To create this spring chicken — and bunny — hot-glue two pom-poms together, using the smaller tool to make the head and the larger for the body. From craft felt, cut out small black and white circles for the eyes and pink petal shapes in two sizes for the bunny's ears. Use premade mini pom-poms for the nose and beak (just trim the orange pom-pom into an oval shape). Separate a one-inch length of embroidery floss into strands, and knot it in the middle for bunny whiskers. Adhere everything with little dabs of hot glue (place the smaller items with tweezers), then nestle the completed figures in a box filled with wheatgrass — found at most farmers' markets and florists.
Make these pastel beauties last for years by first blowing out the egg's whites and yolks. Step 1: Insert a long needle into the bottom of each egg; make a small hole, then make a slightly larger one in the top. Step 2: Move the needle around inside the shell to break the yolk. Step 3: Blow over the smaller hole — feel free to use a straw if you don't want to touch the egg directly — until the liquid drips out of the larger hole. Step 4: Run the egg under water. Blow the water out, and let the shell dry overnight. Step 5: After coloring the egg, attach fabric scrapbooking flowers with tiny dots of glue. Lightly press each flower with your finger, then release.
Rolled in sprinkles and popped on a stick, these crispy rice cereal treats will have kids hopping for more.
Buy pretty containers that are small enough to customize. Then choose eggs in the recipient’s favorite color or flavor. A Linen Box with Chocolate Eggs Fill a pretty linen or paper-covered box with artisanal chocolate eggs. Try mini Cadbury eggs. Their candy shells have natural-looking speckles and spots .To finish, tuck a small silk blossom in among the treats.
Thrill a co-worker, girlfriend, or babysitter with a jar of sumptuous gourmet jellybeans, tied with pretty ribbon and embellished with a downy feather. Or paint little eggs on a cardboard box, available at craft stores, and fill it to the brim with the recipient’s favorite candy.