Colored Ice Eggs

First add a few drops of food color to the inside of the balloon.
Next fill the balloon with enough water till the balloon is the size of a small egg.
Than tie off and freeze.

Meaning Behind Easter Jelly Beans

"The Meaning Behind Easter Jelly Beans
RED is for the blood He gave,
GREEN is for the grass He made.
YELLOW is for the sun so bright,
ORANGE is for all He made right.
BLACK is for the sins we made,
WHITE is for the grace He gave.
PURPLE is for His hour of sorrow,
PINK is for the promise of life eternal.
Ann egg full of jelly beans so colorful and sweet,
Is a prayer, is a promise, is a loved one's treat."

Butterfly Pattern

A Few Butterfly Wreath Tutorials

I found a few nice web site with great how to make butterflies. So check them out....

alisaburke: butterfly wreath tutorial


         http://momichka.blogspot.com/2011/01/hand-sewn-paper-butterfly.html                                                                         

http://oopsey-daisy.blogspot.com/2010/06/butterfly-chandelier-megitys-handmade.html


http://www.maryjanesandgaloshes.com/2010/02/3d-butterflies.html

Repurposed Table Leg Dragonflies ~ Be Different...Act Normal

Must Must must make this

Repurposed Table Leg Dragonflies ~ Be Different...Act Normal

Cornstarch Glue Recipe For String Art

Cornstarch Glue

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 1/2 cup water

Directions

1. Combine ingredients into a saucepan and stir until smooth.
2. Heat over medium heat until thick and translucent.
3. Allow it to cool to touch.
4. Lay large cookie cutters on parchment paper.
5. Have child take foot long pieces of yarn, placing it in the glue.
6. Run yarn between thumb and forefinger to remove excess glue.
7. Lay inside cookie cutter.
8. Repeat until you have a thin layer of yarn inside the cutter.
9. With clean hands, press yarn flat.
10. Carefully remove cutter and let your design dry, about 24 hours.

Stashbusting Tips: 3 Ways to Jump-Start Your Creativity

If your in need of some creative mojo

Try these tips from  Dollarstorecrafts

Dollar Store Crafts » Blog Archive » Stashbusting Tips: 3 Ways to Jump-Start Your Creativity

"1. Touch Your Supplies

It may sound silly, but handling your stash is a great way to jump-start your creative side. Close your eyes and feel the weave of your fabrics, the softness of your yarns, or the texture and weight of your papers. What do these sensations make you think of? I find that often, the tactile experience gets my brain moving in directions it may not have otherwise gone.

2. Sort Your Supplies

There are a couple of ways that sorting your supplies can help to give you new ideas. First, doing a general sort of your stash will make exactly what you have on hand fresh in your mind. You might come across a gorgeous sheet of stickers or a funky remnant of fabric you'd forgotten you had. When you originally bought all of these things, something inside you saw a glimmer of inspiration. Seeing your collection through fresh eyes can take you back to that moment in time and remind you of what you saw in each item.

If you have specific project needs, such as a piece for your mantel or a gift for a baby shower, try sorting your supplies by colors. If you want to do an Easter project, for instance, go through everything you own and pull out anything that is in pastel colors. Don't discriminate based on the type of materials in your stash; include everything you can find that's in the right colors. For example, even if you're making a greeting card, don't hesitate to include materials that weren't intended for paper crafting. Seeing these supplies in a new context can lead to surprising and ingenious results.

3. Randomize Your Supplies

Still stumped? Then how about playing a fun game? Try getting crafty MacGuyver style!

Start by writing down a list of your supplies and cutting the list out into slips of paper. Be specific; say "pink and white gingham" or "blue grosgrain" rather than writing "fabric" or "ribbon." Fold up your slips of paper and put them in a hat, then draw three random items. Challenge yourself to make something that incorporates all three of these items somehow.

To avoid further frustration when you pick a seemingly impossible combination, give yourself a time limit. If you haven't come up with any ideas after 15 minutes of brainstorming, put the slips back in the hat and draw again.

Well, what are you waiting for? Go play with your stash; it's not going to bust itself!"