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Can you believe that Easter is almost here?  I have been pretty organised but still leave a few things to the last minute.  I bought these sweet tins for my little nieces and nephews for Easter.  I always buy a little keep sake and then make a few easter eggs for them.  Last year I bought them each an Easter mug and then made hot chocolate spoons which are basically disposable wooden spoons with chocolate on them they can mix into warm milk.  This year I have bought an egg mould that I will melt some organic chocolate and pour into it.  They really only each get a token amount of chocolate from me because I feel that with everyone giving them chocolate it quickly adds up.  Are you Easter ready?

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 We took a trip to the library today.  I'm pretty sure I've got all of my favourite topics covered in this haul.

The loom craze has made it's way into our home.  She has been busy for hours creating lots of bracelets.

I got a little bit of Easter shopping done for my little nieces and nephews. I'm thinking of putting just one egg in the cups along with a spoon and a sticker sheet to go with the book.  And to go along with the board book for my one year old niece, maybe a bunny softie, that's the plan anyway.

This was our dinner tonight, give it a try it is sooo tasty that even both of my girls will eat it.

How has your Wednesday been?  

What a week it's been for me, emotional, trying, a week I'm glad came to a happy end of school holidays, always something I look forward to.  I suppose having these times makes you aware of the good times and not take them for granted, to teach you lessons and for you to learn from those lessons and believe me I have learnt a bit from the last week....There of course was lots of happy in amongst all of that too.

1. Lots of big tomatoes I picked when green sitting on the window sill waiting to turn red.

2. A sad Molly wanting some of that chocolate that Miss 9 was eating.

3. Easter treats for her classmates, just a few little natural lollies each of them in brown paper bags.

4. Easter treats for my nephews and niece.

5. It was a glorious full moon the other night.

6. Making this delicious hummus. You'll love this blog too so many yummy healthy recipes to try.

7. A flowering bush.

8. A crisp blue sky this Good Friday.

I hope you have been enjoying you Easter long weekend.  Joining in with the lovely Em again.

Sunday

It was a late night for even me last night, 1am I got into bed.

I was in the groove and got a burst of motivation and ended up doing lots of pinning and cutting for both baby presents and the start of my handmade Christmas presents.

A little more fabric was needed for another library bag so I made a quick trip to Spotlight.

A surprise visit from my parents and my Nan meant there wasn't much creating happening today, there's always tomorrow I'll be on my own with the girls heading back to school sadly and back into the routine.

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May your Easter be a happy, hoppy one. Keep safe♥

 The morning is looking a bit brighter with a bit of sun peaking through the clouds, I might even try and get some washing dry.  I've got some baking to do and a bit card making on my list today, I love having holidays.

I've been on the look out for craft ideas for Easter, for the girls to do and for me to make for others.  Yesterday the girls were busy creating up a storm.  The first idea I found over at Jacqueline's blog Zippy Zippy. With lots of fabric scraps in pink, it was a great project for Miss 7 to give a try.

With the left over fabric I thought the girls might like to make a garland to hang up in their rooms.  All I did was get some card stock and draw an outline of a bunny on the back using a biscuit cutter.  The girls glued strips of fabric and pattern card stock onto the opposite side and when dry I cut out the bunny, punched holes and threaded some ribbon through to hang up.

Easter baskets are a favourite to make, I found this simple little basket I thought might be a great idea to make and give as a gift to little ones.

And if you like sewing then these cute bunny lavender sachets are perfect, I really love these.

I also found this tutorial to make Easter decorations out of felt, great to get the little ones sewing over the holidays.

Or if you enjoy sewing and would love some sweet Easter egg decorations then retro mama has a great tutorial for you.

Another lovely idea I found was this bath fizz recipe over at Martha Stewart. I thought this might be a nice idea for those who don't like chocolates or this would be perfect for Mother's Day too.


I hope you get inspired to create.  Have a lovely day.
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Happy Easter!

Hello there my friends! I hope that you are enjoying your Easter so far. My day wasn't so exciting cleaning the house but what I did enjoy was having my husband home from work and my children playing happily together.

I promised you that I would have a few Easter things to post and you won't be sorry for visiting today with what I have in store for you. So here is what I have made:

* a post it note cover using some DP, perle 8 thread, some flowers and brads. You can find this quick little craft here.

* these cute little bunny gift bags. I got the idea from my Better Homes and Gardens magazine last year but they are making them again tonight on Channel 7 but you can find all the details here. You could probably use a biscuit cutter and change the image and use it as a gift bag for little ones birthday party.

* I made these little peek a boo cards for my family who are coming over for lunch on Easter Sunday. It is just a little something for them to wish them a Happy Easter. I found this little project over at Splitcoast Stampers.

* And lastly a quick little Chicky Easter card using some sparkly cardstock, a border punch, a distresse, rhinestones and some dimensionals.

I hope that you like all my little projects for this Easter, I'll try and space things out a little more next time. But if you have any questions then I'll be happy to answer them. Take care and enjoy your Easter everyone! Bye

Smiles Catherine