I am so excited to introduce our 2nd competing project in our 3rd Blogger Competition. Isn’t this little competition so much fun? I absolutely LOVE sharing these projects, because these bloggers are so crazy talented and they don’t hold anything back in producing their amazing projects. Today, our amazing and talented competitor is Christine from I Dig Pinterest, and she is sharing a super fun and festive Egg Hunt sign that is so fitting for this time of year and the upcoming Easter holiday! Who doesn’t love a good ol’ egg hung? I know I still LOVE them and maybe even throw an elbow or two while racing to find some eggs of my own….hehehe! Enjoy this fabulous project AND make sure to come back next week for our 3rd and final project in this month’s competition….
ANNNNNNDDDD, make sure to come back on Monday, March 28th to vote for your very favorite project!!!
Hello everyone! I’m Christine from I Dig Pinterest and I’m thrilled to be a part of this fun blogger competition hosted by The Ribbon Retreat! It was an exciting day when the products arrived in my mail box and I started dreaming up cute things to make with them! In the end, I settled on this Egg Hunt Sign. It’s perfectly functional if you enjoy hosting egg hunts like me, but also acts as a pretty porch or yard decoration throughout the spring season! I’m all about multi-purpose. 🙂
One of the things I most look forward to when the weather finally warms up and the flowers bloom is celebrating Easter. I typically put together a little egg hunt for my kids and their friends at a nearby park, so I figured this sign will come in handy. And it also adds some curb appeal to my home!
Here are the supplies I was provided with. I also used some scrap wood, two wood screws, hot glue, a white pom pom, acrylic paint, and white vinyl for the lettering.
I started by sanding and then giving my piece of wood a few coats of paint. My board measured 16″x16″. I used Apple Barrel Sublime Lime Gloss Acrylic Paint.
While the paint was drying, I went to the computer, found a rabbit silhouette clipart I liked online and enlarged it to be the size of a sheet of paper in a word document. I printed that and pinned it to my white felt. Note to self: replace the ink cartridge.
I carefully cut out my rabbit shape.
Next I printed out two egg-shaped clipart designs that I found online. I made sure they fit nicely on either side of the rabbit on my board. I glued them to the cardboard and then cut them out. The cardboard will provide nice reinforcement for a sturdy final product once the ribbon is attached.
Next I selected the ribbon I wanted to use (I chose those that were the smallest in width so I could include more patterns and variety on my eggs).
Using hot glue, I adhered the ribbon to the egg in strips. I roughly trimmed the excess ribbon as I went.
I turned the egg over so the cardboard was showing and then trimmed around the edges.
Ta da! I repeated the process for the other egg, alternating the ribbon patterns to mix things up.
Next, I screwed the board to my post, placing the screws so they would be hidden by my felt rabbit. I made sure the post was centered and ran the full length of the back of the board for optimal support. I roughed up the edges of the board with some medium-grit sand paper just for kicks.
I used my Silhouette craft machine to cut the “Egg Hunt” and the arrow below the bunny. If you don’t own a craft cutting machine, you can always stencil on the letters and arrow or free-hand them with a paint brush.
I used the “American Typewriter” font. “Egg” measured 4 1/2″ long by 2″ tall. “Hunt” measured 6″ long by 2″ tall. The arrow measured 7″ long by 1 3/4″ tall.
I applied the vinyl to my board with transfer paper.
Lastly, I hot glued on my pretty pink silk flower and the pom fringe trim at a diagonal in the top right corner. I used spray adhesive to adhere the felt bunny and the ribbon eggs to the board. Lastly, I hot glued on a mini white pom pom for the rabbit’s cotton tail.
I just love how it turned out! Now I have to host an egg hunt, because I can’t wait to show this off! 🙂
Happy Spring!
Thank you so much Christine for participating in our friendly little competition and for sharing this fabulous and ADORABLE sign with us today! I love what you have done with your surprise supplies! So, so cute! To see more incredibly cute projects by this wonderful lady, make sure to visit her blog I Dig Pinterest.
Wasn’t this sign so great and this competition so much fun? I love, love, love it! Did you see our first competing project from last week? Terra from See Mama Sew shared her project, Bunny Headband and Mask. Ooooo, it is so cute too! You guys have the hardest job ahead of you choosing your favorite project, and we still have one more to go. Yikes! Good luck choosing just one, my friends!
Do you love this bright and fresh time of year? It is so much fun to see all of the new growth happening all around us and seeing all of the new blossoms springing up everywhere! Here are a few more bright and fresh projects to help you celebrate Easter and this time of year.
Make sure to stop by The Ribbon Retreat to get all of your ribbon, flowers, tulle, buttons, resins, gems and everything else you need to complete all of your Easter and Spring projects! You can find us HERE!