Painted Plastic Figure Jar Lids

April 1, 2013 by mymateriallife

Until I discovered this beautiful blog post from Torie Jayne that led me to this image, I thought the best thing you could hope to make with a glass jar and a plastic figure would be a snow globe.  Now I’m not so sure.  This was a last minute Easter project for me, but you could make these lids/jars for just about any occasion or storage purpose throughout the year.  I tried making three lids, but this is the only […]

Categories: Easter, Kid Stuff, Miniatures • Tags: candy jars, easter, glass jar lids, glass jars, plastic animals

Nice Things for Easter

March 28, 2013 by mymateriallife

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Categories: Easter • Tags: arts, design, easter, illustration

A Heavenly Easter Sweet

April 20, 2011 by mymateriallife

I do believe that these clouds of meringue and coconut are just the kinds of things the angels snack on in heaven.  They taste so much like the idea I have of Easter in my head that I think I’ll have to make them every year now.  This photo is from the first time I made them back in 2009.  I’d clipped the recipe years before, but like most things in life, it took me a while to actually get […]

Categories: Easter, Sweets • Tags: coconut nest cookies, easter, meringue, sunset magazine

Easter Friends To Make

April 18, 2011 by mymateriallife

Even though my seven-year-old daughter is currently enchanted by supermarket and drug store pre-packaged Easter baskets, I still prefer the handcrafted, handpicked variety.  I know I’m a bit of a snob in this area, but so be it.  I guess it means I don’t have to try so hard this year, however, so I am glad about that.  In fact, these animals are from years past.  I used the teddy bear pattern from the Debbie Bliss Baby Style book to […]

Categories: Easter, Kid Stuff, Knitting • Tags: debbie bliss baby style, easter, martha stewart, pom-pom animals

Easter Parade

April 6, 2010 by mymateriallife

Categories: Easter • Tags: easter

Easter Pleasures

April 1, 2010 by mymateriallife

There are so many things to love about Easter and the early spring.  Bunnies for instance – preferably chocolate, stuffed or papier-mache like the fellow above.  I found this bunny on the cover of a kid’s Easter crafts book at the library.  He is made from bunched up newspaper that was wrapped with strips of papier-mache material that I moistened with water – no mixing required.  I was directed to the strips when I asked about papier-mache at the hobby […]

Categories: Easter • Tags: camellia, easter, papier-mache, sugar eggs