Category: Craftiness

General craft ideas, including sewing projects, kid-friendly ideas and VBS inspiration.

Cute Little Chick Pic

Posted on April 17, 2014February 18, 2015 by Mama

Since my husband won’t buy me an actual peeping chick for Easter (something about coyotes and bobcats eating them or something), I decided to make my very own. I needed to dust off my Cricut machine anyway and I am always looking for a reason to pull out my ever-growing collection of washi tape.

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This is a quick little project to create, and as long as you have the supplies on hand it can be really inexpensive to complete. Here’s what you’ll need to hatch your own little chick pic just in time for Easter day.

Materials:

Cricut machine
“Celebrate With Flourish“ Cricut cartridge (or suitable substitute)
Yellow piece of card stock
White piece of card stock
Variety of coordinating washi tape
Coordinating ink pad
8×10 photo frame
paper cutter

Directions:

Using your Cricut cartridge and machine, cut a six-inch chick out of the center of the yellow cardstock. You actually just want to use the paper with the shape cut out of the middle, so just set aside the chick shape and find some other use for it later.
Cut down the yellow and the white sheets of cardstock to fit in the 8×10 frame, making sure to keep the chick centered on the yellow piece.
Ink the edges of the chick shape on the yellow cardstock to help give it definition.
Adhere several strips of washi tape straight to the white cardstock in an area larger than the centered chick shape. I placed mine at an angle for added interest, but you can do it however you like.
Place the yellow cardstock on top of the white cardstock and stack them in the picture frame so that you have a colorful little chick pic all your own. Note: If you have any pieces that are not connected to your main image, like the little gap between the chicken legs, you can adhere those straight to your page before you place your artwork in the frame.

Yup, it doesn’t get much easier than that to create an adorable Easter work of art. You can also use other silhouetted images like bunnies, baskets and eggs if you want to experiment with different looks. Happy Easter!

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A Bunny Banner All Your Own

Posted on April 15, 2014February 2, 2015 by Mama

Yes, Easter is just a few days away, but you still have plenty of time to whip up this cute little bunny banner just in time for the holiday. . . especially if you use an inexpensive roll of burlap as your base. Below you can see the basic supplies I used and some are optional, but the best way I’ve found to create a quick banner is to stay clear of large expanses of material and focus on burlap that is more user friendly.

Materials:

Roll of unwired, unfinished burlap
Liquid Fray Stop
Off-white/white acrylic paint
Pink acrylic paint
Bunny template (pdf file)
Pink Stickles (optional)
Medium white pompons
Twine or jute
Fast drying craft glue
Scissors
Foam brush
Small bristle paint brush

Directions:

Cut five strips of burlap from your roll. My roll was four inches wide, so I made each strip eight inches long (Making your length twice as wide as the width is a good rule of thumb).
Cut a triangle out of the bottom of each of the strips to form the banner shape.
On the back of each burlap strip, run a bead of Fray Stop around all the edges. Don’ put it right at the edge, because you want just a wee bit of fraying to occur.
After the Fray Stop has dried, turn your burlap pieces back over and use your foam brush to apply a light coat of white paint to the front of each piece — do not go all the way to the edges.
Print off a copy of the bunny template (pdf file) on a piece of card stock paper, if you have it. Cut out the template to create a bunny shape in the middle of your sheet of paper.
After your white paint has dried, center your template on a burlap piece and using your foam brush dab the pink paint on to create the bunny shape. (Use light coats of paint and add as necessary, but make sure to use a pouncing motion instead of a brushing motion.) Repeat this step for each of the banner pieces.
After the pink paint dries, this next step is optional but I found that it really helped draw attention to the little rabbits. I used pink Stickles and a small bristle brush to cover the pink area with a bit of sparkle. I chose Stickles instead of glitter just for the ease of use. Glitter tends to stick to burlap in all the wrong places.
After everything is dry, use the quick-drying craft glue to adhere your white pompon bunny tails.
When the tails are dry (yes, there are a lot of “watch it dry” moments in this project), slightly fray the edges of each of your banners.
Lay out your banner pieces with desired spacing and cut a length of twine/jute to span the distance, adding a foot or so at each end for hanging.
Flip over each banner, run a bead of quick-drying craft glue along the top back edge of each banner and lay your twine or jute in the glue to dry. And yes, that’s the last time you have to watch it dry, because you’re officially finished. Just hang and enjoy!

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Easter Egg Wreath is Easy and Inexpensive

Posted on March 25, 2014March 27, 2020 by Mama

I know March is not quite finished and the temperature outside is a brisk 30 something degrees, but Easter will be upon us before we hardly blink. Sooo, as I try to get into the creative Spring of things I decided to whip up an Easter wreath this weekend. “Whip” may not be the most accurate word to use because it took about three hours to make this cute little thing, but it was easy and cheap enough to create.

The wreath cost me about $10.50 to make, minus the burlap ribbon and hot glue sticks I already had on hand – pretty affordable, I thought. The idea came from the Clover House blog, but I’ll give you a few pointers that will hopefully make your project a success without a few of the pitfalls I experienced.

Update: I removed the plastic wrap from my wreath before starting the project, but my mom tried it using these directions without removing the plastic packaging. Her eggs seemed to stay on a bit better, but it could have been her hot glue, skill, etc. . . just a thought.

Materials:

12″ straw wreath
plastic eggs (I used approx. 75 regular sized eggs)
2 bags of paper basket filler
ribbon for hanging wreath (I used approx. 3 feet of ribbon)
glue gun and glue sticks
flat head screwdriver

Directions:

Start by finding the center of your ribbon and hot glue it around the straw wreath, letting the ends lie loose.
Tip: Even if your eggs seem to stay in place with hot glue, about the time you finish your lovely little project they will probably start popping off (been there, done that). Smooth plastic surfaces and hot glue don’t tend to mix for very long, but here’s a way to fix this problem ahead of time. Open up each egg and put a glob of hot glue at the hinge point and close the egg quickly. The hot glue should ooze out the edge and give your new dollop of hot glue something on which to adhere.
Start gluing eggs to your straw wreath using the hot glue. Mix up the orientation and angle of the eggs to get a less-uniform look. Place the eggs pretty close together, but they don’t have to quite touch. You will have larger spaces between the eggs in many spots and that’s okay because we will fill those with the basket filler. Make sure to glue eggs on the outside and inside of the wreath, but not on the back.

After all the eggs are glued in place take small wads of basket filler and start poking them in the gaps between each egg. Use the flat head to do this and stuff each area pretty full. You don’t need to glue the filler in place, because it should just stay where you put it as each spot fills and tightens.
Tie a bow at the top of your ribbon and hang your wreath in its designated spot. That’s it!

I used pastel eggs, brown basket filler and burlap ribbon for my wreath, but you could use whatever you have on hand, opt for a less earthy feel or even color block your eggs to suit your style. It really is an adorable idea for Easter décor and easy to make if you have a bit of time and don’t mind playing with a hot glue gun. I hope you enjoy!

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