Beckon Spring to your doorstep: Assemble this "Homage-To-Nature Basket'! Several years ago, and in celebration of the eagerly awaited spring season, I designed this bushel basket door project for the Good Housekeeping's Easter feature. I was so excited about creating this design as I had never seen this done before. And, its so simple! It opens up so many possibilites for creating your own natural display. Add any natural elements you find in the store or in your garden! Plan ahead,... The basic basket is easy to order online! Read below to see how you can jump in and make one too. It may look challenging, but the happy surprise is… it's not! Planning a shopping trip to collect the materials will be your only challenge, and that is the fun part. All photos by Michael Partenio Enter Spring! Materials Needed: - (1) 15" wide 'big squat round bottom basket' from Crate & Basket: http://www.crateandbasket.com/big-squat_1017_p.aspx Phone: 1-800 223 7823 - (1) Bag of Green Moss (Spanish moss) - Small 6” Birds Nest - Faux Eggs - Small Bird - Pussy Willow Branches - Glue gun 5 Easy Steps: 1- So you can hang your basket to your front door, use your glue gun to attach a wire to the top of the back side of the basket. 2- To create your diorama, glue layers of moss starting in the bottom of basket, filling the basket from front to back. Build moss up slightly higher on left-hand side. 3- Glue bird’s nest to moss on left-hand side and on top of the moss (see picture below). Hint: Cut a piece of cardboard from any household box and use to help adhere the underside of the bird’s nest to the back of the basket for additional support. 4- Add small branches of pussy-willow along with a small branch you can break off from a tree limb. 5- Attach the bird. OK, get going! You can do this, and make it your own! Hang it on the front door, inside the house or even over the fireplace mantle!! By, the way, the pansies are fresh picked from the garden and will stay fresh for a few days , believe it or not, with a light mist of water daily on the moss! Lets Celebrate! Spring is almost here.

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Adoro i pom pom, forse l’ho già detto? E oggi vi voglio mostrare i progetti più belli, divertenti (e facili) da fare con i pom pom per Pasqua. I love pom poms, have I said it before? And today I’ll share the most amazing, funny and easy projects with pom pom for Easter! Un coniglietto: tutorial visivo di Martha Stewart. A pom pom bunny by Martha Stewart Una coroncina per Pasqua con coniglietto e pom pom di Flamingotoes. A spring pom pom wreath by Flamingotoes Pulcini tenerissimi da Pinterest (solo immagine). Soo sweet easter chick from Pinterest (image only) Coniglietti e pulcini di Hjemmet. Bunny & chick by Hjemmet. Dolcissimi: agnellino, pulcino e coniglietto da Ehow. Soo sweet from Ehow Pom pom per diventare la coniglietta più bella che c’è! di Madigan made. Pom pom for the sweetest bunny ever! Madigan made Pom pom non necessariamente di lana… di Martha Stewart. Not woolly pom pom! Fa davvero sorridere questo coniglietto che si tuffa nel vaso! di Pratically Funcional This little courious bunny made me smile! by Pratically Funcional Una coniglietta ballerina! A little dancing bunny! di J. Murphy Ehi anche le mie pecorelle! Fatte per Natale ma perfette per Pasqua! My sheeps: made […]

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Next to the coffee filter, egg cartons are my favorite recyclable craft item. Rather than compost them, we save them in a stack in our pantry until we have time to craft with them. A few weeks ago I saw a gorgeous egg carton wreath linked on The Crafty Crow. I showed the project to The Boy and he thought it was beautiful. Last night, after a full day of Etsy crafting, he was itching for mama to do something crafty with him. We set about gathering our egg cartons and deconstructing them. We didn't waste much in this process. The portion that holds the eggs was turned into various flower shapes. Some with rounded petals, others fringed. We cut out some of the pointed in-between pieces for flower centers. We used the flat top and sides of the egg carton to make leaves. After everything was cut into shapes, I had The Boy sit down with some tempera paint and get busy. I LOVE those beautiful Waldorfy wooden paint boards, but I'm a stickler for frugality and repurposing old objects. We use old cookie sheets as painting boards. The side benefit of the cookie sheets is that they hold water spills beautifully. Our tempera paint was limited to 5 colors. Red, Yellow, Green, Blue, and White. Using small, resealable paint jars, I helped The Boy mix different variations of those colors to create oranges, purples, and lighter cream colors. Per his instructions we worked out a system. He would paint the inside of a flower, and then hand it off to me to paint the outside so his hands wouldn't "get so messy." That didn't work so well - the not getting messy. But tempera paint is great because it cleans up so well with soap and water. After our flowers dried a bit, I went in with a finer brush and added just a bit of detailing. While I was doing that, Super Hubby was cutting out a large cardboard circle from an old box. The circle was painted a basic dark green and allowed to dry. Then came the fun part. We carefully chose where to place each egg carton flower along the cardboard frame. The flowers, when dry from the paint were a bit stiff so in some cases we manhandled them a bit. Other times we simply moved them around until we found the proper configuration. I attached them to the frame with my trusty hot glue gun. The finished wreath is so stinkin' cute! We hung it on the wall near our front door. Because it's made of cardboard and watercolor paint, I don't recommend hanging it outside in the elements. Best to keep it inside where everyone can enjoy it. We'll be enjoying this all spring! Simple Mama

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