As I started dreaming about this year’s Easter Celebration party, I came across Tiny Print’s Miraculously Smiling Canary Easter card. I instantly fell in love with the colors and style.
I knew right away my party would be filled with cheerful spring colors + patterns, lots of chalkboard and a few fun crafts. The Easter card I selected was actually meant to have a family photo at the top, but I quickly designed a chalkboard graphic and added orange stripes to the background and viola’, my card was turned into a fun chalkboard invite! I just couldn’t pass up the colors and patterns of the “Easter” text at the bottom.
The main focus of my Easter party was the chalkboard backdrop. I created it using only newspaper and chalkboard paint.
How to create a newspaper backdrop:
I stapled six sheets of newspaper together and then blocked off my “chalkboard area”. Using chalkboard spray paint, I gave it about three light coats of paint and then used a gold foil paint pen to create a border around it once dry.
I then wrote out my ‘Easter Celebration Party’ message with regular white chalk.
To dress up the chalkboard a little for the party, I found some festive paper flowers. These are similar and such happy colors.
I also cut out one of my party invitation in the shape of a flower. Using a hot glue gun, I attached ribbon as leaves to the flowers and then to the chalkboard!
Next, I will be sharing how to create the adorable Easter cups shown above and then how to craft the adorable mint green tissue paper eggs. Be sure to check back for the details!
And see the entire Easter party here!!
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Aw, you’re too kind! Thanks, Kyla!
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This is genius and so gorgeous! Love your pops of color with the flowers too! You have beautiful handwriting by the way 🙂 Thank you so much for linking up at Thursday STYLE!
this is such a creative idea, I absolutely love it! Checking this out from life created Tuesdays, So Cool!!
Cathy
Stopping by from Whimsy Wednesday!
Such a sweet and clever idea! It all turned out wonderful! Thanks for sharing with us at Monday Funday! Pinning!
Love the chalkboard idea on newspaper…genius. Oh and the plate is to die for. I think I’ll head down to the Dollar store and get me some plates to do that too. Thanks for the inspiration.
I love anything chalkboard related and this sure is one of them. Love the added flower colors that make it pop. Such a creative project and super cute!
Super cute decorations!!!
Happy Easter!
Hugs from Portugal,
Ana Love Craft
http://www.lovecraft2012.blogspot.com
Thanks for stopping by, Ana!
Those flowers are so bright and fun! Pinning!
I love the flowers and chalkboards!
This is fabulous, Amy! And I agree, your handwriting is amazing. I love everything about this project {as usual}!
– Tasha @ Designer Trapped in a Lawyer’s Body
Aw, you’re too sweet Tasha! And I had to take a handwriting class in college. I’m a landscape architect, so we had to learn architectural style handwriting. Crazy, huh?
Very pretty! Those flowers are awesome.
Those paper flowers are such a cute touch!
Thanks, Krista! I fell in love with those paper flowers. You may see them pop up around my house.
Oh wow it’s right on the newspaper! How clever. Your handwriting is so pretty! And I didn’t know you’re a lefty!
Thanks, Amy. Not a lefty, just a lefty while I’m trying to take a picture. =)
This is so cute! Just shared it on my FB + pinned! 🙂
Thanks for all the shares, Michelle!
Clever idea….thanks for sharing