Fabulous Easter Fun

Last year some friends of ours from Parys organized a Easter Weekend by the river complete with egg painting and Easter egg hunt. I have never seen adults, all dressed as bunnies, have so much fun. Actually we had so much fun looking for eggs that we collected all the ones we hadn’t eaten and…

Quick & Easy Easter Bunnies

I designed these bunnies to be used as place settings for Easter lunch or to give away to friends and family filled with delectable Easter treats. I got the whole family – my Dad included – involved in making these for the shoot.  Everyone got a bunny with their name on it and some felt tip…

EASTER TREATS: Pink and White Coconut Ice

HOMEMADE COCONUT ICE Nothing makes me feel more like a domestic goddess than making homemade sweets. There is something magical about creating something decadent with nothing but sugar and milk. With the Easter weekend coming up there is nothing better than a house filled with tasty treats, I thought that coconut ice would be the…

Easter Craft: Candy-Cones

  Easter Craft: Candy-Cones I have made these cones to give away to family at Easter but you can also make them for wedding favours or to hold the confetti. They are really quick to make and don’t cost much at all. YOU WILL NEED: (makes 2) 1 piece of A4 coloured card board cut…

Cheap, Cheap & Easy Easter Craft

Cheap, Cheap & Easy Easter Craft : Cute Easter Creatures YOU WILL NEED a toilet roll tube crêpe paper ( any colour) our free cut out template or white paper with your own characters drawn on it. DOWNLOAD PDF HERE(CUT OUT TEMPLATE) coloured craft paper ( I collect the scraps from my other projects and…

FREE Easter Printables

I have been thoroughly enjoying creating Easter crafts this year. Work (the time consuming stuff that puts bread on the table or in this case Easter eggs) is really busy at the moment, so these little projects give me much needed respite from the daily grind and remind me that there is a big wide…

EASTER CRAFT: Every bunny needs a…carrot

Make this Cute Carrot Especially for Easter YOU WILL NEED (Makes 2) 1 x A4 sheet of orange card (not too thick otherwise it won’t roll nicely) 1x A4 sheet of thin green paper Strong craft glue Easter Eggs INSTRUCTIONS Cut the  A4 sheet of orange card in half width wise. Roll it into a…

I wrote a letter to my love…

HAND-MADE ANTIQUE VALENTINES YOU WILL NEED: Coffee-stained paper and doilies Coloured craft paper Vintage images printed on contact paper. Get you FREE download here (FREE Valentines Printables 1 FREE Valentines Printables 2) or visit The Graphics Fairy for more beautiful ROYALTY FREE images. Glue Ribbons and brocade   A QUICK WAY TO MAKE “OLD” PAPER…

DIY: Christmas Heart Pockets

My Danish grandmother taught me how to make these. She used to make them fairly small, from gift wrap, and hang them on her Christmas tree filled with sweets for the grandchildren. Take 2 contrasting rectangles of paper of your choice. The ones illustrated here were cut 12cm x 7.5 cms. Experiment with the size…

DIY: Make Your Own Ice Bowl

MAKE YOUR OWN ICE BOWL YOU WILL NEED: 2x bowls, one slightly smaller that fits inside with space 1 x 810g tin of veg or fruit for a weight Pick a selection of edible flowers and herbs. Trim the calyxes short but leave enough to keep the petals together. While I was doing this, I thought…