Burlap Bunny Table Runner

Got the idea from social media but definitely made it my way.... You see, we just moved and are hosting our family's Easter dinner on a budget. I needed to use the green table clothes reserved for the basement and our blue/grey plates. Something had to tie these two together.

I bought a pre-cut burlap, runner sized, piece of fabric from Walmart for $5, burlap ribbon on deep blue for $1, matching blue paint for $1.50 and a sponge for $1. 

Cut the sponge into a bunny, laid the runner down over some wax paper and measured 1 paper towel roll length down both ends.  Then I just took my sponge bunny, dipped him into paint and stamped all the way down. 

For the centerpiece, I used an old green vase that you can easily find thrifting for under $2, bought "day old" flowers from Kroger at $3.50 and used my burlap ribbon to make a nice bow. I needed a little more so I just grabbed some decorations from stash and laid them out! 

Voila! Easter table for less than $15,

Hardly any time and a whole lot of feeling crafty. 

Happy Easter yall! 

Easter Bunny Mix

I had seen variations of this on social media but the ingredients were so hard to find! So I made this variation with readily available items at your grocery store! 

Inside is: 

1 - 6oz bag of Annie's Cocoa & Vanilla cookies 

1 - 6oz bag of Annie's Friends cookie 

1 - 10oz bag of Carrot Cake M&Ms

2 1/2 cups of mini pretzels 

2 1/2 cups of Goldfish crackers 

2 cups of mini fruit flavored marshmallows 

Put them all together, mix & snack!  

Easter Baskets for Everyone!

Spoiler alert: Hayden, Damon or parental unit don't look!!! 

One of the great joys in staying home is being ahead of the game. No running around like a chicken with my head cut off planning holidays! This year, it is Tuesday and I've already hid my responsibility's  Easter baskets for Sunday morning. #winning 

While I was stashing it got me thinking, I have created Easter baskets for "everyone" this year. A small person, a spouse and a pair of parents. Then I thought, why not share? I got a little creative & maybe some of you will appreciate that while you get your creative juices flowing in time for some last minute shopping. But let me warn you, if you haven't already shopped hurry cause Target was bananas today. :-) 

Basket #1 - The Littlest Person

H will only be 1 next month, which was surprisingly challenging. I wanted to do something to start a tradition but I also wanted to put limits or goals on it. It had to be practical, it had to be inexpensive & he had to like it! This is what I came up with: 

Clockwise top left: bubbles (!!! Supervised only of course but this will at least get him outside), foam book for the bath, Annie's Animal Cookies, minion socks, 2 rompers and a Ninja Turtle ball he helped himself to while shopping. Total cost: $19.00

Basket #2 - The Spouse

D is pretty easy to read, focus on the things he likes. Some of his favorites are money, meat & chocolate. My goal was really just to make him happy. I'm pretty sure I'll just add a 6 pack of his favorite beer and round this basket out. 

Clockwise starting top left: Forbes magazine, summer sausage (switching up the predictable jerky), and the trifecta. Which is a good chocolate bunny, "bunny food" (Reese's pieces carrot) and "bunny eggs" (Cadburys). Total cost: $17.00 // $25.00 with beer. 

Basket #3 - The Parents 

Yes, it may seem a bit strange to get my parents an Easter basket but you know what? I like it. I like them. Any they deserve it. This year, I wanted to do all food, which is hard when one of them is on a serious diet and the other is a serious sweets horder. So my goal for this one was to balance it out. 

Clockwise starting top left: Skinny Pop, Peeps mini pack, Jelly Beam tube, Skinny Girl Chocolate a pretzel bars, Reese's Pieces carrot, mini Robin Eggs, traditional Cadbury Cream Eggs and a Yankee Candle travel air fresher in Peeps scent! Total cost: $23.00

There you have it, a little bit of Easter love for all ages and flavors. And don't worry, I didn't forget about my favorite fuzzy friends either.... they'll be getting flat friends & denta sticks! 

Hope this inspires you! 

Easter "Carrots"

So I've been Pintresting a lot. Part of my new too sick to actually do anything ritual. Tried this cute one for Easter since I'm hosting for the first time ever. Not exactly what I imagined but I'll take it.

They're silverware Easter Carrots. Supposed to look like this: 

Of course, when I saw glitter silverware at Target and pipe cleaners seemed like an easier solution mine turned out like this: 

Not exactly the same.... But then upside is they kind of look like carrots when they're all together in a cute basket. Like this: 

The basket for the record was also form Target on sale for $1.50. Napkins I had to get from Meijer.

Anyway, my recommendation is to "hide" your green ears a little more and don't ever expect anything to come out like it does on Pintrest! Lol 

Happy Easter crafting ya'll!!!