Target Easter Baskets

Not having a Target in our town...

I was stoked to find these cuties on a trip to Twin Falls, Idaho to see Shoshone Falls.

They only had two that were in good shape... the rest had been pretty picked over

but that worked perfectly since I have 2 beautiful grandbabies!

I painted them both in an off white paint and then added Enamel Dots for their eyes...

chalk for the ears and nose... I couldn't find any small wood pieces

I could use for their noses... but I will be adding that for next year.

Cute pink and purple ribbons to each and a cute white pompom for the tail.

 I also added colored crinkled paper in the bottom.

Next year I will also add their names to the sides with vinyl.

Happy Crafting!

Magic Mesh Wood Carrot...

I LOVE Magic Mesh... I just haven't used it in forever!  But that's what is so awesome when you have a room full of craft supplies... you can dig some of those old "favorites" out an use them in different ways.  I'm not a big fan of orange... so I decided to soften the color a bit. I painted the carrots orange the covered them with Magic Mesh... on the top carrot I used a dark orange ink and on the back carrot I used the white ink. I just kept stamping until I had the look that I wanted. On the top carrot it was hard to see the lines so after it dried I went back over the top with a little of the white ink...I love how the orange and white looked. I couldn't find any "greenery" I liked for the tops... so I cut 2 green pipe cleaners into 3 even sections and curled them around a pen and then glued them into the hole on the end of the carrot. I cut the "Bunny Treats" from my Cameo with white vinyl.

Glitter Easter Eggs...

Happy Easter... yeah I know... I'm a week late... but I finally finished my tree and I wanted to show you how cute the bulbs turned out! I saw the "trick" with the glitter on Pintrest on the Christmas bulbs and it worked so cute on my Valentine bulbs I wanted to make them again. I like tying the bulbs on to the tree with matching ribbons...

So to make the glitter bulbs... pour in the Pledge Floor Wax... this time I used a Dixie cup and it works perfect! Then after you swish the Pledge around the bulb and get it all covered with a thick coat... pour the excess back in the cup.  I then dumped my glitter into another Dixie cup and bent the ends to get a point to be able to dump the glitter in the bulb and not all over the table. Swirl the glitter around well and dump the excess back in the Dixie cup and then back into the bottle.  This was so much less messy than the last time I made them.

 

Cross Stitch Easter Eggs...

My mom reminded me that I had not blogged about the cross-stitch eggs we had made. I think I made these in 1988 (Josh was 1 at the time) along with the Styrofoam eggs with material and rick rack. (they are the blue and pink ones under the stitched ones).  Tradition is good... we both still get our handmade Easter eggs each and every year!

Pink Easter Bucket...

I finally finished 1 of the buckets I was planning on doing for Easter.  I had bought pink and yellow buckets and was planning on using them to put Kendra and I's Easter Chocolate Covered Pretzels in for gifts... my mom and dad and Aunt Peggy received theirs in a baggie.  (I really need to work on my procrastination issues...).  This bucket I finished just in time for Josh to deliver to Kendra's Family for Easter.  Looking at the picture now I wish I had used green Stickles in the middle of the flower... it would have matched the pink ribbon with the flower on it perfect... maybe next year!  I used my Silhouette and cut out the vinyl... and added cute pink and white ribbons to the handle.  The pretzels were placed into a large cellophane bag and tied with a matching ribbon and... Voila...

Easter Chocolate Covered Pretzels

 The spread...

 Up close... pretty huh

 The row of "sticks"

 The sticks... up close

Kendra made these cute Easter designs with molds

Kendra and I have been planning since Valentines on doing these cute Easter chocolate covered pretzels... 1 went through one whole bag of the bite size pretzels and a bag of the sticks.  We both love the colors and thought they turned out super cute.  I had big plans of making several buckets to put these cute treats in... procrastination... seems to be my way of life lately...

Wood Easter Basket...

