Easter Peep Wreath Tutorial

Making an Easter Peep Wreath has been at the TOP of my to do craft list since I first saw them popping up on Pinterest. First of all, you get to eat the leftovers and who wouldn't love a sugar glitter wreath full of those colorful, yummy peeps. 

SUPPLIES NEEDED: Straw Wreath, Paper Grass, Toothpicks, Peeps (Carrots from Dollar Store optional). Note, I bought two packages of each color and it only took one package. But that also depends on the size of your straw wreath (mine was a 10"). You'll also need to open up the peeps and let them sit for a few days to a week so they get a little stale before you can assemble your wreath (fresh ones are too soft).  

STEP 1: I've seen lots of these wreaths where they wrap the wreath with ribbon or leave it in it's original "straw" version. I didn't like either option so I picked up a bag of paper grass from the dollar store and started applying it to the wreath. I started with Mod Podge which worked great, but I'm impatient and quickly pulled out my glue gun.

 

STEP 2: After you get all the grass to adhere to the wreath you'll want and need to give it a bit of a trim so you don't have stray pieces hanging off your wreath and looking sloppy. 

 
This is what it looks like when you're done and this step should only take about 10 minutes! 

 

STEP 3: Start putting your peeps on the wreath by poking your tooth picks in the bottom of your peep and then piercing the other end into your wreath. Some people like putting the tooth picks on the wreath first and then adding the peeps, but I found I couldn't place the peeps as well that way. Experiment until you find a way that works best for you. But I didn't glue or anything, just used tooth picks and every thing stayed stuck. (Note: My family has every intention of eating these after the holiday.)

 

It didn't take too long to complete the wreath and I was so excited how well it was turning out. Oh, I noticed about half way through that I forgot the "peach" peeps, so I moved a few around and started incorporating them into the wreath...see the finished version above! 

 

STEP 4: Wrap a piece of tulle around the wreath and tie in a knot and hang. If you plan on storing the wreath until the next year I would probably spray it with a clear varnish coat. However, I have not idea how it will store after a year so I cannot be held responsible for it when you unbox it. But let me know, I'm curious.  

I know it's close to Easter but I was so excited about many of my projects that I couldn't resist blogging about those as well. Be sure to check out how to create the String Art Easter Eggs.

And be sure to come back before Easter to find out the following three:

• Eggs Three Ways: Chalk, Book Page and Foil Wrapped 
• Foil Wrapped Easter Decor
• Glitter Bunny Canvas & Birdy

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Favorite Finds for the 12th Week of 2010

Did you realize we're 12 weeks into the 2010...only 40 more to go before it's over?? I also heard on the radio the other day that on April 11th we will have worked enough hours to have completely paid our federal and state taxes off...the rest of the year it's our money. I'm not exactly sure how I feel about learning that. Is it good news, or sad to think that we've just worked almost 13 weeks just for our taxes??

Okay, sorry...here's my favorite finds for week 12!!

Easter Printables
If you're anything like me, you've completely spaced that this weekend is EASTER...ugg! Between my husband's birthday and Conference weekend I totally didn't plan for this and so I'm scrambling trying to come up with some cute ideas for friends and family. Loved all these fun "free" downloads over and Skip to My Lou's site.

Easter Ice Cream Sandwiches
It wouldn't be a proper blog post if we didn't do something with food, right. I loved this fun idea and how easy the instructions make it look. Thanks Twig & Thistle for yet another yummy idea!


From Grocery Eats to Easter Treats
Gillian posted the cutest ideas on her blog for easy treats. I loved all of them and had a really hard time figuring out which ones to feature, so be sure to jump over to All the Small Things blog and check out the rest of her cute ideas.





Another Use for Legos
Finally, I have a use for the boxes of legos in my basement....have to love it!!


Post-it Note Booklet Tutorial
Bringing you another fun and easy tutorial for today...this fun post-it note booklet from Kerry's Crafting Blog is so cute and what a fun little gift for someone.


Paper Flower Goodness
You know my love for paper flowers, right? I found this gorgeous creations on the amazing Sherry Cheever's blog. Really this is more then a work of art and I am in awe with people that can create from paper something so awesome.

Some Cute Chicks
I'm not a big macaroon lover, but how cute are these chicks!? Check out the Created by Diane blog to find out the how she created these and try them out yourselves!!

My Easter Thoughts
I would just like to take a quick moment to express my gratitude to my Savior for his sacrifice for all he did for me. And I'm so thankful this weekend to focus on his resurrection. I know he LIVES and loves each one of us! I pray you and your loved ones have a great Easter weekend and focus on Jesus Christ and not so much the candy (wink...so much less fattening that way too)! Here's a short video message I really wanted to share. Love ya!

