Today I'm excited to be a co-host of my very first Link Party. This is a party I visit every week, so when Ginger at Ginger Snap Crafts said she was looking for co-hosts to celebrate her 2-year blogiversary, I jumped at the chance!

I'm happy to be a co-host and to check out all of this week's projects. I plan to feature a few of the projects this week, so be sure to check back here throughout the week!

These are the party rules:

The "rules' are simple.

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Link up to your post, not your main blog.
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Visit other links, make new friends & most of all have fun!

I put together these simple spring candles to go on my Easter mantel. These were so easy and pretty that I think I'm going to keep them around a little longer and possibly try some other colors for different holidays. Wouldn't this look cute in red, white, and blue for Independence Day or green and red for Christmas?

Materials and Supplies

• Candle
• String (I used crochet thread, but embroidery thread would also work)
• Scissors
• Clear tape

How to Make This

1. Start with a solid-colored candle.

I found this white one at the Dollar Tree.

2. Measure the string to go around the candle.

Leave a couple extra inches so you have enough room to tie a knot in the back.

3. Cut multiple strings to cover the candle.

Use the first string that you cut in step 2 as a template.

4.Continue tying the strings on the candle. 

Line up all the knots in the back.

5. Trim excess strings off the knots.

6. Line up the thread so it's straight.

I also used some clear tape over the knots to keep the string in place.

7. Sit back and admire your work.

Also see how these candles looked as part of my  Easter Mantel.

Link Parties

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Today I want to share some cute Easter cupcakes that I whipped up for Easter dinner today. For the cupcakes themselves, I just used the Funfetti cake mix (it's a hit in my house) and the Funfetti vanilla frosting.

To decorate the cupcakes, I made bunny ears and used blue M&Ms for the eyes and pink ones for the nose.

How I Made the Ears

1. Trace the outline of the ears and cut them out.

2. Glue the patterned paper to the white cardstock. 

3. Tape the ears to a toothpick.

4. Make two ears for each cupcake and decorate.

5. Share the cupcakes.

These are too cute to keep to yourself!

I put together this pretty rainbow wreath a few weeks ago and I'm so excited to share it with you all today! This is the first part of the project that I did with glittery Easter eggs. I shared the other part of this project in my Glittery Easter Egg Topiary last week.

I love how the glitter adds a new dimension to ordinary plastic Easter eggs. Aren't they pretty?

Materials and Supplies

• Plastic eggs 
• Wreath form
• Hot glue gun
• Mod Podge
• Ribbon
• Foam brush
• Glitter
• Scrapbook paper
• Scissors

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. Click here to see more about how I glittered Easter eggs.

3. Gather your wreath and ribbon.

I used about 15 feet of ribbon ( 1 1/2 rolls).

4.Cover the wreath form in ribbon. 

Wrap the ribbon around the wreath. Tuck the ends under the wreath to hold it in place. You can also dab a bit of glue to the ribbon when you get to the end.

5. Lay out your eggs around the wreath.

I tried a few different combinations and decided to go with a pastel rainbow.

6. Hot glue the eggs to the wreath.

I put my eggs right up against each other, but you could also do it with some small gaps.

7. Add a bunny outline.

My wreath had a large opening and needed some interest in the middle, so I added a bunny silhouette to it. I traced the outline of a bunny on scrapbook paper and cut it out. I used the bunnies that you see on either end of my Easter Mantel to trace the outline.

Make a loop with your ribbon that goes over the wreath. Then glue the ends of the loop to the back of the bunny silhouette.

8. Hang the wreath on the door.

I wasn't able to use a wreath hanger with this because of where the eggs sit on the wreath. You could add more ribbon to hang it from. I ended up just resting it on a nail that was already on my door.

Link Parties

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March has two holidays, which means I'm sharing two mantels this month! A few weeks ago, I shared my St. Patrick's Day Mantel. Now I'm overachieving this month, with a second mantel to celebrate Easter!

I had a lot of fun working on the crafts for this mantel. I also pulled out some decorations that I've picked up over the last few years at various stores.

What's on My Mantel

Above the Mantel

• Easter Tissue Paper Egg

Left Side

• Easter Bunny Candle (purchased last year)
• Spring Candle--I will be posting a tutorial for this sometime this week
• Easter Bunny (purchased last year)
• Glitter Easter Egg Topiary
• The Little Guy's picture with the Easter Bunny from this year

Center

• Easter Bunny Candle
• White Bunny (purchased at Target a year or two ago)
• Easter Bunny Candle 
• Easter Egg Garland (purchased two years ago)

Right Side

• Easter Bunny Silhouette
• Easter Bunny
• Spring Candle
• Easter Bunny Candle

A Mantel a Month Series

Click here to see all mantels.

Link Parties

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