The Bunny is Back!!!!!!!

This year that fun ole Easter Bunny hid the eggs again!!! (He had moved on to other houses for a while because there were only big kids over here!)

We did some egg dying....

so we had plenty of eggs for the bunny to hide.

 And the hunt is on!

   .... we found those eggs everywhere!!!

He also hid some pretty wonderful Easter baskets!

These two decided to make some pretty spectacular cupcakes for all of us to enjoy...

there were little marshmallows involved...

coloured sugars...

and Good and Plenty.

You cut the marshmallows on the diagonal and dip them in the coloured sugar...

and then place them on a frosted cupcake...

til they look like this!!!  They turned out so pretty - and it's not too hard, just time consuming.

The cupcakes and directions are in this fantastic book...along with lots of other cute ideas - like this one.

Here's Jen getting her perfect pic!

So, with flowers blooming...

eggs in the garden...

and goodies in their proper place...we celebrated and welcomed that Easter Bunny back into our yard!

And...you know what's coming...A good time was had by all!!!!!!!

I hope your Easter was just as enjoyable.

xoxo    Elizabeth

PS  Madison contributed some of the photos for this blog...can you tell which ones?  Her camera does some things mine won't...and she is pretty artistic!

Getting Artsty/Craftsy

This week we had an Art Time class...

at first the table was set all nice and Easterish...with an example of the Charm Tree that we were going to make...

my little laughing bunny....there was a year when these were all the rage!

then I started adding all the things we would need...

there must always be snacks...

we needed tulle (in my opinion you can never have too much tulle)...

there were plenty of pots to choose from...

twine and trim...sticks and fabric...and it is beginning to look like crafting will be done here!

Everyone got to work...

and with just the right amount of fun and silliness...some beautiful things were made!

Our Charm Trees were planted in their pots and adorned with flowers and a few tiny bugs (made out of shells of course!).

One of the things I love about doing Art Time is that as everyone works you can see their idea of the project emerge...

we had an all yellow tree where the flowers were attached right to the tree...

and a lovely green and white tree where some were attached and some were hanging...

accented by it's precious little container.

New friends were made (another one of the things I love)...

Mom's and kiddos crafted together...

as I demonstrated here and there.

The table became my favorite kind of chaos...

and a good time was had by all !!!!!!!!

You must come and join us next time!

xoxo     Elizabeth

Daffodils!!!!!!!!!

This weekend I was at Trader Joe's and the daffodils were in!!!!!  Every year I look for them in the Spring - it is so nice to be able to grab five or so bunches and put them all into one vase to make a huge bouquet. 

For some reason when I told my family I had gotten the daffodils I called them daffodil down dillies...of course everyone looked at me like I was a bit daft (that happens a lot around here) and I wondered where my little brain (something Madison used to say) had gotten that bit of silliness.

After a bit of research I found this nursery rhyme....

Daffy-down-dilly
Has come to town
With a yellow petticoat
And a pretty green gown.

 and here she is...Miss Daffy-down-dilly!  So - I am not daft after all!

Here is a little something else that always makes me thing of Spring...the sweet little birdies that my Honey (my grandfather) made many years ago.  Two little peepers with their mouths wide open waiting for the worm that Daddy has brought.

This is my contribution to Spring - a little 'Charm Tree'.  This one is filled with Spring flowers and even a few little Spring bugs...I am working on what the Summer charms will be.

Spring is such a fleeting thing...it lasts only about as long as these daffodils will...so go take a walk or pull some weeds in your garden before that crazy Summer sets in!

xoxo     Elizabeth