He is Risen!!

Here is my Pinterest inspired Easter centerpiece. I don't know about you but I spend way too many hours searching for ideas on Pinterest but it is my favorite site to visit. Not only for the great ideas but it has lead me to some wonderful blogs that I would not have known about if it weren't for Pinterest. In my search for great and new ideas to decorate for Easter I came across this centerpiece. I absolutely love it. I didn't want to make it too difficult so I just looked around the house for things I already had. Yes, I had a bag of moss hanging around.

Supplies:
container
dirt/soil
moss/or grass seeds/or ground covering
smaller container
small rocks
sticks
twine


I had soil left over from last years garden. I filled the container to the top with soil and then placed in my smaller container. I created a mound on the side with soil and then layered the moss on top of the soil and small container. The moss laid nicely on top so I didn't need to secure it with anything. Made the crosses with sticks from the yard and tied them with twine. Placed a rock in front of the container and used the small rocks to cover the soil in front of the tomb. This took me less than 15 minutes to complete. It was very simple and easy.

Another lemon dropped in the bucket.

Painted Mason Jars!!!

I love mason jars. I don't know how I lived without them for most of my life. I use to think they were just old, dirty, ugly jars my grandma had in her pantry. And usually they were filled with really weird looking foods. But now I know they were hidden jewels and my grandma knew.

 I loved how this turned out but I had to spend some time getting it covered completely.


Supplies:

mason jar
glass enamel paint (Hobby Lobby)
sponge brush


The directions say you can either paint it on with a sponge brush or swirl the paint around the inside of the jar.  I found when I painted (the inside) it was very hard not to leave paint strokes. So I poured about 1/2 of the paint into the mason jar and swirled it around. I had to keep adding more paint until I was satisfied how it looked. I let it dry over night but I noticed the extra paint had pooled to the bottom of the jar. The paint was still wet enough so I turned it over on wax paper and let it drip out. It worked but the inside didn't turn out very pretty but who's looking inside...lol!

Another lemon dropped in the bucket!