Easy & Inexpensive DIY Easter Bags Tutorial

See these personalized Easter bags?

They cost less than $5 each and took about 15 minutes to make.  Want to know more?  Then head on over to one of my favorite blogs, 30 Handmade Days, where I'm guest posting, for the full how to.  You can tweak this project to make so many different things - shirts, onesies, tote bags, hats.... you name it, you can personalize it easily and inexpensively.  How fun is that?

And while you're there, be sure to check out all of the fun projects that Mique shares. Some of my recent faves?  The Hoppy Easter Cupcake Printables:

Rainbow Rice Krispie Treats:

And this fun "I'm Sew Lucky" Printable idea that makes me want to throw a crafting party just so I can give these out as favors:

And there's so much more where those came from!  So head on over and check out my DIY Easter Bag tutorial and all of the other projects at 30 Handmade Days.

Easter & Springtime: They're in the Cards {GIVEAWAY & DISCOUNT}

If you read AFOMFT regularly, you know all too well that I love to send photo cards.  Valentine's Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas - you name the holiday and I'll dress Gabrielle and Alaina up and make sure we have a picture to send out for it.  So I was super excited to see the new Easter card designs from Pear Tree Greetings.  How cute is this one with the butterfly silhouettes?

You can also go more traditional with a sweet bunny.

Or a darling duckie.

Easter not your thing?  Don't worry - Pear Tree has some adorable Spring Fling cards too.  This one is perfect to celebrate April showers:

 
Which bring, as you know, May flowers!

C'mon, admit it - you totally want to follow my lead and start sending out photo cards for every occasion, don't you? Then you're in luck because we've got a giveaway and a discount that will help you do just that!

Pear Tree Greetings has generously offered to give away a $20 credit toward anything in their store.  Graduation announcements, birth announcements, birthday invitations, thank you notes - you can apply it toward anything you want!  To enter, post a comment here telling me what you love most about Easter or springtime (this is mandatory). For additional entries:

• Visit Pear Tree Greetings and post a comment telling me what you'll put the credit toward if you win.
• Subscribe to AFOMFT or let us know you are a subscriber
• "Like" AFOMFT on Facebook
• Follow Pear Tree Greetings & AFOMFT on Twitter (@PearTreeGrtngs & @AFOMFT or click the birdie icon on the sidebar) and tweet this post by clicking the graphic above or this giveaway: #Win a $20 credit to @PearTreeGrtngs at @AFOMFT - http://tinyurl.com/AFOMFT
• Click here - - to vote for AFOMFT on Top Baby Blogs and post a comment here that you did. You can vote once per day per computer so if you vote every day or on different computers, be sure to post one comment for each one.
• Grab our button and put it on your blog or website and post a link here showing us.
• Blog or post on Facebook about this giveaway with a link to this post (worth 2 entries so please post two comments) and make sure your comments include a link to your status or blog post.

Please leave a separate comment for each entry (two if you've blogged about the giveaway) and make sure to include a link to your tweet, blog post, etc. All entries must be posted on AFOMFT as a direct comment to this post. Comments on Facebook will not count as entries. This giveaway is open to residents of the U.S. and Canada and ends April 11th at 11:59 pm EST. The winner will be selected by random.org and announced on AFOMFT on April 12th. If the winner does not contact AFOMFT within 48 hours, a new drawing will be held so be sure to check back to see if you've won!

If you can't wait to order your Easter cards from Pear Tree Greetings, use code EASTER11 to get 10% off your order of $25 or more!  Happy shopping!

Please note that I am a Pearista, which means I have partnered with Pear Tree Greetings to offer great giveaways and discounts to my readers. I do not receive any monetary compensation from them but they will occasionally send me free product to try out. Whether I choose to post about their company or not is totally up to me and my opinion of their products is solely based on my experience using them.

Images: Pear Tree Greetings