Very, very messy.
Why does so much of my life involve washing things?
Oh, that’s right:
BOYS.
“My Life” is Messy.
Etsy Diving: Easter
You know, they have some adorable Easter items on Etsy right now.
1. Packed Easter Basket by ilusarts 2. Spring Chick Felted Finger Puppet by lanternlitestudio 3. One Dozen Wooden Eggs by iUsedToBeATree 4. Fuzzy Lamb by CrochetbyShannan
That packed Easter basket has some great ideas for non-candy things to include in an Easter basket. We try and avoid too much candy for the boys…of course, filling a basket with candy is pretty cheap compared to filling it with pretty much anything else.
5. Sweet Sprouts Cupcake Toppers by mimicafeunion 6. Lion and Lamb Watercolor Print by becmudd 7. Creamy Shea Tulip Soap by bubbletub 8. Hangin With My Peeps Toddler Shirt by redheadedmonkeys
Those cupcake toppers? They’re made of sugar. (I know, I just bashed excessive sugar in the last paragraph. Still, what a cool idea!) And I know the ‘hanging with my peeps’ shirt has been done before, but it’s still cute!
So…what are you putting in your kids’ Easter baskets instead of candy? I’m looking for ideas here.
Drop Earrings Made Easy
If you want to try your hand at making jewelry, drop earrings are a great place to start. (They were some of the first pieces I made, at any rate.) Why? Because they’re really stinkin’ easy.
You will need:
When I first started I was using a pair of needle-nosed pliers. Let me tell you now, they do NOT work as well as the round-nosed ones. They’re not expensive, either, so if you’re going to make jewelry save yourself the headache and buy a pair.
Anyway, all you do is thread your beads onto the headpin (remember that the head of the pin hangs at the bottom).
Then, take your round-nosed pliers and carefully make a loop in the end of your wire. For best results, bend the base of the loop like a question mark instead of leaving it straight. (It’ll hang better.)
If your pin is too long, trim it with your wire cutters. Otherwise, thread your loop through the loop on your ear wire and close it as tightly as you can. Repeat steps for the other earring.
Congratulations, you just made earrings!
