Easter Brunch :)

We had family over for an Easter brunch! It was so fun! Here is what we served:

 Carrots, celery, and ranch

Roast beef and turkey sandwiches

 

Raspberry Lemonade

 

Sweet potato fries and potato fries

 

 Silverware :)

 

 Deviled eggs

 

Strawberries



DIY Easter Goodie Bags (Healthy Option Too!)

Looking for ideas for an Easter goodie bag or party favor? Here are the two cute ideas:

1)      Almost everyone likes Cadbury Eggs. Here is a fun way to put them into a little gift bags.
2)      Need a healthy option? This “carrot” is full of nutrition—dried apricots!

 Thanks to my friend for doorbell ditching these two adorable Easter treats! Have a happy Easter!

 

DIY Easter Rice Krispie Flowers

These treats are fun for Easter or any spring day. Here is the short list of ingredients:

1 pkg. mini marshmallows

6 cups Rice Krispies
¼ cup butter
Food coloring
Frosting (optional)

 So I could make two different colored rice krispies, I put half of the ingredients in one sauce pan and half in another. I made the rice krispie treats like usual (here is a link to directions: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/marshmallow-treats/) except that before I added the cereal I put yellow food coloring to one of the melted marshmallow mix and blue food coloring in the other. To cut out the flowers it would have been way easier to use a cookie cutter, but I didn’t have one so I had to use a different technique. I drew flowers on paper, cut them out and then traced my knife around the paper flowers.

To make it more aesthetically pleasing I put frosting in the middle of the flowers and drew stems and grass with the rest of the frosting.

It looks so cute we don’t want to eat it J

DIY Easter Carrot Cupcakes

These cupcakes are an easy treat for Easter. I used a confetti cake mix because it has some great spring colors in it, but carrot cake mix would be fun too.

Because I had cream cheese, I decided to make my own frosting and it is super creamy! I’m all about convenience though so store bought frosting works great too. To make your own you only need…

4 oz. cream cheese
4 oz. butter
2 cups powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
Look here for directions: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/cream-cheese-frosting-recipe/index.html

I got the M&M's at Zurcher's, a local party store, because they sell different colored M&M's. I just made cute little carrots with the M&M's. Hooray for Easter!

DIY Easter Bird Nests

I made these little bird nests last year and they were really cute, quick, and easy. You can get all of these ingredients at a local grocery store:

1 (12 oz.) pkg. chocolate chips
1 (12 oz.) pkg. butterscotch chips
1 lg. can chow mein noodles
Cadbury eggs or Jelly beans

I melted the chocolate chips and butterscotch chips over slow heat (stirring continuously). When that was melted I took it off of the heat and stirred in the chow mein noodles. Then, I covered a cookie sheet with waxed paper and put a spoonful of the chocolate-covered noodles on waxed paper. I shaped these into bird nests and let it cool in the fridge until they were firm. Then, I put three Cadbury eggs in each nest to look like bird eggs. Really fun treat for Easter!

An Apple a Day Keeps the Doctor Away

I love card making, and one of my favorite cards to make is my apple card. It says, “An Apple a Day…” on the front and inside it says, “Keeps the Doctor Away.”

 

When someone is sick or not feeling well, it is fun to brighten their day by bringing them one of these cards. And of course to make it cuter, I also bring something to do with apples: an apple, apple juice, apple sauce, apple pie, apple flavored candy, etc. (The apple juice and apple sauce are especially good for someone who just got their wisdom teeth out.)

I got all of the supplies at a craft store. Try it out! This makes a great DIY Get Well Soon card.

DIY Bird Pictures

Looking for something cute to take up empty wall space? Try this easy DIY craft. I stole this concept from a girl's apartment and decided to try it out for myself.

I got two identical picture frames at a dollar store, found an old book at a discount store, got two pieces of black paper and got to work!

1) The old book pages: I cut out some of the pages from the old book and tilted them this way and that for a scattered look. Then I pasted these onto the cardboard back that was already with the picture frame.

2) The branches and birds: To have a reference for my birds, I Googled "two birds sitting on branches" or something like that. I then put my two pieces of black paper right next to each other and drew my branches and birds onto the paper with pencil. (Note: put a bird on each page and be sure to give yourself some extra branch on the sides because some of it will be covered up by the frame.) I then cut out the branches and birds and pasted them onto the old book pages.

I spaced the pictures out a little bit but not too much to interrupt the eye's flow. I stuck them on top of my oven but they can go anywhere.