the McLeans: Easter Crafts: Part 2

These are some ideas from Martha Stewart's Easter Workshop ( http://www.marthastewart.com/easter-workshop?xsc=eml_eas_2008_03_13 ) and Easter crafts. I've made some Spring crafts I'd like to share. Enjoy!

What I used:

1. Fallen branch

2. Spring flowers

3. Birds

* I hot glued the flowers to the branch and the birds I purchased at Dollar Tree came with wires. I twisted the wires around the branch. Using white thread (also can use fishing line or jewelry making thread) I hung the branch.

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What I used:

1. Orange knitting yarn

2. Elmer's glue

3. Green felt

4. 3 Straight pins (per carrot)

5. Styrofoam star (Roberts crafts or any local craft store, shown below)

* I took the Styrofoam star and cut it into five pieces as shown in the first picture. Then I took a straight pin and wrapped some yarn around the top. At this time I also applied some Elmer's glue around the top where I wrapped the yarn. I continued to wrap down the carrot as shown in the third picture. As I worked down the carrot i applied glue to the bare Styrofoam.

* Once I worked down the carrot I secured the bottom with another straight pin and applied glue. To make the stem I cut two small pieces of felt and folded them like in the above picture. I then took a straight pin and placed them through the top. you can also use this method to make eggs with egg shaped Styrofoam as shown in second picture. I placed these carrots around my home or you could use them on an Easter tree. Thanks Martha!

Most of these instructions are also found on the Martha Stewart website or from my link on Easter Crafts: Part 1. Here are also some other fun crafts I will be doing this week!