Easter Basket

My mom has decoreated her house for Easter and spring, so last night I at least took down my winter wall hanging. Jake even put up a protest because now the wall over the couch is very, very blank! I don't have many decorations for spring, but I do have a beautiful Easter basket:

This basket and the many eggs in it were smocked by my grandmother Memere, who was an amazing seamstress, knitter and just about anything to do with needle, thread or yarn! When I got married my mother made sure I had my own basket for Easter. My grandmother taught my mom a lot and even though my mother doesn't knit or crochet, she knew enough about that to get me started when I wanted something to do during Chapel in college! So sewing is her area of expertise and I am the crochet guru in the family--I knit from time to time but crocheting is so easy to fix if you make a mistake! Soon I'll be done a blanket for my nephew (arriving in July!) and I'll share that and the pattern. It's easy and gorgeous!

Once I get down the plates on display over the microwave winter will have left the house! Off to the gym now.........

Smiles,

Bows

Courtney has some generous blog candy! Check it out here. While I was there I found her challenge from earlier in the week. She challenged everyone to use bows in their project. I've continued working on Easter cards and here is my card with a bow:

The ribbon called out to me last year and this is the first time I've used it--perfect Easter colors! I'm also continuing to use up a variety of scraps from my neverending scrap pile. I didn't like how the ribbon looked as a bow on it's own so I threaded it through a Fiesta Felt button and love the result. I also didn't like how I colored the bow on the basket so I glued a bow over it. I finished the card off with some cute button brads...what do you think?

Smiles,

Verve Release

We've 'sprung ahead', the sun is shining in NH and I'm still in my pjs. What could make the day better? Oh ya, I stamped for a couple hours this morning!

I made this card for the Verve Release Sketch Challenge and am extremely happy with the results--not always the case when I do challenges. I found this cute bunny from my SU Tags n' More set that has been collecting dust. I colored the eggs with markers and popped them on dimensionals. When I came up to take the picture I felt the bunny needed a bit more....so I attached part of a cotton ball to his tail. Besides the Happy Easter stamp (from AC Moore) everything else is SU!

On another note, Jenny is looking for designers interested in a weekly sketch blog. Check it out here! I've got to get to planning for school....and maybe another card! Happy Sunday!

Smiles,


Paper: Bashful Blue, Barely Banana, Certainly Celery, Delicate Dots DSP
Ink: Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Brocade Blue, Green Galore, Rose Red, Perfect Plum, Pale Plum
Stamps: Tags n' More, Tag Time (egg), Happy Easter (?)
Other: Stampin dimensionals, stamp n' write markers, blender pen, sponge, cotton ball