Posts tagged: easter
Alternative Easter Craft: Cascarones.
By Chrisjob
I enjoy dying easter eggs (really, I do...), but I don't have a use for ALL those hard boiled eggs that come out of the project. I do, however, have plenty of use for breaking things over my friends' heads and making big confetti messes, so this year, I'm making cascarones- a Mexican tradition of decorative eggs that are hollowed (blown) and filled with confetti, which are subsequently broken over others' heads. Sound awesome? You're right.
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20 Alternatives to Traditional Easter Grass
By DIY Maven
The grass the Easter Bunny traditionally stuffs into baskets is not exactly bunny food. Plus, it's messy, tacky and not good for the environment. So, this year just say 'no' to Easter's answer to tinsel and try one of the following alternatives. More interesting than paper from the shredder, and there's something for everybody, no matter the age of the recipient.
How to Tie Dye Easter Eggs...with TIES!
By DIY MavenDid you know you can use silk--in this case silk ties--to dye Easter eggs? And that the result is gorgeous? Each is one of a kind and because there's virtually no-mess, there's no excuse to give them a try.
Traveling the World with Peeps
By DIY Maven
This Sunday is Easter, which can only mean one thing: It's Peep season and they're turning up in the oddest places as evidenced by the slide show below. Why this explosion of Peeps in print? National Geographic Traveler has challenged their readers to a Peeps in Places Photo Challenge.
Make a 3D Bunny Cake
By ModHomeEcTeacher
Why opt for a flat, sheet cake when you can go 3D and put the bunny to work as the centerpiece?
Frugal Easter Basket--Weave Your Own
By DIY Maven
Diane's recycled-from-boxes Easter baskets couldn't be a more perfect home for our Frugal Easter Eggs. Seriously, how ingenious is this? Packaging boxes woven into the cute, free and recyclable baskets?? Fabulous.
Frugal Easter Eggs--Skip the Kit
By DIY Maven
Skip the kit and make your own colorful Easter eggs with this super simple recipe from smallhomestead.com.
How To Make Eggshell Seedling Planters
By ModHomeEcTeacher
Photo by Jesse Dill
For some reason this reminds me of the commercial for the tiny burgers that are so cute.
Celebrate Spring With Free PEEPS® Recipes!
By DIY Maven
It's the first day of spring, which means it's PEEPS® season! The sweet, fluffy marshmallow chicks and bunnies come in 5 festive colors and are the main ingredients in fun recipes like PEEP®Sicles, or PEEPS® Bunny Dips, or even PEEPS® Party Dippers. Visit the PEEPS® website for a many more, and for really big PEEPS® fans, check out Charity Ferreira's book, PEEPS® Recipes and Crafts to Make with Your Favorite Marshmallow Treat.
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Curbly Video Podcast: Naturally Dyed Easter Eggs.
By Chrisjob
This Easter season, head to the produce aisle and dye your eggs with nature.
Materials
• Free-range eggs
• Alum powder (available at the supermarket in the spice aisle)
• White Vinegar
• Vegetables and spices, see step one
• Cooktop
• Saucepan
• Measuring spoons
• Wooden spoon and slotted spoon
• Vegetable oil, wax, electrical tape, leaves, stickers, etc (optional)
1). Choose which colors you’d like to dye your eggs.
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DIY Recycled Easter Gifts
By intouchozEaster doesn't have to be commercialized. The nicest gifts are always those that have been handmade, fashioned by the hands of the giver and full of warm vibrations.
Making your own need not be expensive on the pocket or the environment or difficult, it just requires imagination and a little skill. The varied ideas we have included here should start you on an absorbing and productive path. For more details, go to Easter doesn't have to be comm » READ MORE
Easter tablecloth, a day late.
By badbadivy
Several weeks ago, I bought a cute Easter tablecloth. When we got home, I had the kids put the items I bought away, and I forgot I had even bought the tablecloth. Until today, when I went to put a new tablecloth on my table. There, in the tablecloth drawer, was the new tablecloth.
"What the heck," I thought, "It's spring, and it's super cute." So I took a picture to share with you guys. (Excuse the wrinkliness, I literally just put it on my tab » READ MORE
How to Fold a Paper Rabbit
By DIY Maven
Tomorrow is Easter Sunday, or it’s just another Sunday in spring, depending on your point of view. Either way, how about celebrating the day with a few rabbits? They make cute decorations and great place cards. On the origami folding scale, this is an easy one.
Props
One square sheet of paper. A piece of copy paper cut down to 8.5" by 8.5" works perfectly. They also look great done in tye dyed paper too!
Scissors
Procedure
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