Gina Tepper

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Bird's Nest Centerpiece

Easter / spring

DIY Elegant Bird’s Nest Centerpiece Decoration

Embrace the beauty of Spring with this elegant DIY bird’s nest centerpiece. This Spring decoration is so easy and inexpensive to make. I created this stylish design from items I found at the dollar store, plastic eggs, and real egg shells. I filled the nest with speckled eggs, hand-painted eggshells… Read more
How to Make Faberge Eggs

Crafts / Easter

How to Make Faberge Eggs Gift Boxes

Here’s a step-by-step tutorial on how to make Faberge Eggs gift boxes. I have always been fascinated with the jewel, encrusted Faberge Eggs and the amazing craftsmanship used to create these beautiful works of art. I thought it would be fun to make some candy box versions of these luxurious… Read more
DIY Black-Eyed Susan

Preakness / Water Bottle Flowers / Water Bottles

Celebrate Maryland Day With DIY Black-Eyed Susan Flowers

A fun way to celebrate National Maryland Day is to create DIY Black-Eyed Susan, the Maryland State Flower, from reused water bottles. When I was creating a Preakness party ideas TV segment for WBAL-TV in Baltimore Maryland, I tried to find Black-Eyed Susan flowers everywhere to help decorate my table… Read more
DIY Faberge Eggs

Crafts / Easter / eggs

DIY Fabergé Eggs

Here is a beautiful decoration you can make with plastic Easter eggs. These are actually a lot easier to make than they look.  I created these Faberge Eggs for my Easter TV segment last year but I loved them so much, I am going to use then as a decorative… Read more
DIY Easter Basket

Easter / video games

DIY Easter Basket Minecraft Bunny

This Minecraft Bunny DIY Easter basket is fun and easy to make for anyone who loves Minecraft! Rather than have a traditional Easter basket, who wouldn’t love to be surprised with a custom-made, video game-themed Easter basket. This Minecraft bunny Easter basket doesn’t have to be just for Easter. It… Read more
Easter Pail

Cans / Crafts / Easter / Reuse

DIY Easter Pail From Reused Items

It’s almost Spring and with Easter not far away, it is time to start thinking about Easter baskets ideas. There are many different ways to make a stylish Easter basket but this DIY Easter pail is made from reused items, is super cute, and not only can it be used… Read more