Easter Creativity . . . . Part 1 "Making"

Greetings lovely friends & readers

There has been quite a bit of Easter Creativity going on here at Threadbear HQ.

I wanted to make the Grandchildren some Easter treat bags similar to the Carrot Bags I made in * this post *.

A google search for Easter Treat Bags free patterns sent me to this wonderful site.   I didn't want anything too complicated & these box bottom bags with their bunny ears just fit the bill nicely.

Fronts with their lovely bows & bunny ears                   Backs with their fluffy bunny tails     

 I made a prototype using the measurements they gave ... 6 x 9 inches - it was too small for what I needed.  So I made another slightly larger one but still needed to increase my length.  This is why I ended up with the 3 prototypes above, which I filled with some Easter treats & sent off to 3 dear friends living away  ... some surprise mail to hopefully brighten their days.  

From left to right .....  Sadie's, Juno's, Alec's & Sid's is the dinosaur one

The final measurement I settled on was 7 inches wide by 12 in length.  This just held all the goodies nicely that I wanted to include for my 2 Grandsons & 2 (step) Grandaughters.  

I was also determined to use up fabrics that I already had in my stash & was able to achieve this without buying anything - even the ribbons were from my stash.  

I included stickers & crafty bits, Pokemon cards for the boys, egg cups, not all of it was chocolate ... some of the choccy items accidentally ended up in my mouth (!!!) 😐

    

 Another change I made was to fit a rectangle of cardboard in the bases as this just made them sit that much nicer.  Some pom poms glued on for tails & Happy Easter  🐰🐇 !!!

Each grandchild gets an Easter Activity book along with their treat bags.  They are all wrapped & ready to hand out this weekend.

I had to drive & collect Alec from school last week so I went via the city as The Mr needed a motorbike part picked up.  I popped into K-mart for some bits to fill the children's treat bags & spied these Easter wreaths on sale.  I purchased one as I'd seen * this * wonderful YouTube Video & decided I just Had to make one!  

On my way out the other side of the city I stopped at The Hamilton Flower Market to buy a bag of green moss.  I was parked right outside St Vinnies Op-shop so as I was running ahead of time I popped in for a quick look.

This is what I came away with friends  ....  I could not believe my haul & all of this for the princely total of $27 !! Some real treasures in amongst this lot (tho' for some reason The Mr did not seem to think so & he did mention the word Junk !!!) 😉

These sweet little Easter Candles were still in their original cellophane - $4 for 6.  I removed them from their carton & displayed them on a dear little ceramic dish that I'd thrifted several weeks ago  .  .  .  .  .  .

.  .  .  .  .  . sitting on a nest of pastel coloured Easter Grass 💗

Be still my beating heart 💕

Last Saturday it rained here all day long, was dreary & cold & this is where the furry 3 spent the entire day.  If you see the arrow in the top left hand pic, that is fat Blackie asleep on Mum's glory box (!!),  Little One on the bed & Madam Pip in front of the heater of course!        I decided to have myself  "A Crafting Day" 

I happily stood at my bench all morning & painted wooden tags & this wooden rabbit cut-out purchased 

from k-mart for $4.50 !!

Two coats of Vintage White chalk paint & I was ready to decoupage a serviette onto my rabbit.  I added a lace bow & a key charm to her neck.  These wooden eggs were in a drawer - I used to have them as display items in my craft cottage when I sold the Hessian Hen doorstops that I used to make.

I gave them a good wash (they were filthy) & applied some Re-design knob transfers to them ... a sweet little display beside my wooden rabbit  🐰💗

Once painted I decoupaged the tags with serviettes & also this little wooden paddle in the centre .. I lightly rubbed the edges with antiqueing ink to age them a bit.

Back to finishing off that wreath .... once the glue was dry & I'd filled in any gaps, I found an old tin urn of Mums which I filled with oasis & then secured the wreath in using bamboo skewers.  This stabilised it well.  I decoupaged some polystyrene eggs with vintage music papers & popped these in the front.  My urn could do to be a bit bigger but sometimes you just have to use what you have on hand, as well we know dear friends.

I had planned to trim my topiary but I've decided I rather like it hairy for now!  My friend Desiree visited this morning & when she said "that just looks like it's been there forever" it was the best compliment she could pay me  😊

Thank you as always dear friends, for your welcome visits here today,

Wishing you a wonderful Easter weekend - I shall be back with Part 2 over Easter as I still have lots to share with you,

With much love & friendship to you all,