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Easter Buddies + An Easter Pinterest Party

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// Easter Buddies with Free Printable // 

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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…

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

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Instructions

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

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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…

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

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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.

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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!

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

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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!

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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…

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…

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Spring is here and now it’s time to Spruce up your home!

Let’s get it started with a giveaway that will help!
Easy entry – just follow the sites below on instagram.

All sites are awesome and have pitched in to make this giveaway possible.

Go enter. Game On. Yes, we already said that…but we are excited!

P.S. If you don’t have an ig account. Go make one. They are free.

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Mini-Egg Dessert Bars

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Hey guys!  Jenn here again from Clean and Scentsible.  Like many of you, I have been counting down the last days of winter and am so excited that today I finally get to say Happy Spring!  I am SO ready for some warmer weather, longer days, and pretty spring blooms.  Now that spring is here, Easter will soon be around the corner and I have a yummy treat to share with you today with my all-time favorite chocolate – mini-eggs!

Mini-Eggs Dessert Bars

These mini-egg dessert bars are super easy to make – the trick is to not eat all of the mini-eggs before you get around to actually making them!

Mini-Egg Dessert Bars.

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Usher in the Easter season with these yummy mini chocolate egg dessert bars.
Author:
Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Serves: 12-14
Ingredients
  • 1 cup flour
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup mini eggs
  • ¾ cup chopped nuts {I used walnuts}
  • ⅓ cup chocolate chips
  • ½ cup butter, softened
  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten
  • ½ tsp vanilla
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350F.
  2. Sift the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar together. Mix in the butter, beaten eggs, and vanilla and stir until well blended.
  3. Add the mini-eggs, chocolate chips, and nuts.
  4. Prepare a 9x9-inch baking pan with non-stick cooking spray.
  5. Pour the batter into the pan and bake for 30 to 35 minutes. Allow to cool and cut into squares.

If you are looking for a fun Easter gift idea, the dry ingredients for these bars can be packaged up in a mason jar and would make a nice little hostess gift or treat for your favorite teacher or neighbor.

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Just layer the ingredients in a 1 quart mason jar as follows:

  • flour, baking powder, salt
  • sugar
  • mini-eggs
  • chocolate chips and nuts

I have also created some printables to help you dress up your jars – there is a Bunny Bars label for the front and baking instructions for the back.  

Just head over to Clean and Scentsible to download them!

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If you are looking for more Easter ideas, you might also want to check out these posts….

Easter Projects
Easter Bunny Sundaes
Easter Bunny Canvas
Easter Bunny Treats

Have a wonderful spring and thanks so much to Heather for having me!

The Party Bunch Link Party // no. 22

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The Party Bunch Link Party // Happy Friday everyone!! I’m loving the slightly warmer weather we are having here in Lincoln. It still doesn’t feel totally like spring but it’s getting there.  I’m starting to see a few buds on the trees so spring isn’t too far behind.  I can’t wait to start planting some flowers in my yard and brush off the winter drab. How about you?
LOVING going through the link party each week. Some seriously aaaamazing stuff. Here’s what caught our eyes this week…
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Amy from The Idea Room, Mique from 30 Handmade Days, Heather from Whipperberry and Desiree from The 36th Avenue want to thank you for partying with us… You guys are the best!

Today we are featuring some of our favorite recipes from the link party!

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Heather’s Favorite

Italian Chicken Flatbread at Place of My Taste.

Perfect for lunch or a light dinner… Looks delicious!

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Mique’s Favorite

Reese’s Cup Fudge Recipe at The First Year Blog.

This recipe had me at Reese’s Cup!

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Amy’s Favorite

Double Chocolate Turtle Bars at Delightful E Made.

Double yum!

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Desiree’s Favorite

Chocolate Badka at French Press.

This recipe should have my name on it!

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As always thank you for so may fabulous projects and recipes!

We hope you take a minute and button up here!

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Also we want to invite you to click here and follow

The Party Bunch Favorites on Pinterest.

We are featuring more of our favorite projects and recipes from the link party on this board!

Now it is time to party!

TPB Party Bunch Link Up... Every Friday to Sunday link up your projects over at theidearoom.net , thirtyhandmadedays.com , whipperberry.com or the36thavenue.com Four bloggers = ONE BIG PARTY! We can't wait to see your projects!

Here are a few things to remember before you link up!

  • Please make sure to share the love and grab a button here to let your readers know that you linked up with us!
  • By linking up with The Party Bunch, you are giving permission to any of us to feature your projects and recipes on our social media with a link back to you. Thanks!


Greek Baked Eggs and Potatoes

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I said it before and I’ll say it again… I LOVE eggs! I especially love the combination of eggs & potatoes. There is just something lovely about the rustic pairing. Both ingredients are wonderful on their own and yet they can both be blank canvases as well. They are just waiting to be dressed up with simple, yet fancy new flavors. Together they make the perfect pair and you can dress them up however you like. As a matter of fact, you can create a recipe of your very own out of your black slate, head over to Food.com and enter to win $3000 from Simply Potatoes®. All you need to do is come up with a 5 ingredient fix and submit it to the contest and you could have and extra $3000 to play around with this summer!

The folks at Simply Potatoes® challenged me to come up with a 5 ingredient fix and this is what I came up with…

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Greek Baked Eggs & Potatoes! I am always looking for a quick weeknight meal for the family and this one couldn’t be easier. Now technically, this recipe does have 5 ingredients but that only if you count the salt & pepper as separate ingredients. But don’t be fooled… This recipe is packed full with flavor and some hidden ingredients as well.

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I started with Simply Potatoes® O’Brien Hash Browns’ as my base for my baked eggs. Here’s where the magic happens… First of all, these potatoes are fresh potatoes that you will find in your refrigerated section, generally by the eggs at your market. You won’t find them in the freezer section or dehydrated because Simply Potatoes are always fresh with simple ingredients.

Next, these O’Brien Hash Browns also have onions and peppers in the mix. Two hidden ingredients that I didn’t have to purchase or prepare. They are already in the hash browns. SCORE!

I used a jumbo muffin tin, sprayed it with cooking spray and then placed two heaping tablespoons of the hash brown mixture in the muffin tins and then created a hash brown nest…

I topped the potatoes off with some salt & pepper and some more cooking spray. I placed it into a 400˚ oven for 18-20 minutes to cook the potato mixture. After the potatoes are baked and slightly brown, I remove the pan from the oven and add the…

You guessed it… My eggs. All you need to do is crack them right into the hash brown nests and top with a little more salt & pepper.

Return them to the oven for an additional 15 minutes to bake the eggs. Keep a close eye on them and remove them from the oven as soon as the eggs have set. You don’t want to over cook your eggs. You still want that yolky gold running through your egg & potato nest.

Let your eggs cool for a few minutes and then top with one of my favorite new ingredients, a prepared olive tempenade. It’s basically Greek olives that are chopped up fine with a little bit of olive oil to tie the olive caviar together. It’s tasty on bread or with veggies and hummus. It tastes GREAT on top of these baked eggs. Just top the eggs & potatoes with a small teaspoon of tempenade and then serve immediately.

Serve with a lovely Greek salad and you have the perfect SIMPLE week night meal.

What’s your favorite way to cook with potatoes? Remember, you can enter to win the Simply Potato 5 Ingredient Fix Contest and win $3000 with your simple, but inventive recipe!

For rules on how to enter the Sweepstakes click here.

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Simply Potatoes. The opinions and text are all mine.