Egg -u- cational

Capital and lower case letter match using plastic eggs.

SOURCE!

The Blues

A few years ago I bought this hutch at a thrift store for $15. 

 There was something about it that caught my eye, probably the color.  Unfortunately, I don't really have anything blue in my house.  This little gem has shifted from room to room, never really settling on a permanent spot.  A few months ago I put it in my living room, near my garage entry.  It's doors conceal the kid's shoes and school papers. Perfectly functional, but still doesn't really go with the rest of the room. I decided I could repaint the hutch or get all new furniture.  Neither solution seemed very appealing. Instead, I decided to add some blue to the room. I spray painted my lamp shades blue and... 

I spray painted some Mason jars in a coordinating color. This happens to be Satin Aqua Blue by Rustoleum.

Then, I added my favorite flowers. Right now they happen to be these tissue paper cherry blossoms. 

I am happy with the accents and excited to try some different flowers in the jars like these paper Dogwoods, I found on Martha Stewart.

Baby Legs with Flair!

Okay, I know I have said it before, but I really do LOVE me some baby legs.  I recently saw some at the store with an adorable tulle accent.  I couldn't resist making some for Belle

Materials: A pair of women's knee high socks or little girl's over the knee socks, six- 2 by 10 inch strips of tulle, and coordinating thread.
(By the way, I bought the knee socks at Target.  They are on clearance for $1.  The tulle is from a tutu that no longer fits Belle)

Step 1:  Cut the heel and the toe from the socks. You will then have 4 strips, 2 long & 2 short.

Step 2:  Using three of the tulle strips, lie them on top of each other and take a gathering stitch along the top of the tulle.

Step 3:  Turn the long sock strips inside out and fold the small strips inside of each other right sides out.

Step 4:  Sew the tulle onto the small tube.

(sorry the colors keep changing, I was making two sets while taking photos)

Step 5: Stuff the small tube with the tulle attached into the large tube.

Step 6:  Sew the small tube to the long tube.

Step 6:  Turn  right side out and put them on some cute baby's legs.

5-Minute Ruffle Scarf

Since starting this blog I have begun looking at fabric much differently.  Before, when I thought about fabric I immediately thought of the bolts you find at Joann's.  Now I see fabric everywhere, especially in old clothes, sheets, blankets, etc.  I love to purge my closet of things I no longer wear, but now I take a second look before donating.  You never know what you can create out of a stained or no longer wanted article of clothing. The above pictured scarf is no exception. I made this scarf from an old maternity t-shirt in less than five minutes. 

Here are the instructions:

First, trim the hem off of the t-shirt.

Next, cut 2 or possibly 3 (depending on the width of your t-shirt) 6 inch strips from the bottom of your shirt.

Now you have 2 or 3 tubes of t-shirt fabric.  Make a cut up the side of each tube so that the tubes are no longer tubular :0)!  Now you should have 2 or 3 long strips that need to be sewn together to create a longer strip.  Place right sides together and stitch across the top of one end. Once sewn the strip will seem extremely long, but it will only be about half the size when complete.

Finally, you are going to make a stitch down the center using elastic thread.  You can find elastic thread HERE or at any fabric store.  Note, it is usually with the elastic not with the thread. When using elastic thread you will need to manually wind your bobbin.  Don't wind too tightly or the elastic will break while sewing.  You should use regular sewing thread in a coordinating color on top of your machine.

Voila! Now you have a pretty, light-weight Spring scarf.

Cuff & Clutch

I am going to call this my Tiffany's inspired Cuff & Clutch.  It was that beautiful Tiffany's Blue that caught my eye and made me NEED to create something with it! Here is what I came up with:

Can you guess what it is made from?  Placemats, napkins, and an empty Mountain Dew Can!

(All from Target)

This project took about 30 minutes and I love the result.  Click the READ MORE BUTTON below for the full tutorial.

Letter Jars

Counting Coconuts shared some great ideas for creating I SPY Jars.  Check out some of her fabulous creations by clicking above.

Borrowing from her is how I made this oh-so-fun and educational letter jar.

First, I dyed my rice to create the boy's favorite color. 

Add a drop of food coloring to about a tablespoon of water.  Stir until smooth.

Add rice and stir well.

Place dyed and damp rice onto some paper towels and allow to dry completely.

I used craft beads found  HERE and added them to my rice.  Then I poured them into a canning jar.

I printed out a label on sticker paper to place on the lid. It might be a FANTASTIC idea to glue the lid in place.

Next, I created a bunch of alphabet lists that I connected with a ring.  Now he can circle the letters as he finds them.

By the way, big brother also loves the Letter Jar.  He likes to create words with the letters he finds.

Bunny Family

This is one of my kids favorite things that we decorate with at Easter time. It is a bunny family. I made each bunny to look like us. I love it because it is made out of my scraps. I made it with a pattern so I don't have a tutorial.

As I was looking around I found these cute robbit plushies atVickie Howell's blog  . Her tutorial is so great and my kids would just love these! So Inspiring!

Easter Treats

Chow Mein Noodle Bird Nest

Ingredients:

1 bag Chow Mein Noodles

1 1/2 cups chocolate chips

2 TBL. peanut butter

Easter M&M's for eggs

Melt chips and peanut butter add noodles. Form into nests, add eggs.

Jelly Bean Baskets! Click HERE for tutorial and printable.





Utensil Sunburst Mirror

I love IKEA!  I know it is not everyone's forte, but it is definitely mine. IKEA is where I found this mirror and a pack of utensils, (dirt cheap), to create this sunburst mirror.

First, I ripped the stand off of the back of the mirror.  The utensils were in a pack of 20 with only 4 butter knives. I began by finding the middles and hot-gluing the knives to the back. 

Create a pattern and glue the rest of the utensils onto the back of the mirror.

Where you removed the stand, thread ribbon to use for hanging your mirror. I added vinyl EAT letters.  Sidenote:  Wouldn't it be even prettier if I had spray painted the utensils white?