Happy Spring

Spring is here, though looking out my window you wouldn't know it. Thankfully we got a bit of sunshine over the weekend otherwise I'd be one cranky gal. And since I can't enjoy the fragrant outdoors what better time then surround yourself with a few stemmed gems. I'm so excited to see one of my favorite flowers, the ranunculus, are in season. These and peonies simply make me swoon, what's your favorite flower? Its about time I high tail it out to the flower mart here in San Francisco. When I lived in L.A the husband and I would travel the 30 minutes almost monthly to pick up a few bouquets, I'm seriously slacking in my new hood.

photos by our designed life

Easter crafts, wreath

I've been getting crafts together for my little cousins to do on Easter, and thought I would share.  I saw this Easter wreath and with a few changes, made it work.

My cousins are 8, 6 and two 5 year olds, so I pre-cut all the small pieces of paper with my handy dandy paper cutter.  Made my life so much easier! Instead of using glue, I opted for double sided tape, that way clean up will be much easier. To keep the clothespins in place, I cut a piece of foam core I had stashed away into a circle.  Working an x-acto blade again sure brought me back to college days!  To hide the plain white foam core, I wrapped colorful yarn around the circle and placed a handmade bow.  A little twine to hang it, and its a fun and fairly simple project for the youngsters.