On Monday I shared my spring inspired buffet decor which included the sweet and so-simple-to-make bunny and chick eggs! Today I’d like to share how easy it is to make these little guys! And the best part is that you can craft these cuties with your kids…only changing a couple steps to make them little-hands friendly! Maybe a cute classroom idea for spring? So get your “egghead” on, get inspired, and think Easter! Let’s get right to it and…
Easter comes early this year…and even though I hate to jump ahead of holidays that haven’t even arrived yet, Easter follows so closely behind St. Patrick’s Day that we barely have time to make the switch! So while we await the arrival of the Leprechauns, I decided to go ahead and start my spring crafting! I don’t know about you, but the first thing that comes to my mind when I think about Easter activities is decorating eggs! It’s such a fun holiday tradition and there are so many wonderful color kits out there to dye, glitter, stamp, glue, or paint those eggs into Easter glory! At our house we love to hard-boil a bunch of eggs, dunk ’em in all those pretty pastel dyes…and then we eat them! But because it’s hard to keep real eggs fresh for a month or so, I also like to decorate the fake variety too! This way I can enjoy them throughout the Easter season and recycle them for seasons to come! The inspiration for my artificial eggs came when I discovered a pretty pack of tissues in the checkout isle…not for wrapping but for blowing! They were way too cute to use on noses…so I decided to decoupage with them! And as it turned out, the tissue was so effective to work with since it easily wrapped around the soft curves of the plastic eggs! So I spent a rainy afternoon cutting out designs and crafting up some springtime joy!
Even though winter has really just begun…I’m ready for some spring color! Maybe it’s because the weather has been so warm and the grass in our backyard is actually still green? Maybe the thermometer has given the false impression that spring is just around the corner? Or maybe the festivity of the holiday has merely spilled over making me want to keep everything happy and bright? I’m not sure the real reason! And even though I LOVE hunkering down indoors during the long winter nights I guess there’s no rule that states I can’t do that while surrounded by some cheerful hues! So with the thought of Valentines Day on the distant horizon I added some pinks & purples just to make me smile! I absolutely love tissue paper tassels and poms for making a room look whimsical and festive! Mostly we think of using them for parties…but why wait for a celebration to perk up your spaces, right? They’re easy and inexpensive to make…and now you can buy kits that have them practically put together for you! So if you’re feeling the need for some colorful cheer…let some tassels & poms brighten your spaces!