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April 19, 2013 No Comments

cala lilies, easy Mother’s Day craft

Cala lilies were my wedding flower. Such an elegant and beautiful flower. AND, such an easy flower to recreate with crepe paper for a Mother’s Day craft!

I’m talking Mother’s Day on Red Barn Blog this week. Join me for the quick 1, 2, 3 (pictorial) of making this easy crepe paper craft!

Plus, download my FREE Mother’s Day subway art print and gift tags (that you can personalize before you print!) while you’re there.

See you there! And as always, I hope you’re inspired to craft, bake, create and celebrate!

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Mother’s Day craft – monogram pots

My little alien and I made a Mother’s Day craft yesterday. {grin}

He’s six now, so he’s incredibly independent and always wants to do everything by himself.

Mothers Day Craft

As you ladies know, when it comes to paint we can cringe a little sometimes. But guess what?! The new Modge Podge Washout… washes out… of clothing and furniture with soap and water, even when it dries before you get to it! It’s perfect for us and teachers. Just machine wash whatever it is. No pre-soak needed. And I use Apple Barrel paint all the time because clean-up is so easy when it’s wet.

So I set him up with a few supplies and let him go. There is something to be said for just letting kids be creative. For this project you’ll need:

Mod Podge Washout
Apple Barrel paint (we used Candy Pink and Lime Tree)
Stencils
Sponge brushes
Tape
Fabric
Wooden sticks
Permanent pen
Plants and soil

Mothers Day Craft

We started by making plant markers. He dipped them in Apple Barrel paint and then we stood them upright to dry in a cup of uncooked rice.

Mothers Day Craft

Next we moved on to decorating flower pots. He wanted to monogram one with an “M” for Mimi, what he calls my mom.

Mothers Day Craft

And then he wanted to monogram one with an “L” for Love. I think the “L” was also the easiest letter to cut out of the fabric. “G” for Grandma seemed like too much work. {wink}

As you can see, he painted over the “L” but it does take a while to dry. If you’re in a hurry, you could also just douse the letter in Mod Podge Washout and apply.

Mothers Day Craft

Now on to planting. He chose these Begonias from our trip to the nursery. He and I both loved the deep and bright orange color!

Mothers Day Craft

By the time he was done planting the plant markers were dry and he wrote sweet little messages on them.

Mothers Day Craft

One of the things I loved most about this project is that my little guy can claim that he truly did this project on his own, which of course will make it that much more special to his Mimi and Grandma. Now, if you know them, just don’t ruin the surprise. {wink}

Want more Mother’s Day craft ideas? Follow my Mother’s Day Ideas board on Pinterest. You can also

As always, I hope you’re inspired to craft, bake, create and celebrate!

Big thank you to Plaid and Blueprint Social for letting us test drive their new Mod Podge Washout product and for the bit of payment. Yes, I did get paid to craft with my kiddo. I know. I love my job! But all opinions are my own of course. You ladies know I would have it no other way!

Mother’s Day craft & free subway art

Mother’s Day is only a few weeks away and I have the perfect Mother’s Day craft for you!

And what’s even better than Mother’s Day subway art… Mother’s Day subway art that you can personalize!!! Yep!

Need one for your Mom? Check.

Need one for Grandma? Check.

Need one for Mimi? Check.

Need one for Nanny? Check.

I made the top line of this Mother’s Day print and the Mother’s Day gift tags so that you can click and type write into the file personalizing them with any name you need. Even if your little one calls your mom “Gigi…” Oh, yes ladies, it happens! {grin}

Join me for my latest contributing post at Red Barn blog and DOWNLOAD your free Mother’s Day Subway Art mat and gift tags. Just personalize and print!

Or, if you think the one shown in my photograph is perfect, no personalization needed. I’m sharing a link on Red Barn for that one too! Enjoy!

