You don’t need to make your Easter crafts difficult. Keep it easy. Unpack some of your favorite heirloom vases, shop for colorful candy and choose springtime flowers.

With the help of three retailers, we took our decorated eggs and designed tabletops with bright colors and whimsical home pieces.

We found a few Easter egg designs that the kids will enjoy making. Remember, though, that eggs left at room temperature for two hours or longer are not safe to eat.

Here are some things you can try:

Rubber band eggs

You’ll need: hard cooked boiled eggs, 10 or more rubber bands, liquid coloring or egg dye

What to do: Wrap rubber bands around eggs, creating decorative patterns. The more rubber bands you use, the more white lines you’ll achieve. Dye according to package directions.

Scrapbook-sticker eggs

You’ll need: hard-cooked eggs, cooled, Liquid food coloring or egg dye, Martha Stewart’s Daisy, wreath stickers ($5 to $6 a pack at Michaels stores), Martha Stewart’s Lily stickers ($5 to $6 a pack at Michaels stores)

What to do: Dye eggs according to package directions. Apply scrapbook stickers. They attach easily, creating a three- dimensional look.

More fun ideas can be found in this article

Well, it’s taking the excess materials that are being discarded by designers and architects and saving them from the landfills.

These materials can be anything from fabrics to wall coverings to laminates.

What upcycling does is that it takes these excess materials and gives them to students, artists and teachers to muck around with for their various projects.

Not only is it environmentally friendly but it gives students and artists the latest materials to work with.

ZeroLandfill Akron is like a treasure hunt for local artisans and educators who come to reclaim the unwanted materials for use in artwork or classroom projects.

Article source: Ohio.com

Putting your personality into your house is the best way to make it a home. Whether you’re using your own muse or someone else’s put yourself into everything you create at home for a relaxing life experience.

One of the first things I realized about home decorating-after my three thousand or so attempts at making my place look like all the pictures from the magazines-is that home decorating should reflect your personal style. Your home should reflect who you are and what you love.

Of course, I’m not saying that this revelation made me prance around my house with two cans of pink and yellow paint or that I plastered bunnies and butterflies everywhere-and yes, I do actually love pink, yellow, bunnies and butterflies-but I did put a little bit of myself into every room.

I got a certain sense of personal satisfaction from painting my ugly orange countertops a vibrant country red that matched my lust for life and the décor I actually wanted to toss around my kitchen. And my own personal works of art-paintings, photographs, sculptures-are set up around my place as well, giving it just that look of being lived in by somebody who loves and experiences life.

Of course, I recognize that we can’t all spend our evenings splashing around in water colors, or spend our weekends chasing a gaggle of baby quails about the yard trying to take their pictures.

That’s why there are professional designers out there who dedicate their lives to creating home décor that other people can use to express themselves and their individuality. And it’s okay to buy your curtains and blankets if you don’t know how to sew-crafty as I am, I still bought all my curtains and most of my blankets.

Of the things I love most in my home, my furniture doesn’t even come close to counting. It’s the accessories in my home that make it look like I personally live there and that no one else can shake my individuality.

One of my favorite items is a cotton area rug I recently purchased on a trip to the Deep South. This area rug was handmade in mills in the Deep South, where the cotton was picked fresh, milled in a southern mill, cleaned, spun and woven all by the same family of rug makers. When the bed is too hot at night, I frequently sleep on this rug and it makes me feel like I’m back in the Deep South all over again.

I realize that area rugs are not for everyone, but it can be an excellent place to start in learning to develop a personality for your home that meshes with your own personality rather than clashing and making you feel uncomfortable in your own home.

Different types of accessories are truly the way to bring out your personality in your home. Whether it is an area rug, artwork, photographs, drapery, throw pillows or knick knacks that represent different moments in your life, you can always find a way to make yourself feel at home if you just put a little bit of yourself into your own home.

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Home decorating ideas can transform the internal environment of your room by enhancing its beauty and aesthetic appeal. With the use of tapestries, rugs and other home décor articles it is possible to personalize and customize the room as per the taste and preferences of the occupants. Of late, art tapestries have gained prominence in home décor. As more and more people are getting interested in traditional art and artefacts, the use of art tapestries in home interior decorating is also increasing. The art tapestries provides a rich blend of traditional and modern artistry which makes it a must in home decorating.

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The art tapestries are available in many varieties and hence give a range of options to a home owner to decorate his home as per his preferences and tastes. One has the option to choose from countless varieties like Chenille tapestries, European tapestries, Italian tapestries, Belgian tapestries, Medieval tapestries, Flanders tapestries, William Morris Tapestries and Oriental tapestries to smarten up his house. The tapestries are not only useful in home decor but can also be used in offices. You can place these tapestries in conference rooms or at guest rooms where you attend visitors. The presence of the tapestries in work places will brighten up the mood of the workers and improve the productivity of the organization.

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Definitely though you can get it at a larger mall like takashimaya (orchard road) or tampinese (by the MRT station).

There are also a number of HGTV celebrities who will be there to give onsite trainings and informational talks. These celebrities will teach people the ins and outs of home decorating and gardening.

A $1,000,000 Idea Home is also viewable where visitors will be able to get more than a million ideas for their own home decorating projects.

There will also be cooking segments by famous cooks and chefs from HGTV.

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