Bunny Bags!

This year bunny bags are back! Whoot Whoot!

You can see last years here!

 This year I have two different designs, a blue diamond patterned one and a pink florally bunny. The blue one would suit my boys so much and the pink one is just all me!

They are selling again this year for $10 a bag plus postage. If you'd like one you can email me at amiejoelle@gmail.com

Easter Decorating

Over the weekend I had a chance to start on some Easter decorating and I had such a fun time. I'd love to show every little bit to you but here are a few of my favorite spots.

 On my hall table I added my bird cages, a chalkboard canvas and some Easter egg honeycomb hangers. I'm in love with these, I got them from Kmart and they are so much fun, such beautiful bright colours!

 To them I added some tissue paper flowers that I made, I just hot glued them straight on the front.

 I created a flower wall out of tissue paper and a little crape paper. I have wanted to make a flower wall for such a long time, Easter seemed like a great opportunity to do it.

The aqua and silver tassel garland on the mantle is also from Kmart. I added a hanging branch that hangs over our dining room table, I'm really loving this- of course I had to add smaller flowers to this to match the wall!

On my table is a basket of paper mache eggs that I hope to paint some more in the next few days. I am loving that most of my decorating is done now I can enjoy a few smaller crafty projects like these paper mache eggs when ever I feel like it and the boys may even help me.

Bunny Bags!

Recently a lovely instagramer, bespokeoutlaw had made some cute bunny bags, she posted a few photos of them, they were so bright and cute and just adorable and I couldn't stop thinking about them. I decided that I HAD to have a go at them! I love it when inspiration hits like that and something actually comes from it!

 After a quick trip to the craft store I whipped up these six in an afternoon. I'm kinda hoping there will be more.Right now I have just enough for some sweet little girls in my life but I can think of a  few more people who I would like to gift these to at Easter.
 So here is a closer look at each one:

They are a fun way to use up lefter over scraps of fabric or have a little fun buying some pretty new pieces of fabric. I love this kind of quick project that you can kind of production line to make a few of them. Hopefully I will find some time to make some more really soon. 

Have you started making any Easter crafts?

Felt Easter Eggs

I've been starting to think about Easter and I saw some fun little felt eater ideas. 

 I just couldn't stop thinking about making some felt things, I don't even know if these are for gifts or if they are just for decorating here.

 I'm already addicted and I'm wanting to try a few more designs.

its nice to be stitching felt again I've missed it, I'm glad Easter has given me an excuse!!

Snail Mail Outgoing

I've been dying to share some snail mail that I sent, mostly because I had so much fun making it and it turned out how I had imagined it (a rare occurrence)!

 I purchased a mail box and painted the inside of it with a few coats of blue and white paint. I added some cute Easter bunting with Washi tape.

 I wrote a letter and stapled it inside of this card that I had made last year, I finally had someone to give it to!

 I made a bunny softie I am making a few more too.

 I added in some little eggs for my pen pals little one.Of course there had to be some polka dots in there!

 I also popped in a bunny jar. When I wrapped this one up it didn't fit so I ended up putting a different one in.

I wrapped everything up in tissue paper and sent it off. I love mailing snail mail that has a theme, ahh so much fun!!!!

My lovely pen pal has made me so many lovely things I must share them here soon!!!

Have you sent any Easter Snail Mail??

Easter Series: Make a Table Center Peice

I'm terrible with table center pieces, I always forget them for any type of occasion. I always dream of having amazing bunches of gorgeous flowers in the middle of my table but well it never really ends up happening. 

 So this Easter I thought I would make a simple center piece that I could make with things I already have. At the moment I have a circular mobile hanging over the table so I thought a circular center piece made sense.I already had this pink metal container from Ikea so I began with that.

 I cut some bunnies from gold glitter paper and hot glued some sticks to them. Cut a circle from cardboard and then used that to cut some fake grass. I stuffed the container with some newspaper and then layered the cardboard then the grass on top then skewered the bunnies through the grass and used some hot glue to hold the bunnies in place.

