~ Creative Ways to Decorate Easter Eggs~

I love decorating eggs for Easter.

There are so many different ways you can decorate them.

I found some material that matched my Calico china from Staffordshire, England.

I cut the roses out and used Mod Podge to glue the pieces on

the wooden eggs.

I also found some pretty floral material.

I added some embellishments.

I love my French eggs!

I also decoupaged sheet music!

I bought the prettiest teacups and baking casserole dish at

 Home Goods.

The pattern reminded me of Cath Kidston.

Last April, I was inspired from her to make cookies.

You can view it here:

Painted "Cath Kidston" Fondant Cookies 

I decided to draw her design on Easter eggs. 

I used markers to draw the roses on the wooden eggs.

Of course, you can always display your eggs on different materials.

A wall display with speckled eggs in vintage teacups.

It's always fun every year to try different techniques.

There's always treats to eat while you're creating!

Hope you have a fun week getting ready for Easter!

~Vintage Halloween Bottles~

I saw some vintage Halloween bottles at a gift store but they were pricey.

So, I went to Michaels Craft Store

 and bought some

 in different shapes for $1.00 each.

Next I found some vintage images on 

Graphics Fairy.

Karen has a great selection of all kinds of different images. You will love her site.

I used Mod Podge to glue the

 images onto the bottles.

Next I used Martha Stewart glue

 and glitter to outline the image.

I love this Bat Woman I found 

on Graphics Fairy.

I wrapped the image around the sides of the bottle

 which made her 3-dimensional.

Hope you have fun with the project!

Decoupage Watering Can and Simple & Sweet Fridays #26

I always wanted to make a project doing decoupage.

 At Walmart I spotted this watering can for $6.00. It was too plain and I thought this would be the perfect thing to try to decoupage for a beginner.

I painted it with a peach acrylic paint.

 The thrift store had this great Mother Goose book with perfect illustrations in it.

I cut out rhymes and characters.

I painted the front and back of the pictures with mod podge.

I love the Mother Goose rhymes. 

It reminds me when my children were little.

I'm giving it as a gift for a baby shower.

Hope she likes it! 

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