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Showing posts with label holidays. Show all posts
Showing posts with label holidays. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Egg Decorating!

Last year I got a bunch of friends together to celebrate spring's arrival and get to crafty for Easter. Looking back at photos shows all of the different techniques we used to decorate our fabulous eggs. I'm getting extra excited for this year's Egg Decorating event. The coolest part about an annual egg-decorating tradition? Saving the egg shells year after year and remembering all of the lovable people who stopped by to get crafty and contribute to our massive Easter Egg Tree. 

This first photo shows a marbleized effect made by using nail polish dripped into water like this.

My sister designed this little bunny egg by drawing with wax on a plain white egg, then painted on the various colors of dye.


The navy blue Aztec-inspired design was also done using the wax-resist method. I drew the triangles first with wax(they are white), then dunked the whole egg in yellow dye. Then I used wax to protect a yellow stripe around the middle of the egg. Next I dunked the whole thing in a red/purple dye, and finished up with a dark blue. You always go in order of lightest to darkest when dong wax-resist egg dying. Very official here.


Sunday, December 30, 2012

Merry merry!

A visual round up of the 2012 holiday season...



Friday, September 14, 2012

Etsy Picks: Masked


It's officially September, which means I'm thinking about Halloween already. I abhor the transition from Summer to Fall. Not even the September issues can comfort me away from my beloved summer. One of the only things that makes me excited about the changing seasons is the creativity and fun that comes from dressing up for Halloween. And I guess the autumnal leaves are ok. And yes, the layers in fashion are great. But really I just adore the summer and its sunshine and pool-side chilling and late nights.  

These are some great masks I found on etsy.com that could be the start to some amazing costumes.






Monday, May 7, 2012

Etsy Picks: {Happy Mother's Day}


I am, admittedly, a Mother's Day procrastinator. Not sure why, I guess this holiday just always seems to sneak up on me. If you're in the same boat, these Etsy Picks of the Week might get you thinking early about some kick-ass cards and a shower of affection that will make your Mom feel like you've been thinking about the best way to celebrate her awesome-ness all year long.


I also really like this little pennant. If you go the breakfast-in-bed-route (which I strongly suggest for any future children I have in years to come), it would be a cute little thing to hang between bed posts to make the morning feel festive. Could also be a beautiful thing to hang on your Mom's front door on Mother's Day. 




However you choose to celebrate the moms and motherly figures in your life, do it with love and appreciation!



Sunday, April 8, 2012

Happy Easter!


Happy, happy Easter! May your holiday be filled with the crafting of Easter eggs, fabulous food, fragrant Easter lilies, and the company of good friends and family.




A hollow, marbelized egg made last year for the Egg Tree during our annual Egg Decorating party. This was done using nail polish and a bowl of water (appropriated idea from a nail art process: tutorial here). At some point I'll get around to doing a full tutorial with the eggs!

My brother Collin working on his wax resist egg using a kistka tool, which allows you to draw with the wax.

Our family Egg Tree, where all of the eggs we decorate each year find themselves on display each Easter.


My mom, ever the crafts-woman, making chocolate covered strawberries for Easter Sunday.

An amazingly fragrant Easter lilly. My namesake, and a gift for my Mom as a "thank you" for having us all over for the holiday (and cooking so much!).

Our crew of friends, buzzed on Trappist Rochefort beer and giddy after a full 8 hours of egg decorating. We're a little hard-core about our crafts. This is one reason why I love the holidays, creating traditions that are fun and inspire everyone to create brings a lot of joy and camaraderie to our little bunch.


Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Happy Valentine's!


Happy Valentine's Day!


What a cute little Do-It-Yourself idea, colored papers + long skewer sticks at varying heights make dramatic cupcake toppers for the sweetest of occasions!