An Easter bird's nest dessert | Efterrätt med påskfågelbo

For our crafternoon (yay!) last Saturday, I made the yummiest raspberry mousse ever (recipe in Swedish found here). Helena at Craft & Creativity came up with the idea of decorating regular plastic cups with washi tape, and it felt appropriate to put a candy egg bird's nest on top. The gorgeous gorgeous washi tape is from Bookbinders Design.

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Summary in Swedish: Efter påskpysslet i lördags åt vi påskmiddag allihop, och till efterrätt blev det bubblig hallonmousse (se recept här) med ett fågelbo med godisägg på toppen! Washitejpen är från Bookbinders Design.

DIY Felt Easter Egg Warmer -- tutorial and pattern | Gör-det-själv: Äggvärmare till påsk -- instruktioner och mönster

When I was little, we had egg warmers at Easter and I loved them. So, this year I decided that it was time I made my own set. They are super simple to make, and are made out of - wait for it - felt.

Below is a tutorial for those of you who'd like to whip up a few for Easter. I promise, this is a quick project!

You need: yellow, red and white felt, sequins, yellow thread, and glue. That's it.

Above is one of my mom's original ones, and below are the two pattern pieces in cardboard.

Fold the yellow felt and adjust the pattern along the folded side. Pin or mark with a special marking pen, and cut the two layers at the same time.

It might be easier to cut the folded fabric if it is secured with a few pins.

Cut one piece of the smaller pattern piece in red felt. This will become the hen's (or rooster's maybe?) beak and comb. Put the red piece between the two yellow layers, so that a bit of the beak and comb sticks out, creating the hen/rooster. Pin the pieces together.

With a sewing machine (or by hand if you like), sew the three layers together with one seam.

Cut out two circles of white felt (I used a small button as pattern). Use two sequins in a color that you like, glue them to the white circles, and glue the eyes to the bird.

Done! Easy peasy, right? Please let me know if you have questions, or if something is unclear. This is my first tutorial ...

I made a set of four egg warmers, but will probably make more. I have to buy more felt first though, I used the good stuff from Wollfilz.

Here are the pattern pieces, ready to print out. Make sure to print them in 100%, check that the measuring line to the left is accurate compared to your own measuring tape.

Happy Easter!

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Summary in Swedish: Jag har sytt äggvärmare i filt, efter en modell vi hade när jag var barn. De är busenkla att göra, allt du behöver är gul, vit och röd filt, gul tråd, paljetter och textillim. Skriv ut mönsterdelarna ovan, klipp ut delarna (observera att den gula filten ska klippas dubbelvikt och mönstret ska läggas kant i kant med den vikta kanten). Sy ihop på maskin eller för hand, och limma fast ögonen. Klart! 


Glad påsk!

Five Easter things I pinned last week | Fem påsksaker från Pinterest

Easter is approaching, and this week I'd like to share five Easter things I've found and pinned on Pinterest.

From Martha Stewart

This is my kind of Easter craft! And I have already tried making them, they are really easy and quick to make!

From Intimate Weddings

All holidays require some washi tape, right? I like these garlands.

By Ukranian artist Forostyuk Inna, via Sublime Stitching

 These eggs are amazing. How are they done? By magic?

From Craft & Creativity, free tutorial at Paper-and-string

Super cute Easter birds in felt!

From Family Fun, via Oh crafts

An outdoor Easter egg hunt/party totally requires these fun carrot utensils!

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Summary in Swedish: Här är fem fina och roliga påsksaker jag hittat och "pinnat" på Pinterest!

Easter crafternoon | Påskpysseldag

Yesterday we had an Easter crafternoon (don't you just love that word?) here. I had invited a few friends and their children over, and we went crazy with Easter crafting. Some of the kids preferred to play upstairs, but that only brought enhanced possibilities for the moms (and one dad...) to work more focused. A win-win situation, clearly. We had a great time!

Martha Stewart was one source of inspiration. I think the daffodil candy cups turned out pretty cute.

When all creativity had left me in the end, all I came up with was the paper chicken (no, it is not made by one of the kids)... It did a good job decorating the egg platter later at dinner though. And yes, you do need matchboxes at Easter too. Remember the Christmas ones?

We're getting ready for Easter!

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Summary in Swedish: Igår påskpysslade vi här, vänner med barn kom och gick loss på papper, glitter och paljetter. Det var kul och blev bra, och nu börjar vi bli redo för påsk!

Easter feathers | Påskfjädrar

I really like Easter feathers. They look like candy at the flower's market, and - yet again - it is something that brightens up this grey month. I am really REALLY happy spring is around the corner now.

To make this holiday season a little bit longer, I usually decorate the branches with feathers only at first. A few days before Easter, I add the other decorations.

Swedish Easter decorations come in bright colors, you can buy the branches "ready-made" at the market, or buy feathers and decorate yourself. Inside and outdoors, if you like.

From the children's book classic "Måns och Mari om våren" by Kaj Beckman

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Summary in Swedish: Jag gillar påskfjädrar. Gillar deras glada färger och att de ser ut som smågodis.

The cutest strawberry baby hat you ever saw | Sockersöt jordgubbsmössa

This hat is so cute I'd like to eat it. No, seriously.

When I first started dating my husband, the first thing he said when we talked about children in general was that if he ever had any, they would all wear strawberry hats. I sort of agreed, but didn't explore the subject any further (Did he mean at all times? To bed? Until what age?). But when our first son was a baby we must have forgotten all about it, because he never had one.

No worries though, we're making up for it with baby I who can't escape this cute creation.

I haven't knitted this one myself, but if you want to give it a go there are several free patterns online. If you have a link to a pattern that you've tried and liked (or disliked!), please share it in the comments field! I might want to knit one myself (maybe a blueberry one?), and I bet there are many others who'd like to try it as well. Am I right?

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Summary in Swedish: Denna sockersöta jordgubbsmössa pryder nu bebis I. Det var på tiden, vi glömde helt av det när A var mindre. Jag har inte stickat den själv, men gratis mönster finns på nätet. Tipsa gärna i kommentarsfältet om ni har något favoritjordgubbsmössemönster, eller har provat ett mönster som inte blev bra.

Five things for kids and babies I pinned last week | Fem saker för bebisar och barn från Pinterest förra veckan

It's Monday, and time for this week's Pinterest round-up! This time I've picked out things for babies, toddlers and kids. Follow my Pinterest boards here.

From Babycenter

 A super cute baby bunny beanie! And the best part - the pattern is free and found here. The pattern is for 3-6 month olds, but can surely be adjusted to fit other sizes. A quick knit for Easter perhaps?

From Meet the Dubiens, via justb.

 I'm not sure if this gets kids to eat their meals more easily, but it sure looks fun!

From Pickles

I like to make sets of several items for babies, and this looks like a quick and cozy knit. Free pattern is found here. I've just discovered Pickles, and it's a fabulous Norwegian blog (in Norwegian and English) about crafting, knitting, sewing, and much more. I'll surely return to their site in the future.

From The Meta Picture

 Ever wanted to turn a glove into a chipmunk? The Meta Picture shows you how!

From Honest to Nod

Have your kids super scary monsters under their beds every now and then? I know, the monsters are difficult to get rid of, and can be quite sleep-depriving. Enter the monster spray! The problem will be gone in seconds! Download the free ingenious monster spray labels here.

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Summary in Swedish: Här är fem saker från mina Pinterest-boards, den här veckan har jag valt ut saker för bebisar och barn. Följ mig på Pinterest här.