Easter Wishes

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Just packing up for a little Easter picnic and break.

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Peeping in to wish you a Happy Easter!

I'll be back to blogging soon. Wishing you a very happy Easter and spring break! 
What are you doing this Easter? or Spring Break?

Picnic Easter Baskets and Picnic

Easter Picnic Baskets and Utensil Caddy's! Swoon, sweet Easter picnic here we go..............

 Picnic Easter Baskets

SnowyBliss 

Oh, this just caught my eye today! It sure makes me want to have an Easter Picnic! Thanks to Anj at SnowyBliss I just might have to do a picnic and make these wonderful picnic caddy's with her lovely tutorial over on her blog!

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How about a little birds nest treat for your basket of goodies? It only takes 3 Ingredients!
 A sweet, treat recipes visit;
Art of Dessert

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I spotted this on Pinterest and thought this would be a sweet Easter skirt for Sammie!  Simple Simon & Company made a tutorial for making just that skirt! Oh, all the Easter sweetness I am seeing across the web!

Elizabeth Evans Apron Skirt Tutorial on Scribed.

So now that I have the idea of a picnic I am on the hunt for a perfect menu to go in the basket besides those cute little birds nests treats. Do you have any menu suggestions for an Easter picnic?

Easter Eggs and Birds Nest Tutorials

Hello friends, I thought I would share some Easter Inspiration. Pretty, simple yet you'll be wanting to create and decorate your home with these ideas! Without further adieu the nests and eggs........

Tutorial at the adventures of bluegirlxo

Book Page Birds Nest with glittered eggs

Country Living

Now if you are more visual, liking images rather than reading Country Living's tutorial visit Malia at Yesterday On Tuesday for her photo step by step process you'll love her bright and colorful outcome!

Alisa Burke

A little Easter egg doodling and she also decorated these eggs and has a tutorial.

Colorful Canvas Egg Tutorial

Southern Living Magazine

Nature inspired Easter Eggs. I think these are my favorites speckled Easter eggs!

Southern Living Magazine

You have your nests, your eggs and now your ready to set your table! And if a certain someone can't join you send them a handmade card with some Easter Wishes! Just visit The Graphics Fairy and she'll help you out with vintage images.

The Graphics Fairy

For me I'll be waiting until Sammie is on spring break so we can create some of these together. Will you be hosting an Easter celebration this year? Or going to one?

Felt Tutorial , Sewing and Spring Inspriation

Felt Zipper Pouch

This is a great tutorial with lots of images from the adventures of blue girl xo . This looks like a great project to sew with your wool felt scraps. Now just in time for Easter.......

Tutorial for stuffie bunny via the adventures of blue girl cxo

These are not the same one is a preview of the Inspired Ideas Magazine. The other about the authors of the tutorials.

Open publication - Free publishing - More artists

Open publication - Free publishing - More artists

Twenty projects for $3.3o from Inspire Co.

Hope you enjoyed the spring fling and inspiration! What will you be crafting or sewing for Easter?

Spring Cleaning and Organizing

I was surfing around looking for ideas for organization and spring cleaning. My house is in need of a good spring cleaning! I came across some simple DIY's and spring inspiration my house could use. 

This idea is actually so simple. I don't know why I have never done this. I love pretty papers and here is an easy way to display them as they are just by decoupaging them onto canvas. Then just paint the sides of the canvas. Thanks Better Homes and Gardens! The link is under their image. PS visit their site for some other great tips! Tips for conquering clutter and organizing closets..... Who couldn't use a little help in that department? Now on to the inspiration.........

DIY

BHG

Now speaking of simple projects and sprucing up how about covering your outlet covers look at this bit of inspiration

Easy Peasy! 

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Now I don't know about you but I could use a little inspiration for a tidier desk! I wouldn't mind a lap top either.

Desk Heaven!

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I am so inspired by this pantry. This is going on my honey do list!

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Now for all you crafty types this is organization that I would love to have how about you?

Wrapping paper and ribbon organization

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Thank Better Homes and Gardens for all the spring organization inspiration! That's a wrap for today!
I hope to have some more goodness and a recipe for you next week.  
Have you started to spring clean? What is your most feared spring cleaning project?

Paper Crafting Inspiration

Today I thought I would share some paper crafting inspiration. Sometimes you come across things that just make you want to create with paper. Often I don't have the time or patience to paper craft, but alas it is something I want to try more of because the more you do something the easier it gets! Right?

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Well Michelle Wooderson made these little button cards that were paper crafted, it was love at first sight. I have always wondered what to do with my grandma's vintage buttons that sit in a jar or little box only to look at once in awhile. Now I am inspired to make button cards and put them in a display to hang on the wall!
To see where Michelle got her inspiration and to take a peek at her lovely blog just visit her at Mish Mash. She has all the details of which rubber stamps she used to help make this card from a website called papertreyink.com.

 Mores button cards I am  inspired by!

Look at this card made with little buttons. I was inspired by this paper crafted card at first sight! I am so temped to make a card for my daughter who is getting married. I am sure to find what I need from Emma's Paperie. Have you ever shopped online at Emma's Paperie? Well I have and I was swept away with lovely things from here. I have blogged about a designer for them before and also shared a teacher's box I made with supplies from Emma's Paperie. 

These paper craft goodies are designed by Melissa Phillips via her blog LilyBean's Paperie  and has me knowing I am in love with the idea of making these button cards! 

Swoon!

Well dear friends, I hope this has you inspired to do some paper crafting! Have you ever made any cards or displays with your vintage buttons? I'd love to know~ 

Birthday Book and Felt Gifts

Hello Dear Readers, Just a quick post today of some little gifts I have been sewing for my three year old granddaughter Audrey. This is a felt and fabric with ribbon necklace and a wrist cuff out of felt.  I attached the cuff to the necklace and added the little cupie doll gift tag.

This is the cover of the birthday book in felt with papers and lace.

This is the first page I added the little deer, she doesn't read yet and loves animals. The birthday book was inspired from the previous post. I  made it quickly with scraps of felt, paper and lace. It was very easy.

In this strip of photos you can see some of the other pages. I created a painted page and scanned and cut out the cupcake image and heart with flowers. On the last image I left a spot to write a little note to my dear little one. I also included a photograph of her in her gym class. She will be three. Hard to believe Audrey and my daughter Sammie are only six years apart. It makes for much fun when we all get together!

Sammie has a science fair tonight and I have been busy with other things. Today I shared some photography on my other blog. You are welcome to see it and use it according to the terms posted on my blog. Just pop over to MsartistTheresaHuse.blogspot if you'd like. I also have some color inspiration I shared there today!

What crafting have you been doing lately?