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Show : r i ! - ! ) ; f ; -r v- , -x-ffv 4. ' ' '. " ' - ' ' -4 . - ; , u x V , - . THESE EASTER decorations can be used to decorate the home or entertain the children and, according to Maureen Spencer of Glenn-Mar Arts, can be used even after the Easter season by removing parts or just as they are. 1 Easter decorating with flair 1 .though she is currently working on itterns for a "Miss Piggy" doll and Popular "Berry" dolls, Maureen ?cer has Easter decorations well in with several items which can be M for use beyond the Easter J'' into spring and summer. tv "ted the figures associated ,ttle commercial Easter season like , . rabbits, flowers, geese and ' fcets and put them in contemporary Js such as rattan, country print ""csand lace," Maureen said. "We BMkd washable furs for toys that be used by children long past and we even worked up some jewelry." ri tv,01 designer for seven years tte mother of five children, n creates and publishes pat-or pat-or many of her designs as co- 1 with her husband, Glenn, of Jar Arts in Vernal. d ji?S taught dozens of church, club "ool craft seminars as weU as J children's craft classes in the il5Jr- Sh started tole painting r?'? the Uintah Basin and teaches (r"l.m8 landscapes and florals and Wtv landscaPs in the Com-schools, Com-schools, at Glenn-Mar Arts and gely Creation Center. ' initiated and wrote "Craft ' rd for the Vernal Express for four years, featuring craft ideas and local craftmen's work. "I'm in a constant state of educating myself to what products will and will not do and to the trends in design and decorating." These are some of her Easter and spring designs for this season's craft items: HEARTH GOOSE This piece is designed to be used as a fireplace accent, or to be added to any room where warmth is the keystone. The bonnett and shawl are accented with durable silk flower blossoms and may be used as an Easter table centerpiece cen-terpiece until the season ends, adding a ' nest of grass or straw and some gaily colored eggs. This piece is showing up more and more in boutique shops and costs four times what it does to whip it up yourself. TOY BUNNIES The exciting part of these two toy bunnies is their full washability, the blinking eyes of the larger bunny and the fact that the smaller figure is made from scraps of the larger one two for the price of one! BUNNIES ON A BALE These three bunnies are only pinned to their miniature straw bale base, and have small pin backs attached so that your young (and young at heart) folks may remove them Easter morning and touch up a pretty new dress or shift lapel. They can then be returned to perch on their bale of hay until next Easter. These bunnies are about 2'2 inches tall. BUNNIES IN EASTER BONNETS Here we simply blew the wad on fun and fantasy two Easter bunnies with gailey ribboned and silk flowered bonnets with Easter grass and silk flowers and ribbon bows on a classic rattan mat. Match flowers and ribbon to your particular home color. BASKET ON THE WALL Baskets and Easter seem to go together, so why not a wall basket full of all the pretty pastels of the season. Silk flowers and ribbons are anchored by a foam, block and feature apple blossoms among the parade of flowers. BUNNY IN AN EASTER BONNET This silk arrangement has a finished bunny head pick inserted with a large silk mum featured as a possible body for the fuzzy head. All are mounted in a pastel upside down hat basket. When the season is over, remove the bunny pick and you have a delightful small table arrangement to enjoy indefinitely. in-definitely. EGGS IN THE STRAW What's more a sign of the season than T J v.. .-: m ... -NV..?" A puzzle bunny captures the attention of Brandon Spencer, age 6, and is decorated front and back, complete with a pom-pom tail. eggs, here mounted on a rattan wall mat with packing straw. Dark brown print ribbon accent the piece which could be hung in any warm country setting year round. MACRAME BASKET For years a favorite, macrame is shown in this. three-ring basket in pastel t . 1 f . . : ' "V .' 1 1 I 'i MAUREEN SPENCER of Glenn-Mar Arts displays a rattan mat decoration with wooden letters painted with acrylic dot flowers. This could be used as a year-round wall decoration. W 'TTWf HI. I . HIMIHHJI. IIPHWITUJI I iMi n -,t i ;. 1 ' ' S a ... w t- K '' """"' r . ' - J.' J . t A HEARTH GOOSE can be used all year as a fireplace accent and as an Easter table centerpiece with a nest of grass or straw and some colored eggs. acrylic cord, with self-made fluffy grass in the middle. A ceramic bead and bow accent the handle. MORE SPIRITUAL WORDED MAT This rattan piece features one of the many more spiritual word cut out sets available this spring, with acrylic dot flowers detailing each letter. Ribbon V and silk i towers nnisn this piece that could be introduced at Easter and become a permanent wall decoration along or in a grouping. PUZZLE BUNNY White, pink and blue paint, a felt tip pen and a pom-pom complete this chubby bunny puzzle that will charm little ones at Easter, and all year long. |