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DIY Easter Egg Vase Magnets

Easter egg vase magnets spring craft
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Hey crafters! I thought I’d share this crazy easy Easter craft.  I know all of you have eggs in your fridge this month, so why not use some of them as part of your decorations.  These simple Easter egg magnets are a great addition to the kitchen decor.  Try this DIY now!

For this DIY, you’ll need:

  • Eggs
  • Magnets
  • Hot glue and gun
  • Food coloring
  • Water
  • Bowl
  • Flowers

DIY easter egg magnet vases

Step 1:

Dye your eggs.  This step is optional but it is a good way to add some color to your refrigerator.  If you already have a lot of items posted to your refrigerator currently, maybe keeping the eggs white or its natural brown color is a good idea.  I dye my eggs by adding a few drops of food coloring into water and letting the eggs sit in the dyed water for about 30 minutes.  Dry the eggs once they are completely dyed to your liking.

DIY easter egg magnet vases

Step 2: 

Using a knife or a sharp object, poke a small hole at the top of the egg and carefully begin peeling away the top portion of the egg into small pieces.  You could crack the egg on the side of a bowl or counter, but you risk removing more eggshell than necessary.  Peeling away pieces at the top of the egg gives you more control over how large that hole is.  Empty the yolk inside the egg and make a delicious omelette!

 

DIY easter egg magnet vases

Step 3:

Rinse the egg out and let it dry.  Hot glue the small magnet on the side of the egg where you want the “back of it” to be.  Be sure to get strong magnets.  As we all know, eggs are delicate and having a weak magnet risks the egg from falling off the refrigerator and breaking.

DIY easter egg magnet vases

Step 4:

Add your florals and water inside of the egg.  Use silk flowers if you want it to last a long time.  Display on your refrigerator or magnetic board and you’ll have a sweet touch of Spring to enjoy all season!

DIY easter egg magnet vases

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April 1, 2017 2 comments
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DIY Burlap Favor Bags

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Every party needs favors to give!  Instead of paper gift bags, try this DIY that might take a few minutes, but will be a long-lasting gift for your guests.  With paint, add a few stenciled, floral accents to plain burlap favor bags.  Instead of setting them to the side when the event is over, your guests can continue to use them to hold jewelry, toiletries, any other small items or knick knacks.

Supplies:

Step 1:

First, cut a small piece of cardstock, scrap paper or cardboard that is the same width as the bag.  Put it inside of the bag to prevent paint from transferring to the inside.

Step 3:

Choose the paint colors you prefer.  I had a few different green colors, but decided to go with the darker green and the white paint color combination.

Step 4:

Lay your stencil on the bag.  I like these adhesive stencils because they don’t shift around as you paint.  Even though it’s reused on the burlap, the adhesive isn’t removed when they are washed. Using up and down patting motions, cover the stencil with the white paint, being sure to cover all cutout areas of the stencil.

Step 5:

You can either stop here, if you like the singular color, or continue with the second paint selection to add more color.  Once you’ve stamped one bag, continue stamping the remainder of the bags with the same color.  Continue with the second color, stenciling each bag and placing them in different positions to add variety.

These bags should only take a few minutes to dry.  Use these as treat bags of gift bags at your next Spring party!

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February 18, 2017 0 comment
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Floral Garland Card Holder (with ProFlowers)

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In continuing with our Valentine’s Day post, I had a last minute idea to create a simple, floral garland to hang on the wall, on which I would attach any cards I receive.  This is another fairly easy DIY that you can do with a dozen or two roses and any other greenery you have on hand.  Wedding season is almost upon us, and this wall hanger display could be a great addition to any wedding decor.  You could also create this after a wedding or formal event with the flowers from your event; that way you could hold on to them just a little bit longer!  We were ecstatic to receive these beautiful roses from ProFlowers, which worked extremely well for this project.

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To achieve this “viney” look, you’ll need: a 3′ wooden dowel (about 5/8″) thick.  Depending on how many flowers you attach, this could get heavy and you may need a dowel that’s a little bit thicker to hold them.  You’ll also need roses or flowers of your choice, floral wire, fishing line or clear filament for hanging cards, and command strips to hang it all on the wall.

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Using the wooden dowel as an anchor, attach the green stems and leaves with the floral wire.  Overlap the stems for a fuller effect, making sure to cover the wire and dowel.

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Cut the stems of the roses pretty short for easier attachment- again with floral wire.  Place them strategically throughout the garland, making sure to fill in any gaps or holes where one would see the dowel.

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Hang Command Strips to attach the garland to the wall.

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Cut about 24″ of clear filament, join the two ends with a double knot.  Don’t worry too much if it coils around itself- the weight of the cards should stretch it out.   You can cut it at multiple lengths to add some variation.  Loop the string around the garland, place the cards in the string and let it hang.

