Desperate Craftwives Spring Crafts Roundup

Spring is in full swing around here! The kids are on Spring Break this week so I am going to put my crafting aside (even though I have a couple great Easter project ideas gnawing at me). But I don't want to leave anybody hangin' so here is a little roundup of my Spring projects from last year!

These Floral Embellished Eggs were super easy to make using styrofoam eggs, pins and little paper flower embellishments! 

My Salt Dough Easter Egg Garland is hands down my most popular post of all time. It has been featured on Baby Center, Retail Me Not, Tatertots & Jello, Chickabug, Care.com, and more!

My kids loved these cute Bunny & Carrot Easter Cookies! The carrots are kind of like eating vegetables, right?

I made this Spring Wreath using "mambo" yarn and it was a quick & easy project! Not sure I'd have the patience to make a yarn-wrapped wreath with regular skinny yarn!

Want to get the kids involved in making some Spring decor? These Coffee Filter Flowers were the perfect craft for little ones. They made a nice bouquet for Grandma on Mother's Day.

And, of course, the Magic Jellybeans. Have your kids plant them the Saturday before Easter, water them, and they will be amazed when the jelly beans magically bloom into Lollipop Flowers on Easter morning!

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-Blythe

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Kid-Crafted Coffee Filter Flowers

With the weather so beautiful these days, it was a perfect time to do a little craft outdoors with my kids. These coffee filter flowers are so simple and cute. And all the fun my son had afterward chasing his little sister around with the spray bottle of water was priceless (since she was giggling the whole time)!

What You Need:

• White Coffee Filters
• Washable Markers
• Spray Bottle with Water
• Green Pipe Cleaners

How To Make Them:

1. Lay coffee filters out flat and have the kids color them with washable markers.

2. Hold coffee filter up and spray with water. The marker will run and colors will blend.

3. Lay flat to dry.
4. Grab coffee filter in middle, twist bottom and bunch up to resemble flower.
5. Take green pipe cleaners and wrap one end around bottom of flower to form stem.

And be sure to put away the unused coffee filters right away or you might end up with something like this:

She's lucky she's cute!



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