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Mar 15, 2015

Gossamer Blue Blog Hop & giveaway



Welcome to the Gossamer Blue blog hop! This month left me rather stumped on an idea to feature. I thought about Spring, and Spring vacation and all of the craft projects I have on the agenda and then I remembered that Easter is just a few weeks away! The kids always want to know why the Easter bunny doesn't bring the grown-ups a basket so, rather than a traditional Easter themed project I wanted to take a traditional idea and put my own twist on it. The Easter Basket!  Sounds simple enough - usually filled with bright green plastic grass, candy and little toys but what would your Easter Basket look like now that you're all grown up?  

So, there's the inspiration: to create an Easter Basket filled with the things that I love right now!


Here's a quick list for what my basket would include: 

cute coffee mugs and plates
a tiny planted succulent
a collection of handmade cards or tags
a pretty garland
a giftcard to Starbucks (love their green coffee) 
some new washi tape
wooden beads and bottles of paint
some embroidery thread for making tassels
all in a great vintage milk glass bowl!



 The kids and I stopped into a local gallery over the weekend, this particular one is filled with rocks and glass works. (I now realize that anytime you take small children into a place with the word 'rare' in the title that it will induce a near panic attack!) The rocks were incredible - lots of cut and polished crystals to see. I thought it would be fun to make a small collection of cards using some of the left over paper that I had leftover from the March main kit. I cut the pieces into geometric shapes to mimic the quart spears we had seen in the gallery and sewed them along in a row. 


These cute coffee stamps can be found in the March life Pages kit!


What would we find in your Easter basket? 

 I'm giving away one of the sewn fabric garlands! I used lots of little pieces of fabric - some found and collected, some new and a few vintage, all in pretty Spring colors. If you would like a chance to win the fabric garland that I made for these photos, leave a comment below on this post. I'll choose a winner at random on Tuesday. 


Thank you so much for dropping in! Be sure to check out these girls for more March inspiration today! 
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11 comments:

  1. Susie W.15.3.15

    Oh my goodness. I LOVE your "grown up" Easter basket! This is my first visit to your blog, but it certainly won't be my last. Your work is so inspiring. I want to go to my craft table immediately!

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  2. Jamie15.3.15

    I LOVE all the yummy goodness in your Easter basket:) The photos you take are amazing! Thank you so much for a chance to win your beautiful garland! It's gorgeous:)

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  3. Sydney15.3.15

    Your Easter basket is so fun! And that garland is adorable!

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  4. claudia shadler15.3.15

    such a neat concept! gorgeous abstract-esq themed cards! TFS!

    C

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  5. Leah16.3.15

    you are so inspiring and I love that garland!

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  6. spread your wings16.3.15

    such happy colors... i would love to win your beautiful garland.

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  7. Dorothy C.16.3.15

    Beautiful Easter basket! Love the garland too.

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  8. Hilary16.3.15

    super cute! would love to hang this up in my apartment.

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  9. Unknown17.3.15

    I love how you include a bit of Vintage in all that you do!! I love your projects!! Thank you for sharing!! Your little vintage garland would be precious!!

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  10. Bonita Rose17.3.15

    i so love everything u do..... your style is so pretty and beautiful... loved this post!!!!

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  11. ~kellyann~17.3.15

    I love the idea of an adult Easter basket - your's hits on everything right down to the milk glass bowl!

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