Southern Scraps

I've been a little MIA this week. I've spent more of my time in the kitchen than in the craft room. One of my goals this year is to eat healthier, so I've been cooking a lot lately. We are eating whole natural foods and there is a lot of chopping, cutting and cooking involved. That's okay, I like to cook. It's the dirty dishes I don't care much for. Anyway, I popped in here to talk about spring crafts. It seems like everyone is getting the itch for spring and I've been seeing lots of great spring projects in blogland. I thought I'd pull up a couple of my older projects that have gotten lost on the blog. This little butterfly and daisy arrangement sits in my guest bath, giving me a dose of spring year round. Find the details here. These punched pomander balls are still a lot of fun to have around too. Are you ready for spring? I'll be sharing these here: Think Pink Sundays * Under the Table and Dreaming * Sundae Scoop * Craftom...

I used some handmade flowers as package bows on a wedding gift recently. I followed THIS tutorial, but cut the center stems very short. I also used brads in the center of some so they would lay flatter. I used the paper that stores wrap your breakables in. Not sure what to call it- it's heavier than tissue paper but still pretty soft. I had saved some from previous shopping trips. These were quick and easy but turned out very elegant. Linking up here: Think Pink Sundays * Keep It Simple Sunday * Under the Table and Dreaming * Sundae Scoop * Strut Your Stuff * Creative Bloggers Party and Hop * Craftomaniac Monday * Making the World Cuter * Just Something I Whipped Up at TGC * Masterpiece Monday * Motivate Me Monday * Inspire Me Monday * Market Yourself Mondays at Sumo’s Sweet Stuff * Pink Hippo Party * More The Merrier Monday * Running With Glitter * Twenty Minute Tuesdays * Take a Look Tuesday * Handmade Tuesdays * Tuesday Time Out * Tell Me Tuesday * My Uncommon Slic...