by Jenny Batt

April showers bring May flowers…and today is May Day! May 1st was the date of a happy festival dedicated to Flora, goddess of flowers and spring. So this isn’t exactly a traditional May basket, but the thought is the same. Fill with flowers and leave at the door of friends’ homes. Who wouldn’t love walking up to one of these on their way in?

Supplies -

straight sided jar
tissue paper
scissors
double stick tape
flowers

Wash and dry old glass jars. Use a Magic …

by Jenny Batt

I have a favorite cake decorating shop here in Seattle that is jam packed with all sorts of goodies, but this weekend, when I popped next door to the bead shop, I found little metal pennant flags. These are some sort of gold metal and are used as tags in jewelry making, but of course I have to make everything into garland. At $1.25 a piece, they make a cheap and peppy but oh-so chic little cake …

by Jenny Batt

Well, I was looking for something whimsical but beyond the usual pastels for Easter. Every so often the boys and I cruise the toy animal section and these little guys hopped out at me. (Get it, hopped…har har. ) This is just a variation of the DIY Party Animal Candles, but perfectly fun. Of course, I had to make them gold.

Supplies -

plastic bunnies
pliers
needle nose pliers
gold spray paint
drill with a 1/32″ drill bit
wire or old ornament hooks

Drill little holes …

by Jenny Batt

This is a perfect example of me cruising the aisles at the craft store and happening upon a cool material. (Love that!) I have actually tried making cupcake toppers from regular aluminum foil and it was too thin and showed where my double stick tape was. This new foil tape sheet material is thicker and has an adhesive backing, perfect for making bunting or you guessed it – cupcake flags! If you have …

by Jenny Batt

Today I want to show you how to make the world’s cheapest party decoration – paper towel flowers! I was decorating cookies when I noticed how nicely the paper towel absorbed the food coloring on the table. When it had a bit of extra water, the color flowed gorgeously, just like watercolors. (Which I am still obsessed with, for the record.) So, I played around with it and created pretty little flowers that can be used on all …