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I’ve been thinking of starting a garden.  My Mom always had one growing up and I remember being stuck eating way too much zucchini.  There were the fond memories of eating peas right off the vine and always enjoyed watching the morning glories appear in the morning then disappear in the PM.  It wasn’t until I became an adult that I understood why we composted in the garden although I remember helping bury coffee grounds and egg shells.

The Seattle Time have written an article on how to grow potatoes without using vast amounts of land.  They claim that at the end of the growing season, you can end up with about 100 lbs. of potatoes!  I don’t know about you but I love potatoes, all kinds.  This is so tempting to try out and the directions make me itch to seek out my power tools and run to Home Depot for wood and dirt.  Sure this year might mean some bigger costs, but as long as the wood doesn’t rot or get super icky, its reusable for many years to come.  They do say not to re-use the same dirt to grow potatoes in back to back years but that just gives me dirt for a raised bed near by.

I really hope this is as easy as it say it is because having 100 lbs of potatoes sounds like a long winter of potato fun in my house!

The Seattle Times – Grow your own Potatoes

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I don’t know what it is but I have a thing for decorated eggs.  I’m not talking about the super fancy ones,  but the hand crafted ones, like my Great Aunt Anna used to make.  My daughter is a bit of a magpie and loves all things shiny.  When I found these two sets of instructions for eggs and I couldn’t resist.

Kristen over at DomesticFluff.com has a nifty way to decorate eggs with polka dots and glitter.

The best thing is, she has come up with a more kid-safe/less sparkly method of doing this too!  I don’t know about you, but I would rather not have glitter in my egg salad.  I’ll keep the secret on how she does this but it is brilliant!

Now, if you are looking for the ultimate “bling” for your eggs, Lumpy Page Designs, has topped the charts.  I’ll just post the pic and let you read how she did this.  Granted , the egg is blown so this is NOT a project for a hard boiled egg.

How fabulous would that look as a centerpiece?  And the hardest part of the whole thing is probably waiting for it to dry!

Hoppy Easter Everyone!

Domestic Fluff – Sparkly Dot Eggs

Lupmp Page Designs – Glitter Eggs

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Yesterday I posted links for the “Bunny Tails” and “Easter Egg Seeds”. Well, while I was dying Easter eggs last night for my youngest’s Pre-School party, I literally whipped them both up.

I had everything on hand, marshmallows, heavy weight paper, stapler, double stick tape, clear plastic bags AND ink for my printer.  I also had on hand my paper cutter which made cutting straight lines a breeze.  I made 15 of the bunny tails and 3 of the  seeds because that’s all I needed.    The bunny tails template has 4 per page and the seeds have at least 12, probably more.   I was done both crafts (including printing time) in less than 30 minutes.  Granted if my kids had “helped” it would have taken longer but they were already tucked into their beds before I got started.

Here are some pics that I took.

My bags were a bit smaller than what Can’t Stop Making Things used so I trimmed down the paper just a bit.  My bags (2 oz. sized) held about half a cup of marshmallows perfectly.

If you are looking to occupy the kiddies for a bit before company arrives or when they are waiting for the big feast on Sunday, this is a GREAT way to occupy them!

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With Easter right around the corner and now that the birthdays are over (for now), I thought it would be good to post a quick and easy crafts for Easter.    I found two great ones over at Can’t Stop Making Things.

First one up is “Bunny Tails“  My kiddies love marshmallows and this is a cute one.  If you are having many little folk over for Easter, this would be a cute one to put at their place settings.  Chances are they will not last though the meal but its still very cute.  Even the kids can help make these up.

Now, the next one is also cute and easy for the kiddies to also help make up.  Re-labeling a box of tick tac’s as Easter Egg Seeds would be great if there are some older kiddies attending or for the kids to make for the adults.  This would even make a cute little teacher’s gift.  If you felt really crafty and had some of those food safe markers, you could even decorate them a bit to make them a bit more colorful or mix in some other flavors.

Hope you have fun with these two Easter crafts!

Can’t Stop Making Things – Bunny Tails and Easter Egg Seeds

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I love flowers!  It doesn’t matter if they are real or not but I still love them.  I also love parties and party favors.  Martha Stewart’s folks have come up with the perfect mix.  This favor would work for a shower, either baby or bridal, Easter, Christening or a girlly girl flower party of any occasion.  Heck this is a great way to wrap candy period!

A little tissue paper, scissors and a few seconds and you have yourself an adorable little favor with the best little gift in my eyes, candy!

Martha says to use a strip of acetate to make a cylinder but why not re-use a paper towel (or TP) roll?  Plus you can get more candy in it.  More candy is always a “Good Thing” in my book!

Martha Stewart – Flower Wrapped Favor

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Here in South Jersey we are having the most spectacular weather this weekend.  Mid 60′s  and no wind.  The snow is all melted and it just feels so nice outside.  I know spring is technically a few weeks away but I thought I would offer this simple floral arrangement today because its so nice out.

The very simple directions to this cute arrangement is available at Inspired Ideas.  The best thing is, any flower can be used and it proves that you can make an arrangement out of anything, even a silicone baking cup.

Cupcake Flower Arrangement – Inspired Ideas

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I’ve always loved Daffodils, even before I could say the word properly.  I had trouble pronouncing the name and called them “Daffyducks” instead.  The name has stuck in my mind every since.

My parents have a huge bed of daffodils at their house and I still pick some as they come to bloom.  They seem like such happy flowers and I always try to have one on my desk at work when they come for their annual visit.

Good Housekeeping has a simple napkin ring holder with a tissue paper daffodil that is perfect for your Spring event.

Good Housekeeping – Daffodil Napkin Ring

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