New Uses for Plastic Easter Eggs

I came across an interesting blog today and thought I would share this beautiful, crafty post for turning plastic easter eggs into oh so wonderful and softly beautiful "robin's eggs". I know I have some of those lying around here and I am sure I haven't used them for years. I am on an any shade of turquoise kick and have been for a while. It is just one of those colors that makes you feel good.

I also noticed that there was a comment below the robin's egg entry from someone who re-used the eggs by filling them with homemade silly putty and gifting them. If you are not into the robin's eggs, that would be another great way to get an extra mile out of them.

Bargain Decorating Finds

I subscribe to Style at Home magazine. It is a Canadian magazine, which is nice for me, as many times when reading U.S. magazines, us Canadians find that we are not allowed to enter the contests, products listed are not shipped to Canada and not available in Canadian stores. Even if you don't subscribe, there is lots of great stuff to discover on their website. I also subscribe to their newsletter, which brings me interesting tidbits right to my inbox.


I received a newsletter this morning with the subject line being "Budget Friendly Living Spaces". They sure know how to entice this gal. The 20 living room accessories under $20 article jumped right out at me first. There are some great low cost items listed to either almost outfit a whole room or for a little bit of extra pop. The item that had me drooling a little was the aquamarine candlesticks! Some of the items (including the heavenly candlesticks) could probably be created at home for even more budget stretching ability. For instance, the making the sheer curtains would only take a beginner level sewing ability, and the candlesticks would only require a successful goodwill trip and some spray paint. Throw pillows are a pretty simple one too.