Easter Inspiration Parade!

Last-minute Easter Inspiration in preparation for next weekend! You still have time to visit these artists for instructions and make yourself some Easter fun:

Eclectically Vintage shared her Peep Wreath! ADORABLE! 

Timeless Treasures shows us how to make a giant concrete egg! Yes...it appears to be easier than you'd think.

Uncommon has two takes on Easter Tablescapes, both featuring this fabulously cute burlap runner. Go see the full course!

These spring hurricane vases by My Heart's Desire would look beautiful on the Easter buffet, too. 

Here's another whimsical tablescape by Around The House. {cracks me up how the kitty in the picture in the background is eyeballing all those bunnies and chicks!}

These flower-covered "half dozen eggs" by Alderberry Hill are simple and joyful!

Fun and colorful plastic egg wreath by The Messy Roost.

While you're out hunting eggs, you might encounter this delightful little Gnome House. {one could wish, anyway!} Check out the tutorial at Handmade by Stacy Vaughn.

Sweetest little 'chocolate bunny gift tags' by Cameron Homemade.

Elegant Economies shares more beautiful china. "A little bird told me" teapot is perfect for serving up the Easter dessert.

These eggs in a "Spring Cloche" have a great story behind them, shared by HerBallistic Garden.

Little Easter Garden Arch by Silo Hill Farm brings us back to the bunny.

I myself couldn't help hopping on the bunny bandwagon with these Chenille Ear bunnies made from plastic eggs.


So many cute Easter projects were linked up during the 3 weeks of Spring Fling linky party. I also shared many of them on Facebook. Thank you everyone for participating and inspiring us!

Artists!  You are STARS! You can grab your feature button on the side bar <3

Happy Easter everyone. The next party will start next Wednesday. See you then! *Grab the latest party 411 here*

<3 Christina

Sometimes Beauty is Fleeting

Sometimes beauty is fleeting. Like light through spring petals, it is so ephemeral and exquisite that your breath catches in wonder. You take notice. Appreciate.  Have you ever known a person like that? One who could light up a room, touch hearts, touch lives... Only gone too soon? It is all too vast a mystery for the mind to comprehend. But the soul whispers ....


                             even though the bloom falls away


    there is the fruit. 


           And within that, new seeds.

Thank you for the light that you shared while you could, dear one.

Spring Fling Features {Week 2} & New Link

*Latest party 411 here*

Happy Wednesday everyone! Before we get to the features, I've just gotta share that I'm celebrating my bloggy 1st birthday this week, so I've put up the Party Hat Tutorial in it's honor. You may have seen my party hats and the pom pom tutorial, but now I have the simple instructions for making the hats. Yippee!

Party closed but it's fun to browse. Click the Icon!

Secondly, I gotta say thanks to everyone for linking up, and:  I'm having a hard time holding off on sharing the Easter Goodies that y'all have linked up at the Spring Fling so far. I can't wait to feature them on Monday for the Easter Parade!

The good news: I get to share some great projects right now for this week's features. The most-viewed link was:

New Look for Old Jeans by Making It Feel Like Home.

Keeping to the blue theme...
I've got the Blues by Elegant Economies.

Mary's Meanderings shares her Copy Cat Confession for this beautiful lace organizer!

Under a Pile of Scrap pours it on with a Chalkboard Water Can.

In The Old Road celebrates the first day of Spring on the Porch 

Creatively Living shared Decorating Shelves Using This and That.


I also shared some of these and more great projects {My 1929 Charmer, Neverland Nook, Under A Pile of Scrap, Sew & Dippity} on Facebook.

Artists!  You are STARS! Thanks so much for linking up. You can grab your feature button on the side bar <3


Now...Link up for the final week of Spring Fling before the Easter Parade!

Party Hat Tutorial!

In celebration of I Gotta Create's birthday {hooray!}, here's the "Party Hat Tutorial" for making beautifully colorful party hats!

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.

Creative Storage Solutions: Spring Fling Artists + New Party Link!

If you need great storage solutions, check out these 6 amazing examples for inspiration:

Card Catalogue Jewelry Storage by Pondered, Primed, Perfected. You gotta check out her painting technique on this!

Route 66 Cabinet by Bliss Ranch. Go see who she copy-catted. Great job!

Formula Container to Coffee Canister by Serendipity and Spice. Great repurposing! {--don't throw away that plastic: R3 with Love!}

Creative Space Storage Projects by Mary's Meanderings. Musical drawers :)

Badge Tags for craft stamp storage by Craft Junkie Too. Genius idea for labeling your storage.

China Cabinet Tutorial by Our Pinteresting Family. The whole thing cost $140-- including the cabinet.  

Artists, thanks for linking up at the Spring Fling linky party! I also featured more talent on Facebook {Eclectically Vintage, My Hearts Desire, Crazy about Crafts, Petites Passions, The Old Block House} and Pinterest {Timeless Treasures, Northshore Days}!    Wherever you're featured, y'all are STARS here at I Gotta Create! You're the first to get the new Feature Button! Grab the code on the sidebar <3

Now...

Link up here for Week 2 of Spring Fling: