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DIY Easter Egg Salt and Pepper

DIY Easter Egg Salt and Pepper: Full tutorial to make these from real eggs, with a whittled wooden miniature spoon, and Cricut vinyl letters. This is such a fun little project and perfect for Easter. It’s so simple and so adorable. Perfect for your table this spring. I’m joining in with some of my favourite bloggers for the Seasonal Simplicity Spring Series. Be sure to check out all the amazing Easter projects this week at the end of this post. You can make this project as simple or as involved as you like. I decided to try whittling and make… Read More

Spring Home Tour

Spring Home Tour: pretty pastel rainbow colours, butterflies, mushrooms, and crepe paper flowers create the most beautiful spring home tour. Welcome! Sharing home tours are my favourite kind of posts to share. It was so much fun putting a spring touch on my home this year. I hope this spring home tour makes you feel inspired to add a few spring touches too. This post was put together when I decorated my home for spring a few weeks ago, before we headed away on vacation. We boarded a cruise ship for a 12 night cruise before there were any travel… Read More

Butterfly Spring Mantel

Butterfly Spring Mantel: DIY pastel clay mushrooms, and watercolour rainbow butterflies made from old book pages make a magical spring mantel. This spring mantel is full of rainbows and butterflies and mushrooms… there’s everything but fairies and they might show up any minute! This butterfly spring mantel was so fun to put together, and full of easy crafts and DIYs. This is the perfect little project for a maker this spring. I’m joining in with the Seasonal Simplicity Spring Series, so be sure to check out all the other spring mantels and links at the end of this post for… Read More

Mushroom Spring Wreath

Mushroom Spring Wreath: DIY mushrooms made from air dry clay and painted pastel colours for spring on a moss covered wreath. The days are getting brighter here, and spring is on its way. This Mushroom wreath is the perfect way to celebrate the arrival of warmer days. I’m joining in with lots of my favourite bloggers for the Seasonal Simplicity Spring Series. Be sure to check out lots more spring wreaths at the end of this post. Materials: air dry clay paint wire foam wreath form moss hot glue ribbon How To Make A Mushroom Spring Wreath: Mushrooms 1. First… Read More

St. Patrick’s Day Table

St. Patrick’s Day Table: a mix of vintage and modern touches with lots of green for the perfect St. Patrick’s Day table decorations. This St. Patrick’s Day table has the perfect amount of vintage charm, mixed with modern pieces. If you’re looking for some St. Patrick’s Day table decorations that are vintage inspired you’ll love this one. Vintage St. Patrick’s Day Touches The star of the table has to be this little Irish couple of figurines that are music boxes. I was lucky enough to find them at the thrift store. They’re pretty adorable. They’re not in perfect condition, but… Read More

Spring Letter Board Bunny

Spring Letter Board Bunny: If you’re looking for spring letter board ideas you’ll love this. Non-permenant bunny ears and a tail are perfect for spring. I love adding little touches for spring. If you’re looking for spring letter board ideas, this one is so simple and easy to make. I think you could just about add bunny ears and a fluffy tail to anything for spring and it would be adorable. Today I’m joining in on the Seasonal Simplicity Spring Series. Be sure to check out lots more Spring DIY inspiration at the bottom of this post. Materials: small… Read More

Hot Chocolate Valentine

Hot Chocolate Valentine: use our free printable valentine card and hot chocolate label to create beautiful classroom Valentines. Last post I shared my amazing Love Potion Hot Chocolate station. If you loved the idea but would like to do it on a slightly smaller scale, then this version is perfect for you. Free Valentine Printable Card Use our free printables to create these fun Valentines. During these cold February days of winter, a hot chocolate treat is perfect to warm anyone up. These chemistry inspired ones could not be any cuter. It’s also perfect to use as classroom Valentines, or… Read More

Board Game Night

Board Game Night: enjoy a board game night with free printable invitation and banner, and ideas for a Candy Land themed Dessert Table. This Board Game Night is sure to be loads of fun! We’ve got free printable invitations, a printable banner and the best snack table ever. It’s the perfect way to get through these long winter months, and would be a great way to celebrate Family Day coming next week for some provinces in Canada. This would be a really fun activity for March Break too. The Games I partnered with MCC’s Care and Share Thrift Store for… Read More