DIY: Easter Wreath & Friends

(*Para Español ver abajo*)

 

A little bit of festive decorating was needed around our home.  Like the past few months, my life has been moving a bit slow, including in the making and decorating department.  Which is why I didn't make this wreath until this past weekend, and didn't post about it until, well, today.  But I say it is better late then never!  Right? Ha!  Just agree with me, won't ya?

Thanks.

As I was saying, I needed a bit more festive decorating.  Especially something to hang next to the front door.  

I had bought a bunch of glittered eggs last year on clearance and was holding on to them for the perfect project.  Then a couple of weeks ago while shopping at my currently favorite goodwill shop I found a twig wreath with cheap Halloween decorations on it and bought it for-like-nothing.

When I got home I pulled off those ugly Halloween decorations and had on my hands a nice twig wreath to work on.  A clean slate, a fresh start...but for much much later.  (Moving slow remember?)

Okay okay now, back to the wreath making.  It's pretty simple.

  

What you need:

* Plastic, foam, paper, what-ever-you-like, eggs. 

* Wood springy animal pieces. (I got mine from the dollar section at Target.)

* Small accent fabric flowers.  (You can make them like I usually do, but this time I also picked them up in the dollar section at Target.) 

* Piece of tulle or ribbon.

* Glue gun & glue sticks.

How to make it:

Begin by gluing the eggs randomly onto the wreath.  If you have varying sizes of eggs then I suggest you begin by gluing the larger eggs randomly around the wreath first.  Then the next size. Finally, using the smaller size to cover all the remaining gaps.  

I had also thought of painting my wreath a pretty yellow or a soft pink, but the rain outside didn't really help, so I opted not to...or you probably wouldn't be reading this post right now had I waited for the rain to pass, and then the unexpected snow to melt.  Yup that's life in VA.  

Once you finish gluing all the eggs you can add the wood animal pieces.  Or you can leave it as is.  I chose to add some springy friends.

Because my wood pieces where originally meant for hanging they had a tiny hole, I covered them up by gluing small fabric flowers.

Finally, add a pretty bow or make one out of tulle.

I'm still not sure I like the tulle bow, I might change it.  What do you think?  Hum.  

That's it!  Nice and simple.

Hang and...

Happy Easter!

*Disculpen amigos que hoy no les escribí el post en español.  Prometo escribir el siguiente en ambos idiomas.  ¡Hasta pronto y Felices Pascuas!

Friday Favorita: Outside Our Door

Where I share with you photos new and old.  Photos that inspire me, photos that make me smile or cry, photos that bring out memories, photos that I LOVE!
 
Donde comparto contigo mis fotos favoritas nuevas y viejitas.  Fotografías que me inspiran, me hacen reír o llorar, fotografías que me traen recuerdos, fotos que ¡ME ENCANTAN!

Outside Our Door

This beautiful baby bird stopped by on our back deck for a few minutes before joining his mother.

If you would like to share some of your favorite photos with me and everyone else to see, you can join my Flickr group FRIDAY FAVORITAS, post your favorite photo on your blog or on your Facebook page and link it to this blog.  I would love to see what you love.

Si tu tambien quieres compartir tus fotos favoritas conmigo y los demás, puedes ser parte de mi grupo Flickr FRIDAY FAVORITAS, compartirlas en tu blog o pagina de Facebook y hacerlas link a este blog.  Me encantaría ver tus fotos.

 

May something beautifully unexpected come your way this weekend,

 

Blueberries, no more:: Arandanos azules no mas

I had this great post pictured in my head ready to talk about how excited I was that my blueberry bush actually had a handful of blueberries. How we had been trying for the past three years to have some fresh blueberries and how every year we would forget to cover the bushes on time and zoom, the birds would eat every single blueberry before I could even enjoy looking at them. And so this year we were able to rescue one bush before the birds chirped away happily with our berries. And I would then show you my wonderful picture of my sweet blueberry bush with BERRIES on it. And well...
:: Ya tenia en mi mente planeado como les contaría de lo contenta que estaba de que mi arbusto de arándanos azules tenia unos cuantos arándanos ya casi listos para comer. Y como desde hace tres años se nos olvidaba tapar los arbustos antes de que los pájaros llegaran a comerse cada bolita. Y como, este año si nos acordamos de tapar los arbustos casi a tiempo; y como si pudimos salvar uno antes de que los pajarillos nos ganaran. Y luego les enseañria mi arbusto con sus arandanos casi azules y listos. Y luego...



...Today I excitedly stepped out to show my mother-in-law how we were able to rescue one bush and soon would be enjoying a few, but delicious blueberries and then I saw it. THEY WERE GONE! How the heck did those darn birds get to my sweet, sweet blue berries?!
:: ....Hoy salí contentisima al jardín para enseñarle a mis suegra mi arbusto listo con su arándanos para saborear, cuando lo vi. NO AVÍA NINGUNO! Como mentado se pudieron comer mis deliciosos arándanos esos pájaros?!

Sweet blueberries no more. One more year to wait and see if I can think faster than those darn birds. Oh, such a love-hate relationship with those birds right now.
:: Deliciosas y dulce arándanos no mas. Un año mas para esperar y ganarle a esos listos pajaritos. Hay, hay, hay ahorita no estoy nada de contenta con los pajaritos de mi jardín.

(*sigh*)