Paper Grass

Here's an ingenious way to recycle wrapping, construction, or craft paper; Feed leftover sheets or scraps through an electric shredder for colorful strips to use as basket grass.To transform flat strips into spirals,crumple them in your hands, or curl with scissors. Feed the short side of rolled papers through shredder to retain the curl

Easter and Spring Centerpiece

Cut Spring Blossoms-- A watering can holding cut spring blossoms will continue to nurture flowers long after the bouquet is gone

Egg Dyeing: String Technique

This easy technique yields splashy, unique designs

You need : eggs/string/acrylic paints/paper plate

How to

To create your own wild looking strokes of color,first pour small amounts of acrylic paints onto a paper plate.

Dip the end of a piece of string into the paint,then sweep the string across the egg.

Try different color of paint, and experiment with different sizes and types of string or light rope for a variety of markings

Fancy Feathered Friends

With a snip of your scissors and a bit of paint,ugly ducking cartons blossom into graceful swan cups. Use colors that match your dyed eggs for a simple but beautiful display

You need : egg carton/acrylic paint/paintbrush/glue/colored feathers/small black seed beads/dyed eggs

How to

For each egg holder,cut a cup from the egg carton as shown
Paint the cup inside and out. Let it dry, then paint on the beak

Glue on the tail feathers and bead eyes and put a dyed egg in the cup

Egg Ornaments

In Europe, Eater eggs are often hung on tress branches and bushes. Bring this custom into your home with these charming ornaments embellished with ribbon and trimmings

You need : eggs/food coloring/ribbons or rickrack/craft glue/pearl tipped pins

How to

Begin by dyeing and blowing out eggs

Attach a band of ribbon or rickrack around the shell with clear drying craft glue

Cover a hole at one end of the egg with a silk flower or a small bow Glue in place

Put a pearl tipped pin through a ribbon loop,then insert pin into other hole;glue in place

Hang the eggs from an egg tree,made from an arrangement of pussy willows or flowering branches

Dyed Eggs with Grass Appliques

For an elegant display, place these eggs in miniature off white Terra cotta pots,and arrange them on a windowsill,mantel, or sideboard.

Before decorating eggs, you'll need to make a drying rack;insert flat head pins into a piece of foam board creating evenly spaced rows. Blow out and dye eggs;set on rack to dry about 30 minutes

Cut above 10 blades for 1 egg from a flat of wheat grass. Using a paintbrush, coat part of the egg with a glue sealant such as Mod Podge. Place a few blades on this section, and apply sealant over blades. Let dry 20-30 minutes Repeat to adhere blades to the remaining sections.

Waterproof Book Covers

Protect your summer reading at the beach or pool with these stylish covers. Use oilcloth or vinyl to repel water and lotion. Place fabric, wrong side up,on work surface;lay opened book on top. Mark around book;add 1/2 inch beyond top and bottom and 3 inches on each side. Cut out. Turn under and stitch 1/4 inch hem along top and bottom edges. Center opened book horizontally,and mark the fold lines for left and right flaps 1/4 inch beyond book covers. Fold flaps over, and sew in place along top and bottom edges in line with hems