Spring Stacker

Here's my Spring/Easter Stacker.

Wood is a 2x2 cut to 4", 5.5" and 7"

Fonts:
sunshine - smiley monster
raindrops - dreamed about you
springtime - pharmacy

Yarn Carrot

I saw these yarn carrots the other day while blog hopping . . .

 Make a cone out of paper and tape it closed - then wrap yarn around it - SIMPLE!

Paint Chip Egg Garland

I saw this idea from Modern Parents Messy Kids on One Pretty Thing the other day...and knew I had to go digging for my paint chips.  I love how it turned out!  Depending on the ages of your kids, they could help with this.  Mine are too young for scissors, but my son lined up the eggs after I cut them and had fun helping me.  You could even do this with scrapbook paper instead if you don't have paint chips handy.

I ended up with enough eggs to make two of them.  A long one for the mantle, and a short one for the mirror in the entry way.

As I've been trying to decorate for Spring/Easter, my children quickly remind me what I can and can't put out at their level.

"Hoppy Spring" blocks

Here are some blocks I made (with the help of my husband - I snapped my fingernail back when I was cutting the shamrocks when one of the blocks flipped up...so now I'm a bit hesitant to use the miter saw again.  I can still feel the nail bending backwards when I think about using the saw)...some day I'll use it again on my own!

Anyway, the blocks are cut to 2.25" wide and all different heights with "pharmacy" font sized to fit the block.

Spring Flower Garland

I wanted to make a flower garland like I did with my valentine's hearts...but I didn't feel in the mood to cut out lots of felt flowers.  So I used my Cricut and cut out some flowers out of cardstock. 

Then I sewed them in a line with my sewing machine.

I made this while my kids were sleeping, and when my 3 year old got up from his nap, he saw them and said "wow! good job, Mom" and went off to play with his toys.  At least someone notices the things I make without me pointing them out...like I have to with my husband. :)

Marshmallow Peep Bunny Stuffies

I do a lot of blog hopping and a lot of adding to my "to-do" list.  But every once in a while, I find a project that I want to do right then and there ... because I already have everything to make it with and because it's adorable.

Well, these stuffed bunnies were one of those "got to make it now" projects.  Make sure you check out her link - her pictures are way cuter!  I don't have grass or a cute basket to pose them in.

I really wished I had some pink fleece, cause the pink one in the tutorial was my favorite, but I only had yellow and a couple shades of blue.  The fun part was that my kids could help stuff them and they both had fun helping me.

And here's my little helper trying to eat them.

Spring Plate

I found this plate in the Easter/Spring area at Target at the end of March . . . . . . just cut out some vinly flowers and letters on my Cricut and viola, a plate for the mantle.

Spring Wreath

I saw this idea sometime around Valentine's Day, but never wrote down the link . . . which meant I had to try and remember how they did it. Not sure if this was how, but here's what I did:I bought a yard of pink felt, cut it into tons of circles - definately over a hundred, but I just kept cutting rows as I needed more, so I never got a final count.

Fold the circle in half, then in half again, so it looks like a triangle. Then using a sewing pin (the kind with the ball on the end, attach the felt to the styrofoam wreath form. I alternated angles so they weren't all lined up the same way.

Hang it up with ribbon and enjoy!