Our Hopeful Home: Easter's On It's Way (Carrot Cutlery Tutorial)

March 26, 2012

I've been so consumed by other things these days that I haven't had time to get any projects or serious blogging done. My life is still a bit hectic, what with this being Spring Break and all, so I thought I'd share one of my all-time popular Easter posts. Those of you who've been reading my blog for a while might recall that every year we put on a major Easter Egg Hunt Extravaganza. My husband is the ultimate Grand Master of the event and a good time is always had by all.

One of the mainstays of the event is the food. And to that end I have made it a tradition to create what I call Easter Carrot Cutlery. Read on for my old post below.

Since I threatened to keep going with my Easter Egg Hunt 101 tips, I

thought I'd share another easy idea for a pretty Easter table.

I'm not sure if you can even see it here, but I

made "carrot cutlery" to go along with the pretty

pastel paper plates (sshhhhhhhhh, don't tell ~

fine china just wasn't feasible for such a large group!).

I found this idea in Family Fun Magazine back in 2006.

It's obviously one of their most popular ideas,

since it's STILL on their website! It's really easy.

Here's all you need:

Orange party napkins

green plastic cutlery

green pipe cleaners

(I used two different complimentary greens)

The napkins and cutlery were purchased at a party supply store and the pipe

cleaners at Michael's. Since I made these during my pre-blogging days I

don't have as-you-go pictures {sorry!}

So here's Family Fun's easy instructions:

For each carrot, fold one of the paper napkins

into a rectangle. Don't be afraid to re-fold them

from their original configuration, whatever that

may be (i.e., a square, etc.). Place a set of

utensils across the lower left corner of the

rectangle, fold in the lower right corner as shown,

then roll it up loosely.

Wrap one or two green pipe cleaners around the
napkin and necks of the utensils, then twist them
to secure, as shown. Cut down the pipe cleaners to size.

And voila'.

Family Fun

So simple, yet they really make a statement. I was

pretty proud of mine, and have made them every

year for the great egg hunt.

Hope you like this tutorial, and stay tuned for a

few more Easter-themed crafts/decor tips to come

between now and Easter.

Spring, it's bound to be here soon.

Source

Back to the present: I have so much work to do this week to get the house and decor and desserts in order that my head is spinning. AND I have the three chickadees home all week......hopefully I can put them to good work! Wish me luck!

Have a great week!

xoxo