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Egg-cellent Eggs, Part 2

March 10, 2008 3 Comments
As promised, here is part 2 of my Easter eggs post. All of the ideas in this post can be used with actual eggs that you eat, but you could probably use a few of these ideas with craft eggs as well.

I’ve found several ideas, but I chose to highlight the one’s which I liked the best. Most of these are fairly simple ideas and as far as I can tell, these ideas are very budget friendly. All of the projects are from BHG and DLTK’s Growing Together, and the links to directions and more information is underneath each pic, along with my brief commentary/description.
Take a look and enjoy!

I love this idea. These are made by placing rubberbands or stickers on the egg before dying it. Very cute and colorful!

Colorful Eggs

The colorful designs on these eggs are made with toothpicks & pencil erasers. A great idea, and it’s simple.

Dot/Circle Eggs
These eggs are made by glueing colored dots on the egg shell, or you could use stickers.

Pysansky Eggs
Wax is placed on the eggs before dying to make the designs on these eggs. Somehow I think if I did this project it wouldn’t look as good as the one’s picture here. If anyone takes a closer look at this and decides to try it, let me know how it works out.

These eggs are frosted and then candy dots are placed on them.

You’ve probably seen eggs that looks simlimar to this. In this case, a toothbrush is used to create the splatters.

This idea is very cool. You use pressed flowers and hot wax to create the floral patterns seen here.

If you decide to try out any of these techniques, I’d love to hear from you and find out how it went!

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Egg-cellent Eggs, Part 1

March 9, 2008 1 Comment

Well, no matter what the weather looks like outside, it is about to be Easter. I’m finding a lot of great ideas for Easter and spring to share with you over the next couple of weeks. Today I’m focusing on eggs. I’ve found so many designs and ideas, that I’ve decided to break this up in to more than one post.

The ideas in this first post are mostly for “fake” decorative eggs. I’ve provided the links so that you can go to the source and find out how to make these lovely creations. The other post(s) will focus on real/edible eggs. I must say that egg decorating has come a long way from the simple little dye jobs we used to do when I was a kid. Anyway, I’m sure you’ll love these ideas, so stay tuned this week!


Decoupage Eggs
These eggs are plastic. Aren’t they cute? You could use these for an egg hunt or as a cute decoration for you home.

Faux Finish Eggs

These are made with wooden or paper mache eggs. I think this a cute gift idea for a friend or your child’s Easter Basket. If I had one of these, I would definite make a place for it in my China cabinet with all my other collectables.

Tie Dyed Eggs
Sweetened condensed milk and food coloring are used to create this colorful tie dyed effect.

Antiqued Eggs
I grew up in a house full of antiques, and I love buying new things that are antique looking. These are made with styrofoam. If you’re into antiques or old fashioned decor, you’ll like these.

These have sort of a outdoor, rustic look, and I think they’d look cool to have out all year around, if it goes with some other stuff in your house. I think even the guys out there who like fishing, hunting, and the outdoors may like these.

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Cute Easter Crafts

March 5, 2008 4 Comments

I’ve been preoccupied with a lot of stuff lately and just haven’t had as much time to post. I’d been planning to do some posts for Easter and St. Patrick’s Day since they are both coming up this month, and somehow I almost completely forgot until I looked at the calendar today. Well, anyway decided to start with an Easter Craft Post. I figure if anybody actually wants to use these ideas, I should put them out early on. I found a lot of cute ideas and am posting some of my favorites. Under each pic you’ll find a link to the actual instructions for the project, along with my comments and ideas.

I love this idea. This is a great project for home and Sunday school class. To keep costs down for a big group, you could use disposable cups instead of the clay pot, and foam balls for the head instead of wood. Either way, it’s a great craft for Christian kids & adults alike.

This one is too cute. I love the colors! It’s also great that it’s made from egg cartons. This would a cute art project for homeschoolers or regular school. Each kid could bring their own carton from home, or the teacher could collect them from family & friends.

There’s just something about chicks/peeps that I like. (and not just the marshmallow ones) This
is a good craft for all ages. The kids will love it!

Flower Pot Bunny

This was a little harder, and you need a hot glue gun, so adults will have to help the kids to do this one. I also think this would be a cute thing for craft moms to make for their kids as a present. Very nice!

Nest of Peeps

I can almost hear the chirping! This would be great for school, scouts, or home. Love it!

