~~PINK SATURDAY & LATE PROJECT FRIDAY POST~~

It's "Pink Saturday", sorry for the belated post as DH and I just got back from the doctor's office. It seems we both have the allergies pretty bad that we had to get some antibiotics to get rid of this stuff. Please be sure to visit Beverly at How Sweet The Sound http://howsweetthesound.type.pad.com/ to see all who are participating this week. Below is a plate of some pretty pink butterflies and I have filled it up with some pink Easter Grass and eggs.

This is our cute little niece. This was her bunny outfit this past Halloween.

~~~BELATED PROJECT FRIDAY~~ BUNNY FOLDED NAPKINS~~~~~~~~~~~

Project Friday is hosted by sweet Rosemarie at Sugar Plum Cottage, http://sugarplumcottage.blogspot.com/ . If you would like to participate, head on over every Friday and post your project and see who all is participating, you can read about all the details on her blog. Today my project is Bunny Folded Napkins. I saw this on Martha Stewart's website and thought this would be great for this Easter Holiday.

Fold your napkin up from the bottom and then from the top.

Then fold again.

Fold each side down the middle as shown below.

Then fold the bottom of each side up, making a square.

Then fold each side towards the middle as shown.

This will be making the ears of the rabbit.

Carefully flip it over.

Then bring the bottom point up as shown below.

Carefully flip it over and fold the right side towards the left side of the napkin half way

as you will then be folding the left side of the napkin and tucking it inside the pocket that was

created when the right side of the napkin was folded over.

Then you can the bunny napkin up and place it on your plate.

Happy Easter!

Hugs :)

Irma

"PROJECT FRIDAY"~~~~GLITTERED EASTER EGGS~~

Sorry for being a little late, OK, a lot late. But I have my project ready. Today is "Project Friday" hosted by Rosemarie at Sugar Plum Cottage, http://sugarplumcottage.blogspot.com/ . Please go and visit her for the list of participants and their projects. Today I am showing you how to make Glittered Easter Eggs, using the plastic eggs.
List of items to get:
1. Plastic Eggs
2. White glue (I used Elmer's) 2 parts glue to 1 part water
3. Pages from old books ( torn into small square pieces)
4. Glitter
5. Ribbons, buttons and other items to decorate eggs.

In a bowl dilute the white glue (2 parts glue to 1 part water) with water. Tear the book pages into small square pieces and dip them in the glue mixture. Now this will be a little messy. Place the torn pieces over the egg and smooth out the creases

While egg is still damp place in bowl with glitter and roll it around or you can get a plastic spoon and sprinkle the glitter over the egg.

You will need to let dry over night before decorating the eggs.

I used ribbons, small roses, buttons

and little pearls hot glued onto the eggs.

And look how cute they look inside the small Easter Baskets which I made for last week's Project Friday.

Hope you enjoyed this weeks project.

Hugs :)

Irma

PROJECT FRIDAY!

Welcome to my first "Project Friday". Our host for this fun weekly event is Rose at Sugar Plum Cottage, http://sugarplumcottage.blogspot.com/ . Vist her to check out her project and the list of all the participants. My "Friday Project" is : A Small Easter Basket Favor

The list of materials needed are as follows:

1. Peat Pots ( I found mine at the dollar store 16 peat pots for $1.00)

2. Acrylic Paints

3. Crepe Paper

4. Pipe cleaners

5. White Glue (Elmers)

6. Glue gun and glue sticks

7. Easter decals

8. Bamboo skewer or anything with a sharp point

First get the bamboo skewer and poke a hole on two opposite sides of peat pot. This is for the pipe cleaner handle.

Then you can paint your peat pot. Paint the bottom and the top rim also. Let dry before the next step.

Take your peat pot once it is completely dried and put in the pipe cleaner through the holes on each side and twist the ends up around the handle top.

Now you can glue your Easter decal using the white glue.

Next I used crepe paper from the role and just stitched up the middle of the crepe paper on my sewing machine on the longest stitch and it created little ruffles. You can pull the threads carefully if you want the ruffles to be a little tighter but be careful as it can easliy rip.

I then hot glued the ruffles to the inside of the peat pot. I matched the sewing edge of the crepe paper to the top edge of the peat pot inside and glued it just a bit down so the thread on the crepe paper would not show on the outside of peat pot.

You can then add embellishments such as ribbons and bows onto the little baskets. Then fill them with Easter grass and your choice of goodies.

Hope your liked my project and will give it a try.

Hugs :)

Irma