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DIY Easter Wildflower Macarons. You didn’t really think I’d skip a good reason to bust out some DIY Easter wildflower macarons, did you?!

DIY Easter Wildflower Macarons

I painted these little cuties for our Easter tablescape with Camille Styles, and then we realized we should just incorporate them as a craft for guests themselves so everyone could pitch in. So far I’ve yet to actually meet someone that refuses to paint with cookie icing, so I’d definitely encourage you to go for it if you’re thinking about having some edible crafting action at your next get together… Literally these are as easy as smearing icing around on a cookie…since technically that’s all you’re doing.

It’s also nice that you can stick with basic flower shapes, like the daisies, because I think we can all agree that those are do-able. Once you’ve painted on the icing and it’s starting to dry, you can add a few accents with an edible black marker, and voila! I may still have a few more mac projects up my sleeve for Spring, so you’ll have to keep a look out for them! Sugar & Cloth DIY Accessories. Who knew being an adult came with so many keys?

Sugar & Cloth DIY Accessories

Between your house, car, and work keys, it’s hard to keep track of it all! Especially when you’re rushing out the door… I, Anusha, wanted to create a modern DIY clay letter keychain to make my keys easily identifiable. First of all, who doesn’t love keychains?! Secondly, these babies are so simple to make. You can make a tag for each set of keys or simply create a monogram keychain for yourself… Roll the clay in the palm of your hands to form a ball.

On a clean working surface, roll the clay to about 1/4 inch thickness with a rolling pin. Using a circle cookie cutter or small lid, punch out circles from the clay — first in one clay color than in a complimentary color for the second piece. Use alphabet cookie cutters to punch out letters in the clay. DIY Speckled Clay Keychains. I don’t know about you, but I’m a big fan of oversized bags.

DIY Speckled Clay Keychains

I love how cute a compact shoulder bag or clutch looks, but when it comes down to it I want to be able to cart my whole world around with me/prepared for anyyyy occasion. This makes finding my keys somewhat of a challenge. Rooting around in my bottomless pit of a bag is often followed by emptying the entirety of the contents on the floor just to find my keys to open the door.

My solution? — a size-able keyring. My age old love affair with polymer clay comes back into play here, but what can I say?! Follow the clay packet instructions for preheating the oven and start by rolling some of the polymer clay into a ball. Use the cutter to make the circular shape and remove any excess Make a hole near the top using a pencil, pushing it right through. Bake for the recommended time and then leave to cool fully afterwards. Once totally dry, use a paintbrush and ink to splatter black all over the white. DIY Speckled Clay Keychains. Sugar & Cloth.