Easter Egg Balloons

Materials: White Balloons (I used 9″) Multiple colored permanent markers Fishing Line Blow up your balloons Stop before you are at the balloons air capacity and knot off your balloon. Tisha’s Tip: For longer lasting balloons, double up your balloons. To do this: Use a chopstick or the eraser side of a pencil. Insert it …

DIY Headband

I made this entire headband from scraps I had in my craft room! Materials: Elastic Decorative Ruffle Trim Rossette Trim Scissors Hot glue gun Felt Needle Thread Start by cutting your elastic to fit the child’s head. I subtracted about 1.5in from the circumference measurement and it fit perfectly, not too tight. Next over lap …

DIY Hot Air Balloons

Materials: Pack of 6 paper lanterns Wooden fruit baskets x 3 Mini dollhouse baskets x 3 Ribbon Hot Glue Gun Paper Straws Start by assembling your paper lanterns, they come with instruction. I then hot glued the ribbon to the top of the lantern and continued a line of glue about half way down. I …

Pastel Balloon Photo Backdrop

Materials: Photo backdrop frame Sheer curtains x 6 panels Twinkle lights 100 assorted balloons Large glue dots (1/2in) Balloon garland tape Cardstock cut outs I blew up all the balloons the day before the shower in three different sizes. Small (size of grapefruit) Medium (size of cantaloupe) and Large (just before full capacity) I started …

DIY Star and Moon Phase Garland

Materials: Glitter cardstock Gold poster board or cardstock Cutting machine and or punches Fishing line Glue stick I started by cutting out circles with me 2in” hole punch, once I fill my cardstock sheet with hole, I went in and used my scraps to make the moon phases. As you can see in the photo …

DIY Mini Teepees

Materials: Sticks Hot glue Gaffers tape Embroidery floss Silk flowers Feathers Living in the desert presents some problems when you need sticks… I had  order mine online. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find any that were larger than 5”. So I decided to use them longer. That they were durable I have glued them together and then …

DIY Dream Catchers

Materials: Dream Catcher Hoops Macrame Doilies Twine Wooden beads Scotch Tape Assorted Lace Trim Start by cutting your twine at twice as long as the desired length finished. I cut about 24 strings per dream catcher Using four strings at a time, fold them in half, place the loop under the hoop, and pull the …