Ok Ok, I know I’m getting a little pinwheel obsessed…  But they’re just so fun and festive!!

Especially in these bright happy spring colors!!!

For this banner just follow the same technique used HERE, hot glue them to some yarn, and that’s it!!!  BTW, felt works the best, b/c it’s nice and stiff.

Simple right!!!

Happy Spring!!  I feel like it’s officially here, our weather has been so beautiful, lots of April shower and warm sunshine, makes me happy:)

I must be nesting, b/c there are a gazillion and one projects I would like to finish before he gets here in a month!!

I gotta get this nursery finished!!  How cute is this crib mobile!!

My kids are going to LOVE making a fairy garden!!  How darling is this one!!

And it’s that time of year again!!  Outdoor projects galore, I need to recover some chairs I found at a rummage sale, THIS is the perfect tutorial on how to recover patio furniture…

What fun spring projects do you have up your sleeves??

Oh my goodness!!  It has been a week since my last post!!  My hubby is out of the country, making my job as a mama a little tougher than usual, is it alright if I blame it on that:)

So remember last summer when I showed you guys how to tint mason jars for a more vintage feel…

We’re gonna use the same technique here to make a fun little spring tablescape!!

Grab your supplies, and let’s party:)

Supplies:

• different sized bottles (I used some old soda bottles, a wine bottle, and a cute apothecary bottle I found at hobby lobby)

• mod podge

• food coloring (I used the neon colors)

• felt

• buttons

• wooden skewers

• hot glue

Step 1:

Gather your bottles and clean them real nice, use goo-off if there are any sticky residuey stickers left…

Next pour about 1/4 cup of mod podge  into 3 separate  bowls.  Mix in some drops of food coloring until you get the color you like.

Step 2:

Paint the mod podge over the bottles with thin neat strokes (the thicker you apply it, the darker the tint will be , so feel free to vary it if you like)

My helpers meant well, but I had to re-smooth some of their paint jobs:)

Allow to dry for about an hour.

Step 3:

Now you can make your pinwheels!!  Remember the tutorial from last week?  Click HERE for a quick run-down on how to make felt pinwheels.

You will want to cut out as many squares as you have bottles.

Make into a pinwheel, and attach a button the center if desired.

Attach to the wooden skewers with hot glue.

Do you like the Fanta label?  Me, not so much… I used some twine and yarn I had leftover to wrap around the tops and cover the ugly writing…

Also, to vary the length of the pinwheels, you can glue the skewers together…

Arrange the pinwheels in your bottles, and you’re through!!

When the light shines through my window, I love the effect it has on the bottles!!

Happy Spring ya’ll!!

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So I have been seeing lots of versions of ombre art all over blogland, and I’m loving it!!!  You could hang this up in your home, or use it as a bright welcome for your front door like I did!!

The cute quote came from a free printable over on Landee See, Landee Do, go check it out:)

Would you like to make your own Ombre Art Canvas??   Grab your supplies and let’s get started…

Supplies:

• acrylic paint (4 or more colors in the same color family) and brushes

• canvas board

• vinyl and cutter

• coordinating ribbon

• felt, buttons, or any other embellishments

• an exacto knife

Step 1:

Decide what to use as your quote and kind of map it out on your canvas, I used a pencil so I would know what the placement would be, and where my colors would begin and end.

Cut out and apply your vinyl lettering or phrase, I left a big space at the bottom for some embellishments…

Step 2:

Pour your paint in separate bowls, you can even mix them to get more colors if you wish.

Carefully paint one stripe at a time, you don’t want the paint to bleed under the letters.

Enlist helpers if necessary:)

Step 3:

Let dry for about an hour,

then carefully peel off each letter.

In some areas, the paint bled under the letters, so this is where your exacto knife will come in handy.  Just scrape off any excess paint, so you can read your letters clearly.

Step 4:  You can leave your art as is…

or you can add some pinwheel embellishments…

To make a pinwheel, simply cut out squares out of felt (or any other fabric).  Then cut from each corner inward toward the center.

Next fold over each corner to the center, and attach with hot glue.

Add some buttons, glue to your art, and voila!!!

If you want to hang your art, hot glue a ribbon to the back and tie a cute bow.

You’re done!!

I am loving the bright pops of color that spring brings!!  Enjoy!!

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This is the first dress, or article of clothing I should say, that I have ever attempted.

The goal was, an Easter dress in time for Easter Sunday…

without a pattern…

Yep, I know. I’m a little bit crazy!! But I tend to wing it for most things. I’ve got about a 50/50 success rate, so I thought, why not give it a shot:)

But know what, I think it turned out alright!

And my little girl loves it!!

Ya can’t tell, can you:)

And she had to have a pretty little headband to coordinate of course…

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Our tutorial today involves, ruffles!  Surprise.  We are pretty much obsessed with ruffles over on Just Sew Sassy.  Check out some of our other ruffle tutorials HERE
This is a ruffled chiffon flower canvas bag.

We’ll show ya how to make your very own…

Supplies:
a canvas bag (new or used)
3 different shades of chiffon fabric (I used leftover scraps)
a button or any other embellishments you would like
a needle and thread
rotary cutter and cutting mat
sewing machine

Step 1:
Cut your fabric strips.

I had leftover strips from THIS project and THIS one too, but you’ll need strips about 2 inches wide and 44 inches long.  This is the breakdown:  Center of the flower=1 strip of chiffon, 2nd color= 2 strips of chiffon, outer color=4 strips of chiffon.  So, you will cut 7 total strips for each side of the bag.

Step 2:
Sew a gathering strip (the longest stitch setting on your sewing machine) down the center of each strip.  Pull the bobbin thread, or one of the threads on the end of the ruffle until it begins to gather and ruffle.  Do this for all your strips.

(In this picture, only some of the ruffles are shown, sorry if it’s confusing!)

Step 3:
Start at the center of the bag and hand stitch the ruffle in a circular spiral design.  Start the next color right where the first color ended.  Follow the same spiral pattern, and repeat with all the ruffle strips.

Sew the button to the center of the flower, and you’re done!

Do the same thing on the other side for double the fun!!

Perfect for church, road trips, the pool, or a day at the beach!

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These are my little men…All dressed up in their Easter best!  First time ever wearing white shirts, (they didn’t stay white for long) and REAL ties!I actually followed a pattern to make the ties, and followed a very simple tutorial HERE for the suspenders…I think I’ll keep ‘em!!!
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You won’t believe how SUPER easy this dessert is!

AND… It’s the perfect gift!

These were little Easter favors I whipped up for my family this Easter.  Attach the recipe to the jar, and Voila!  Instant treat:)

Easter S’mores

I cut this in half, b/c I used smaller Mason jars, you can pretty much just eye-ball it!

Found this idea on Trendy Accentz

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Ha Ha, am I not the cheesiest!!

Sorry for that, but these ladies have once again done it again!  Lovin these Easter egg ideas…

Cup of Delight made some shabby chic eggs, these are so different and just fabulous!

Look how creative this little egg streamer is!  The Jaderbomb shows us how its done!
Bliss Bloom Blog makes the cutest little paper flower eggs, so darling!

Thanks for all your great inspiration ladies!  Feel free to grab a featured button if you’d like:)