The Mini Egg Cartons in the Occasions Catalogue are the perfect gift box for filling with Easter eggs. Here's my Easter Mini Egg Carton, decorated with the Cupcakes & Carousels Designer Series Paper...

Stamps: SAB Hey, Chick (wood: ,143328 clear: 143331), Teeny Tiny Sentiments (wood: 130042, clear: 120024). Ink: Bermuda Bay Ink Refill (131156), Jet Black StazOn (101406). Card/Paper: So Saffron (108611), Bermuda Bay (131286), Watercolor Paper (122959), Cupcakes & Carousels Designer Series Paper Stack (142744). Accessories: Mini Egg Carton (142776), Very Vanilla 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon (141694), Bermuda Bay Sequin Trim (137910). Tools: Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (143263), Magnetic Platform (130658), Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies (145372), Layering Squares Framelits Dies (141708), Duet Banner Punch (141483), Stampin' Spritzer (126185), Watercolor Pencils (141709), Aqua Painters (103954), Fine-Tip Glue Pen (138309), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430). Other: Isopropyl Alcohol.

I couldn't resist the Hey, Chick stamp set as it is so perfect for Easter. Here's one of the chickens, coloured using the Watercolor Pencils and an Aqua Painter...

The Hey, Chick stamp set is one of the products you could choose for FREE when you place an order over $110 (excluding shipping) during Sale-A-Bration. But hurry as Sale-A-Bration finishes as the end of March - that's less than two weeks away! Here's another of the stamped chickens - it's a Polish Frizzle Bantam White Chicken and it's flopping feathers and cocked head makes it one of the most popular!

The Mini Egg Cartons are natural, cream-coloured containers that are easy to colour and decorate. My Easter Mini Egg Cartons were spritzed with Bermuda Bay. Here's how: 1 part Isopropyl Alcohol to 1 part water with 12-15 drops of ink refill, all mixed in a Stampin' Spritzer and sprayed liberally over the outside of the Mini Egg Carton.

Easter is the perfect excuse for ordering the Mini Egg Cartons and using them as gift boxes. However, that's not all you can use them for. What about for REAL eggs! If you have chickens in your back yard, you could use the Mini Egg Cartons for gifting your eggs to your neighbours or selling at a farmers market (that would make a great talking point!). This Mini Egg Carton is spritzed with Calypso Coral ink...

Stamps: SAB Hey, Chick (wood: ,143328 clear: 143331), Teeny Tiny Sentiments (wood: 130042, clear: 120024). Ink: Calypso Coral Ink Refill (126983), Jet Black StazOn (101406). Card/Paper: So Saffron (108611), Bermuda Bay (131286), Watercolor Paper (122959), Cupcakes & Carousels Designer Series Paper Stack (142744). Accessories: Mini Egg Carton (142776), Very Vanilla 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon (141694), Bermuda Bay Sequin Trim (137910). Tools: Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (143263), Magnetic Platform (130658), Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies (145372), Layering Squares Framelits Dies (141708), Duet Banner Punch (141483), Stampin' Spritzer (126185), Watercolor Pencils (141709), Aqua Painters (103954), Fine-Tip Glue Pen (138309), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430). Other: Isopropyl Alcohol.

Thinking beyond eggs, the Mini Egg Carton also makes a great container for small goodies, like chocolates! My favourite chocolates, Lindt Lindor Chocolate Balls, fit perfectly inside. Here's a Mini Egg Carton, fashioned as a chocolate box, coloured with So Saffron ink, and finished with the Cupcakes & Carousels Designer Series Paper and coordinating Carousel Birthday stamps.

Stamps: Carousel Birthday (wood: 142829, clear: 142832). Ink: So Saffron Ink Refill (131156), Early Espresso (126974), VersaMark (102283). Card/Paper: Bermuda Bay (131286), Calypso Coral (124392), Very Vanilla (106550), Cupcakes & Carousels Designer Series Paper Stack (142744). Accessories: Mini Egg Carton (142776), Bermuda Bay Thick Baker's Twine (138413), Gold Sequin Trim (132983), Pearls Basic Jewels (119247), Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder (109129). Tools: Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (143263), Magnetic Platform (130658), Window Box Thinlits Dies (142762), Tree Builder Punch (138295), Banner Triple Punch (138292), Project Life Corner Punch (135346), Stampin' Spritzer (126185), Heat Tool (129056), Embossing Buddy (103083), Stamping Sponges (141337), Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430). Other: Isopropyl Alcohol.

Okay, thinking about a Mini Egg Carton gift box that has nothing to do with food... what about a Seed Starter Mini Garden. This would be a fun gift for small children (or adults like me) who are wowed by the wonder of new growth. This Garden Gift Box is decorated with the Inside the Lines Designer Series Paper and Gold 3/8" Metallic Ribbon (two more Sale-A-Bration products you could choose for FREE) and finished with the Dragonfly Dreams Bundle. Inside are packets of Pansy and Swan Plant seeds and four Jiffy-7^® pellets...

Bundles: Dragonfly Dreams Stamp Set + Detailed Dragonfly Thinlits Dies (144728). Ink: Crushed Curry (131173), So Saffron (126957), Pink Pirouette (126956), Blushing Bride (131172), Flirty Flamingo (141397), VersaMark (102283). Card/Paper: Basic Black (121688), Vellum (106584), SAB Inside the Lines Designer Series Paper (143830). Accessories: Mini Egg Carton (142776), Gold 3/8" Metallic Ribbon (SAB Combo Pack: 143601), 5/8" Burlap Ribbon (141487), Sprinkles Embellishments (142741), Gold Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush (141898), Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder (109129). Tools: Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (143263), Magnetic Platform (130658), Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies (145372), Layering Squares Framelits Dies (141708), Banner Triple Punch (138292), Heat Tool (129056), Embossing Buddy (103083), Stamping Sponges (141337), Fine-Tip Glue Pen (138309), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430). Other: Seeds, Jiffy-7 Pellets.

The Jiffy-7 pellets can be found at most garden centres. It is compressed substrate that expands with a water, ready for planting. There's no need to disturb the roots with replanting, as these can be transplanted as is directly into the garden or a pot.

Here's my mini garden all planted out with Basil seeds...

I will put progress photos of my Mini Egg Carton garden on my Creative Stamping Facebook Page, so go ahead and Like my Facebook Page to follow how my plants are growing!

I have some more ideas that the Mini Egg Cartons can be used for, beyond Easter, which I will share with you soon. In the mean time, make sure you order your Mini Egg Cartons so you have some fun gift boxes for decorating this Easter.

Mini Egg Cartons (142776) - $17.00
8 cartons sized 10.2 cm x 10.2 cm x 7 cm (4" x 4" x 2-3/4")

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