Flower and garden Week April 1 --- April 10

If you have missed any of my crazy flower posts over on the Chat forum I will be listing them all here is a group this week along with the garden goodies.
This is a Tutorial of a straw flower created by Sunshinescreations.
She has a list of other fine tutorials HERE.
The site is a bit slow to load but worth the wait has she has  large picture tutorials that are very easy to follow.

This week Flowers and the Garden

This week it will be all about flowers and the garden. All my collected links and Tutorials on flowers and flower crafts.
So here goes. List of online garden mags. full of info .

BACKYARD LIVING

BIRD & BLOOMS

ORGANIC GARDENING

ALFRESCO

FINE LIVING

HORTICULTURE

FINE GARDENING

MY HOME IDEAS COTTAGE LIVING

DREAMS ALIVE

BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS

HERB QUARTERLY

GARDEN DESIGN

GARDEN GATE

Don't Toss Those Lids

Lidmen instructions found HERE

There nothing but old lids and some clever fingers.

Don't toss your old lids out !

Paper Mache Eggs

Link to cute paper mache eggs
HERE

Paper Mache Paste

1 cup water
1/4 cup flour
5 cups lightly boiling water
Mix flour into one cup water until mixture is thin and runny, stir into boiling water. Gently boil and stir for 3 minutes. Cool before using. (Use with newspaper/newsprint strips for Paper mache).

Easter bunny face
Paint a small egg form a solid color. Once dry paint face details with a water based craft paint.
Cut out ear shapes and attach to your bunny with glue.

You can attach head to a larger form to make a body or just make the head.

Easter Eggs

Using water based craft paints, paint egg forms various Easter egg colors. These make great table decorations, or you can slip a surprise inside for special Egg hunts.

Paint one base color first, allow to dry then paint on designs. You can also glue on ribbons or other Easter decorations.

Easter Piniata

Using a very large form, paint and decorate to look like an Easter Egg. Once completely dry, fill the form with Easter eggs and treats from the open end of the form. Seal with additional strips of newsprint dipped in paper mached paste. Once dry touch up with paint.

Hang your egg with string and allow kids to crack open like a Piniata. Easter eggs and treats inside will come out when broken open.

Spring Recipe card to Print