Home Decor, Spring & Easter Ideas, Decor, Crafts & Recipes

I hope you had a festive St. Patrick’s Day! Now it’s time to think about more Spring decorating Easter is only 3 weeks away! This Bird’s Nest Cake is fun to serve for any Spring occasion It also makes a great centerpiece! The cake is chocolate fudge with salted caramel glaze and brown sugar icing~ … Continue reading

Spring Bottle in Bloom!

Welcome to the March Creative Craft Blog Hop A big thank you to Sara @Birdz of a Feather for hosting! And welcome friends, readers and visitors from Pretty DIY Home Are you seeing signs of Spring where you live? Spring has sprung in the Deep South and things are bursting into blooms everywhere you look, … Continue reading

Spring Bunny and Ribbon Carrot

Time for some crafty fun! My thoughts jumped right to Spring when January was over and I have been thinking about ways to bring Spring to my decor Welcome to the monthly Creative Craft Hop Thank you Sara from Birdz of a Feather for being our hostess and keeping us organized! Welcome friends, readers and … Continue reading

Valentine Gifts for the Cook or Chef

Welcome to the January Creative Craft blog hop hosted by Sara from Birdz of a Feather Each month this group of clever crafters share ideas and tutorials of things they have made Welcome readers, friends and visitors from Decorate and More with Tip She is so smart to get a head start on Spring with … Continue reading

Fearless Friday, Top Ten Painted Creations!

This has been nostalgia week here on the Painted Apron, looking back through the last 10 years to see what the most viewed posts were for Take-out Tuesday, Tablescapes, and today Fearless Friday Fearless Friday didn’t begin until May 2016 so I included posts with painted creations that were posted before Fearless Friday in this … Continue reading

Fearless Friday, Jolly Festive Snowman with Markers

Let’s draw and color a snowman today! I love snow people, they always look so jolly and festive with their scarves, hats and mittens Last year we painted Simple Snowmen Today let’s draw and color one with markers My inspiration is from my snowmen plates Start with a simple pencil sketch Then ink over it … Continue reading

Winter Wonderland Tray

Time is flying by this year and December is on the horizon~ It’s time for the Winter Blog Tour This time we are featuring Winter Wonderland trays! Thank you to our very special hostess Katherine of Katherine’s Corner Welcome readers, friends and visitors from Maria at Pure Happy Home Today I’m going to show you … Continue reading

Fearless Friday, Mimosa Station Sign

I’m taking a short Thanksgiving break today, so I am re-sharing a post from 2016 A festive thing you can do for upcoming holiday gatherings, is to set up a Mimosa station All you need is a sign and the ingredients for Mimosas! I set up the Mimosa station on our bar but you can … Continue reading

Fearless Friday, Holiday Wreaths

Let’s continue creating Christmas spirit and paint holiday wreaths and holly 🎅🏻 These are easy peasy, and no fancy art skills required! You can use watercolor or markers and make cards, tags or gift wrap Supplies: watercolor paint, colored markers card stock, heavy watercolor paper blank cards suitable for watercolor or marker white bags or … Continue reading

Holiday Gift Buckets

Welcome to the November Creative Crafts Blog Hop! A big thank you to Sara from Birdz of a Feather for hosting! Welcome friends, readers, and visitors from Cecelia at My Thrift Store Addiction Today I want to share this easy holiday craft idea with you, Holiday Buckets! A decorated bucket can elevate the simplest gift, … Continue reading