Scrapbook Easter Egg Decor

Last week I did a Guest Post over at
Blissful & Domestic
for a Scrapbook Easter Egg Decor.
I thought I would share my little
 Easter Egg Decoration 
with you today, incase you missed it!

A couple of weeks ago I did an Easter Edition on my weekly Pinterest Picks,

which can be found HERE.

I found the cutest egg art and included that into the list. 

Here is what the Pinterest Version looks like:

I thought it was so cute so I decided to make my own version of this!

HERE IS WHAT MINE LOOKS LIKE:

I just LOVE how it all came together!!!

How I Made It:

I looked in my frame stash and found one that I had gotten at a local thrift store. It was perfect for this project. I took the back out so I could paint it.

I had pictured in my head how I wanted mine to look and I wanted a colored frame so I chose pink for the color. I spray painted the frame. I did a few coats on it until it was good and covered. 

I wanted to create my own mat for this, so I took silver sparkly paper I had on hand and cut it down to the size of the frame. Then I figured out how thick I wanted it to be and cut a rectangle in the middle of it out using my Cricut. Which created my own mat for it!!

I put that in the frame with a white piece of card stock behind it and then put the back piece back on. I left the piece of glass out because I like the look of it better with out it. I am going to use that for another project!

Next, was the fun part...ok it was a little challenging...trying to figure out the pattern for the eggs. I got the size I wanted and cut a bunch out in different scrapbook papers using my Circut. I am such a visual person so I had to do this to get what I wanted. I cut out about 7 different papers, but ended up only using 3 and put them in rows so it looks like stripes. I like the look of this better than anything else I did. 

Lastly, I put those onto the frame where I wanted them. I used foam tape to put them on with. This way they stick up a bit giving it a 3D look.

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the way it turned out!! 

Definitely better than expected! 

EEEK!!!
 I am so excited to put it up this week, along with all my other Easter Decor,
 now that I am taking my St. Patty's down!

Joining these Link Parties HERE

Easter Frame Wreath

I have seen all over Pinterest and Blogland some cute wreaths people have made out of frames. I have loved these. What about you??

I have wanted to make one for me and decided while I have been working on my Easter stuff I would just make one for Easter. I LOVE the way it turned out!!

Here is what it looks like:

How I Made It:

First, I found a frame in my craft room that I had found at a local thrift store awhile back. 

As you can see there is a back on this frame. It was one that was connected to the frame so I had to get that off. I took a box cutter and cut it out since I wasn't going to be needing it anyway.

I wanted to paint it a bright spring color, so I chose yellow! I got out my spray paint and got to work. I put about 6 coats of paint on. I wanted it nice and bright. 

It's a little hard to see in the picture, but there are some flaws with my spray painting job. Mostly in the corners of the frame. I wasn't happy with how it was looking. I decided to let it fully dry and then try staining it a bit. 

I was amazed at how well the stain hid the mess ups in the painting job! I just took regular stain and rubbed it all over. I did one side at a time so I could wipe off what I didn't want before it dried. Lastly I rubbed the stained rag over the decorative edges of the frame, inner and outer. to make them pop a little.

It looks so much better!! Its amazing what a little stain can do to a project!

I let that dry over night so it wouldn't be sticky at all. 

Next, comes the fun part...getting to embellish the frame! I bought some super cute sequined Easter eggs for a really good deal at Big Lots. I knew I wanted to hang these on the frame and I knew I wanted to put a big bow around it to be able to hang it up.

So first, I took some fabric I had leftover from some winter projects and cut two thick strips of fabric out. I took 1 strip and looped it around the frame and tied it in a knot:

Next, I took 3 of the Easter eggs and tied a piece of jute to them. I did different lengths to they would hang at different levels. 

Then put lots of hot glue on the jute and attached them to the piece of fabric I had wrapped around the frame. 

When the glue dried, I trimmed down the jute so it wasn't so long on top.

Lastly, I made a bow out of the same fabric I did on the loop going around. I hot glued that to the knot in the fabric.

