Spring is finally arriving here in the southwest of England, and it’s the perfect time for some Easter crafting! We’ve created a free printable Easter Bunny garland to add a touch of charm to your home, classroom, or Easter party.

This DIY bunny bunting pairs beautifully with our Easter Bunny Treat box (if you haven’t seen it yet, be sure to check it out!).

As well as working on these Easter based printables, I have been designing a quilt which, with the help of my lovely Mum, is beginning to come together. I can’t wait to show you! My intention in the medium term is to make quilt patterns to sell.

Spring is my favourite season and always seems to be full of hope. It’s nice looking forward to new projects. I hope things are well wherever you are.

If you want to make this garland, click here for the free printable.

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Whatever you end up doing on the 14th February, have a lovely time.

Click on this link to download the template.

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Although Easter is a while yet, the supermarkets are already stocking Easter eggs so I thought this cute Easter bunny treat box might be just the thing for you to download. There are two versions, a coloured version and a black and white version.

These cute gift boxes are great to put mini Easter eggs in. I make bunny boxes with my reception class every year and the children love them.

I’m also working on matching bunting and Easter egg hunt invites which I will post soon.

Here are the links to the templates. Both templates are free to download, but it would be great if you could subscribe to my new YouTube channel in return.

Colour Template

Black and White Template

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If you happen to be reading this, and you can hear a strange noise, then that is probably the sound of cobwebs being blown off my blog!

I thought it might be apt to start with a craft straight from the recycling bin. These embossed metal heart decorations would make a sweet valentines gift or a cute gift tag for a present. This is not a craft for little ones – the tin packaging is sharp once cut.

Since posting last, I have spent many years as a teacher and my two little boys are now head and shoulders above me. Finally, I have a little time to myself, and my new years resolution is to post on here more regularly.

I really like the fact that you can make something rather charming from a piece of rubbish. These would make a sweet valentines present, gift tag or Christmas tree decoration. The final decorations are quite strong but you still have to be careful not to squash them.

My husband found this out when he put the washing basket straight on top of my decorations – he quite literally broke my heart

Instructions:

1. Make sure your tomato paste tube is empty. I always use a rolling pin to flatten the tube.
2. Using a pair of kitchen scissors, chop of the top, bottom and a slither along one edge.
3. Open up the tube and wash. Mind your fingers – the metal can be sharp.
4. Cut into 4 pieces, or two long ones and use the back of a spoon to burnish the metal.
5. Place a heart template on the metal, draw around it and cut out.
6. Using a biro, draw a design on the reverse of the heart, pressing as you go.

This is the perfect craft if you like doodling!

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I designed this paper jewel for Paperchase just recently. Nip over to their website to download the PDF if you want to have a go at making a few last minute decorations.

See you in 2016!
Kate
x

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It’s been 3 or 4 years since we have had a good covering of snow in the South West of England so I have my fingers crossed for some this year!

I hope all your Christmas preps are going well.

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I hope you are all well and preparations for Halloween are going well. Paperchase asked me to design a mask for Halloween. I have a thing for owls so it seemed only natural to make an owl mask.

Autumn Colourway

All you need to make the mask is a printer, some ribbon and a selection of papers. I’ve tried two different colourways – do message me pictures if you make a mask and try a different selection of colours – I would love to see them.

Click here to go to the Paperchase blog and get the printable files otherwise you can click here to see more minieco Halloween projects.

Rainbow Colourway

Happy Halloween
Kate ^_^

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This is a great project if you are working with larger groups of children because you can photocopy the sheet. For best results I would recommend printing the template onto thin card.

To make the snake simply print the template, colour-in and then cut along the dotted lines.

Happy crafting!

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Most of the materials you need for this project may already be laying around at home – a small drinky yoghurt pot, small felt-tips, tape & elastic bands (loom bands work well). We had some hexbugs already but you can pick up non-branded versions from pound shops making this a really affordable experiment.

The yoghurt pot version goes slower and is more stable, you can also attach your pens straight onto your hexbugs and let them roam.

When you have finished drawing don’t forget to set your hexbug free! You can also use your designs for wrapping paper.

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