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With less than two weeks until Easter (wow!), I have a new article up over at Fiskars full of ideas for decorating an Easter Egg Hunt Party (or your home for Easter in general). I have such a soft spot for egg hunts!
I went with a carrots ...
and bunnies theme ...
with lots of ideas for easily turning simple paper into something special and festive.
View the full party here ... including a creative way to make adorable bunnies using an unexpected punch shape you may already have!
I wanted to share some inexpensive and easy-to-make wedding favors that were featured in Scrapbooks, Etc. magazine last year. Details can be found on their website here.
They were part of a candy buffet I created for a fun wedding, which could also be used for really any festive event...
You can view the full candy buffet details here. I'm very excited for wedding season to arrive!
With spring's arrival, we have to do a lot of layering here in Oregon. It's warm one minute and cold the next. Enter my love of the cardigan.
Transform your tees into cardigans easily as I did here answering a Fiskars challenge for National Craft Month to make something using only a t-shirt, yard of fabric, rotary cutter, and hand/sewing machine. Full photos and step-by-step directions can be found here.
Happy Spring! Time keeps charging ahead, and Easter is less than three weeks away! I have some ideas for cute and easy Easter egg holders over at my new project at Fiskars.
These are fun to display your favorite eggs or use at place settings for a party or special meal.
Full photos and step-by-step directions can be found here. I'll have more Easter fun soon!
As winter draws to a close, I wanted to share my happiest success in the yard this season. Winter color is very important to me. My yard in the winter is actually probably more important to me than any other time of year. In Oregon the winters are damp and gray. And my house color is gray. It's all just so depressing!
So having color in my yard can actually lift my spirits. I have tried many things (such as winter cabbage which literally disintegrated with all of our rain) but had little luck.
This year I planted some 'Ghost Hills' Heather. It's now the last day of winter, and it's still beautifully in bloom!
In the background of the photo, I made sure to try to include a little bit of my Nandinas. These turn a beautiful red all winter. I have a ridiculous amount of them in my yard. And I am happy to see some tulip leaves starting to pop up in the back there, too. Flowers makes me so happy =).
In honor of my oldest son's birthday last week, I wanted to share a cake I made for a story opener in the current issue of Scrapbooks Etc. magazine.
Making a paper cake is not only fun, it's practical since it can be reused for future celebrations. Use it as a centerpiece or hide a gift inside the bottom layer.
Find out how to make your own at the Scrapbooks Etc. blog here.
