Unique and Yummy Easter Gifts for Under $20

Looking for a unique Easter gift that doesn't cost anywhere near a fortune, but is still sure to delight your lucky chick gift recipient? Here are a few fun ideas,-all under $20 and all available for convenient purchase via etsy.com, 'Your Place to Buy and Sell All Things Handmade'.

1. Why not consider an alternative Easter "basket" that doubles as a special gift in & of itself. One hip, quirky, and stylish idea that fits this bill is a hat box, either a fabulous vintage find or an artsy contemporary design, depending upon your Easter gift recipient's sense of style. I am personally quite enamored of using different sized hat boxes in which to store my sundry art supplies, ranging from yarn and ribbon to gift cards and paper ephemera. Their many uses as stylish storage containers are very multifaceted, but first why not use one as a unique way in which to present some Easter treats ?

On the vintage side of the spectrum, the Helen's Hassack etsy shop (http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5971842) offers up a nifty 'Vintage Seventeen Magazine Hat Box' for $12.50. For those who would prefer a new, specially designed hat box with no wear & tear, the J C Custom Designs etsy shop (http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6415119) has amongst its wares a set of three Nesting Hat Boxes for $8.99.

Whether you fill your Easter basket hat box with bath & shower treats, delectable candies, or gourmet coffee beans, your gift recipient is sure to be pleased by your thoughtful creativity. Another option would be using the Easter basket hat box for its originally intended purpose-to store a special hat. You could put a peachy keen Easter gift twist on this notion and use the Easter basket hat box to present your gift recipient with her very own Easter bonnet.

2. Just like the hat box, the gift of an Easter bonnet can be either vintage or contemporary, depending upon your gift recipient's sensibilities and where you think she will be wearing this unique head piece. Will she wear it to an Easter Sunday church service? Will she don it for a festive Easter party? Will she use it to add some fun flair to an Easter family function that might even involve hosting a children's Easter egg hunt? I'll bet those Easter egg hunting kids would have even more fun if the adult orchestrating the activity or handing out the prizes was all decked out in an adult-sized Rabbit Ears Fleece Hat ($18.99), available in many different colors from the Furlicious Furs etsy shop (http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5636896&order=§ion_id=&page=2 ) and available in kid's sizes, too.

For kids only and especially for an adorable little love bunny of a baby girl, a charming bunny-eared hat just might make the perfect finishing touch for her sweet Easter outfit, as well as a gift to treasure for the next few Easter seasons. One choice to consider is the Crochet Bunny Hat ($13.00) from A Mother's Crochet shop (http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5674943), which not only features precious bunny ears but also a cutie pie bunny tail on the back of the hat, and can be created for you in a custom size, ranging from a small newborn size to an age 2 and up size. Another choice for a child's bunny ear hat Easter gift is the Bunny Beany ($12.00) from the Love Crafts by Carole shop (http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5590470), which is hand-knitted in acrylic yarn and oh so endearingly sweet-looking.

If your sweet baby girl is more of a lamby than a bunny, then you might prefer the Lamby Head Soft Lamb Eared Newborn to Infant Baby Beige Knit Hat ($14.00) from Lulu's Woobies (http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=103775), an etsy shop specializing in "soft goodness for babies, toddlers, and kids". If you'd rather your adorable babe's head be enveloped in a dreamy cloud of pink, then you might covet the Raspberry Sherbert Dreams Baby Hat ($18.00) from the KC Creations shop (http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6246500) , which also offers lots of other dreamy baby-sized hats for you to blissfully browse.

If your sweet Easter bonnet gift recipient is not a baby at all, but a stylish lady who would love to add a special fancy touch to a more formal Easter outfit, why not consider a vintage pill box style hat with pink millinery flowers, only $9.00 from Vintaged Chic (http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6498648) and uniquely lovely to either wear or display. If you're shopping for a vintage Easter bonnet, you might want to consider a pair of vintage gloves, too.

3. Whether worn to church or to a special Easter party (and then more special parties throughout the spring season-like Victorian style tea parties or garden parties with quaint little cucumber sandwiches and lady fingers), a one-of-a-kind pair of vintage gloves would be a truly unique Easter gift. Browse Pink Poodle Vintage (http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6311765) and Wee Treasures (http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6890961) for several different kinds and colors of ladies' vintage gloves, all under $20 and some under $5.

4. Of course, many people have their heart set on Easter candy. If you're going to give Easter candy as a gift, why not sweeten the deal even more by presenting a selection of extra-delectable homemade Easter candy? A few of the many mouthwatering wares to consider: a pound of chocolate covered cherries from Broken Road Farm (http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5780693) for $11.99 (this shop also offers Buckeye candies, homemade caramels, chocolate chip cookie balls, and more)-or a dozen Homemade Chocolate Marshmallows from Whimsy and Spice (http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5797821) for $6.00 (this shop also offers all manner of utterly delectable sounding gourmet cookies and I can personally vouch for the almost sublime deliciousness of the Honey Lavender Shortbread Cookies as well as the Rose and Black Pepper Thumbprints)-or white chocolate bunnies from Farmhouse Creations (http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6797684), for $1.25 each, also available in chocolate or dark chocolate (and lots of other chocolate goodies are offered in this shop). Your lucky Easter gift recipient will surely enjoy indulging in your affectionately selected assortment of homemade sweet treats.

5. Another wonderfully pretty and sophisticated Easter gift costing less than $20 is an egg-shaped candle. This is a unique and thoughtful gift that will look good, smell good, and last well beyond the Easter holiday. The Pure Beeswax Carved Easter Candles from Peaceblossom Candles (http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6522568) for $9.00 are an especially attractive choice, available in both White and Natural (this shop also offers various bunny and chick shaped beeswax candles).

Bonus gift: Finally, if you happen to have any extra-special poetry lovers on your Easter gift list, may I recommend the Blood Pudding Press etsy shop (http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=99221) for all kinds of artsy and literary gifts, including poetry chapbooks galore and a hideously delicious 'Horrific Confection' (http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=18915725).