Simple Easter Treat Baskets

It's the first Monday of the month and that means it's time for the

March Crafty Secrets linky Party!!

This month our challenge is 

"Go Green" meaning create a Gardening/Botanical theme

with an up-cycling twist!

Use an "up-cycle" item in our project!

Each Design Team member will have a tutorial on their project.

YOU, can participate in the challenge using any Crafty Secrets product.

We have lots of free digitals to choose from

and you can win the top prize by random draw, but everyone is a winner!

You don't even have to follow our theme, it can be any project you want,

just be sure to use a Crafty secrets product!

Let's get started!

My tutorial is a very fun and easy one.

How to transfer one of the Crafty Secrets digitals to a peat pot.

I don't know about you, but I have a real love for those little pots!

First you will need to paint your pots, I chose to work with 3 colors, Lemon Custard, Vintage White and Orchard.

Set your pots aside to dry, it doesn't take long at all.

While they are drying you can print your digitals.

I chose Crafty Secrets Birds & Blooms.

Print your digitals on plain copy paper.

If there is writing on the design, you will want to "invert" or "reverse" your print.

You can see by the photo below, that the word mother is backwards, 

that is what you want.

Cut your images out, nothing fancy, 

I just cut around the birds, leaves and such.

I just didn't want straight lines.

Decide which image is going on what pot, 

then apply a good amount of "Modge Podge"

to the FRONT of the image (the print side).

Lay your image on your pot face down, 

press down, and work all the bubbles out.

If you need a bit more modge podge around the edges, go a head and apply it,

it won't hurt anything.

The next step is probably the most important.

Let them totally dry, overnight is best!

I don't show this next part , as I assume you all know what a sponge

or wet cloth looks like..lol!

Take a damp sponge or cloth and apply to the image, get it nice and wet,

gently start to rub the paper off, you should start seeing the image appear...

just like magic!

Once all the paper is off, apply another coat of modge podge and let dry completley

Then just decorate as you would like.

I added chenille stem handles which I glued paper fringe over,

and also glued paper fringe around the top edge.

That's it...very easy, the longest it takes is to be patient and let them dry!

Take a peek over at the Crafty Secrets blog and see all the creative project

my teammates have created.....visit each blog for a tutorial of their creations!

Design Team Members:

Kathy Clement, DT Leader 

Darlene Pavlick, Dar’s Crafty Creations    

Diane Hover, Nellie’s Nest  

Elizabeth Lincoln, Paper Past Times   

Ginny Nemchak, Polly’s Paper    

Gloria Stengel, Scraps of Life   

Melody Clement, Paper Melody’s   

Michele Kovack, Thoughts of a Cardmaking Scrapbooker   

Shantaie Fowler, Inking Pink    

 Sheila Rumney Design and Photography  

We have wonderful guest designer this month

Karen Letchworth

Did you know Crafty Secrets is going ALL digital?

That means there is a HUGE warehouse sale going on for all non-digital products!

You will be seeing me use several of these non-digital items this month!!

Entering the following challenges:
ABC Challenge .... "E" is for Exceptionally Cute
Altered Eclectics March .... Anything Goes
Recycle~Repurpose~Re-Invent .... Anything Goes
Rhedd's Creative Spirit .... March Challenge
Not Just Cards .... Anything Goes
2 Creative Chicks .... Anything Goes