This project started out as a way to use some leftover Easter eggs from my wreath project (which I'll be posting later this week). However, it turned into my favorite Easter craft so far! I am in love with the glittery Easter eggs. Here is how I did it.

Materials and Supplies

• Styrofoam topiary
• Plastic Easter eggs (I got mine at the Dollar Tree)
• Mod Podge
• Glitter (I used clear, extra fine glitter)
• Hot glue gun
• Green grass (paper kind)
• Foam brush (not shown)

How to Make This

1. Cover the Easter egg in a fine layer of Mod Podge or other glue.

2. Roll the Easter egg in the glitter.

I had the best luck by putting the glitter in a disposable bowl. After the first pass, there were some unglittered spots from where my fingers were. Once the eggs dried, I spot-touched them to make the glitter more even.

Tip: Glittering the eggs can get messy! I bought a disposable casserole dish and a plastic tablecloth at the Dollar Tree. I put the bowls of Mod Podge and glitter inside the dish. When I was done with the project, I wrapped up the tablecloth and threw everything away.

3. Glue the Easter eggs to the styrofoam topiary.

I put a fairly large glob of glue on each egg, using a hot glue gun.

4. Press the plastic eggs to the topiary.

I held each egg in place for 20 to 30 seconds to make sure they would stay.

5. Continue applying eggs until you've filled the topiary.

I tried to space them out a bit, while not leaving large gaps.

6. Fill in the gaps at the top of the topiary and between the eggs with paper grass.

I used a hot glue gun on some of the larger gaps to help hold the grass in place. Most of the grass stayed in place, just by putting it between two eggs.

7. Trim any errant grass.

I kept mine fairly wild, but you could make yours neater, if you're going for that look.

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I put together this pretty wreath to go over my St. Patrick's Day Mantel. I planned to keep this wreath super simple, on the idea of this wreath from Pinch a Little Save a Lot. However, I decided to switch it up a bit because I really liked the green satin ribbon I bought to cover the wreath and I wanted to keep it somewhat visible. I also used this opportunity to FINALLY learn how to make felt flowers. I can't believe this was my first time making flowers--now I'm hooked and plan to do a lot more for various spring projects.

This wreath took me about 2 1/2 hours to make, but that was mostly learning how to make the flowers. The wreath itself went pretty fast. Here's how I did it!

Materials and Supplies

• Wreath form
• Hot glue gun
• Green ribbon
• Foam clovers 
• Felt - white and several shades of green

How to Make This

1. Cover the wreath in ribbon.

I wrapped the ribbon around the wreath, with a slight overlap each time. I actually ran out of ribbon toward the end, but I was able to cover the gaps with the clovers and flowers.

2. Make felt flowers.

There are a lot of good flower tutorials online. I used tutorials from My Design Dump and Cherry Street Cottage - this one also has a great video tutorial.

3. Trace a circle.

I used three different size circles. I traced two plastic bowls and one glass rim to get my circles.

4. Cut out your circle.

5. Cut a spiral into your circle.

Start from the outside and work your way in.

6. Start twisting your circle. 

Start in the middle and roll your circle. Add some hot glue or fabric glue every couple of rolls.

7. Twist the fabric to add some interest.

After about 2/3-3/4 of the way, I started twisting the fabric. I thought it added a lot more interest to the flower than a straight-up rosette. There is a great tutorial on Cherry Street Cottage to show how to do this.

8. Glue a ribbon to the top of the wreath. 

I also added a ribbon to the side of my wreath to keep it hanging right, given that the weight is a little lopsided.

9. Lay out the clover on the wreath.

I picked up several packs of these foam clovers at the Dollar Tree. I decided to put my clovers on about 1/2 to 2/3 of the wreath, to keep the pretty green ribbon visible.

10. Glue the clovers to the wreath.

I used hot glue to do this and overlapped the clovers a bit.

11. Hot glue the rosettes to the wreath.

12. Hang the wreath and enjoy.

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This is the first year I've ever decorated for St. Patrick's Day. Writing a craft and decorating blog= suddenly caring about St. Patrick's Day decorations. I have to admit that I enjoyed decorating and I like to think I found a non-tacky way to decorate for this holiday. Green is one of the main accent colors in our house, so that's a bonus!

What's On My Mantel

Above the Mantel

Left side

Center

Right side

Pitcher from Crate and Barrel outlet, Burlap and Clover picture, candle and candleholder.


What do you think? Have you put together a St. Patrick's Day mantel?

A Mantel a Month Links

February Valentines Day Mantel
January Mantel
Christmas mantel
Race-car birthday mantel 
Fall mantel

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Paper, burlap, and jewelry wire? Three of my favorite crafting materials! I've been dying to do some more crafts with my leftover burlap fabric and this seemed like a great opportunity. This project also gave me the chance to use my heart hole punch, which I bought for the Valentine Day Heart Art. 

I whipped up this cute four leaf clover picture in about 20 minutes. Here's how I did it!

Materials and Supplies

- 5 x 7 Picture frame
- Heart hole punch
- Green cardstock
- Beige cardstock
- Burlap fabric
- Jewelry wire (24 gauge)
- Wire cutter
- Foam adhesive
- Hot glue gun
- Scissors (not shown)
- Pencil (not shown)
- Tape (not shown)

How to Make This

1. Cut your mat.

My picture frame didn't have a mat, so I used a piece of beige cardstock and cut it to size. One tip is to cut your mat a little small. The burlap added a bit of bulk to the mat and it was a little hard to put in the frame at the end.

2. Cut the burlap fabric about 1/4 to 1/2 inch larger than your mat.

3. Iron the burlap.

Mine was pretty wrinkled and I wanted it to be smooth.

4. Tape down the burlap to the back of the mat.

I decided to use tape to hold the burlap in place. You could also use glue.

5. Cut out your hearts using a heart hole punch, or cut them freehand.

6. Add your wire to the picture to make a stem.

At the top of the stem, I wove the wire into the burlap. I wrapped the wire under the bottom of the picture and taped it on the other side.

7. Add the hearts to make the clover.

I went with a four-leaf clover. A three-leaf one would also work. I used foam adhesive on each of the hearts to give the picture more depth. I also put a dab of hot glue in the center, so each of the points of the heart are held in place by it.

8. Make leaves using more wire.

I tried a few methods to make these leaves. I had the best luck with slipping the wire under the stem and weaving it into the burlap. Then I wrapped the wire around itself and made a loop on each side. I tucked the ends of each loop under the burlap to hold it in place.

9. Slip your picture into a frame and enjoy!

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Today I'm excited to share a guest post from my friend Sarah from Sarah Matthews Photography. I've known Sarah for nearly four years now, since we were both pregnant with our sons. Sarah posted this ribbon wreath on Facebook and I immediately fell in love with  it. Luckily, she was interested in sharing a tutorial with us. Enjoy her tutorial and stop by Sarah's blog to say hi!

Without further ado, I give you Sarah's ribbon wreath:

Sarah's Ribbon Wreath

Hi!  I'm Sarah: wife, mom of two small children (20 months and 3.5 years), amateur photographer, and full time NICU nurse who loves to craft and organize.  My goal is to decorate my home with projects I created, and photographs I have taken.  In my "spare time," I like to do simple projects that can be completed in an evening or naptime - because let's face it, I don't have much spare time!  I recently created a ribbon wreath for my Easter/Spring mantel, and had a huge response when I posted on Facebook and Instagram.  Missy asked me to share with you how I did it!