Chocolate chip waffles obviously!
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Handmade Button Easter Egg.
I have a love for buttons.. I have a shelf filled with jars of them by color in my craft room and I use anything as an excuse to use them! As Easter approached I came across THIS on pinterest and was inspired to give it my own swirl. I painted a canvas brown because I wanted the pastel colors to really pop on it. I ended up using pinks, blues and purples in my final set :) I drew an egg shape in pencil before I began to place the buttons. Then I individually glued each button (hot hot hot!). I still felt like something was missing so I used my gold ink pen to write out “Spring!” at the bottom.
I ended up displaying it on my entertainment center in the living room. I am very pleased with how it came out, even better than I imagined! The inspiration I had found, the user literally used needle and thread and sewed all the buttons on a fabric and framed it… I found this to work just as nicely for me :)
Happy Spring Time! <3
Handmade Easter Egg Decor.
My inspiration was found HERE. With Easter around the corner I didn’t waste anytime attempting this project. I found an small watering can at Michael’s in the clearance section ($4), the original:
Obviously one cannot craft without a glass of wine as you can see ;) I wasn’t crazy about the green so I repainted it baby blue. I filled it with flower foam at the bottom (you can get this at the dollar store, I had mine leftover from another project). I bought 4 separate spring stem pieces from Michael’s (40% off woo!). I mixed them in the can. Then I hot glued 4 metallic Easter eggs I got in a set of 12 at Michael’s. I liked how the blue complimented the can and flowers. I took white ribbon and looped it through the holes on the can. I tied it crooked because I wanted it to look tilted when I hung it in my entryway to my house :)
Handmade Butterfly Canvas.
I was inspired by THIS post to make my own version of the canvas art. I used my Martha Stewart Butterfly paper punch (same I used for the mobile), a white canvas board ($2 at Ocean State), purple paint, glue stick & paint chips (free at Lowes). So this definitely was a cheap project to make since I already had most of the pieces. I started off my drawing the shape that would contain the butterflies in pencil. I punched butterflies in about 5 different shades of purple then I pressed the center of each butterfly with glue onto the canvas, giving it a 3D effect. I free drew the quote in pencil & traced over it with purple paint.
Handmade Butterfly Mobile.
I once saw this mobile at pottery barn for $70 (outrageous!) and knew it was something my mother would have loved. Then on pinterest different versions of it were popping up: here & here were the ones I used as my guide.
I bought an embroidery hoop at Michael’s for $3, free paint chips from Lowes, and then used my Martha Stewart Butterfly paper punch, fishing wire, and floral wire stem that I already had. I also got a roll of pink tulle and fishing wire at the dollar store.
I decided to go with shades of pinks & purples because they are my mom’s favorite colors. I criss-crossed the floral wire stems making a + shape (just bent them around the edges). I cut a long piece of fishing wire (maybe 40 inches?) and began to glue the butterflies a few inches a part on it. I repeated this on every corner (so the end of the + shape) & an additional line in the center of those 4 corners. This was a total of 13 lines. I think I put about 5 “butterflies” on each line. I found it very tricky to find something to balance the loop on without tangling each wire. If I did it again I would have done my tool ribbon first as it was much trickier after the butterflies. Definitely didn’t cost me $70 ;)
I’m giving it to her tomorrow night & really hope she loves it :)
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Whenever I hear this song I seriously lose it… sometimes when I actually allow myself to fully think about her, it hurts so much that I can’t breathe. It’s as if the thought of what’s to come actually suffocates me. So I never let myself get that far into thought- this ultimately has left me numb about the future.
Some days I just want to scream at how unfair it all is and throw a tantrum, other days I just want to crawl next to her and have a real adult conversation with her again.. to not talk to her like she’s a child and do paint by numbers with her all day. Most days I just want to cry and let myself be a mess. But I never do, until I hear this song, then I just let myself completely go.. and then I can breathe again for a little while.
fear is the heart of love.
