Easter prep

A beautiful, busy day before Easter! 

My "not so perfect" stenciled Easter eggs. 

(I mistakenly used my dry erase contact paper instead of my vinyl...bummer.)

I still think they're pretty cute.

Next year they'll be perfect,

I hope.

Good Friday

My DIY paper Lilies.

Easter prep & parties today!

Have a wonderful Saturday!

Vintage Easter Eggs

I made some of the vintage eggs with pages out of old hymnals from my childhood church which was also the church we were married in. For the other eggs I used old sewing patterns that were used by my mother to make clothes for my sisters and me when we were little and patterns I used to make clothes for my children when they were younger which makes these eggs...
Eggstra special!

I am linking here:

from my list of

one thousand gifts:

::safe travel on Sunday::singing in the car with the our college and high school kids::computer help from John::white daffodils::

::morning rainbows ::

Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living creatures of every kind on the earth. Genesis 9:15-17

::the birth of our precious "EASTER baby" 24 years ago::

Happy Birthday Peter!!

heirloom Easter eggs

Happy Monday!

After a fun April Fools Day post yesterday I am back to sharing my handmade Easter Eggs. These eggs were my first attempt at smocking and I love how they turned out. This was a great way to practice smocking before taking on bigger projects. To see more of my handmade Easter Eggs go 

here and here.

Today I'm linking up here:

Featured here:

crafty Easter eggs

These are my simple,  no-sew Easter eggs. 

They are part of my handmade collection which I will be sharing over the next few days. 

homespun Easter eggs

A variety of handmade Easter eggs decorate our house and I will share them here over the next few days. 

Happy Spring!

I've changed back to my old camera again which needs some new batteries so more Easter decorating photos coming soon...

a touch of spring

I have always loved bird nests and when I found this old abandon nest in our yard a few years ago I put it on our porch in an old farmers crate to be enjoyed by all that come to our door. This week I had a new idea. I thought I would try displaying it in an Apothecary Jar as a springtime arrangement in the house. I haven't decided yet if I like the nest better by itself or with a few eggs but either way it definitely adds a touch of spring.

Linking to:

speaking of Wool...

Working on these adorable felted wool Easter Eggs which I started a few years ago while on vacation but when I got home I put them away and unfortunately forgot about them. Time to finish them up and get them in a basket. 

felted Wool Easter Eggs
 (before)