I had such high hopes and expectations for Easter and spring crafts. Easter cards! Spring wreaths! Cute almost-summer sundresses! I have the makings for all of them.
And then? Somehow Easter snuck up, and flew by me, and I’m standing on the other side of it with nothing, nada, zilch.
So perhaps we’ll get some Happy Spring photos and cards made someday. But at the rate I’m going…I wouldn’t hold your breath.
But, my friend Christina gave me permission to count dyeing Easter eggs as a “craft.” So I’m taking it!
And while I’m at it, let me tell you all about how it doesn’t always pay to be organized – and the best laid plans…well, they don’t always work out as planned.
For instance, even though you buy Easter egg kits a month in advance, you’ll still need to actually find some time to use those kits to color some eggs.
And also, even though two of the 18 eggs you are boiling crack and explode, doesn’t mean that the other eggs are in fact “hard boiled” enough to eat. (They sure look pretty, but Ewww…runny yolks!)
And another hint? That cute kit with the little roller brushes at Target…yeah, pain in the neck and total waste of time!
And no matter how many times you tell your 3-year old to not wipe her hands on her shirt, she’ll continue to do it, even though there is a washcloth within three inches of her hand. (I’ve got photographic proof on this one, Addie!)
And also? When you find an amazing sale on cute Easter dresses for next year, take into consideration that your little “weedlings” may sprout an extra inch or two. With dresses it is always okay to be a little long, but a little too short is treading on some dangerous ground.
At the very least, you should probably try them on before Easter morning. Before you are running late. For Easter mass. Of course.
And last, but not least, you’ll never get a good photo when you really want one. This last photo was the best photo I could conjure up of my two little sugared-out bunnies. I have about 100 outtakes. And this is the best.
*Sigh*
But we did make it to mass. It was beautiful, and we spent the remaining day with just our little family and did a little gardening. So in the end? It was all perfect.
So come on…show me all of your perfect craftiness this week!
Love that last photo of the girls, and the dresses don’t look short at all! LOL at the evidence on Addie! I know how that goes. Anya is actually pretty good, but Kailan is not. They apparently don’t hear you telling them that, do you think??
I can’t wait to see the sundresses when you get them done.
I didn’t get much done either (well, other than home improvement). I did get my tiles designed so I have them up today. I’m not so sure about the first one, but I guess it’s ordered now and that’s that. I love the one I did for the window sill and can’t wait to see it in place.
Dyeing Easter Eggs definitely counts. We did not even do that this year. Both of my kids wipe their hands on their clothes no matter how many napkins I give them. It drives me crazy.
I think the girls look adorable in their Easter dresses.
I have some crafty goodness up.
Thanks for sharing in the eggy fun with us today.
Of COURSE dyeing eggs counts as crafty – that’s big time crafty around these parts! I was laughing and nodding in agreement all through your tale of craziness. Oh, I can BIG time relate the fast growing weeds!
Oh, Carrie I know what you mean. When we dyed eggs Francesco insisted on re-dunking the eggs in a different color, we ended up with all the eggs some shade of purple. You know how my Easter Shot turned out so I feel for you! I keep telling myself next year (yeah right!)
I agree – Dying Easter eggs counts, which means we got crafty over here this week, too.
Looks like Em had a great birthday. I’m glad she’s had so much birthday fun this week. We were thinking of her!
oh yes, coloring eggs counts… i counted it.
bean’s shirt would have matched addie’s had i not put a smock on her, she is always wiping everything on her clothes.
and i love that last picture of the girls together!!
and and, believe it or not- i have craftiness up at my place too! whoa!
Hooray hooray! I am late but I HAVE CRAFT!!!! I have also been knitting but you’ll have to wait for next Tuesday for that one. LOVE LOVE LOVE those Easter dresses and the photo is divine!
Here’s mine.
Teenage Eggs