Spring has finally sprung! At least here in Northern California. The plum blossoms and daffodils are over, but the tulips are here and the roses soon to follow. Soon, all of nature’s blooms will be plentiful again, gracing our gardens and homes with their ephemeral beauty. But you don’t have to throw cut flowers away […]
By Jessica Wilson I love Easter! I think it’s because of the baskets… and the eggs. Being an official grown-up and all, I have to be very clever as to how I present Easter goodies to my favorite people. Especially since we usually travel a few hours out of town to spend the holiday weekend […]
John Boak’s blog Wrap Artist is filled with ingenious ways to wrap items by recycling materials you have around the house from foam meat trays to bottle caps. Pictured above is the recycled-bottle lily wrap where Boak used a kefir bottle and cut off the printed wrap to tranform it into a white lilly. John’s […]
Khali of Little.Lovely. shares how to make these adorable bunny egg cozies from scraps of fabric and a few simple stitches. [via Book Hour Craft Projects]
Lily of The House of Mirth made these wall hangings for a university project using recycled fabrics and garments and her “top secret” felting technique. [via Wardrobe Refashion]
Pysanky are beautiful and intricate Ukranian Easter eggs. I found a great tutorial on rejuquar.com for making your own that makes it look easy!
I came across Cap’n Ron’s lamb made of butter shavings the other day, and I find it really endearing. According to Wikipedia, it is a Polish Catholic tradition to make a lamb out of butter for Easter. Which got me curious about other interesting traditional Easter foods out there. Of course there are Easter eggs, […]
