Fluttery Cupcakes

Thanks for stopping by today!

 This week, I'm turning blah plastic food containers 

into TADA! stencils.

 After cutting out a flat square, I'm making a pattern 

using my butterfly craft punch. 

Here's what it looks like. 

I'll use it to decorate a few cupcakes. Making sure the stencil is clean, I'll lay it directly on the cupcake {the plastic sheet should cover the whole cupcake}.

I put a few tablespoons of confectioner's sugar

in a shaker {a small strainer can be used}.

 Sugar shower!

 Gently lift the stencil and this is what you'll get.

It may not have your favorite icing, but it's an easy way (with less calories) to decorate desserts like brownies and cakes. TADA!

Plastic to Fantastic!

Hello Friends! I hope you had a lovely Easter.

Do you have any of these in your house? These are some of my plastic food containers that once kept salad greens, nuts, dried fruit and pie. I can't seem to avoid them whether I buy food at the grocery or at the farmer's market.   

Add to that, I also have an overflow of deli container lids. While these are useful for stashing leftovers, I don't have any more room in my cupboard for them. What a blah. But I've got a TADA! idea.

I'm turning these plastic containers into stencils!

Rescue the flat part of the container with a 

pair of scissors.

Take off any ridges. We want it flat. This will be

helpful when adding the design. 

Use craft punches {this will work well if the plastic

isn't too thick}. 

Draw freehand, trace a pattern from a book, or

use cookie cutters.

Sharp precision scissors are a useful tool especially 

if the design contains a lot of detail.

Please stop by every day this week to see

the stencils I made and how I use them.

Have a great Monday!

Confetti, Confetti

I made a couple of Easter baskets using stuff I found at home, like yogurt containers and plastic bags. A blah to TADA! transformation indeed. 

But I was left with these plastic bag remnants. Putting them to waste would be a total blah. Here's how they became TADA!:

A pair of scissors turned them into thin strips, and now they found new life as confetti! Use these to line an Easter basket or as cushion for everyday packages that need to be mailed.

I would also use them to add color to 

plastic Easter eggs. 

 They'll protect the candy inside.

They're the perfect substitute for Easter grass

that you buy at the store.

I wish you all a fun weekend and a Happy Easter!

Fairy Tails

I hope you are having an awesome Thursday!

Today, I've got another Easter basket idea.

Excuse me if I'm using another yogurt container. I'm fond of yogurt and collected a few buckets over time. As an alternative, you can use empty ice cream tubs, deli containers or old boxes. They're all blah...

 But with a little lovin', they become TADA!

Just several blah elements used in this project.

I like how the bottom resembles a fairy's skirt.

This basket's ready for some Easter eggs!

Rainbow Ruffles

This week on the blog, I'm puttering around the house to turn blah items into TADA! Easter baskets.

Yogurt or ice cream containers like this are perfect for the task. It just needs a new outfit. 

Colorful plastic bags act as "fabric".

Cut them into strips. 

Run a threaded needle at the center of the plastic strip. Gently pull the thread so that a ruffle is created. The ruffled strip should approximate the height of the yogurt container. Finish by knotting the end of the thread.

Make a bunch of ruffled strips, enough to cover the face of the yogurt container.

Here's what it looks like now after attaching the strips with double sided tape or hot glue.  It's dressed up for a fiesta! 

 Add a ribbon handle with hot glue.

Then fill it with Easter treats that are as 

colorful as the bucket! TADA!

A Basket in Bloom

Easter is this Sunday. And if you're into egg hunts and Easter baskets, I have a handful of ideas just for you.

This is today's inspiration. 

I'll give this empty yogurt container a make-over. 

Here's a collection of varying shades of pink paper gathered from gift wrapping and package stuffing. A ribbon, clear tape, scissors, and glue (white glue and hot glue) are the other materials we need. 

 Cut the paper into different sized petals.

Make sure there's at least a pair of each size.

Wrap the yogurt container in a sheet of plain paper to cover the busy design. Secure the paper to the container with tape or glue. Then, one by one, add the "petals".  

Add them alternately, keeping in place with clear tape, then reinforcing with a little bit of glue. 

 

When attaching the "petals", don't stretch them too much. Loosen them so the top folds will look natural.

 TADA! An Easter basket that resembles a rose!

Glue on some ribbon which becomes the handle. 

 Fill it with Easter eggs collected from the hunt.

Making a basket is all part of the fun!

Easter Baskets

Happy Monday! After that outdoorsy break last week, I'm back, getting my craft on. 

When you have allergies like I do, a box of tissue must be within arm's reach. When I replenish my stash at the supermarket, blah to TADA! transformations are always in my mind. That's why aside from softness and price, an attractive box is also part of the criteria in choosing which tissue to buy.   

Once this blah box is empty, here's what it can become:

An Easter basket! TADA!

I cut off the top of the box and trimmed it to yield two rectangles. These become the handles of the basket, secured in place with lots of hot glue. 

I added some ribbon to trim the top and lower half of the box for added color, and to conceal the brand name.

Add some decorative tissue paper or a plastic bag in a solid color to line the inside of the basket.

This basket is ready for an Easter egg hunt,

don't you agree?

Wishing you a colorful day!