Decorative Easter Straws and Holder

I wanted to create something fun for my kids during Easter as a decoration for the table and also functional as a straw (but it could also be used purely as a centerpiece decoration for a table or the straws on their own as cupcake toppers).  The best part is the slide on the straw is removable once the straw has been used and slid onto another straw to be used again next year!!

Here is a step by step tutorial for how made the fun little holder and cute Easter straws using the wonderful Unique Laser Designs wood shapes, Canvas Home Basics papers and rope, Tattered Angels mists and paints, Die-Namites Dies, and Xyron Adhesive.

Check out How to Create Decorative Easter Straws and Holder by Erin Reed on Snapguide.

Here are some up close pictures of the straws and holders, look how the wood shapes just shine with the mists on them.

The wonderful Unique Laser Designs Easter wood pieces in Bunnies 6 pc Set, Easter Eggs 6 pc Set,
Rabbits 2 pc Set  were just perfect for this project.

Bunnies 6 pc Set 

Easter Eggs 6 pc Set

Rabbits 2 pc Set

I hope you have a wonderful Easter, and enjoy these fun little ideas for your kids or party this Easter.

Supplies Used
Unique Laser Designs :

Bunnies 6 pc Set

Easter Eggs 6 pc Set

Rabbits 2 pc Set

Cardstock - Canvas Home Basics
Rope  - Canvas Home Basics
Mists - Tattered Angels
Die Cut - Die-Namites Dies
Die Cut Machine - Cuttlebug
Punches - EK
Ink - Prima
Adhesive - Xyron
Straws - Recollections
Jar

Enjoy!!

EASTER CARDS

Hi everyone, Martha Lucia here with two Easter cards to share with you. I am using the Easter Eggs to create my cards and of course pastel colors and a few sweet elements that I will show you. Here is my first card:

To make this card I am using the Easter Eggs that come in a package with different designs. This product is available in two sizes and two materials, wood and chipboard. I used the smail size, 1"x1-1/2".

In this opportunity I decided to coloring my pieces with Yasutomo Pearlescent Watercolor Set. I gave a different color to each easter egg.

I painted each egg with a paint brush using the watercolor technique and several coats of pearlescent to accent the color.

After I finalized with my easter eggs, I cut the card base using a piece of Crumb Cake cardstock of 6"x12", a piece of Blushing Bride of 5-3/4"x5-3/4" and a whisper white piece of 5-5/8"x5-5/8" to create the layers.

To decorate the third layer I used a stencil with big dots and blushing bride classic Ink with a sponge.

After this, I cut two pieces of grass using my cricut explore and a photo frame using the On Film framelits.

Now I had all the pieces to put together my first card so I started to assemble the second and third layer, tied two loops of baker twine and pasted the frame and grass over them 

After this, I pasted my easter eggs with a liquid glue and decorated with some paper flowers and stamped my sentiment.

As you will see, I didn't use all the eggs that I colored. So here is the last one in my second card. A clear and simple model that I created using the scraps of my fist card. 

To create this card, I just stamped a border image several times on the bottom part using a Cherry Blossom PowderPuff Chalk Ink. Then I pasted my Easter Egg on top using a liquid glue.

To finalize the decoration I cut a whisper white piece of card stock, I created a border over it using a Edgelits  and stamped my message with Melon Mambo Classic Ink. And I pasted a button on the left side with a bow of bakers twine and a little piece of grass over my Easter Egg.

Materials:

• Easter Eggs - Unique Laser Designs
• Yasutomo Pearlescent Watercolor Set
• Cardstock
• Cherry Blossom PowderPuff Chalk Ink
• Classic Ink 
• Decorative Mask /Stencil Dots and Stripes
• On Film Framelits
• Edgelits Finishing Touches
• Cricut Explore
• Bakers Twine
• Button
• Paper Flowers
• Stamp Set

I hope you like these ideas, with these Easter eggs you can create whatever you want, using different techniques ideas.

See you soon with other idea to make together!

Martha Lucia

Hopping into Spring wreath

Spring is here!  I'm trying really hard to ignore the snowflakes blowing through the air right now.  But, what makes me really excited is that I get to introduce myself as one of the members of the first ever Unique Laser Designs Design Team.

My name is Kelly Starsky, and I am a busy mom to 4, wife to 1, dog-mom to 2, pediatric physical therapist, crafty chick, artist, pathological picture taker, painter, cook, baker, multi-tasker, and now a Design Team member of Unique Laser Designs! And, oh yeah...I'm the crafty neighbor! I've been creating ever since I can remember. One thing hasn't changed--I still LOVE purple. Scrapbooking is my first love, but I dabble in lots of different art. My newest addiction is gelatos--the kind you color with, not the kind you eat (but I would probably like that too). 