 I then added some wool bows to the bunnies and some ribbon and wool to the outside of the container. Lastly I just had to add these cute polka dot gold caramel eggs! Though I won't be able to leave them in there my boys will eat them!

 I really like the idea of having a low center piece so that people can talk over it and still see each other. This was another quick make that really didn't take long and add a little extra to my Easter table!

Easter Series: Make a Door Bunny

Instead of an Easter wreath for my front door I thought it would be cute to hang a bunny on my door.

 Somehow I only managed to get a few photos from the beginning stages of making the bunny but I think you could make a similar one from the pictures

 To make my bunny I used:

a large cardboard box

a texta to draw

a craft knife

hot glue gun

paint

felt 

and a handmade paper flower

 I cut extra pieces of cardboard for the ears, eyes, nose. I've used felt on the nose ears and feet and then used paint to create the eyes and mouth

 I've hot glued the the pieces on to the bunny and hot glued the head onto the body and also hot glued some string on the back so that I could tie the bunny onto the door.

 It came together pretty quickly, I think there is still plenty of time to make one for your door. You could decorate the bunny how ever you like, it would be cute with a bow or even make a boy bunny and put a bow tie on him.

I think I might make some eater bunting to go under the bunny to add a little more cuteness to my door!

Something for Sunday

I've been putting together some cute little gifts to give at Easter, just a little something for a few lovely people just to let them know that I'm thinking of them. I used some cute paper bags and simply stapled on some happy project life cards to the front I know the PL cards aren't really Eastery but I will be giving these out to people before Easter and wont be seeing them at Easter time so I feel like that is fine. I popped some cute polka dot eggs inside, a happy little treat.

A simple bit of craftiness that makes me feel like I've done something happy this weekend.

Have you done any crafting this weekend?

Easter Series: Make a Bunny Jar

This is a fun and cute idea that I found over on Pinterest that I just had to try myself.

You can find the idea on Pinterest here.

 Here is what you will need to make a Bunny Jar:

*Some little animals to go on top, some rabbits, chickens, ducks and lambs would be cute.

*Some clean dry jars.

*Some tissue paper or paper straw.

*Things to decorate your jar with like Washi tape or ribbon.

*Easter eggs to fill your jar with.

*Hot Glue

 Here is how you can make one yourself:

*Find a clean jar, for this one I have used a plain gold lid. I make a few more that had lids with writing on them so I painted them, you could also spray paint them, cover them in paper, cover them in fabric or even washi tape.

*Hot glue your little animal on to the top of the lid.

*Add tissue papper or paper straw to the bottom of the jar.

*Decorate the jar I have used some gold washi tape on this one and a gold paper ribbon.

*Pop some Easter eggs inside the jar I have used eggs with similar colors to give a cohesive look.

*Put the lid on the jar and you are done!

Its such a fun cute way to give an Easter gift this year.

Happy Making!

In My Craft Bag

Its Sunday evening here and I have just packed up my craft bag all ready for the weekend so I thought I'd share it with you.

 I've decided on Stars for my 18 ornaments for March and I have  cut a few out and popped some green in the bag too, mostly because that happened to be the only other colour felt that I had here, I think a felt shopping trip is in order! There is also a left over heart ornament to finish off, it is an extra one that I would like to give away, I may have a whole extra set (one of each ornament) at the end that I would love to give away too!

 I've also added in a felt bunny softie that I am making, I'm hoping to share more about it with you soon. I have been brainstorming lots of fun things to make for Easter and I will share them here over March, some are quick makes and a few like the bunny softie take a little more time, not much though and if you are looking for some inspiration its best to start a little early, I usually end up waiting too long and then never get half of what I want to do done. 

So I am all packed up and ready to go with some crafting this week, I am not organised with anything else though, luches and school clothes will probably wait until the morning, whoops!