Spring/Easter Roundup

Spring is in the air.  Ok, not for most of us but it, hopefully, soon will be.

Time to dust off the Spring/Easter posts of the past before I can share my Spring/Easter posts of the present.

Easter Tutorials:

Easter Bunny Basket	Bunny Stencil	Felt Bunny Barrette
Custom Bunny Family	Felt Egg/Chick Finger Puppet	Carrot Boutonniere
Jelly Bean Jewelry	Bunny Tail

And, let's not forget, some bunny had a birthday party with lots of great bunny themed ideas.

Bunny Themed Party

Carrot Popcorn Holder	Bunny Goodie Bags	Stamped Napkins
Decorated Steps	Moss Letter Garland	Snack Cups
Bunny Party Details

And, one of my favorite, colorful posts from last year...

Here's hoping Spring will make an appearance soon.  Seeing green grass and brightly colored flowers always helps my inspiration.

Christmas Tutorials

It's the hap-happiest season of all.  Christmas! 

I've been busy creating new Christmas tutorials BUT before I share those, today, you can get a glimpse at Christmas crafts from the past. 

Christmas Tutorials:

DIY Pottery Barn Candle	DIY Advent Calendar	DIY Santa Beard
Photo Gift Tag	Pucker Up Ornament	Christmas Goodie Bags
Love Letter Ornament	JOY Sign	Chalk Board Gift Tag
Jack Skellington Ornaments	Barbie Ornament	Bat Signal Ornament
Christmas Flower Boxes	Pine Needle Gift Tags	Star Wars Ornaments
Cloud Hand Warmer

Christmas Tutorials:

Advent Calendar Tutorial: Part 1
Advent Calendar Tutorial: Part 2
Advent Calendar Tutorial: Part 3
Advent Caledendar Tutorial: Part 4





In the weeks to come, you'll be visited by Christmas crafts of the present or maybe even the future.

And, hopefully none of them will leave you saying 'Bah humbug'.

Put A Pin In It - Easter Projects

Perhaps it's a mixture of being frugal and/or sentimental but I like to fill Grace's Easter basket with something homemade. 

Easter baskets of the past have included some of the following *pin*spriation.

A few multi-colored felt Bunny Finger Puppets shared by The Purl Bee. Not only are they these bunnies adorable, they are really easy to make. 

One year this  Bunny Bowling Set, shared by The Long Thread on Etsy How-Tuesday, showed up in Grace's Easter basket.

These bunnies are almost too sweet to try and knock over...almost.

My favorite *pin*spired Easter basket filler was made using Fiona Dalton's Rabbit Pattern. 

Her patterns are easy to follow, even for someone who is a novice at sewing.   

Though, not an Easter Basket filler, the Peeps Bunny Bunting from Made is my favorite Easter decoration.

Really, what's not to love.

I guarantee, if you decide to make your own bunting, you won't be able to stop with just one.

What has been your favorite Easter basket filler?  I need some *pin*spiration for this year.

Valentine's Day Cards for the Love Sick

The only thing better than candy, in our house, is Band-aids.  SO when it came time to decide what kind of Valentine's Grace would give out, taking into consideration all the food allergies and sugar adverse moms from her preschool class, Band-Aids seemed like a fun alternative to candy.

The only challenge, was deciding on what kind of card she would give out along with her Band-Aids.  Thank goodness for PicMonkey because I was able to create my own.

The only thing left to do, pick out some Band-Aids...

and have the *doctor* sign her prescriptions.

Valentine day cards that are perfect for the love sick...

or Band-Aid lover in your life.

Baby Blanket Turned Personalize Art

I am at the place in my life where I am packing up baby clothes. Certain pieces have great memories, in particular, Grace's blankets. She has always been a blanket girl SO instead of packing them up in a box, I decided to turn them into a piece of art I could appreciate and showcase.

So, I grabbed one of her blankies {destined for said box} and the following supplies:

Heat n Bond Iron-on Adhesive
Scissors
Embroidery thread and needle
Embroidery hoop
Background fabric

Decide on a shape, I opted for a 'g' {but you could do something like a heart or a car}. On the smooth side of the Heat n Bond, trace out the mirrored image of the shape. Iron your shape onto the back side of your fabric. Then, once cooled, cut out your shape.

Peel the paper backing of the Heat n Bond off {the back of your fabric should feel tacky}. Stick your shape onto the center of your background fabric {I used plain white fabric}.

Then hand sew your image down using an embroidery hoop, needle and thread. I wanted for a homemade look so I used a running stitch along the inside and the outside of the 'g'.

You can either continue by embroidering a name or word OR you can simply press out the wrinkles and frame it as is...

If you want to add more details...keep on reading.

I decided to embroider GRACE across the 'g' in a brighter pink. Using a water soluble pen, I traced her name out in Freehand 591 {a free font you can download here}. Then, using a line stitch, I embroidered her name.

So, instead of this blanket ending up in a box, it's now ready to be displayed. For the moment, I'll keep it in a frame...

but eventually, I think I'll give it to the 'queen of quilts' to add to a quilt as a personalized square.

The possibilities are endless and the memories persevered are priceless.