Ok so I don't have a kid and I usually don't dress up like a rabbit for photos but I do have lots of friends with kids who like to dress up like rabbits. So when one of your bestie asks if you can work your craft magic to make a pretty set of floral bunny ears for her adorable daughter you blog about it. This is a perfect example of a project that looks super glam but it's made with almost all … [Read more...]
GOOD EATS: funfetti Easter Cake
When I was a kid, Easter was easily the next best thing after Christmas. Baskets full of candy and gifts, hunting for chocolate, frilly dresses, that was the life. Now as an adult it's about the long weekend and the amazing homemade feast. I grew up in an Italian family so the feasts were definitely something to talk about. One thing that I could count on and looked forward to every Easter as … [Read more...]
GOOD EATS: colourful ice-cream sandwich treats
Who doesn't love ice-cream, seriously? (lactose free people, you don't count). Ice cream sandwiches always remind me of my grandma. She was a very simple woman and her freezer was almost always empty except for a box of ice-cream sandwiches for when we came to visit. I thought I would try a special Spring colour take on the classic ice-cream sandwich. Maybe you're hosting a family Easter get … [Read more...]
STYLE: a perfect outfit for Easter brunch
If you know me this may surprise you a bit but I was incredibly inspired by this beautiful natural palette. I know, I know. The colourholic is inspired by neutrals. There's a first for everything. But I just fell in love with the subtle colours from this photograph of eggs. I especially love the pop of indigo green, so there you go, the colour sucked me in after all. Wouldn't this palette be just … [Read more...]
DIY: spring rosette candy jars for Easter
I'll be honest, Easter isn't my favourite DIY holiday. It's probably because I don't have little monsters...errr I mean the sweet pitter patter of feet running around doing egg hunts. But when our friend's at May Arts Ribbon generously offered for us to raid their ribbon selection for our monthly blogger DIY group, I thought I would give it a go. I decided that giving some extra sugar to my … [Read more...]
DIY: easter egg decor roundup
One of my favourite memories of Easter as a kid was decorating eggs. Ok fine, my first memory is hunting and eating chocolate but then my second favourite memory is decorating eggs. If you don't have kids (like me) and you're crafty and like DIY, you can still have fun decorating. Here are a bunch of more 'grown up' egg decorating ideas. I think I'll take a stab at at least one this weekend. I … [Read more...]
