Easter Bunny Business

This Easter Bunny is not quite over the whole jelly jar crafts phenomenon (sorry if you are) and when I saw this pin, well it was hard to resist seeing as all the supplies were already on hand. I just added the fabric handles by punching holes into the jar lid before spray painting.

We don't typically hide baskets for our kids but we will be attending a fun egg hunt tomorrow and they will also each get one of these bunny jars filled with a few treats. We are most excited about Sunday and the celebration of our Risen Savior!  We will be up with the sun anticipating a day full of hope and life rejoicing in the resurrection of Christ with our church family!

A very happy Easter to you - may all of you busy bunnies out there have a blessed weekend! xo

an Easter giveaway with Noonday Collection (closed)

I absolutely adore Noonday Collection and was honored when they sent me the beautiful Olivia Necklace from their new Spring line. Noonday is an incredible company whose entire goal is to create a pathway out of poverty for families through fair trade. They also fund adoptions and fight against the abandonment of children. You can read more about them and other opportunities on their site HERE.

And they sent along a second Olivia Necklace for one of you guys as well. All you need to do is leave a comment below and I will randomly select a winner on Tuesday April 2. Thank you Noonday for all of the amazing things that you do it is a gift and blessing to bear witness to it! xoxo

Update: Congrats to Reeve! You won the necklace I will be in touch to get your address...thank you to all who entered!

12/52

"A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013."

a few spring corners around our home

Nothing to exciting but we put up a new shelf and I framed a few new prints to add some light and color around here for the season. We had a little dusting of snow this morning which led to some gorgeous sunshine this afternoon. Looking forward to enjoying some more sun this weekend...hope you have a wonderful one friends!

(feather print: Katygirl Designs, little fox card: Bridget Beth, scripture print: Naptime Diaries)

A Pretzel Party With Auntie Anne's

 

Auntie Anne's is celebrating their 25th birthday this year and so in honor of their big day and their brand new Honey Whole Grain pretzels they sent us a super fun pretzel party pack full of streamers, twisty straws, stickers, the game twister and a fun play list of music to keep the party pumping. We decided to share our pretzel loot with Jenny and her crew a few nights ago and had a fun time getting our pretzel on...we also watched the finale of Biggest Loser (yay Danni!)...all in all we had a great time. My favorite part was probably the moment after I picked up the pretzels at the mall, got into our van where Chris and the kids were anxiously waiting and immediately devoured a Honey Whole Grain hot from the oven. So good and so reminiscent of my first job working at a toy store in the mall!

Thanks Auntie Anne's for the sweet gift...and guess what they sent along party favors. The first five commenter's get four free pretzels c/o Auntie Anne's so you can get your pretzel on too, just leave your email address in the comment so I can get in touch!

11/52

"A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013."

maternity shoot with Emily Peck

I have wanted to meet the darling Emily Peck for quite some time now after reading her blog for a few years. I finally got the chance along with her beautiful family and had the honor of capturing a bit of what life looks like for them just weeks before they welcome baby number two! We met at the gorgeous Arboretum and although the rain and cold joined us we still managed some fun and laughter something these three do so beautifully together. 

Thank you Peck family I had an amazing time meeting you and love when online friends become real life friends too - congratulations can't wait to meet your new addition! xoxo

make something monday :: doily easter baskets

These have been on my crafting bucket list for quite awhile now. I have admired doily bowls seen around from time to time and bought some fabric stiffener to make some of my own but just hadn't found the right moment. And then one afternoon it occurred to me that if I added a branch or two I could transform a doily bowl into a sweet little Easter basket. These are by far one of my most favorite projects ever - so simple and delicate, I am pretty much in love!

Supplies:

• Doilies - I used a mixture of thrifted and new 
• Rit Dye (optional if you want colored baskets)
• Fabric Stiffener such as Alenne's 
• Saran Wrap
• Bowls in different sizes to drape doilies
• Twigs for the handles
• Wire (optional to secure the twigs)
• Glue (I used Fabritac)
• Fabric scraps, ribbon, flowers and any other embellishments you might want

1. First I chose to dye my doilies using Rit Dye - I simple added a few drops of the liquid dye to some hot water in bowls in my sink for only a few minutes. If you want soft colors be warned that a few drops go a long way! I then rinsed out the doilies until the water ran clear and let them dry on the counter for a few hours.
2. Next cover your bowls with saran wrap - make sure you choose bowls that fit the doilies well.
3. Using your fabric stiffener you want to coat each doily really well - it helps to have a separate bowl to use for this step. After the doily is covered with the stiffener, remove any excess and drape over a bowl. You want the doily to be even and centered onto the bowl - let the doilies sit overnight until dry and then remove and carefully peel of the saran wrap.
4. To add the branch handle I used a little bit of wire to first fasten the branch to the doily. I didn't use the wire on all of the baskets in the end the glue was enough but if you want to you can use a little bit of wire to help hold the handle in place.
5. Add some glue to secure the handle and use a clothespin to help hold it in place until it dries.
6. I added some fabric scraps around the ends of each twig by weaving it through the holes in the doily just to cover up any glue or wire that was showing.
7. Now glue on any extras you might want - fill the basket and enjoy!

I can hardly believe that Easter is less than two weeks away! Have you done any Easter decorating yet? I have a few other simple diy's up my sleeve for the Spring and have been so loving the added light in the evenings too...hoping for a bit more sunshine around these parts but the hope of what this next season holds is keeping me inspired!

Happy Monday! xoxo