Easter Baskets {Tasty Treats Thursday}

Tired of plain ol' Easter baskets with all of the store bought toys and cheap candy. Why not make some of these adorable brightly colored baskets this year. (created by the ladies at Styled Creative)  Using berry baskets, moss or shredded paper for grass, a vintage inspired looking juice can, home made candy and a sweet little feathery chick, you are all set! These would be great for adults too!

How about adding some homemade Marshmallow chicks? Here is a recipe I found at All Recipes.com that is getting some great reviews. Here is what you will need to get started:


Ingredients
1 cup confectioners' sugar for dusting
2 cups white sugar
1 tablespoon light corn syrup
1 1/4 cups water, divided
4 tablespoons unflavored gelatin
2 egg whites
1 teaspoon vanilla extract


Directions found HERE at Allrecipes.com

Have a wonderful day friends! 

Hugs, 

Pam

Credits:

Easter Inspired photo shoot: styled by Beka and Kimberly of Philadelphia-based Styled, formerly Innove Events, and photographed by the fabulous Marie Labbancz

Marshmallow Chicks Recipe: AllRecipes.com

Fresh Ideas for Easter Brunch {Motivate Me Monday}

Happy Monday friends! I wanted to thank everyone who voted for Party Starters for  the Top 25 list of Party Plannin' Moms contest on Circle of Moms contest. Today IS the LAST day to vote,  o if you have a second I would be honored!

Typically I like to share one, maybe two photos on Monday that get me motivated and hopefully you as well. With Easter fast approaching I thought it would be fun to share a tablescape I created which definitely got me in the mood for Spring! 

My Mom gave me a box full of Easter decorations and the kids had so much fun going through it. Lots of fun treasures inside and a few of them, like the rabbits and white wheel barrow worked perfectly on this table. The white wheel barrow was empty, so I put a piece of floral foam in the inside and with a bouquet of flowers I picked up at the grocery I not only made the wheel barrow centerpiece, but also 4 small bouquets for the table. 

The Easter basket was a bit of a struggle, because my decorative pieces kept getting lost and tipping over inside, even with shredded paper grass.  I decided to use a lid from a round hat box then covered it in moss which sat inside the upper part of the basket creating a platform for everything to sit on. The perfect solution for this situation and since there are so many great baskets out there I will be using this trick again! 

There is just something magical about planting seeds and seeing them sprout out of the dirt.  I filled my cake slice boxes, decorate like carrots with a packet of seeds for festive party favors. Of course this doesn't have to be for adults only, my kids are already calling which seeds they want. 

Last Easter I made mini cupcakes and displayed them in egg cups, so I thought it would be fun to use mini blueberry muffins this year. The perfect little treat for a Sunday brunch. 

 I used a 12" x 12" piece of pattern paper and cut it into this fun shape, which brings a little more character to the table and really makes the plate stand out. Fill up a Cake Slice Shaped box with crayons and instead of putting plates down set the box on top of these fun placemats. Crayons and fancy paper would make a great activity for the kids table, Tic Tac Toe anyone?

I hope these photos and ideas have got you motivated today. I am definitely ready to get to work making some more fun colorful projects...mission accomplished! 

Have a great day! 

Hugs, 

Pam

Mini Take Out Boxes {What's New Friday}

 Today is "What's New Friday" so I am all kinds of excited to show you the newest addition to the Party Starters' favor box collection . This sweet little take out box is great for all kinds of tiny treats such as tea bags, wrapped candies, small cookies, tea light candles and the list goes on. These are great for birthdays, showers, weddings, classroom or office parties, holidays you name it! These mini take out boxes measure: 2 1/16"w x 2 3/16"l x 2 13/16"h approximately 1/3 of the size of a regular take out box. This one is all decked out for Easter and will be fun to fill with Jelly Beans & chocolate Robin Eggs.

The Mini Take Out Box from the Easter Gingham Collection

Guess what?? They are now available in my Strawberry Lemonade design! SO, what would you use these little boxes for? Do you have an occasion in mind? What color scheme or theme would you suggest?

Mini Take Out Box from the Strawberry Lemonade Collection

Thanks SO much for stopping in today. I hope you all have a fabulous weekend!
Hugs,
Pam

Carrot Easter Basket {Tutorial Tuesday}

A wonderful resource for paper crafters is Splitcoast Stampers. I became a member back in 2004 or 2005 and have found many useful tutorials and tons of inspiration over there.
Today I wanted to share a link I found on Splitcoast for a great tutorial created by Brooke Stockman on how to make this adorable "Carrot Easter Basket".  Hop on over and see if you have what it takes to create this cute basket. What an adorable Spring treat for family or friends.

Have a great day!
hugs,
Pam