Creative Dawn

Happy Easter to one and all!  The sun is shining and the weather is beautiful!  Today I have a few quick ideas before it is time to head to my mother in laws.  Last night I dyed a few eggs for the kids/teens at today's festivities.  Most were plain, but three have initials that I made by cutting out masking tape letters and applied to the eggs before dipping them.  The one that is supposed to be an 'A' ended up looking like a four because the tape peeled off.  Instead of baskets, I used colorful lunch bags and glued the initial on each of them.  This is a last minute gathering so the bags have eggs and homemade chocolate chips cookies in them. The card is the last item and is for my mother in law.  I have a couple of trees that were freebies from work in honor of Earth Day and those with the card are her gift today.  She lives on a huge lot so there will be plenty of room for them to grow.  This is one of the cards that I cut out t...

The day before Easter is normally a busy day for me.  Since I worked in restaurants for many years this was a weekend of work and not of family.  Over the past eight years this is the day that I did flower arrangements, made signs, organized a large buffet and bloody Mary bar, planned kids contests and also got very little sleep.  I am glad that I can spend time with family this years but in a way I miss the decorating and organizing.  As a creative person it made me happy to try to outdo myself every year in the way the buffet looked.  My favorite part was the flower arranging.  It took me hours and as each beautiful bouquet was finished a great sense of pride came over me.  I miss that part, but don't miss the early morning hours and working like a crazy person for 12 hours on Easter and running around without a break.  Tomorrow I get to enjoy a holiday for once!  So after work today I made my famous rolls, dyed eggs and made a pasta sala...

This is the Easter card that I sent to my niece.  She is a freshman in college and likes to get mail from friends and family.  I bought a package of eight note cards at Michael's for a dollar, but the design didn't appeal to me.  This is a great tip for anyone, I got out my ruler and measured about an inch or so from all of the edges of the card then cut out the middle.  There is always miscellaneous paper bits around so I cut a piece out to fit the opening and then made this card.  Instead of a drawing you could add a photograph and really personalize it.  This is a new design for me.  I don't usually do anything too religious because you never know who will be offended our what views they may have.  In general, politics and religion get emotional results from the public, so I steer clear of that.  This is a bit different because my niece has attended Catholic schools her whole life and is enrolled in a Catholic college as well....

Originally I had a different plan for my post today, but the paint didn't dry fast enough to finish it so that will be my post for tomorrow.  This was going to be something for later in the week, but what can you do? For a very long time I have wanted to make an Easter bonnet.  A friend of mine had actually won a contest many years ago and the idea was always in the back of my mind.  Well, since I decided to do this blog it gave me the perfect excuse to make it.  The straw hat practically jumped out at me while shopping in the Goodwill a few weeks ago.  It was 1.49 so I knew it was meant to be.  Initially creativity eluded me until today.  The supplies are a mix of things that I had.  The eggs were a recent purchase for less than a dollar.  I started out by cutting some fabric to the right size and then folded it to cover the rough edges.  The entire thing is put together with hot glue.  What ever did we do before the hot glu...

All I can say is YEAH SPRING, it's about time!!! It's April and that means that Easter is just around the corner.  I decided to do a post for this awesome spring holiday today to get in the mood for spring blossoms and cheery colors.  This cute little guy is a pattern that I created quite a few years ago.  It was adapted from a Christmas moose that I saw in a craft magazine.  The ears have pipe cleaners stitched into them for support and also so that you are able to move and shape them.  There is a loop attached to the back so that you could use as a hanger, but he also looks cute sitting on a shelf or table.  Mr. Bunny is all dressed up in his suit coat and bow tie waiting to hide eggs and baskets.  If ever there is a design or pattern that you are interested please do not hesitate to contact me so that I can get the instructions to you.  Most are in my head, but I am willing to share them with you.  Drop me a line!