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Easter Egg Wreath

3/27/2017

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Yes, a fun wreath for my front door.
I had seen an Easter Egg Wreath last year and never found the time to get it made.
​ But I did buy the plastic eggs at the end of the season for practically nothing.
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These are two packages of eggs, sorry I didn't count them, probably about 48 eggs. I did have two packages of smaller eggs, (not shown) that I use for filling any holes. One will also need a hot glue gun, Styrofoam wreath, twig wreath (optional), Easter grass and a bow.
Start hot gluing the eggs onto the Styrofoam wreath.
There is no rhyme or reason, just change up​ the positions of the eggs and the colors.
Keep gluing and when you have the wreath covered with the large eggs, start filling in
​ with the smaller eggs.
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Smaller eggs randomly filling in holes.
Hot glue the Styrofoam wreath and twig wreath together.
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​Weigh down for a couple of
​ hours.
I used floral wire in three places to tie the two wreaths together also. 
Making a loop hanger with
floral wire.
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I had actually bought ribbon in a pastel color, but when I added the bow, it was just to bland. I went through my stash of ribbon and found
​ the black and white striped. Love the contrast between the pastels and the bold black and white. I hot glued the ribbon onto the wreath.
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Happy Easter!
Amy Vanderbilt's Etiquette:
​Your own wet spoon should never be place in a sugar bowl, nor your butter knife in the jam or butter dish.
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Shabby Chic Easter Eggs

3/17/2017

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Dainty and beautiful real eggs.
I made these eggs last year and put them in cardboard egg cartons. Mod Podge items will stick to each other.
​So this was perfect to let them set a whole year, they were perfectly cured by that time.
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First you will need to make a hole in each end of the eggs and then blow the liquid (white and egg yolk) from the egg. I used a large needle and a small hammer to make the holes. Don't worry if you break a few, just always buy enough for the mishaps.

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After the eggs are all punched and blown out, I go back and run water through them, just to make sure all the yuck is out and let them dry over night.
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Buy a package of napkins when you see some you like, because my experience is if you go to actually look for what you want you can't find any. One package is more than enough for two dozen eggs.

​Cut out the designs you want to use and Mod Podge the place on the egg where you want to place your design and then Mod Podge over the design on the egg carefully. I find it is about impossible to do more than a couple designs at a time on an egg. Place the egg with the backside that hasn't been Mod Podged (or the Mod Podge side that has dried) on a rack to dry. When the egg has been completely covered with your napkin designs let dry completely before letting them touch each other. Enjoy!

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Amy Vanderbilt's Etiquette:
​When a man is introduced to a lady he does not offer his hand unless she makes the move first.

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hypertufa fake gardening

3/7/2017

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This was my first attempt at hypertufa planter/pots over ten ago. This square planter has been used for many things, the last was a water bowl  for Toby, our Wheaten Terrier. I purchased this sheet greenery mat at Michael's and was delighted when it fit perfectly in my old hypertufa planter. The dimensions of the planter are 11 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches,  3 1/2 inches tall and 2 1/2 inches deep, so that makes the thickness about 1 1/2 inches. The greenery is 10 x 10 inches. Michael's has several sheets to pick from, it was a difficult decision whether to purchase the moss mat or the one I picked. 
The planter had been painted a dark brown. I painted the planter first with the coral, then the dark blue and finally with the light blue. I then washed it (painted) several times with the turquoise/water paint that I have mixed up to add a patina finish to many things.  
I will have this planter outside this season, so I had my handy, dandy hubby drill holes for drainage.
So the greenery mat will not blow away, I added a bird feeder with a chain/hook and attached the feeder to the bottom of the planter. It also raised the mat up to the edge of the planter, which achieved the look I wanted for the finished planter. Also I added a fruit sack for added stuffing. These will work great so the planter does not retain moisture.

Now deciding where to put this easy care garden.

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 I don't make planter/pots like this one anymore but
​Kim at Hypertufa Gardener does and you
can ​check out her site here: http://www.thehypertufagardener.com/
​I do make leaves and such and you can check out my previous posts in the subcategory Cottage Gardening or individual posts here:
​Garden Grots
Concrete Leaves in the Garden
​Concrete Leaf Spitter
For the Love of Gardening  
​ Oak Hydrangea Leaf

Amy Vanderbilt's Etiquette
regarding bowling:
​Don't us another person's ball without permission. ;-)
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