DIY Easy Easter Decorations

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As you may know, I am a teacher.  April has been crazy busy at work between getting ready for Statewide testing, preparing progress reports, and writing IEPs, I haven’t had a lot of time to make Easter decorations.  I definitely needed some DIY easy Easter decorations I could pull together quickly.

Bunny Silhouettes and Pom Poms

My inspiration for the bunny garland came from my new pom pom maker.  I ordered it on a whim and I’ve been anxious to try it out.  The box had a few pictures showing how to use it.  But I wasn’t really sure,  so I found this great video to help me out. It’s super easy and rather fun!

I love a bargain and grabbed this spring pad of scrapbook paper at Michaels for $5.00.  It has the most perfect pink and green flowered prints.

A quick google search for bunny silhouette and I found just what I was looking for.  I uploaded into Cricut Design Space and cut my bunnies.  I made my bunnies 6″ tall.  Select the smallest pom pom maker and for your bunny tails.  Use a dab of glue to attach the tails to the bunnies.  Let them dry a couple of hours.

Just attach the bunnies to yarn using tape then tape it to the mantel.

Reverse Canvas

This was inspired by a Pin I saw.  I love the Rae Dunn-inspired font.  It’s called ‘The Skinny’, and you can download it for free at dafont.com.   If you haven’t made a reverse canvas check out my tutorial here. This time I stained the frame, which was a first for me.  I used this stain.  Apply the stain with a foam brush, leave on for 5 minutes, and wipe the extra stain off with a paper towel.  Let the frame sit for an hour or so before attaching the canvas.

From Easter Through Spring

I thought about making an Easter wreath, but I decided to go with something that I can leave up through Spring.  I’ve been. wanting to make a hydrangea wreath like this one.  But those beautiful hydrangeas are $7.00 each at Michaels.  So when I saw them at 60% off I couldn’t resist.  Michaels gives teachers an exra 15% off, so I scored my hydrangeas for $1.96 each!  I had a 12″ wreath frame for the Dollar Tree, so I used fewer hydrangeas.

Mine is a little smaller than the inspiration, but I’m happy with it.  Start by using wire cutters to cut the flowers from the stems.  The stems are a little thick, so it will take a little effort.

Detach the leaves too, as you will add some to the wreath too.  I started to attach the flowers with thin wire from the floral department, but I found it hard to work with.  So I ended up just attaching the flowers with pipe cleaners.

Pipe cleaners are a must-have for your craft tool box.  The hydrangeas are so full, the pipe cleaners don’t show at all!

 

I plan to keep this wreath up until summer!  I didn’t get to make even half of what I had hoped to get done, but I did manage to make a few easy projects that make a big impact.