First Blog Post-Easter Decor

Well this is my first blog post ever! I am excited to start a blog so I can share all of my ideas and thoughts. I love to make tutorials and now I have somewhere to post them. I love to craft and cook and try new things.  My favorite thing is to find a craft and try to do it for only a few dollars since I am married and on a budget.

 My first post today is going to be about Easter decorations. I know Easter is this Sunday but it is never too late to put up some simple decorations! One of my simplest decorations I have made is this framed bunny. The background paper was fifty cents and then I cut out the bunny from some white card-stock I already had. And I had a cotton ball as well. I got the idea from this website: http://preppyandpinknc.blogspot.ca/2012/03/happy-free-printable-friday.html. I liked the idea just not the color schemes so I decided to make my own. I just free handed my bunny from the picture (sorry I don't have a template to offer). At first I wanted to do a felt bunny cause I thought the texture would make it look fuzzy and cute. But after I put it together I didn't like it as much as I thought I would. The felt was see-through so I thought I would put white card-stock behind it to make it better. I didn't really like that either, so then I just tried the white card-stock and liked the way it looked the best. Total I payed for this was fifty cents. Simple :)

Next I made this tree. I have always wanted one of those cool trees that you can hang different things on the branches for different holidays. I always see them on pinterest but I have never seen one in a store. So I decided to make my own from tree branches in my backyard. I think it turned out great! I got the eggs at Dollar Tree. Yes, I go there all the time for craft materials because they have random things that work great for my projects. I just tied all of my branches together at the bottom with some twine and then stuck them in decorator rocks. I owned everything for this craft already except for the egg ornaments. So in total this was $1. Pretty great right? Always look for things around your house you already have and reuse things from other holidays. It will save you a lot! And be creative!

 This is my wheat grass I am growing. It will be nice and full for Easter and then it will still be a great decoration for spring just change the banner up. I got this idea from a Studio 5 segment featuring blogger Susan Peterson: http://studio5.ksl.com/index.php?nid=71&sid=15127659

This was so easy to make, I just had to round up a few supplies. The eggs are made out of paint samples from Lowe's, the chopsticks are from Rumbi Island Grill, the twine I already had, and the cute white flower cups I got at Hobby Lobby for 40% off. In the segment video Susan used a small hole punch to string the twine or ribbon through. But I didn't have a small one and I didn't like the look of the big one.  So I just went simple and taped the eggs on the back and it worked out great.

The wheat grass was the most expensive part because of the potting soil I had to buy. But I bet a lot of you already have soil and so another thing you have around your house you could use. I just bought mine at Walmart. The seeds are really cheap. I got mine at Sprouts in the bulk section. Most health food stores should have them. They are hard red winter wheat seeds or I got red spring berries which are similar. I'll post more pictures when the grass is actually growing. In total I spent $7 dollars on this, but I did have to buy a whole bag of soil so it could be cheaper if you have soil already.

The last thing for this post is the printable I made for Easter. I wanted something to help me remember the real reason I celebrate Easter. All of the candy and bunnies are fun, but this is probably my favorite thing I have up in my house right now. It helps me remember the true meaning of Easter and sits in my living room so I see it everyday.  I just printed it out and framed it. Then I put eggs around it. This was free for me to make but yet it means the most to me = priceless.

 

I hope you got some good ideas and inspiration for your own Easter decorations! I'll be posting more soon! If you have questions just leave a comment or if you like my ideas as well. Until next time!