FREE Carrot Top .studio file and Road Trip Pics

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I’m going to post a couple of photos each day for the next few days from our weekend away down to Steamboat Rock.  Just a few each day as I have many.  Could get overwhelming here!

That, of course, is Steamboat Rock.  As you can see, it is shaped like a steamboat.  And this large and beautiful landmark is within Steamboat Rock State Park in Washington State, USA.  We are so lucky to live so close to the border that we have access to places like this. 

My dashing Mr and I have had many years of skipping off to this luscious locale – each time we go it evokes precious memories.  This time we were fortunate to take a cabin, because really they are not rentable on the “shoulder” season – but we were fortunate that one was opened to us on an “emergency” basis. 

 

Spacious front room/kitchenette.

Sweet bedroom!

Can you fathom waking up to THIS view? 

Sigh sigh!

Ok, so I’m going to stop here and post a few more tomorrow.  Now I’ll Show & Tell a fun Easter table decoration you can easily make!

FUN DIY:

 

And just how CUTE is this?  These are some fun Easter carrots you can make for place settings for your family Easter table. 

INSTRUCTIONS:

These are super simple to make.  Just cut a rectangle out of designer paper 8 inches long by 6 inches wide.  You will get two “tubes” out of one 12 x 12 sheet of designer paper.  Run double sided tape (or glue) on the outside of one of the the long sides of the paper, then roll it into a tube. 

Flatten one end, with the seam in the middle on the back.  Tuck some double sided tape inside to seal, or glue.  I used my crimper to make a wavy edge on it. 

 

Now make sure you’ve cut however many green carrot tops out of cardstock using the FREE file provided below.

Next, fill your “carrot” with treats (chocolate eggs, jelly beans) and when it’s full then flatten the OPPOSITE sides to the ones at the bottom.  The ‘tube’ will turn into a wedge or “carrot” shape naturally.  Now use either double sided tape or glue and, inserting the end of the carrot top in, seal this end.  You now have your carrot. 

But finally, find some bright pretty ribbon, tie a bow and glue it onto the top.  Voila!

 

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FREE .studio (Silhouette) File Hinged Easter Egg!

A friend of mine asked me to make her a couple of Easter cards and I decided to get original and design something myself.  I’m really EGG-cited about this file, it turned out so sweet!

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I used some sewing on this card, though I’m sure glue might work fine too.  I like the special touch sewing adds.  (besides, its good for me to keep up my sewing skills so I don’t sew over my finger again)  You need to decide and sew your lace parts on BEFORE you sew the bottom section or the top section together. 

This is a fun 3 part project.  A simple card base (definately does not have to be white - a coloured cardstock might be the ticket for YOU!) and then the actual EGG parts (no, not a white and a yolk, tho that is a funny thought) - actually four pieces, two for the top, two for the bottom with holes in the top part through which you can put a brad (I used a rather large dollar store brad, you might want to make your own holes smaller if you want to use a smaller brad - or even remove the holes out of the file and use a punch the size you desire)  and lastly, the inside “egg is a sketch file with a cut for the edge (you will have to set your machine to do this, i’ve created all the lines the same) I chose my designer paper to be one that is one sided, of a crisp stock.  The reason for one sided is so you sketch the sentiment on one side.  A nice touch is all I’m saying.  I’m all about the details.

Note - the butterflies are included - but not the flowers - the flower is from the Silhouette Store. 

Use a couple of glue dots to adhere your “EGG” to the card base but do mention this in your greeting to the person receiving it - they may like the option of taking it off of the card base and sticking it…on the fridge?

 

 

I liked it so much I created a “batch” of these sweet little cards.

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