Spring is here - Easter Shadow box

Hello everyone, I am starting to think spring might be around the corner.  We had a glorious weekend here, and we are actually starting to see patches of grass around.  So I guess that means it is ok to start decorating for spring.  I love spring, I love the flowers it brings and the colors of all the decorations.  So I decided to make a cute little shadow box with this cute little bunny I found in Lori's shop.

To make this, I used Lori's 5x7 shadow box frame found here, which also includes a tutorial with it, that came in handy when assembling it.  I also used her bunny silhouette found here, and her Hello Summer collection from Echo Park.

Once the frame was all built, I added the bunny with a little foam adhesive and added a little cotton to the tale.  I think it turned out great, clean and simple and ready to make my house happy with spring!

 

Thanks for stopping in, see you next week!

Spring Fever

Well - at last I am feeling a little settled.  I have unpacked the last of the boxes.  Still have some organizing left, but pictures are hung, and it looks like a real house.  I hate moving, and will die before I do it again.

But being settled brings time to get some projects done.  I have been having a little fun in my new office, so I thought I would share with you!

My first project was some gifts I gave away for mothers day to my kids "other" mothers.  I found a tutorial for these super cute momma bird necklaces, and knew between that and a super cute box, it would be a rockin' gift.  I used Lori Whitlock's hello Summer paper collection from Echo Park and her cute necklace box file found here, then topped it off with a cute flower found here.

You can find the necklace tutorial here.

ok, next up to bat was a fun and simple count down.  I have always wanted to make one of these, and never had the spot to put it, until now... so I grabbed an unfinished 12x12 frame, painted it turquoise, and inserted a 12x12 chalkboard.  To top it off, a little vinyl countdown.  I think its message gets changes once or twice daily, but it's all good.  I guess they are excited about school getting out, because all of my kids have written schools out and changed the day number.... I even think it looks cuter with their hand wrtiting on it...

You can find the file for the countdown here.

ok, last but not least, I dressed up some pots for my front porch.  I saw some pots on pinterest that had painted polka dots on them, and I thought I could do better than that, so with some out door vinyl, a couple of borders, a house number and a G - for Graham of course, I made my front entry so happy!

Just wish me luck keeping my plants alive for the summer!

Have a great week!

Spring Blog Hop

Welcome to Lori's Spring Blog Hop - this is your last stop!  Here is the order for the hop....

Lori Whitlock 
Carolyn KingCorri Garza 
Joy Dickson 
Krissy Clark 
Natalie Graham (you are here!)

For my project I wanted to keep it simple, well, because my life right now is not simple.  My office looks like this....

 
Just keeping it real....  I just moved back to Utah after spending three years in Canada.  I have been in my new house for less than a week, and today was the first day I unpacked anything in this room, well, because, the kitchen, TV's, and bedrooms have been a little bit of a priority; scrapbook, photography and sewing stuff has taken a back seat to the essentials. My computer is up and running, but anything else is still in mystery boxes scattered not only here, but all over my basement.  I am sure my family will get sick of stepping over boxes labeled crafts, so wish me luck getting organized in a timely fashion.

Luckly, in the time we waited for our house stuff to be shipped here, my sister was kind enough to let me borrow her sewing machine, so I could have something to share with you today.  I made cute easter outfits for my girls, similar to the ones I made for Halloween, but with Lori's files, I was able to make a matching shirt.

Fun, quick and cute!  I used Lori's bunny file found here, cut it out, ironed it on, and sewed around it!  The skirts were made with cute holiday fabric and cute ric rac!  The girls are excited to wear them, hopefully to a egg hunt or something fun like that!

ok, so who wants a gift card to Lori's store?  I'll keep it simple; to enter, simply start following my blog, add a quick comment and I will announce the winner tomorrow!  Good luck and happy blog hopping!