Miss Rhea's Easter Basket Swap Unveiling - Happy Easter!

Yippee!  My first swap is officially done and today is the big unveiling day!  My swap partners were Taylor from MaryJanes and Galoshes and Jeannie from Eye Craft.  I have to say that I am totally in love with everything I received.  I really had wonderful swap partners!  Check out all the other swappers at Miss Rhea's.

First from Taylor~

I love all the taffy colors and sweet pastel ruffles!  Soft aqua, blue, sweet pink.  Love, Love.

The springtime sentiments on the bottom of this little cup is so nice.  A nice breath of spring air!  The wand has been embellished with aqua glitter and has adorable inserts.  The one shown says, "Make it pretty."  It is pretty!

Coordinating spring wrapped candle.

A handmade ribbon rose.  Perfect for hair or anywhere a little pretty is needed.  I believe she has the tutorial on her blog.

Chocolate, taffy colored bunny and glitter clad wand.  Is there anything better?

~Second, but not least....Jeannie.~

I LOVE the sweet cream thick ruffles.  This pretty beauty screams feminine!  The whole kit and caboodle! 

On the top is a Dept. 56 bunny pin with a glassy tinsel neckline.  Directly above is the sweetest little girl ever.  She is hopping all around!  I think this is so stinkin' cute!

I love this little fairy wand.  I will proudly display this year after year.  Above are some yummy embellishments.  I hate to use them because they are so dear.

Any guesses as to what it says?

~What I sent to Taylor and Jeannie~

 

Happy Easter to all!

{rejoice, again i say rejoice}

Rebecca

Sweet Monday and A Little Whoopie

I hope everyone has a Sweet Monday!

I'm looking forward to this very busy week.  My little man turns 6, so that is an event in itself.  Then volunteering at his school, church on Wed. and test runs for his Pinewood Derby for AWANA's, going back to Iraq dinner for my brother on Sat. and hopefully getting into the groove running this week.  Have a great week all!

Here's a little treat from me to you...  I love a good Whoopie Pie.  Especially when the cream is pink and blue!  Being from Southcentral, PA, I know that a lot of people haven't heard of this wonderful little treat.  They are part of our Pennsylvania Dutch hertiage here.  According to food historians, Amish women would bake these (known as hucklebucks at the time) and put them in farmers' lunchboxes. When farmers would find these treats in their lunch, they would shout "Whoopie!"

The Ultimate Easter Cake! Can you say Cut-Up?

When I was little my mom always used to make Cut-up Cakes.  Is anyone with me?  In 1959, Baker's Coconut came out with a little book that grandmas and moms for decades to come would use.  There was also a 1973 edition.  In fact, my first birthday cake was the full bodied bunny.  I believe the official title was the Baker's Coconut Animal Cut-up Cakes.  Last year I made one, but jazzed it up a bit for Easter.  I tinted the coconut light blue for the body and sticked with the soft pink for the ears and feet.  I then added a pink with white polka dotted grosgrain bow around the neck.  It was so stinkin' cute!  Unfortunately, I have no pictures of it.  My NEW external drive with all my pictures on it died and I need A LOT of money to get the photos restored for now, they are lost.  I thought I'd add the cut-up diagram for anyone interested in making their own this Easter.  Enjoy!

{this is the one i made this past easter}

If you're interested in obtaining a copy of this little booklet...expect to pay a pretty penny.  I belive they are running between $10-40 on eBay depending on their condition, if it is an original and how close it is to a holiday!  Amazon also has several starting at $27 and run up to $50.

Snowed In with Ava Rose

The Ava Rose collection is one of my favorite fabric lines. I received a quilt from my mother's friend, Kathy. I instantly fell in love! The soft hues of aqua and pink are my favorite color combination. So sweet~especially for St. Valentine's Day. After seeing a lovely post by One Ripe Peach, I had a spark of inspiration for a Valentine tribute of my own.

{first attempt at ruffle edges}


{one of my favorite Bible verses}



{the finer details}

{sweetly hanging above my couch}

This is crafted from paper, fabric, crepe paper, glitter, my printer, Singer and glue. It also features mica glitter dots and a vintage ear bauble under the verse.

~xoxo~

Spring has sprung and gone...so put away that wreath!

Spring has sprung and gone...so put away that wreath!

Still standing~A vintage-inspired wreath I made this spring. I love how it turned out. Unfortunately, it clashes with my winter bird scene that is on my mailbox wrap. How tacky. I couldn't figure out how to get the stinkin' thing off the box. Maybe I should just call it a seasonal house. At least I don't have up Christmas lights!