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The string is so clear against my gray walls- it appears as if the cards are floating.
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Pretty simple, right?  Add as many Valentine’s Day, wedding, birthday cards, etc. as you want. Also from ProFlowers, I had some left over tulips and rose petals, so I decided to create an ice bowl that would be great to hold a wine bottle or another beverage for tonight’s Valentin’s Day dinner.  I essentially submerged tulips and rose petals in water between two buckets and let it freeze overnight.

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For this project, you’ll need  a large bucket and a smaller one.  They were both plastic- picked up from my local dollar store.  Because plastic is a malleable, I found it easier to remove the ice from a plastic bucket as opposed to a metal one (similar to way a plastic ice cube tray works).  The smaller bucket sits in the larger bucket and the larger bucket fills with water.  The smaller bucket will start to float as you fill up the larger one, so add a weighty object (something that’s okay to freeze) in the smaller one to hold it down.   Begin to submerge any flowers or whatever fun objects you’d like to freeze in the water.  Place the bucket in the freezer and let it all freeze overnight.

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The next day, let the bucket sit outside of the freezer for a bout 5 minutes before attempting to remove the ice bowl.  It will melt a little bit, and the smaller bucket should slide out easily.  If you aren’t serving your beverage immediately, put the bucket back in the freezer until time to serve.  This ice bowl lasted about 30-45 minutes before the flowers started to poke out of the sides due to melting.

Make a Floral Garland Card Holder (with ProFlowers)

2/14/2015

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In continuing with our Valentine’s Day post, I had a last minute idea to create a simple, floral garland to hang on the wall, on which I would attach any cards I receive.  This is another fairly easy DIY that you can do with a dozen or two roses and any other greenery you have on hand.  Wedding season is almost upon us, and this wall hanger display could be a great addition to any wedding decor.  You could also create this after a wedding or formal event with the flowers from your event; that way you could hold on to them just a little bit longer!  We were ecstatic to receive these beautiful roses from ProFlowers, which worked extremely well for this project.

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To achieve this “viney” look, you’ll need: a 3′ wooden dowel (about 5/8″) thick.  Depending on how many flowers you attach, this could get heavy and you may need a dowel that’s a little bit thicker to hold them.  You’ll also need roses or flowers of your choice, floral wire, fishing line or clear filament for hanging cards, and command strips to hang it all on the wall.

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Using the wooden dowel as an anchor, attach the green stems and leaves with the floral wire.  Similar to the floral garland centerpiece post, overlap the stems for a fuller effect, making sure to cover the wire and dowel.

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Cut the stems of the roses pretty short for easier attachment- again with floral wire.  Place them strategically throughout the garland, making sure to fill in any gaps or holes where one would see the dowel.

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Hang Command Strips to attach the garland to the wall.

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Cut about 24″ of clear filament, join the two ends with a double knot.  Don’t worry too much if it coils around itself- the weight of the cards should stretch it out.   You can cut it at multiple lengths to add some variation.  Loop the string around the garland, place the cards in the string and let it hang.

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The string is so clear against my gray walls- it appears as if the cards are floating.

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Pretty simple, right?  Add as many Valentine’s Day, wedding, birthday cards, etc. as you want.  Also from ProFlowers, I had some left over tulips and rose petals, so I decided to create an ice bowl that would be great to hold a wine bottle or another beverage for tonight’s Valentin’s Day dinner.  I essentially submerged tulips and rose petals in water between two buckets and let it freeze overnight.

Picture

For this project, you’ll need  a large bucket and a smaller one.  They were both plastic- picked up from my local dollar store.  Because plastic is a malleable, I found it easier to remove the ice from a plastic bucket as opposed to a metal one (similar to way a plastic ice cube tray works).  The smaller bucket sits in the larger bucket and the larger bucket fills with water.  The smaller bucket will start to float as you fill up the larger one, so add a weighty object (something that’s okay to freeze) in the smaller one to hold it down.   Begin to submerge any flowers or whatever fun objects you’d like to freeze in the water.  Place the bucket in the freezer and let it all freeze overnight.

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The next day, let the bucket sit outside of the freezer for a bout 5 minutes before attempting to remove the ice bowl.  It will melt a little bit, and the smaller bucket should slide out easily.  If you aren’t serving your beverage immediately, put the bucket back in the freezer until time to serve.  This ice bowl lasted about 30-45 minutes before the flowers started to poke out of the sides due to melting.

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I hope you enjoyed this post!  I love working with flowers because there are so many different crafts and fun floral arrangements and displays that make a great addition to any party or event.  Let us know what you think by adding a comment below!

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February 14, 2015 0 comment
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