Spring Basket Pokes

Happy Spring!!

 

I've made these cute paint stick pokes

for today's Blog Hop -

using paint sticks and pre-cut wooden shapes!

Check out more Spring crafts

by clicking on the Designer Crafts blinkie

to the right of this post!!

Here's what you'll need to make the chick:

 Paint the beak marigold and the body

lemon yellow.  Sand edges with a sanding block.

Paint the stick lemon yellow. 

 Blush cheeks with pink powder blush

and a cotton swab:

 Use Aleene's Tacky Glue to attach beak.

Eyes are dip dots of black.

Attach body to the paint stick with

Aleene's Tacky Glue.

Tie coordinating ribbon around the neck.

I added a light pink wooden heart

just for character.

 

 These are the wooden shapes you'll

need to make the lamb.

 Paint the ears and face black.

Paint the body white.

Sand the edges with a sanding block.

Blush the cheeks with pink powder blush.

Eyes are dip dots of white, then smaller dip dots

of black.  Attach pieces with

Aleene's Tacky Glue.

Attach body to paint stick.

Tie coordinating ribbon around the neck.

Here are the shapes you'll need

to make the bunnies:

Paint body and ears brown.

Paint muzzle with a lighter shade of

brown, and nose is pink.

Blush tops of muzzle with

pink powder blush and a cotton swab.

Blush inside of ears with

the pink powder blush, as well.

Sand edges of wood with sanding block.

Attach pieces with Aleene's Tacky Glue.

Eyes are dip dots of black.

Tie coordinating ribbon around the neck.

I can't wait to poke these in the kids'

Easter baskets!!

Peace and Spring Critter Pokes