Last month while I was in Boise for meetings I made arrangements to meet my new "bloggy friend" Nicole.  She is a super talented wood designer and cuts each and every piece of wood herself. I noticed she had designed this super cute Easter basket and knew that I wanted one... well I got two... but I only have this one finished.  Nicole does amazing work and the best thing... she SHIPS... such a rare deal these days.  Check out Nicole's Sweet Pickle Design Blog and have her design something for you!

Since my time in Boise was so tight and I had to hurry back to Utah on Tuesday the only available time was Sunday afternoon.  I was greeted with a hug and I had the opportunity to visit with Nicole and her beautiful daughter, Avery.  The more we talked, the more things we found we had in common. A big thank you to Nicole's husband for being so patient with a "stranger" and to Nicole and Avery for being so kind! As soon as I can get the dust settled at work... I'm heading back to Boise for a girls craft weekend!

I traced and cut my scrapbook paper first and then inked the edges of the paper. I painted the whole basket in white.  I Modge Podged the paper to the wood and then applied a finish over the top to seal it. As you can tell I had a hard time deciding which picture I liked better... so the top one was taken outside... and it shows the ribbon behind the flower better.  The 2nd one looks cool because there is nothing in the background, but you can't see the ribbon.  The 3rd one has the bow with netting.  The last one shows the cool "grass" I used... I love the bright vibrant colors. 

I'm not really sure which way I like it better... with the bow or without... what do you think?  I can't decide.

Rabbit... Rabbit...

Finally... I have something completed! Let's hear a wahooo!

I have been struggling with finding time to be creative.. but this little cutie was worth the wait!  I painted her white all over and sanded the edges.  I then used pink chalk and added the detail around the outside edges and also highlighted some on the center of the ears (I debated about using velvet... but I didn't like the look after I cut it out). The egg is painted pink with Stickles in the crevice of the bead board. I added Stickles on the top heart of the nose and also on the flower on the egg to give her a little bling. I thought she needed a little something for her mouth so I used a gel type heart shaped sticker (upside down) and covered it with black Stickles. I used crafting wire for the whiskers... again I wanted something the didn't standout (like black wire) and this worked for me.  I also added google eyes (does anyone use them anymore)?  I really liked the look. Then I tried trying a bow on her ear... and it just didn't look right... so I compromised and added a black see through flower with a cute fabric covered pink polka dot brad.  I can't decide which way I like her better... with the flower or without?  What do you think?

Spring Chicken...

I wanted to post a few of my moms recent projects.  I love the chick... she's so cute with the feather coming out of the top of her head... The body is scrapbook paper that she Modge Podged onto the wood... she had my dad drill a small hole in the top  of the egg to glue the feather into and the sparkly glitter on the beak and feet are too  cute! The egg frame turned adorable!  She had painted the background and the grass different colors and after it was done... changed it to these.  I think it looks so much better! I love the cute little dragonfly and the butterfly along with the pink netting for the finishing touch!  Thanks mom for sharing especially since your daughter hasn't crafted in a month!

 

Mom's Flower Creations...

Here are the newest flower arrangements my mom has done!

I'd say she's ready for spring!

Also look how cute the Spring letters look. The "S" has patteren

paper applied to the front... the rest of the letters have cardstock

applied to the front. A sprig of white spring flowers... a purple

bow and voila...thanks for sharing mom!

Easter Hanging Bulb

This cute little Easter chick (Quickutz) is cut out of velvet
so she feels soft to the touch.

We used flat bulbs (left over from Christmas)... 

Some Easter grass that looks and feels like shredded paper,
cut it up into small pieces.. a few Prima flowers, 

tied a bow and hung it on a ornament stand.

Bunny Trail Wood Sign

Mom and I found the sign at Ben Franklin,
however, it was a yucky... scratched up and a blah color...
so we used our scrapbook paper... 

adhered with Mod Podge...inked the edges...
added some vinyl lettering... 

a cute fuzzy bunny (made out of velvet)...
2 cute ribbons and a fun day of Easter crafting...

Thanks mom!