berry basket May Day bouquets

After stumbling across this lovely pic on instagram, I knew the next chance I had to gift flowers was going to involve a berry basket.

Thank goodness for May Day {but these would totally work for Mother's Day, too!}

I put a basket together for each of the boys' teachers during naps this afternoon.

I used:

pulp berry baskets I had saved from the farmer's market
tiny mason jars {I think they're 2 oz??}
parchment paper {the kind used to line baking sheets...I have a huge roll I bought at Costco} cut to about 11 x 11 inch squares
a few of my favorite $3.99 bouquets from Trader Joe's
ribbon and paper scraps and tiny clothespins

I lined each basket with a sheet of parchment and nestled in two mason jars...

I filled the jars with flowers and water...

Pinned a few embellishments on the side...

And was done!

Happy May Day, friends!  Hopefully this means today was the last day I have to wear a winter coat and Uggs to baseball practice!!

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a rainbow ice cream float bar

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This weekend was the kickoff of our boys' baseball season.  I thought it would be fun to celebrate with the team and make ice cream floats.  {It's been a long time since we made root beer floats!}

Only I didn't think it would be 40 degrees all weekend.

What??

So we made the best of it...indoors...and had a little party with just our family.

Putting a float bar is pretty simple.  Here's what I used...

I gathered a rainbow collection of  pop {or do you call it soda where you live??}...I found the glass bottled varieties in the Hispanic section of our grocery store.

A rainbow of milkshake straws...I found these on Amazon awhile back but never used them before.

Vanilla ice cream...from Walmart.

A mix of jars and glasses {that I pre-scooped with vanilla ice cream and then put back in the freezer for a bit}...from my kitchen cabinets.  Haha.

And of course something to clean up the inevitable sticky hands and faces...Wet-Nap wipes...that I also bought at Walmart {hello everyday low prices :)}

They all picked a different color and they all got a huge kick out of the treat.

Rainbow messes never seem that bad to clean up. :)

A printable Wet-Nap coupon is available for you here.

And...Wet-Nap is having a contest called the Most Original Mess Contest.  Participants can upload a photo entry of their messy kids and share the link across social media.  The photo with the most votes wins a $1,000 giftcard to Walmart and a year's supply of product. Voting will close on June 16.  You can see all the details here. Good luck!!

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pretty package ideas & a martha stewart crafts giveaway

Oh how I love a pretty package.
Sometimes I think I like the packaging almost as much as what's inside??

Awhile back I punched about a million little butterflies for our little sweets table, and I thought it would be a good way to use the extras if I could incorporate them into some sort of spring-y gift wrap.

Here are a few ideas...

A kraft box wrapped in twine with butterflies "floating" across it.  {I just used a tiny glue dot on the back of each butterfly}

A kraft bag embellished with a doily, ribbon, sequins, and a butterfly clothespin.  {I again used a glue dot to attach the paper butterfly to the clothespin.}

{This was totally a cross between these treat bags and this gift and these favor bags!}

This one was the simplest...twine wrapped around with a butterfly and gift tag glued in the center.

If you'd like a Martha Stewart Crafts butterfly punch of your own, along with a paper pad and assorted embellishments, enter to win below.

Good luck!

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instagrammed.

Lots of Easter projects and prep this week!
{I'll try to to share more details of projects soon.  Try.......}
If you'd like to follow along with me on instagram, I'm @aprettycoollife.
Happy Easter, friends!
xoxo

Original post with how-to of diy Easter bunny treat jars found here.

Original post with how to for Easter bunny party favor bags found here.  

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diy: matchbox Easter favors

Today I'm sharing a sweet little alternative to plastic eggs and baskets for Easter treats as my monthly contribution on eighteen25.

Read all about it right here.
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diy: Easter party favor bags

I can't let a holiday go by without making some sort of party favor bag.
{I'm still loving the valentine ones :)}

So using these valentine bags as inspiration, I grabbed a bunch of fabric scraps and no-sew Heat n' Bond and made bunny versions.

To make the bunnies, I traced a cookie cutter onto the paper side of the Heat n' Bond and then carefully cut them out.  If you don't have a bunny cookie cutter, a quick google search will come up with a bunny outline to use.

Then just follow the instructions on the package and iron the bunnies onto small muslin bags.  {Basically, all you need to do is iron it, paper side up, to the back of the fabric you want to applique.  Then cut out a shape, peel the backing, and iron it onto the bag.}

Doing everything assembly line style always works best for me...

I filled my bags with little trinkets and treats...

These could totally be the ribbons for the state fair of crafting... ;)

Then I {just had to} doll them up a bit more with poms and ribbons and stamped "hoppy Easter" {I crack myself up} tags.  

Happy Easter, friends!
xoxo

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Easter bento snacks

This post sponsored by Robinson's Fruit Shoot.  All opinions are my own.  As always, thanks for reading!! xoxo

Last week, I shared a few of the bento school lunches I've been packing lately.  

Sometimes my youngest that stays home for lunch with me was feels a little left out, so I've been making afternoon snacks bento style...and an Easter theme makes it even more fun!

All I did was use an empty egg carton and fill it with plastic egg sized snacks...pretzels, peanut butter roll ups, goldfish, Easter marshmallows, golden raisins, and clementines...accompanied by a colorful Fruit Shoot to drink!

And if you're still looking for lunchbox inspiration, be sure to visit Fruitshoot for more creative ideas!

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