I have been on a "wreath kick" lately.  Some of my door decorations have seen better days and I decided that I needed to add something fresh and bright since the calendar says SPRING!

I added some ribbon and material scraps to a plain embroidery hoop (this one is 10 inches in diameter) and it makes a happy home for these decorative bunnies from Unique Laser Designs.  I just added some bright spring colors (sage green, coral, orchid, and periwinkle blue) with acrylic paint and then hot glued them onto the grassy hoop.  A lacey bow finishes it off and my door has gotten a much needed spring makeover.  This project is so quick and easy and you could do this with any of the adorable shapes from Unique Laser Designs (like the bees, butterflies, or birds)--check them out HERE.

Don't forget about the April Challenge right here on the Unique Laser Designs blog. You can join in the fun by showing us your creation made with any wood or chipboard embellishment.  You can play along even if you haven't ordered anything from Unique Laser Designs---yet!


So, does your door need a makeover?
Please share--we'd love to see the "big reveal"!

On The Hunt

Ready for another fun Easter project using Unique Laser Designs products? How about a cute tag with even cuter Easter eggs! Well, first let me introduce myself. 

I'm Jamie.  I live in small town Georgia, right outside of an Air Force Base.  I have one furbaby, one nephew, and three nieces I love to spoil.  I've been crafting in one way or another for as long as I can remember, but I've been scrapbooking for eight years now.  I've recently branched off into altered projects and mixed media projects, and love it just as much as making layouts and cards.  I am absolutely thrilled to be part of the ULD team and show off the wonderful items they have.

Now, let's get moving on this tag and how it was made.

Starting with a Unique Laser Designs tag, I inked it heavily with Gelatos, gave it a spritz of water, then used my handy finger to blend the colors.  Nothing better than getting your hands all inky lol.

Then I grabbed my spray ink and stencil and created some background circles.

Then I grabbed my jar of iridescent medium, a palette knife, and the same stencil and created another layer of circles.

Then, I created several layers of "grass".  Lots of fun texture!

Now for the embellishments. I took my Easter eggs, inked them with Perfect Medium, then brushed on a layer of Perfect Pearls.  Lots of shimmer and shine.

Lastly, I added the sentiment, layered the Easter eggs and a butterfly, and added some ribbon.

Easter Wishes

Hey there Unique Laser Designs fans and fans to be! It's Kisha here with my very first post that I'm super excited to share.  Easter will soon be among us and I figured what better time to share what I created using ULD's wooden eggs.

These cards were so much fun to create and as simple as the design ended up being, the look of them are just as lovely as a heavily embellished card.  I colored each egg by first giving them each a coat of gesso to guarantee a vibrant coat of color.  After drying the gesso, I began using various spray mist to color each egg and the final step was to add some clear embossing powder to give it all a shiny look.

This card I love so very much! To give this egg (or any of the designs) the multi color, just cover each section with cardstock to protect the area you don't want to color.  Then continue this process until you have achieved the look you're trying to achieve.

The blue egg shown here was still a bit to similar to the other eggs I distressed, so I decided to add a bit of stickles to make it stand out a little more.  And all the same this card will work well as a masculine card.

And for my final card I just had to add some pearls, this egg was screaming for pearls and it turned out so pretty.  There are so many different ways to create using these eggs, and they are not just for Easter.  They can very easily be used for baby shower invites/cards, expectant mother cards and kitchen decor.  Just step outside of that box and let your imagination run wild.

The products used on my projects can be found at Unique Laser Designs store under wood cutouts.

Until next time...Keep on creating!

Kisha

Wishing for spring wreath

My wish...SPRING!
Oh spring, spring...where for art thou spring?

I created something springy and crafty last week, but it really didn't seem to have any effect on Mother Nature, so I'm trying again. This time, I'm making a wreath to grace the door and scare away the winter spirits.  And I'm using ADORABLE spring shapes from Unique Laser Designs!

First, I took a straw wreath and wrapped and wrapped it with this pastel variegated yarn.

Next, I took some canvas flower shapes from Linnie Blooms,  I colored them with gelatos (pink and orange), and spritzed with water so I could spread the color with my fingers.  On some of the flowers I added LOTS of color, some just a bit.  Some are more orange, some are more pink. A flowery hodge-podge!

Next, it's painting time!  I painted these ADORABLE Easter shapes and letters from Unique Laser Designs.

I "marble-ized" the solid egg and bunny by blending gelatos over the dried acrylic paint and then splattered the letters with pink paint after covering them with a few thin coats of Distress Stain Picket Fence.

This is my ode to spring.  Mother Nature are you listening this time?

I couldn't stop playing with these adorable shapes, so I'm tucking in a few more ideas if you get a few minutes to play.