Tiny Easter Table Decor

Hello! I've been having fun making these table decorations using Tim Holtz Wildflowers Stems Thinlits sets 1 and 2 and his Springtime Side-Order set. I started with some different pots I altered, but they seemed too dark for Easter decorations. Perhaps they'll make an appearance in the future.

I found these three cute pots in my potting shed, and I thought they would look perfect for Easter if I shabbied them up. I made them over with Ground Espresso Distress Paint and (sadly) discontinued Crackle Paint. After layering these two products on and allowing them to dry, I smeared and smudged with Distress Crayons in Frayed Burlap and Walnut Stain to highlight the cracks.

I love how some of the crackle paint chipped away in places for a real shabby look. All of my springtime cuties were cut from scraps.

The green/blue grass and flowers were cut from a background panel colored with Distress Oxide Sprays. All of the purple/lavender stems were water colored with Distress Markers and inks.

 I added another tiny butterfly to the back so it would be pretty from any angle.

 The bunny is my favorite, but I guess that goes without saying since I LOVE bunnies! The grass is just the stem part of a few of the Wildflower Stems.

You can get an idea of how tiny these are when they are held in my hand. Excuse the nasty hands...I've been doing a lot of gardening in my real garden, too.

I hope you enjoyed my little paper Easter parade as much as I enjoyed making it! I made these especially for the Miniature/Tiny Things Challenge at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge with my crayon smudged pots with the Tim Holtz Addicts Facebook March Challenge in mind. I hope you enjoy your Sunday! Hugs and Blessings! Sara Emily

I'm also sharing with these challenges (see two above):

Bleeding Art March Challenge - Anything Goes

Scrapy Land Challenge #110 Anything Goes

Dies R Us Challenge #117 - One for the Ladies  Tim Holtz Wildflowers Stems Thinlits sets 1 and 2 and  Springtime Side-Order

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Cute

Vintage Shadow Box with Tim Holtz Ideaology and Prima Wax

Hello friends! It's that time for the Funkie girls to reveal our inspiration pieces for our current challenge 'Knock on Wood' at Frilly and Funkie. The incredibly creative and talented Suzz is our hostess this time, and here's what she has to say about her theme:

"I decided to challenge everyone with adding a touch of wood to your art this challenge. For this challenge you need to dig through your crafty stash and look for some type of wood to incorporate into your art. This can be any kind of wooden object like a wood spool, a wood button, a mini ruler or even a branch."

I didn't have high hopes for this one of the backgrounds I made in Frilly and Funkie's Saturday Showcase HERE, but I thought it might be useful in the future so I put it aside.

I flipped it, added some more color and cut it to fit inside a Vignette Box. I couldn't waste a bit of it and used the off cuts to edge the box and the corners as well.  I have to say, now it's my favorite of the bunch.

I started by pickling my box and Vignette Finials using Picket Fence paint, but I wasn't happy with it.  I  applied a couple coats of Pickling Wash I picked up on clearance when Autumn and I were doing a little shopping down in Columbia, SC.  It adds just the right amount of color.

The wood button and pink seam binding come on the little bundle of Rayon Seam Binding from Linda's shop, and she has a huge variety of these pretty wood buttons available for purchase. The button is already so pretty and shabby as it comes, but I added a little color with Wilted Violet Oxide ink to tie it into the flowers of my vignette. I COULD NOT get that green ribbon through the second hole, so I covered it with a half pearl.

I'll let you in on a little secret...the green ribbon started out as purple, orange, and green.  It's actually two pieces that came tied up on those little thank you bundles Linda includes in your order. These were from Halloween orders--waste not, want not. I rinsed out some of the original color and added back Peeled Paint Distress Stain and Tarnished Brass Distress Spray Stain. It's hard to see in the photo, but some of the original color is still there, and makes for the perfect match to the leaves.

I adhered my background to a piece of foam core and brought it forward in the box by placing it on a few scraps of thick cardboard box adhered to the back wall.

Choosing some pieces from the Botanical Layers pack made fast work of my vignette, and I edged each in Vintage Photo ink to add to the vintage look. Because they are much thicker than the older ephemera, they layer nicely. I just used cardboard and foam core scraps as spacers. Ranger Multi Medium Matte pulled double duty as my glue of choice, and as a sealer on top of the ephemera to take the shine off. I didn't need that shine competing with the shimmery background for the camera's attention!

I added some old white Remnant Rubs and half pearls colored with White Gold Prima Paste Wax.

The little colored balls are from my door wreath that had fallen off. I colored them with Distress Oxides in coordinating colors.

I chose a Quote Chip and colored it with Vintage Photo ink and Walnut Stain Distress Crayon. The photo below gives an idea of the dimension within the box.

That's all for me today! I hope you've been inspired to rummage through your wood pile and create a Vintage or Shabby Chic make for our current 'Knock on Wood' challenge. The winner will earn the chance of a Guest DT spot here at Frilly and Funkie, and everyone who enters and follows the rules will go into the draw for the chance to win a $25 spending spree at The Funkie Junkie Boutique. And there are Top 3 Badges for three further outstanding entries, chosen by the Design Team, because choosing just one winner is so hard! I can't wait to see what you'll make!

I'm sharing with these challenges:

Love To Scrap LTSCB #107 - Anything Goes!

We Love to Create Week 6 Anything Creative Mixed Media Goes

SumMore Fun Mood Board #24 I chose some of the colors from the palette and the wood grain  and greys from the pebbles and bunny for my inspiration.

Let's Craft and Create Challenge #135 - ANYTHING GOES + option EASTER

Noor Designs March Challenge - Spring

That's Crafty Spring into Action
Deep Ocean Challenge "Easter / Spring"

Simon Says Stamp National Craft Month

Simon Says Stamp Easter Inspired

Thank you for your visit today! If you have any questions, please feel free to leave them in a comment below and I will get right back with your answer! Of course, all comments are appreciated!

Hugs and Blessings!

Sara Emily

Here are the links to products I used which can be purchased at The Funkie Junkie Boutique:

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Vignette Boxes	(February Pre-order) Tim Holtz Idea-ology Vignette Finial Set Structures	Floral Decorated Wooden Buttons - 5/8"	Seam Binding	(February Pre-order) Tim Holtz Idea-ology Botanical Layers
(February Pre-order) Tim Holtz Idea-ology Quote Chips	KAISERCRAFT Pearls - Self Adhesive - Pearl	Ranger Tim Holtz Ground Espresso Distress Paint	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Paint - Picket Fence	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Vintage Photo
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Frayed Burlap	(JULY PRE-ORDER) Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Pad 12 Color Bundle	(FEBRUARY PRE-ORDER) Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Pad 12 Color Bundle #3	Ranger Multi Medium Matte 4 oz.	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Stain - Peeled Paint
Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Stain Spray - Tarnished Brass	(February Pre-order) Prima Art Alchemy by Finnabair-Metallique Wax- White Gold	(EARLY FEBRUARY PRE-ORDER) Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps - Botanical & Batik	Ranger Embossing Powder - Clear - Super Fine Detail