Thursday, March 14, 2024

BFF Open House

 


Happy Friday Eve again Creative Peeps! Ready for St. Patrick's Day weekend? We don't go out but I may make a Guinness Pot Roast since neither of us love corned beef. March is flying by. 

This week I made a couple of fun Dollar Tree Egg and Bunny Projects. I found the supplies at a different DT than I usually go to and hadn't seen the supplies at my usual ones. Now I wish I'd gotten more!

Let's take a look at some fun and festive Spring, Easter and St. Patrick's ideas! 


Selep Imaging shared this beautiful Shamrock Heart Ornament Mosaic. So festive! 


If you're looking for a new Easter egg idea, Serenity You has you covered with these Resist Art Easter Eggs.



Organized Island shared this amazing St. Patrick's Dessert Board


Finally, Crystal and Company shared this very family-friendly St. Patrick's Green Punch

Thanks to everyone who linked up! Wishing you a wonderful weekend and no Leprechaun pranks! 








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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Home Decor: Layered Bunny and Egg

 


Mr. Chocolate now gets why I stop at different Dollar Tree locations. (And yes, I saw where they're closing stores!). We were out and about the other day and there was one next to a place we were going so of course I had to stop and I found some things I hadn't seen at other stores like these thicker "wood" eggs and Buffalo check bunnies! This idea instantly popped into my head. 

Supplies 
  • Dollar Tree Wood Egg
  • Dollar Tree Buffalo Check Bunny Garland
  • Dollar Tree Mini Wood Blocks
  • Hot Glue Gun and Glue
  • Ribbon
  • Acrylic Craft Paint
  • Coordinating Ribbon


The bunny garland would be cute as a garland but I already had this idea in my head. I painted the top of the eggs and left the sides bare. 


It only took one coat but I let it dry overnight. I took two of the bunnies off of the twine and replaced it with coordinated ribbon. 


I pulled the ribbon through the holes from the back, tied a square knot, then trimmed the ends as shown. I had some mini-wood blocks in my stash that I used to create depth to glue the bunnies to the eggs.



After I glued the block to the back of the bunny, I used more hot glue to attach the bunnies to the eggs.



Easy Peasy Dollar Treesy! But what to do with the remaining bunny garland? I decided that the remaining four would make two cute 3-D bunnies. 


I had these mini pom poms in my stash and went with the light turquoise ones to cover the holes from the twine. Then I glued two more of the wood blocks to the back and attached another bunny to the blocks. 



Be careful to make sure the bottoms are even so they'll stand up. 



They go with some eggs I did years ago!



And of course, now, I wish I'd bought another garland! 

Thursday, March 7, 2024

BFF Open House

 


Happy Friday Eve all, and I hope the first week of March has treated you well! I can't believe St. Patricks is in less than 10 days and Easter is at the end of the month, then we'll already be in April! This is the time of year we're all supposed to be getting an early start on holiday gift making right? At least that's what I tell  myself in October/November about the coming year. Anyone else?

This week I shared a fun impromptu gift I made for Mr. Chocolate combining his love of Disney and trains: Layered Disney Inspired Train

Now, let's take a look at some of the great ideas shared at last week's party! 



The Apple Street Cottage shared this VERY cute St. Patrick's Day Idea perfect for school, office, neighbors!


Master Pieces of My Life shared an elegant way to add some St. Patrick's Decor without breaking the bank by using a thrifted frame! 





Nothing says Welcome Spring like pretty flowers. Blue Sky At Home has a beautiful idea with this Garden Style Spring Wreath

Finally, Rose Bakes shared these wonderful St. Patrick's Cake Pops which would be a fun way to celebrate. 

Thanks to everyone who linked up and for understanding about features last week. Can't wait to see what you've been up to this week! 











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Monday, March 4, 2024

Papercrafting: Layered Disney Inspired Train

 


Walt Disney said that he wanted Disneyland to be a place for everyone, young, old, and in between. And one of the things we love is riding the Disney Railroad around the park. Since Mr.Chocolate likes trains period, I made him something special for a recent birthday that captures both! 

Supplies:
  • 8x8 Shadowbox Frame (Michaels)
  • Disney Themed Background Paper
  • Red, Yellow, Black Cardstock
  • Train Cut File (Silhouette Online Store)
  • Foam Tape and Foam Squares
  • Digital Cutting Machine (Cricut Explore Air 2)



He's got quite the Disney collection and this idea was inspired by a Funko Pop I got him for Christmas. Walt conducting his Railroad which he did occasionally do around the park.



I used one of my go to frames from my stash and then cut the background paper to size. 


I imported the SVG file from the Silhouette Online Store into Cricut Design Space , sized, and then duplicated the original and removed some of the cut out portions using the Contour feature in the software. I assembled the layers using foam tape and foam squares. 


I tacked the background paper to the back of the frame with double-sided tape then attached the train to it and assembled the frame.  



I also made him a coordinating card! 



He was very surprised and happy! 







Thursday, February 29, 2024

BFF Open House All Party No Features

 


Happy Leap Day and Happy Birthday to Leap Year Babies! Have had some unplanned appointments this week so this will be an "All party / no features" party this week. 

Hope everyone's doing well. Weather continues to be crazy everywhere. Grab your favorite beverage and/or snack, link up and visit other Creative Peeps. 








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Thursday, February 22, 2024

BFF Open House

 


Happy Friday Eve All. February's been a blur so I'm kinda ready to be moving on to March while at the same time, I can't believe it's almost MARCH?! Since we did a couple of weeks of grocery delivery because we were down with COVID, it was a shock yesterday when we made it back to the grocery store and both paused in confusion seeing all of the Easter stuff! Stuck in a time warp since the last time we were there it was Valentine's everywhere. 

Spring is around the corner and it's fun to see so many Spring and St. Patrick's ideas. Let's take a look.


The Apple Street Cottage shared a pretty and practical idea that we can probably all take advantage with this Upcycled Candle Jar tutorial. 


Organized Home shared thisvery cute Leprechaun Hat idea that would be fun for any St. Patrick's table! 


With Spring approaching, comes Spring cleaning which often includes going through our stash. Like paper, it's hard for me to part with fabric scraps. Sum of Their Stories has a great way to use them to make New Usable Cloth




Finally, how cute is this idea from Our Tiny Nest...Leprechaun Bait Chex Mix! The book is a must, too. 

Thanks to all who linked up. I can't wait to see what you've been up to this week! 







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