Mini Easter Treat Baskets

We've been raiding the recycle bin again, and just in time for Easter fun. The boys and I put together these simple little Easter treat baskets for giving away sweets. We love turning boxes into all sorts of wonderfulness - especially for giving away.

These Mini Easter Treat Baskets are made out of tea boxes.

These Mini Easter Treat Baskets are just perfect for giving out your favorite Easter cookies, candies, and goodies.

DIY: How to Turn Any Box Into a Gift Box for Valentine's Day

My guys love making gifts. I mean LOVE it! They're always on the look out for a good cardboard box - both for creating and for using to stuff their creations into. I took a cue from them this week and turned a bunch of boxes inside out to use as gift boxes for Valentine's Day. The boys were, of course, thrilled.

Turn any box into a homemade Valentine's Day gift box!

I love how each box has the artist written all over it. Can you guess who made which box?

You can use just about any box in your home. We used a snack box, a waffle box, and a rat glue trap box. You heard me.

A Mother's Day Craft

We gave my mom an early Mother's Day present when we were down to see her over spring break. That worked out great, because this blog post would have totally spoiled her surprise.

My parents are becoming empty nesters and my mom just converted one of the bedrooms in her house into a sewing and craft room.



What better way to celebrate her new craft room than with a craft of our own to help her decorate? The boys and I revamped an old lamp shade with handmade flowers and ribbons for her new room.



I chose a simple flower that would be easy for the boys to make. They started with spirals that they rolled up into flowers. Super easy for little fingers. We used both felt and paper.

Mama was in charge of the hot glue gun for this project. I glued on the ribbons while the boys rolled their flowers. Then they picked which ones they wanted to put where. I put the dots of glue with the glue gun and they stuck on their flowers and leaves.



These cute little flowers can go on all sorts of crafts. Hot glue them onto a card, headband, wreath, napkin rings, etc. 

Here is the template we used.


After cutting out the circles, cut along each spiral until you get to the center. Then, roll your flowers starting with the center and wrapping the length of the spiral around it forming a sort of cone shape. Continue wrapping and secure the end to the outermost part of your flower with a small drop of glue.

By the way, Grandma loved her surprise.