Now we're all done!! Here is what it looks like again:

I just love the contrast of colors with the eggs and frame! 

Goes perfect for Easter!!

Joining the following Link Parties HERE

{Hop On} Easter Sign & Bowl of Eggs

Today I am going to continue with my Easter Decor!

With all of the "Keep Calm" Signs that are in right now 

I thought it would be fun to add one to my Easter Decor. I came up with 

the saying that says, "Keep Calm and Hop On." I thought it was perfect for the holiday! 

Here is what it looks like:

How I Made The Sign:

I got a piece of wood in my scrap pile that was    and sanded it down to smooth the edges. Then I painted it a light purple just on the top. I did it messy on purpose!

When that dried, I sanded around the painted edges to clean them up a bit. Then stained the block with the color Early American.

While that dried, I got on my Cricut and designed the layout of the saying and cut in out in white vinyl. 

Lastly, I transferred that onto the painted side of the block, when it was all done drying.

I love how it turned out!!

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A few weeks ago I went to Big Lots with my family just to look around and found the SUPER CUTE sequenced Easter Eggs and Birds. I couldn't pass them up and I thought they really weren't badly priced either. It would probably cost the same to make them as to buy them. I got 6 eggs in a pack and it was $6.00. I got 2 of those and 1 thing of the birds that had 3 in it. 

I used some of the eggs for another Easter craft I did, but I jut wanted to put the rest into a bowl and put it out next to my cute sign so thats what I did! 

Here are the eggs & birds:

Aren't they just the cutest?!?

I love how they all look together! I

 don't know if I will end up keeping the birds by this, 

but I will definitely have the sign and bowl of eggs next to each other!!

If you would like to see other Easter decor I have made,

you can go HERE to see them!

Joining these Link Parties HERE

{Paint Chip Board} Easter Decor

I can't believe Easter is just a few weeks away! 

I am feeling a little behind on getting crafts and decor done that I want to for the upcoming holiday. I had lots of flu sickness around my house for a few days, which put me behind a bit. Sorry I am just getting around to getting my Easter Decor up! 

Little Story Before:

Awhile ago I was at Home Depot with the hubs looking around at things. We walked by the Paint Chip Boards and I decided to get a "few samples" to "try" out! {Which really means maybe I can use them for something in the future!}

I put them in the cupboard and forgot about them until I was looking through my things to see what I could use up to make my Easter Decor. I saw some cute Easter/Spring colors in the mix so I had to come up with something to make with them. I also found a frame I had bought at the dollar store awhile ago. 

I decided to see if the paint chip board fit into the frame and it fit perfectly width wise, but was just a little short length wise. I knew I could fake it with something so I went ahead and got things ready. 

What I Used:

-5"x7" Frame -bought from the Dollar Store

-Pink Shade Paint Chip Board

-Vinyl Cut Out

-Jute or Ribbon

How I Made It:

First I put the Chip Board in the Frame underneath the mat that came with the frame. 

I decided that I liked the look of the color of the mat with it, so I used this as an extender of the paint chip board. I tried white, but it didn't look as cute. 

Using my Circut I cut out the word Easter. I cut that out in light purple vinyl. Then I transferred that onto the glass of the frame.

Lastly, I tied a piece of jute around the frame for a little added embellishment. 

Simple, but DIFFERENT and fun!!

I love how it turned out and I love how its a little different!

What do you think??

Joining these Link Parties HERE

Easter Chick Decor

I can't believe we are just a couple of weeks away from Easter! I love this time of year with the weather starting to get warm and the flowers blooming! It is so pretty and so refreshing after a gloomy winter!!

Today I have a cute little Easter decoration to show you. I actually made this last year, but I didn't start my blog until later in the year so I just had to put it on here this year!!

Meet my Little Chick:

Isn't he just so CUTE!!! I know its hard to see, but he also has a little curly cue wire coming out of his head. I was so excited to put him back up this year!

Here are the cute eggs that go with the chick:

Aren't they so fun?!?

Here is what they look like all together:

I just love how they all turned out! 

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