Easter Peeps Centerpiece

Use some Easter signature treats to create a fun festive holiday arrangement. Throw a bandana around any vase or drinking glass and add some beads to anchor the peeps in place.

To make the peeps stem use aluminum floral wire and twist around a pencil.

If your planning on making an edible arrangement use lollipop sticks or wood skewers as stems. 

Chirp Up Some Spring Cupcakes

These little hatched cupcakes emulating baby chicks will have your toddler chirping for more.

To do:

Use a couple of drops of yellow food coloring an stir vigorously into white frosting.

Put yellow frosting in a piping bag (using a star piping tip) and gently squeeze upwards giving the frosting a furry effect.

For a layered sparkle textured look, sprinkle on some yellow crystals.

Add chocolate chip for eyes and a half of a jelly bean for the beak.

Warm and Fuzzy Love Note Card

Add a little felt and a little fun to your Valentine's day card. With these no fuss layers of love, sure to win over your honey or your little one!

I used nesting heart cookie cutters as a template to make the heart shape.

Use the cookie cutter and trace a heart shape on a piece of felt.

Layer the heart shaped felt on top of each other. Use a pinking shear scissor on every other heart to create a zig zag effect.

Add a button and use a needle and thread to bind pieces together.

For a the last touch I tucked in a fortune cookie message.

Chocolate Covered Strawberry Footballs

"Are you ready for some football"...start with these easy to whip up — chocolate covered strawberry! These little sweets make a delightful Superbowl desert!

• 2 dozen ripe strawberries
• 2 cups of milk chocolate chips

 - Prepare a baking sheet by lining it with foil or...I used cupcake papers to give them a decretive little serving  dish.

 - Wash the strawberries and dry them thoroughly.

- Place the chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave them until they melt, stirring every 40 seconds. It should take about 2 minutes.

- Holding a strawberry by the stem, dip it in chocolate, twirling it in a circular motion.

- Once all of the berries are dipped, refrigerate them for 30 minutes to set the chocolate. 

- Put frosting in a zip lock plastic bag and cut a very small hole in the corner to add football lace details.

Cheese Shaker Flower Arrangement

Ok, so I'm always searching for different ways to make the perfect arrangement, and I think I found it with these generic 6 oz cheese shakers.

These cheese shaker lids make a perfect flower frog.

 Tip: Use flowers that have a slim stem, daisy flowers work great. 

For an extra splash of color use one drop of food coloring

DIY Supermarket Flower Arrangment

Eww...supermarket flowers, it's easy to walk by them with their plastic cellophane wrapping, but look a little closer, you might find a little treasure waiting to bust into an arrangement.

Just peel wrapping from the flowers, cut stems on an angle and pop them in any bottle collection or use your drinking glasses to create a uniform look. The bottles can shape-shift your flowers into any shape you want. For the nosegay arrangement, just gather the flowers one by one in your hand on a slight angle, the stems should look like a tripod shape, then cut bottom stems straight across. Tie with ribbon and place in a shallow bowl. I added some glass marbles to reinforce the stems to stand upright.

Closet Makeover...start organizing!

Ok...this is not the usual time of year to organize your closets, but my daughters closet was so out of control that it was time for a clutter patrol - asap. We just couldn't find anything, pile of shoes, broken organizers which were hanging by a tread (literally) and the out of control hangers...YIKES!

     Before:

After:

I only bought one draw organizer, all the other items were repurposed from another room or were already in the closet.

I emptied the closet and got rid of anything that didn't fit, was trashed or clothes she just didn't want to wear anymore. Duh...I know we all know this, but sometimes it's hard to let go of the sparkly dress she wore for a party that is three sizes too small...donate it!!

The hangers: I know... people have favorites, wood, huggable, fabric...whatever you prefer is great. Just stick to one kind/style.  If the hangers are all exactly the same, they will fit smoothly together.

The bins on the top shelf hold all her seasonal clothes, they were already in her closet we just organized it better.

The wire stacking bins were repurposed from the kitchen...the shoes fit perfectly in the little nook.

I bought the draw organizer at Target and added labels.

For the last touch, I added an over the door hook that was in my room...now it holds the clothes for the next day. No "what should I wear" drama, it's all ready to go!

Happy, organized and dancing!