Using eggshells as little vases, make a simple and cute little centerpiece for Easter.

We love our chickens, and we love the eggs they lay. 
Their eggs taste great and I believe they are healthy too. 
And I think they looks adorable....   :)
So for Easter-time this year, I decided to make our chicken's eggs
the focal point in our table centerpiece, turning their eggs
into tiny little vases to hold tiny flowers.

These little eggshell vases are easy to make:
Just gently tap the top of your egg.
Carefully peel some of the eggshell away, till the hole is the size you like.
Poor out the contents.
(Your family will love the goodies you will make with those eggs...!!!)

Carefully wash out the eggshells.
Arrange them in an egg-carton
or other container that will keep them upright.

Fill your empty eggshells with water.

Cut your flowers to a short length and place them in your little eggshell vases.

Enjoy your pretty little Easter centerpiece!

Happy Easter!

FYI: eggshells from roaming chickens are a bit tougher than those you buy
from the store, so they make perfect little vases. 
However, I am sure store-bought eggs would work just fine....

This video above is such a beautiful quick rendition of the last week of Jesus' life: Palm Sunday through Resurrection Morning.  Well-worth your seven minutes of time!  I promise....   :)

Crystelle

Partying with these bloggy friends.... & the Charm of Home, Coastal Charm, Savvy Southern Style, Today’s Creative Blog, Home Stories A 2 Z, The Shabby Nest, The Shabby Creek Cottage, Thrifty Decor Chick, Between Naps on the Porch

Well, it's chilly this time of year, so I got busy making some heart-shaped hand-warmers.

We always do a cookie exchange with all my besties, but as we are all getting a little more health-conscious (aka older), a little gift is more appropriate...  So when I saw these cute handwarmers that Jessi made at Practically Functional, I knew what my girlfriends were getting this year for Christmas....

I had lots of sweater remnants from upcycled sweater pillows I've made, so it was fun to make these cute little heart hand warmers in lots of different colors...  :)
{naturally my favorite colors are the mint and teal...:  so retro cool...  !!!}

Now let's hope that they like them as much as I enjoyed making them for them....

Aren't these rollers and glasses hilarious!  How about the turquoise face-mask!  Awesome....

I love this little video above!  What a great lesson we all can learn from time to time.  It is so easy to see where others fall short, but it is hard to acknowledge our own mistakes and shortcomings...

My goal:  think positively about others this week...
.... and after that:  always.....

My daughter is having a birthday in a few days, but we will not be together......  We will miss her so much... :(
During the summers she works in Rhode Island to earn enough money to make it through two semesters of school...
We are so proud of her for her hard work and the wonderful lady she is turning out to be....  and the wonderful young lady she has always been.
{We love her:  does it show....???}




That said, I put together a little care package for her:  just some simple little things she might enjoy.  We will celebrate her birthday for real when she arrives home {for a couple of days} next month. 

To make her birthday more festive for her made a super-simple little garland to decorate her bedroom with... It turned out pretty cute, if I say so myself!

This is how I made it: 
I went through my scrap fabric box and picked out a few cheerful happy colored scraps.  I was surprised at how little fabric I needed. 
I folded the fabric over {pressed the crease real quick} and cut out a triangle, square or rectangle at random.  sometimes I didn't even use a cutting ruler:  I just eyeballed it.

Then I folded each shape over a string of jute cord and sewed along the edges using a bright colored zig-zag.
In the little garland I made, I used orange and green thread. 
I must say I am really happy with the cheerful results!

• Cost: nada {nothing, zip} ~ I had all these things laying around and almost threw them away many times {for clutter control purposes, I'm sure you've heard of it....}
  
• Time:  less than an hour
• Result:  pretty dang cute happy cheerful celebration decoration!!!

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At the Vintage Market last week we also sold these original design T-shirts...They went like hotcakes!
Soooo cute, ........  right?????

I mean.... Who wants to be well-behaved....???
A little UN-conformity brings out creativity......
Or is it the way around....????

My friend Rachel and I designed these shirts together and wear them with pride....

Get your-self one of these shirts while we still have some available: limited qualities....

T-shirts are soft cotton that will only get softer with wear and laundering.

I have only a few sizes left.  Please visit my Etsy site to see them:

$16 each
shipping within the US $4

Save the Date!
June 22 and 23 2012
Vintage Market

Fun and Uniquely Up-Cycled "Trendy Vintage" Decor and Furniture
June 22
12:00 noon - 4:00 p.m.
June 23
10:00 a.m. - 2 p.m.

I'm from Ucon Idaho
that's where I live. 
We got such a treat this weekend when Elder Packer told us repeatedly in a South East Idaho Regional Satellite Stake Conference to be proud of where you are from.  Don't take a backseat. Be grateful for your heritage and where you are from.  Tell people :  "My name is ......., and I'm from Ucon, Idaho.

Mind you he told EVERYONE in South East Idaho this, so we Uconites were really excited.....

He told the Ucon Story at the beginning of his talk, and brought up Ucon again a few times as his talk continued.

This is roughly how his story went: 

President Kimball was speaking to a young missionary. He asked, “Elder, where are you from?”
“Oh, I’m from Idaho?”
“Where in Idaho?”
“Eastern Idaho.”
“Well, where in Eastern Idaho?”
“Oh, near Idaho Falls.”
“Well, where near Idaho Falls?”
“I’m from a small town northeast of Idaho Falls.”
“Elder, are you from Ucon?”
This missionary was surprised President Kimball would know where Ucon is.
President Kimball said to him, “Elder, let me teach you something. Any time anyone asks you where you are from, say, ‘I’m from Ucon, Idaho!’ If they say, ‘Ucon? I’ve never heard of that,’ then say to them, ‘You’ve never heard of Ucon? It’s as big as Chicago!’”
Not as many people there, but it’s as big as Chicago.

We love you President Packer!!!! (especially here in Ucon....!!!!)

P.S.  This is a true story about Brother Farnsworth from our very own ward.  He told us about it in a talk once.

Just checking in to wish you a Happy St' Patrick's Day!!!!

My 10 year old asked me, "Why does it say Lucky?"
I told her the Irish story, but then added,
"I think it is because I feel so blessed, and Lucky is a fun way to say Blessed....."

And I do feel very blessed....  
A fun family....   Nice sunny weather....
A hard-working hubby who happily hands over the whole paycheck twice a month, so I can keep pluggin' away at silly creative stuff....  And play with the kids....
....And I have so many other blessings.....
I can't count them all....
Lucky me.....!!!!!

I borrowed this "Keep Calm and Pinch On" print from Stephanie,  the Hands-on Housewife....
she was so kind as to design and share it....
Thank you!!!!


(p.s.  Disclaimer of sorts.....  Sorry the photo's aren't excellent, I am not really good with indoor photography.... And then all those reflections on the glass and mirrors.... Yow-zi!)

And this is my favorite St. Patrick's Day Item on Etsy....  from OwlCreekCeramics....
Love it!!!!



Enjoy your St.Patty's! 
I will have to think of some green food for the fam.....

Wishing you a very happy new year: 
TWO
THOUSAND
TWELVE

May the Lord bless you and your loved ones

2012 is going to be the best year ever.....
Yay!!!!