I had so much fun crafting my Easter cards this year using the Crafter’s Companion Easter card kit and Hunkydory Forever Florals Spring Melody papers. The card kit had some cutesy little bunny and lamb stamps, and also had a pretty cross and sentiments to create both fun and spiritual cards. I also brought out my favorite spring floral papers that have a faded spring color palette that complemented the idea of new beginnings and Easter blessings. I practiced coloring the stamps with my Aqua Markers for a faux watercolor look, by creating dimension with varying pigment saturations…
I became addicted to watching crafty videos during the pandemic and one of my favorites is Vianney Creates. She has so many tips and tricks about paper crafting, and such a fun casual style to her tutorials. I decided to try joining one of her fun swaps, and was able to get in with her “Spring into Easter” Embellishment Box swap. The main premise was to decorate a Dollar Tree craft storage container and include 12 paper embellishment items inside. I found a bunch of super cute items to add to the little compartments, such as Easter shape…
This Easter topiary wreath idea came to me when I found a super cute gift box at the Dollar Tree. The size was perfect and the unique color palette of lilac and pastels with a brown base caught my eye. I had just found Country Charm with Tracy on YouTube, and her gorgeous wreath tutorials, and I thought I’d give it a try – mini sized! Tracy has lots of tutorials, but I specifically watched her mesh wreath basics and ribbon bundle basics for inspiration for this project. To start, I used the 8 inch wire wreath form…
Happy Easter from Craft Picnic! Need a new idea for your Easter brunch? How about an easy Easter Basket Cake: I crafted one last year for our family Easter celebration. It was super easy, using a yellow cake mix and baking it in two 8-inch cake pans. Then stack with some chocolatey frosting in between and sculpt a little around the edges to make into a basket shape. And frost the entire cake with the rest of the chocolate frosting. For the basket, I used pastel M&Ms for the stripes and green coconut for the grass. To…