to finish off.

They are teeny (5cm x 5cm) and hold about 8 mini eggs. We do have a lot of nieces and nephews, if I made bigger boxes it would cost a fortune to fill them all! I have got a few more to do now but they are quick and fun so don't feel too sorry for me!

I'll be linking up this project at these lovely link parties