Easter Peep Card
I may have overdone it with the peeps, but I thought it would be good to put a card idea in here somewhere, and I thought this was the best one. Again, this is a great project for all ages and you could use this idea for school, church, or just about any group. The same concept could also be used to create a bunny card. Just use white cotton.

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Beautiful Cookie Bouquets

February 13, 2008 1 Comment

There are so many great gift ideas out there for Valentine’s Day. While some are partial to flowers, and others love candy and sweets, still others love a little bit of both, but how about this: a cookie bouquet! I found several tasty and beautiful examples. You can find these and other gifts at the links that I’ve provided below. And even if you don’t want to shell out the extra money to buy from these sites, they could still give you a good idea to create your own cookie bouquet or gift basket. All you need is a decorative container and a little tissue paper and ribbon to create a beautiful gift.

Cookiebouquets.com
gourmet-cookie-bouquets.com
cookiesbydesign.com/








Filed Under: cookies and candy, crafts, desserts, Valentine's Day

Easy, Cute, & Crafty Valentine Gifts

February 5, 2008 8 Comments

With Valentine’s Day coming up, I thought it would be fun to highlight some Valentine treats, gifts, and crafts. Here are just a few that I’ve found. I think some of the best gifts are the one’s we make ourselves, and the one’s I’ve featured here are both affordable and simple, but nonetheless special.

Cardstock and candy make up this cute craft. Give these as a cute valentine treat or attach them to your own handmade giftbags.

These bookmarks are a great kid craft & a good gift for your favorite bookworm.

Valentine Candleholder
Take a candle holder, vase, or glass jar and add a few embellishments to make a beautiful gift for friends or for yourself.

Wool Heart Pillow

A little fabric and a little sewing goes a long way to make these cute & colorful heart pillow. Use as an accent piece for a couch or add a hanger to make it more versatile.

Valentine Basket

This is an easy and fun craft for kids and adults. Create colorful heart shaped baskets for Valentine cards and treats.

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Sock Snowfolk Craft

January 12, 2008 Leave a Comment

Here’s a fun & inexpensive craft project I found on family.fun.go.com. I only wish I’d found them before Christmas; I think they would make a cute gift idea for the kids to work on. These would also be great for girl scouts, school, or a home art project, and it’s sure to be great fun for kids of all ages. And it would be a cute craft to display on your shelf or coffee table in the winter time.

MATERIALS:
Beans (or rice)
Empty plastic container
Fleece
Rubber band
Pom-pom
Pipe cleaner
Button eyes
Buttons

Time: About 1 Hour

1. For each one, first pour 1/2 cup of dried beans or rice into a clean, empty plastic container, such as a single-serving milk bottle, a water bottle, or a plastic peanut jar (ours were about 7 to 10 inches tall).

2. Turn a white tube sock inside out and slide it over the bottle, starting at the bottom. Tuck the top of the sock inside the bottle, trimming it a bit first if necessary.

3. For a hat, cut a piece of colored fleece that’s at least half as tall as the bottle and wide enough to wrap around it with at least 1 inch of overlap. Wrap the fleece around the top half of the bottle and secure it with a rubber band or elastic hair tie near the bottom of the fleece. Gather the material at the top of the hat and secure it with another rubber band or hair tie, as shown (far left).

4. To add a pom-pom to the hat, remove the fleece from the bottle, turn it inside out, then rubber-band it back in place and hot-glue a pom-pom to the top. Roll up the bottom edge of the hat or tuck it under for a brim.

5. Next, hot-glue on the snowman’s features: a carrot nose (half an orange pipe cleaner coiled around the tip of a sharpened pencil to form a cone), small black button eyes, and colorful buttons down his front. Finally, tie on a strip of fleece for a scarf.

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Favorite Posts of the Year 2007

December 30, 2007 3 Comments

I’ve been to a few blogs that have countdowns and lists of favorite posts for the year. In the spirit of the New Year, I decided to do the same, as it seems like a fun tradition. So here is list of some of my favorite recipes and other posts for 2007.

Filed Under: cleaning, crafts, recipes

An Inviting Thanksgiving Craft

November 13, 2007 Leave a Comment
A lot of people don’t send out invitations for their annual Thanksgiving parties, but if you do, here is a very cute idea for you. This idea could also be used for place cards or thank you cards. And if you change the color of the paper and use poinsetta leaves, it would be great for Christmas invitations. For full instructions on how to make these cards, visit diy network.


Filed Under: crafts, fall, Thanksgiving
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