4.13.2011

johnny in a dress

holy momentous occasion. My very first guest poster.  I have been hesistant to have a guest poster......

cause...

 i'm anal.

really.

I just want control. and I didn't want to have crap on my blog (I mean other than my own crap)

but when I saw a picture of this craft I knew I had to take a leap.

welcome johnny in a dress

so super cute.....love the story about the name of her blog...but I love the most is that this girl ain't afraid of color.....

and she has spray paint and knows how to use it!

without further ado......Johnny (aka natalie)
(give her a nice warm agaagg welcome filled with loads of love and comments!)

Hey!

I am Natalie from Johnny In A Dress and I am over the moon thrilled that Kim agreed to let me hijack her blog! Wahooo! Kim is super talented, a genius, hilarious and pretty much everything about her (and her blog) is AWESOME, but you already know that, right?! Ok, so I am here today because I wanted to share with you a super simple, easy idea for creating a cute Easter decoration that I call "Scrappy Eggs!"


I found these paper mache eggs at Hobby Lobby (confession: I am seriously addicted to that store) for a few cents a piece! I am sure you can use plastic eggs too.



If you are anything like me, then you have waaaay too many fabric scraps hanging out in over-stuffed jars:




So, what I want you to do is pick your favorite fabric scraps and cut them up into small pieces. Then take your hot glue gun and put a dab of glue on the egg (for Pete's sake, plug the thing in first!):


Grab a little scrap of your scrap fabric (that's a lot of scrap) and slap that bad boy right on your dab of glue:




Then repeat the last two steps a million times and you will end up with this:



Make sure you use all different fabrics! Done be afraid, trust yourself!


I don't know about you, but I think these are the cutest "scrappy eggs" ever!

They make me super happy.
Enjoy your scrappy eggs!

I would love for you to click on over to my blog and say hello!



omgosh. so cute huh! thanks to miss natalie....I'm loving the eggs! and you know me...I have HOARDS of scrap fabric! go make some eggs...but first check out natalies blog!


adore!
thanks nat!
this is for you:





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7 comments:

  1. A.VangApril 13, 2011 at 8:07 AM

    WOWWEEE! I dig the scrappy eggs! Thanks a bunch for showing those puppies off. I am gonna give them a try. Fantastic blog too!

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  2. PJ @ Planned in PencilApril 13, 2011 at 8:11 AM

    Uh yes,I do have a ton of scrap material, and also scrap paper... it's like an addiction, I can't throw them away!!!

    Thanks for the idea, time to break out the scrap bag!

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  3. Kelly @livingcraftilyeverafterApril 13, 2011 at 8:17 AM

    LOVE these egss and I LOVE Natalie's blog! I have been a follower of her for awhile- she has some amazing things over there!

    Kelly

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  4. NicoleApril 13, 2011 at 9:45 AM

    Awesome! Scrappy Eggs rock baby :) Thanks for sharing, and I think the story of "Johnny in a dress" is incredibly cute and touching.

    Nicole :)

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  5. Dragonfliez MadeApril 13, 2011 at 11:32 AM

    wow... I am headed there now. I have a drawer full of scraps!

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  6. MeriApril 13, 2011 at 11:47 AM

    I might just have to start stashing fabric just so I can make some of these!! Cute! :0)

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  7. laurawilson25April 20, 2011 at 5:32 AM

    My husband calls them "Fabricaque eggs." Like fabric and applique and Faberge?
    He's kinda cheesy, but my daughter and I love doing them. I see long hours this summer building up our collection.

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