Favorite Finds for the 5th Week of 2010

Little Girl's Floral T-Shirt

I love these fun, bright fabric flowers, but then to add them to a young girls t-shirt made them even cuter!! If you want to see how to create these for yourself, visit The Idea Room blog!!

Lovely Headbands

I'm not sure I've shared a fun site I enjoy checking out called "The Recessionista"...but they have the lovelist headbands I've ever seen and if my budget would allow it, I'd be ordering all of them. This is one of the newest and the yummiest!

Banner Tutorial

These darling banners seem to be all the rage for paper crafters everywhere, but I loved this quick tutorial to create one from 5x5" fabric squares. Click here to learn how.

Quilted Composition Book - Tutorial

Loved this fun idea to cover a composition book and you can remove it and add it to another book when the book is done. Check out this fun tutorial here!


Inkbloom: Design Your Own Fabric
I've seen products similar to this, but loved what they did with it. They even have a section on their blog to download designs. Skip to My Lou website featured this product and offered a great tutorial on how to use it and make this fun bag. Love the graphic, they have a link at the end of the post that tells you to subscribe to their newsletter and they'll send you a link to download it for free!! Can't wait to play with this!



Cardstock Rose Tutorial
I was super excited to come across this blog...they actually show you step by step how to make these gorgeous paper roses!!
And the more I looked around, the more tutorials Helen had on her blog...love her!

And she had another flower tutorial.


Fun Valentines Socks

I thought this was one of the cutest ideas I've seen for Valentines and it's not too late to do it for yourself. Check out Saltwater Kids Blog for a free download of the tag!!

Eclair Squares Recipe

Okay I have to admit I haven't made these (yet) but I wanted to remember the recipe I found on NoBiggie.net blog and thought if I posted it here I might find it easier.

Eclair Squares Recipe

Ingredients:
1 stick butter
1 Cup water
1 Cup flour
4 eggs
3oz. cream cheese
2TBL. milk
1 large package Vanilla Pudding
1/2 Cup Milk
8oz. Package Cool Whip
Chocolate Syrup
Fresh Berries

For the Crust:
Boil: 1/2 Cup Butter (one stick) & 1 Cup Water
Add: 1 Cup Flour & 4 Eggs (beat well between each egg)
Spread into a greased pan.
Bake @ 400 for 25 minutes until puffy, and then let cool.

For the Filling:
Beat together: 3oz. Cream Cheese with 2TBL. Milk
In a separate bowl mix together: 1 Large Package Vanilla Pudding with 1 1/2 Cup Milk
Combine both until thick
Fold in 8oz. Package of Cool Whip
Spread over the top of crust. Refrigerate. Serve with chocolate syrup and fresh berries.

Father's Day Poem

A friend of mine called this morning and told me that she was in charge of the "Fathers Day Treat" that will be handed out at church on Sunday. They're making "bow ties" out of bags of M&Ms, which I thought was a darling idea!! But she also needed a poem to go with the treat.

I thought I'd share and "yes" it was created in My Memories Suite...only took me a few minutes, but I just had to share!!

Feel free to use the graphic if you need it...just click on it and it will open up in a new window much larger. You can then print it off or save it to your computer. I actually brought this into WORD and printed 4 to a page!!

Death of A Christmas Tree

I just realized I haven't posted a darn thing on here since just before Christmas. I think I tapped out all my creativity during the holidays that I just didn't know what to post. And NO, I haven't put away my decorations either. I did however, tear apart our fake Christmas tree and start shoving the branches into a garbage sack...but what really caught my families attention is when I pulled out my utilities scissors and started cutting all the lights apart so I could just throw them away too. You ask yourself, "why throw away my tree?" Well, I bought it one year after Christmas on clearance at KMart of all places and it's probably over 10 years old....but an old tree is not "why" I threw it out...I threw it out because my husband (love him) didn't want to bother helping tear it down and put it away last year, so he wrapped the entire tree with plastic wrap (the kind you use when shipping pallets). Then he proceeded to "shove" it down in my basement...scratched up the walls too. Forgot all about that this year...that was until we pulled it out this year, unwrapped it and learned that shoving a tree down the stairs does not make for a "whole" tree when you get it out. All sorts of branches were broken and I had to twist and tie them together to get the tree to look remotely healthy...at least as healthy as a fake tree can be. I probably should have ran out an bought one of those cool 3-piece trees with built in lighting after Christmas, but ran out of money. Maybe next year we'll buy a LIVE tree...my kids don't know what those are!!

12 Days of Gift Ideas

For the few people out there that actually look at my blog, I thought I'd point you in another "blog" direction. Over on the Lil Red Cottage Blog I've been posting the some fun, inexpensive gift ideas for the holidays. Hopefully when it's done I will have posted 12 ideas you might find useful. 

Happy Halloween

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