Holidays

Easter Buddies + An Easter Pinterest Party

0 · Mar 26, 2014 · 3 Comments

// Easter Buddies with Free Printable //

I have decided that when it comes to candy and all around cuteness… Easter is my favorite holiday. I mean really, Cadbury Mini Eggs, Jelly Beans, Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs, Cadbury Creme Eggs, black jelly beans, the list could go on and on. Not to mention all of the cute basket of Easter goodies that they have available at the stores these days.

I’m a sucker for fun plastic eggs and I found this CUTE set of animal Easter eggs at Target and thought it would be perfect little goodie for my kiddos. I could add a fun curled up message along with the candy inside, add some feet to the bottom of the plastic eggs and they turn them into something extra special…

This project is super quick and with my free printable, you can make them up in a snap! Here’s what you will need…

Supply List

Animal Easter Eggs
card stock paper
Elmer’s Craft Bond Foam Mounting Shapes
scissors
printer paper
pencil
candy

Instructions

First, you will need to print the free printable sayings on just your basic printer paper…

You can download the printable HERE.

Once you have that printed, you will need to use scissors or a paper cutter to cut out the strips and then curl them around a pencil…

Next cut out some small 1- 1 1/2 inch hearts to use as the feet for your little animal eggs…

I used my Cricut Explore, but you could easily use any cutting machine or free hand it as well. Then you will use your Elmer’s Craft Bond foam circles to affix the feet to the egg. These little foam adhesives are PERFECT for this project.

They have just the right amount of hold to keep those little buddies standing strait without hardly any fuss. And just like that, you’re a rock star!

Add some Cadbury Mini Eggs and you’re really ROCKIN’! There you have it, this simple yet super fun Easter Buddy project…

Easter Pinterest Party

Now that I’ve shared my fun Easter creation, some of my favorite creative friends and I are pleased to invite YOU to wow us with yours!

The Easter-themed Year of Celebrations Pinterest party will be held this Sunday, March 30, and y’all are all cordially invited to join in!

Hosted by…

Amy from The Idea Room // Follow Amy on Pinterest
Amy from Positively Splendid That’s me! // Follow me on Pinterest
Cheryl from TidyMom // Follow Cheryl on Pinterest
Cindy from Skip to My Lou // Follow Cindy on Pinterest
Desiree from The 36th Avenue // Follow Desiree on Pinterest
Heather from Whipperberry // Follow Heather on Pinterest
Jen from Tatertots and Jello // Follow Jen on Pinterest
Kari Ann from Thistlewood Farms // Follow Kari Ann on Pinterest
Kellie from Nest of Posies // Follow Kellie on Pinterest
Kristi and Kelli from Lolly Jane // Follow Lolly Jane on Pinterest
Melissa from No. 2 Pencil // Follow Melissa on Pinterest
Mique from 30 Handmade Days // Follow Mique on Pinterest
Tauni from SNAP! // Follow Tauni on Pinterest

The monthly Year of Celebrations Pinterest Party is the place to find THE most comprehensive, inspiring Pinterest board on the block. Each and every month, we’ll be focusing on a different holiday or celebration, and this month is all about Easter!

Here are all of the details for how YOU can participate:

What: A Pinterest Party to celebrate all things Easter!
When: THIS Sunday, March 30 at 9 p.m. EST/ 8 p.m. Central/ 7 p.m. MST/ 6 p.m. PST

How you can participate:

Round up YOUR favorite Easter projects and recipes. Anything goes: crafts, decor, sweet treats, and more!
Follow the Year of Celebrations Pinterest board.
When the party kicks off, tweet YOUR favorite Valentine’s Day project and/or link using the hashtag #yearofcelebrations. Helpful hint: We highly recommend putting the hashtag at the beginning of your tweet to ensure it doesn’t get cut off.
On Sunday, March 30, tune in at the appointed time and watch as we build a board full of amazing ideas – including yours!
Be sure to follow along during the party to repin and comment on the board’s posts using the hashtag #yearofcelebrations.

We are so excited to PIN and SHARE all of your amazing projects!

See y’all there! 🙂

ONE LAST THING… I have an amazing $500 Instagram giveaway going on right now. Click HERE to check out all the info and enter to win…

Valentine’s Day You Make My Heart POP Free Printable

12 · Feb 13, 2014 · 5 Comments

// You Make My Heart POP Free Printable for Valentine’s Day //

Ok… Here’s a little quickie for you procrastinators (LIKE MYSELF) for your kiddos for Valentine’s Day. I whipped this up this morning and shared it on Instagram and had a few people ask for the printable, so here it is…

Click HERE to Download the free Printable

It looks great on the Trader Joe’s Kettle Corn bags but it should look good on any bag of popcorn. Good luck! I’m off to put together 35 popcorn valentines!

Trendy Black & White Valentines Day Printables FREE

24 · Jan 30, 2014 · 13 Comments

// Valentines Day Printables FREE from WhipperBerry to help dress-up your home for the special day! //

I love dressing up for the holidays, but I don't like to go over the top. Valentine's Day is one of those holidays that sometimes can get a little too pink and frilly for me. Some years I'm totally into it, other's I'm not. It just depends on the year.

This year I'm into it, but I was wanting some decor that had some class, maybe a little edge to it… Not so sappy sweet. I decided that creating some printable art work was the ticket and with a few other added elements could create a fun Valentine's Day display…

I'm LOVING the black & white trend these days, especially the black & white stripes. I thought it could be a stylish backdrop to some fun love notes to display. I printed them and put them in some $3.99 frames from Target (they don't seem to have them online, but… I promise they are in the store) and then went to work creating a display to fit the mood.

Click HERE to download the image files!

I wrapped a wire floral wreath in yarn and dressed it up with some fun decorative tacks that I found at Hobby Lobby. PERFECT!! I added a smaller heart print in a decorative Nate Berkus frame from Target and it looked wonderful!

Click HERE to download the 4×6 Heart Print!

I took my favorite deer silhouette and antler candle sticks and wrapped them with yarn as well.

That added a little spunk and tied the whole display together. Then I printed a fun TRUE LOVE black & white printable banner to dress-up the mantle…

It turned out so cute! I just love the simple, understated polka dots with the bold stripes!

Click HERE to download the TRUE LOVE Banner!

I also have a black & white stripe alphabet that I created for Skip to My Lou earlier this month. It's super cute and it has the entire alphabet so you can create any saying you want!!

Click HERE to download the Black & White Stripe Alphabet Banner!

All kinds of fun printable goodies! What do you have in the works for Valentine's Day? Need even more ideas? Here are some Valentine post from the archives…

Heart Attack Printables // Heart Crayon Valentines // Red Velvet Pancakes with Buttermilk Syrup

From Decorations to Dinner 40 FABULOUS Valentines Day Ideas

1 · Jan 27, 2014 · 5 Comments

// From Decorations to Dinner… 40 fabulous Valentines Day Ideas //

It’s the season of LOVE! Today we’ve rounded up some of the best ideas in blog land from valentine decor, treats, gifts and printable valentines to give, and even some holiday dinner tips and recipes just in case you’re planning a date night in instead of braving the crowds.

Enjoy!!