By the way, I’ll be back tomorrow with a fun Mother’s Day kid craft and on Friday I’m sharing how to make those paper calla lilies you see in the corner of this pic!

As always, I hope you’re inspired to craft, bake, create and celebrate!

Easter craft ideas for kids

Hi everyone! It’s Bridget! Kim is out of town, busy with her new craft videos at the Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores studio, so I’m sharing a bit today!

This week is Spring break and in our house, that means lots of fun Easter crafts for kids to stay occupied! What better way to brighten our dreary snow-filled Ohio days than with simple, colorful crafts? Inspired by my 10-year old’s love of sock monkeys, I found these ridiculously cute sock bunnies. Hop on over {I know, I’m a riot} to see the whole tutorial.

With three kids of different ages and stages, I have to have some variety; so,I pulled a few other easy crafts together for you to see, too:

Glitter anything is a hit in my house, so I love these no-dye Glitter Easter Eggs via BHG
These Bunny Whiskers from Kailo Chic are perfect for any Easter guest!
Colorful Easter Egg planters are simple and chic(k) from Craft Passion.
Charming little guy is adorable – Paper Plate Baby Chick via Simple as That

As always, we hope you’re inspired to craft, bake, create and celebrate!

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Easter carrot goody bags + template

Hi there! It’s Deanna from Mirabelle Creations. I’m excited to share a no-sew fabric carrot that’s perfect for Easter candy and egg hunt goody bag favors! Kids will love opening these little carrot treats, especially when filled with their favorite jelly beans!

I chose something a little different than the traditional orange carrot this year. I created a Seersucker & Bow Ties Easter party collection and decided to make my carrots out of seersucker too!

What You’ll Need To Make Your Own Fabric Carrots:

Carrot Template
Paper
Scissors
Fabric of your choice
Green ribbon or yarn
Hot glue gun

Easy DIY Instructions For Fabric Carrots:

Print out the free carrot template. Cut out the larger 5×7 rectangle pattern using the fabric of your choice. Repeat for as many carrots as you are planning on making.
After you have finished cutting out the fabric, cut out the template for the smaller square with the diagonal corner. Trace the shape onto plain white paper and cut out.
Run a small line of hot glue along the edge of the paper. Press side with glue onto the wrong-side of the fabric. Gluing the paper to the fabric will make the fabric stronger and able to hold the shape once it’s rolled.
Roll the paper from the shorter side to the longer side, making a cone shape. Run a small line of hot glue along the inside edge to secure.
Tie off the ends of the fabric with green ribbon.

You can find me at Mirabelle Creations and as always, we hope you’re inspired to craft, bake, create and celebrate!

paint Easter eggs with chalkboard paint

When I was a kid we never used plastic eggs for Easter. Never. With my kiddos I’m a bit nostalgic and we dye and paint real eggs. However, we’re not opposed to a few candy filled plastic eggs! But we do like to doll them up a bit. {grin}

To make chalkboard paint Easter eggs, you only need three things:

Chalkboard paint (I used Krylon Chalkboard Paint)
Plastic Easter eggs
Chalk (or, if you can’t find thin chalk you can use a washable white Crayola Crayon)

Paint Easter Eggs

I chose to only paint one half of the egg so that they would still be colorful.

I hope you and your family have a wonderful Easter holiday! And as always, I hope you’re inspired to craft, bake, create and celebrate!

Sharpie Easter egg decorating

Want another fun way to decorate Easter eggs with the kiddos?!

Try decorating them with Sharpies! Is it food safe you ask… I have no idea. With that in mind, I would suggest not eating the eggs afterwards. But hiding them is perfectly acceptable! {grin}

My boys were thrilled with the idea because they could easily draw anything they liked, their name, the earth (oh yes… he’s not finished it yet or you’d see it here)... and with Sharpies there was no bleeding, smearing and there are so many colors!

Okay, I happen to collect them for crafting… I sketch my ideas with them. You would think I’d use a pencil… nope. {smirk}

As always, I hope you’re inspired to craft, bake, create and celebrate!

