Hairbow Holder

Hey bloggy friends!  Remember me?  I know, I’ve been away a while but I’m back!  Sometimes, life happens and you’ve just got to live it! 

Anyway…..

Remember this framed Easter display I made a while back? 

Well, it was time to transform it.  I removed the white rick rack (although I could have easily just used it).   I  found the cardboard backing that went in it and covered it with this dotty wrapping paper (recognize it from my bunnies?)

 

I stapled strips of swiss dot grosgrain ribbon in a criss-cross pattern (kind of like if you were making a photo/bulletin board) and that was it!  I just clip the bows onto the ribbon. 



 
Super simple and now I have a great display for my little girl’s hairbows, which I need to get on the ball about making her some more!  The great thing about it is I can easily change out the paper (or even use fabric) for a different look. 

I plan on making a separate holder for her headbands so check back to see that!   Also, I plan on trying to sell some hair stuff and lots of other miscellaneous items at a big giant yard sale (EEEEE - can't wait!) and I think this will make a great display!

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Egg Carton Spring Wreath

Although I have some flowers on my front door for spring, I found myself still wanting to make a wreath. This is a great recycling project and fun for kids! I made flowers from a couple of egg cartons.  With Easter coming up, there should be a good supply of egg cartons available!  You just cut the egg cartons into flower shapes.  They should look like this:

After cutting out all of my little flowers, I painted them in nice, bright spring colors.

While those were drying, I cut out a wreath shape from cardboard.

I painted it spring green.

For the center of the flowers, I cut little circles from brightly colored fabric, felt, and scrap paper and hot glued them on.  I also added some buttons. 

  

The next step was to hot glue all of the flowers onto the wreath form. 

I went around the entire wreath, gluing the flowers on, trying to not put too many of the same color too close together.

Here it is with the fresh eggs sign …

And here it is framed (I think I like it this way best).

Of course, it’s cute all by itself.

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