The One Thing

 Across the miles,

Across time,

Across joy and pain,

Feeling lost and found,

This is The One Thing:

You Are Loved Always and Forever.

Our souls are ever connected

in The Heart's Song.

Thank you, friend, for the unmistakable message.

Happy Easter.

Spring and Easter Crafts!

Are you ready for Spring? 

Hop over to my Instagram feed to check out my most recent art.

And check out these crafts for some Spring inspiration!

Spring Nest Color Palette & Designer Paper

Oh the many beautiful shades of Spring!

A Spring Nest project (posted here)

inspired this color chip palette. 

Match some paint, fabric or paper to this

palette to freshen up your surroundings

after a long winter.

If you'd like a couple of 

designer digital papers

based on this color palette, I provide a link below.

Newspaper Nest Tutorial

One of my favorite

signs of Spring in nature

is the nest.

The nest inspires all

kinds of decor, crafts, and holiday goodies.

These little newspaper nests

can be used throughout the Spring season,

and are perfect for Easter celebrations.

Here's how to make a newspaper nest:

Easter Lamb Chatterbox Game ~ aka cootie catcher

Some games simply must

be a part of the childhood experience.

Hop scotch,

jacks,

and "cootie catchers"

come to mind.

So here's an Easter rendition of the 

"cootie catcher" game.

The game is also known as a chatterbox,

and that term seems most descriptive

for this version.

The link to download the

Easter Lamb Chatterbox Game Printable

appears after the tutorial instructions below:

Cat in a Tiny TP Roll Bunny Crown ?

Happy Easter!

I couldn't resist.

{wink}

or, if you celebrate a different holiday,
we can all celebrate Spring!

Doesn't she look enthusiastic?

hee-hee-he!

If you make digital scrapbooks,

send digital photos or postcards, 

or if you're a blogger,

you'll love playing with my free

digital download of Washi Tape.

*Get it here.*

pictured:

Heather in a TP Roll Bunny Crown

with Virtual Washi Tape embellishments

Virtual Washi Tape Free Digital Download

I have a confession:

I haven't used Washi Tape yet.

I have so many craft supplies,

so I'm trying to behave and use what I have.

But that Washi Tape looks irresistible.

And Spring has me thinking of

gingham and polka dots.

So I made

Virtual Washi Tape

as a free digital download

to use on your blog, your digital photo

and scrapbooking albums,

and so much more...

TP Roll Funny Bunnies

Got T.P.?

Got kids? {ie: your own, nieces & nephews, or the grand-baby-variety}

Make some Funny Bunnies!
Well, at least they make me laugh.

They're simple, cute

and an inexpensive entertaining project for

Spring or Easter.

You get two bunnies out of every cardboard tube.

Here's how you make
TP Roll Funny Bunnies: 

20 Adorable Easter Bunny Projects

Who can resist a cute little bunny?

Me, neither! Those darling little tails,
soft little shape, perky little ears...

  Hare here are 

20 Adorable Bunny Ideas

to inspire you for Easter and Spring....

Egg Bunnies with Ribbon Ears

Got some old plastic eggs laying around?

Turn them into these sweet little

ribbon-ear egg bunnies!

You may have seen my

chenille-ear version...

Tutorial: Bunny Ears Headband with PomPom Tail

Here's an adorable way

to dress up for Spring Parties 

and Easter fun...

Bunny ears headband 

with a cute little pom-pom tail.

Whether you're an adult or a wee one,

these sweet little headbands

are charming on everyone!

And they're super easy to whip up!

Here's how to make...

St. Paddy's Green Mod Podge Gift Package

We're going green

and it's a perfect fit for

St. Paddy's Day,

Spring,

and being kind to the planet.

These

 pretty mod podge packages,

which can also be used as a centerpiece,

aren't over-the-top, yet

they're unique and they catch a

bit 'o sparkle in the "bow of clovers."

Here's how these scrap-busting gift packages

will also help with your Spring cleaning...

Tuxedo and Pearls Oreo Cookies

Need a quick little

black and white fancy number

for a soiree?

Dress up your 

Oreos in Tuxedo and Pearl 

fashion

with this simple little tip:

Silk Flower Corsage Pin Tutorial

Here's the tutorial for how to make a pretty silk flower corsage pin in just 5 minutes!

Chenille Ear Bunny Egg Tutorial

This is the tail tale of how to create fuzzy bunny ears from chenille stems for your plastic Easter eggs. You'll have fun coming up with all kinds of uses for these cuties.

They make sweet place cards. You can even put a little after-dinner mint or treasure inside.

Bunny Bean Peat Pot Baskets

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These adorable little bunny "peat pot" baskets are the perfect organic welcome to Spring!    

Here's how you make Bunny Bean Peat Pot baskets:  Just begin with a basic starter pot.

Green Gratitude Celebration

Earth Day is just around the corner and what better way to express creativity than by using recycling in a project?  

stamp used: Paper Inspirations ('world map'); vintage image.

Since Easter is also around the corner, this project gets three birds—or rabbits—with one box.  An old jewelry box gets a new life with a layer of dark green paint. A layer of lighter green paint mixed with glue gives that wonderful cracked effect when it dries. Edges were inked in white.

stamp used: Brother Sister Design ('winter bunnies')

A sentiment clipped from a magazine is smudged with green and yellow inks to blend with the box. 

A teabag tag (I love Yogi Tea) affixed with a fancy brad provides a sage summation.

The additional joy of romping about on a beautiful weekend among blooming flowers and budding bushes while playing with camera angles was the perfect creative finale. 

And now, without having to print a thing, I can share the photos with you!

I'm so grateful for sunshine and the creative variety of life on this planet. To express my appreciation, I've been an avid recycler for decades, and try to dream up ways to reuse things.

Q: What are you grateful for? And while you're at it, tell us about a creative new use you found for an old object...

Thank you for visiting!