NOTE: This is not a paid post. I just happen to like Sharpies!

Easter bunny ear rice krispies bars

You’ve got to try my easy Easter Bunny Ear Rice Krispies Bars! The best part… I made them from the Kellogg’s Rice Krispies Treats snack packs so I didn’t even dirty a dish. {grin}

You’ll need:

Bunny cookie cutter
Coconut
Candy hearts
Kellogg’s Rice Krispies Treats Snack Bars
Icing (I use Pillsbury Cream Cheese Icing)
Wilton icing bottles (or resealable bag with an icing tip)
Lollipop sticks

Rice Krispies Bars

The easy steps for making your own Easter Bunny Ear Rice Krispies Bars:

Starting with a cooking cutter, cut your rice krispies bar. Depending on the depth of your cutter, trim off the excess with a knife
Insert lollipop sticks (don’t wait to do this or you could break your icing design once it dries).
Spoon icing into two icing bottles. Set one aside and heat one for eight seconds (reheat as needed, but 8 seconds will take it to a smooth liquid)
Outline the ears with one bottle and fill the ear shape with the other, pulling icing to the edges with a toothpick if needed. Toothpicks are also great to pop any bubbles if necessary.
Add a heart for the nose and a few sprigs of coconut for the whiskers. Allow to dry.

I displayed my Easter Bunny Ear Rice Krispies Bars in mini dessert jars filled with pink sixlets. Hope you like them! I know my kiddos did! {wink}

rice krispies bar

As always, I hope you’re inspired to craft, bake, create and celebrate!

mother’s day brunch placesetting

I’m absolutely giddy for Spring. I’m an early riser so I tend to see the sun come up each morning and this time of year that means I also get to hear the birds chirp the day in. It’s my favorite time of day to just think and be creative.

And those little chirps led me to this Mother’s Day brunch, sweet baby shower, or even Spring party placesetting idea.

I picked up these lovely new Easter dishes from Target. I love how girly they are. I’m the only girl in a house of four so sometimes it needs to be a bit about me. {grin}

The malted milk ball candy eggs make this party placesetting perfect for a baby shower…

Mothers Day Brunch

but I chose to craft little baby birds for a Mothers Day brunch. I just thought how sweet to be able to put the number of babies in the nest that each guest has!

As you can see, I have two little birdies in my nest! {proud momma smile}

How to make a paper blue bird

So here’s how you make these sweet paper bluebirds. You’ll need:

Blue cardstock
Yellow cardstock
Paper trimmer
Scissors, small and sharp is best
Hot glue
Stick glue
Optional: Sharpie if you’d like to add eyes

How to make a paper blue bird

And here are the easy steps:

For the mother blue bird, trim strips of scrapbook paper in 2″ (body) and 1 3/4″ (head) strips
Curl the paper slightly by running it through your fingers. If you don’t the paper will crease.
Determine your body circle size (based on your nest and plate) and hot glue the ends together trimming off any excess. Repeat for the head, making it slightly smaller.
Trim an oval out of the yellow scrapbook paper, then trim down the sides to a beak shape.
Attach the beak with glue, not hot glue or it might show.
Perch the bird on the nest with a small dot of hot glue and hold 5 seconds until it sets.

Note: Baby birds strips should be 1″ and 3/4″.

Mothers Day Brunch

As always, I hope you’re inspired to craft, bake, create and celebrate!

easy southern potato salad recipe

This Easter I’ll be making my mom’s Southern potato salad for Easter brunch. The recipe is amazing (a real family favorite that everyone requests!) and super easy!

I’m sharing our family recipe for easy Southern potato salad (remember, I’m from Alabama!) and a few more fun Easter brunch ideas in my latest post with Kellogg’s Snackpicks.com.

As always, I hope you’re inspired to craft, bake, create and celebrate!

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