hunt + gather

i just wanted to share a smattering of the easter buckets i've made so far this spring. tomorrow [april 1 -- no fooling!] is the last day to place your order to receive yours in time for easter, so if you've been thinking about it, the time is now!

this is the second year i've offered choose your own easter buckets, and i must say, it is really fun to see what my customers choose for the fabrics! i've had the chance to sew in some combos that i wouldn't have thought of, but that i really like the results.

there were definitely some popular picks -- the wide blue + white stripe with the blue zoo fabric lining was the clear fave for boys, and the pink + orange fireworks sold out super fast over on the girls' side.

the two zigzag buckets shown on the bottom left were specially requested to be mini-buckets. i think that's a fun option, maybe i'll offer that next year, it's a nice size for the really wee kiddos.

anyhow, i've still got a few more lined up to sew over the weekend, and then they'll be gone for another year. up next for me, getting prepped for got craft -- it's creeping up soon!

easter already?

i know, i know. rushing the holidays, can't we just have a break, it was just valentine's day...i know! but with custom items, you need a little more time.

what does this mean? it means that my build-your-own easter buckets are back in the shop, for both boys and girls! i'll be taking orders up until april 1st to ensure delivery in time for easter, which falls on april 24. i found some fun new fabrics that are perfect for spring, and i also brought back a few faves from last year. can't wait to start making some easter buckets!

you know, it's only six weeks until april 1. yes, spring really is just around the corner.

most of these images are from last year, with some fabrics still available, and others not. just some examples for you to see!

our easter

sharing some images from our easter, just a few! we had a great weekend, but being rather caught up in activity, the camera didn't come out as often as it could have. living in the moment, rather than catching it on screen, is a welcome change from time to time.

the kids took part in a little egg hunt at our neighbourhood park. i was rather disappointed by the quality of the hunt, so of course an idea is brewing. perhaps a smidgebox hosted hunt will arise next easter...

marbelized eggs! o had a blast picking and mixing colours to dye our eggs. who am i kidding, i loved it, too. i think we may do this more often, who says it should only happen at easter?

i hope you all had a great long weekend. we are ready for spring, here.

if the sun would cooperate, i would be eternally grateful.

happy easter!

as the easter long weekend is now underway, i thought i'd share the easter buckets i made and sent off over the past couple of weeks. it was fun to make them with the fabrics that parents chose for their kids, rather than pre-determined styles. i hope that these lucky kiddos will have loads of fun filling their special buckets with treats this sunday.

when i was a kid, my uncle had an incredible backyard overlooking the beach in west vancouver. his property extended from a rolling grassy yard, down a rocky cliff [walkable, not too steep] to the sand below. i was quite young, but i definitely remember the massive easter egg hunt he would put together for us each year. eggs hidden everywhere for my siblings, my cousins, and myself. sometimes it would take us all afternoon to find them all! we have some pretty adorable pictures of us in sweet easter dresses, bonnets or bowties, all gussied up to find our loot. i'll try to dig some up at my parents' house and share them with you sometime.

this sunday, my husband and i will create a magical little egg hunt for our kids. i hope someday, when they are grown with families of their own, that they will look back with fondness on the memories and traditions we are instilling in them now.

how about you, do you have any fond memories of easter from your childhood, or fun plans for the weekend with your own kids? i'd love it if you'd share them with me. if you're looking for some creative things to do with your eggs this year, have a look at poppytalk and le papier studio blog for some fantastic inspiration. happy easter to you all, i hope you enjoy your weekend!

easter buckets + bear

just popping up for a breath of air, in between sewing and parenting. who thought up this two week spring break idea, anyhow? thank goodness for some decent weather heading our way, or i fear we all may go crazy.

here's a little peek at one of the easter buckets i shipped off yesterday. customers have their choice of a bunch of fabrics, tell me the initial they'd like monogrammed on it, and voila, a one-of-a-kind easter bucket for years to come.

easter baskets

i have a problem with compulsive sewing. case in point: night before easter, 9pm, super tired from a full but fun day. i decide that i simply must sew the children some fabric easter baskets. i made up a simple box-style pattern [certainly not rocket-science], and they came together quite quickly. this is how they turned out.

i was inspired by the lovely bunny basket made by the ever-so-talented liesl of disdressed and oliver + s. i decided not to make them too 'eastery', so that they could be kept out year round for organizing or carrying toys about the house. maybe this will be my new easter tradition, a new basket every year. they were awfully fun to make.

fabric eggs

this beautiful spring weather has me thinking of easter! [i'm kidding. it actually snowed here this morning. totally unheard of in vancouver. gross.]

anyways, i was reminded this morning of these awesome fabric easter eggs by retro mama. aren't they adorable? i love that they're re-usable year after year, unlike the typical blown and dyed eggs. and unbreakable, which is key.

image via retro mama

i'm definitely going to make some of these before next weekend. i'm sure i can squeeze them in.