Succulent Easter Favors

Spring/Easter always makes me feel like we have a new beginning, a new start. Everything is fresh, possibilities are endless.

I guess that's why I always like to send my Easter dinner

 guests home with a plant.

It just seems the right thing to do.

''To plant as garden is to believe in tomorrow''

Audrey Hepburn

Last year succulents were all the rage, heck they still are!

I knew that was the plant that was going home with them

 and I knew where I was going to get them. 

Vintage at the Yard takes place 4 times a year and

 is my favorite place to go and wander.  

It's an open air market in a beautiful lakeside setting 

with the most fabulous vendors. 

One of which is Star Succulent Nursery.

They have the healthiest, well priced succulents I've found.

Luckily there was an event just prior to Easter, 

I headed out to to grab the succulents I needed, 

and check everything else out ;)

Once home, I then needed to figure out how to make them "favor worthy".

I ended up choosing some squatty, quilted, and plain mason jars I had.

These were some of the supplies I had running though my brain.

I had thought about decoupaging the jars with that pretty hydrangea napkin but decided to paint the jars with chalk paint in Eastery colors instead.

Once dry, I transplanted the succulents into the jars, 

being sure to add some small rocks to the bottom for drainage.

Next I embellished them with good ol' Dollar Store 

ribbon I had. I always pick some up, just to have, 

especially when they get some new/different colors in. 

And this sheer pastel worked wonderfully!

I don't like the dirt showing, so I topped it off with

Spanish Moss, again something I keep on hand

 from the Dollar Tree.

I like the way it gives it a fished look.

I had leftover candy stick and Easter stickers from the previous year so I combined the two and stuck one in each jar for a little decoration.

Bim bam yes mam, they were ready to go!

Now to figure out what to make for this year 

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Making an Easter Book Bundle

I wanted to add an Easter Book Bundle to my Bunny Collection this year.

Being this my first Book Bundle, I was excited. I had never bothered to read the directions. It seemed pretty straight forward by just looking at the photos.  So this is my version, the way I made my bundle ~ I don't believe there is any right or wrong way ~ do it anyway you want, adjust here and there to make your bundle look how you want it to in the end ♥

Pressed for time, I was trying to speed through to at least get my Book Bundle started.

I always put the things I want to make for myself off to the last minute, 

do you do that too?

Ran to my stash to grab books.....

only to find I had used them all up for other projects - ugggghh!

Off to the Dollar Store I ran to grab some - *this is where I roll my eyes* -
Only to find out a few days later I missed the library sale on books - $1 a bag.

Too many family crisis' since January -
but I digress....

(Fun, it was my time for something fun, 
even if I was pressuring myself to have it!)

Had books, paint, brush.....

had seen some really cool font stamps online months earlier when I first thought of making this bundle.  I flipped through my usual sources online, saw the prices and decided I'd use my Dad's from WWII.  Nothing fancy, but they's get the job done and I could start immediately since I wouldn't have to wait for them to arrive or drive an hour to get them.

The covers of the books removed nicely

I just gently pulled and off they came in one piece

I did end up lightly sanding a few high spots of glue that remained on the spines

Ignore my table, several other projects going on

I wanted them to lay flat on top of each other.

Used regular Elmers to glue them together. 

Weighted them down and let set a day or two until I got back to them.

I wanted them a very light pink.

I add a few drops of Waverly's Chalk Paint in Ballet Slipper to Waverly's Chalk Paint in White and mixed.

The books were painted and left to dry

They even stand ;)

On to the stamping ~

It may have turned out a little wonky, but 

it's not everyday you get to use old stamps like these.

The Title is from Gene Autry's "Here Comes Peter Cottontail".

When I was little I couldn't remember all the words,

 so I sang the title over and over driving my family crazy.

I still have the old red record I used to listen to! 

Looking back, I think I just wanted to incorporate some of 

my childhood into my Easter lineup. 

If we could just turn the clock back 60 years

 instead of just an hour  

There was definitely a learning curve with these old wooden stamps.

I like the way they came out,

and I'm sure Dad would have liked that I finally used them!

Even the old ratty ink pad too!

 

When done I decided to tie Spring Green ribbon around the bundle 

and make a loose multi-loop bow toward the spines.

Love it!

I had so much fun creating this one, 

I made a couple other themed ones and placed them in my shop :)

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