Template Spotlight: Easter and Spring

by Brooke Mehr, Studio Product Assistant

Spring is nearly upon us, and with that comes the wonderful holidays of Easter and St. Patrick's Day. In this article, we will share some of our favorite Spring and Easter templates and hopefully inspire you to create some projects of your own to celebrate this glorious time of year.

Metal prints, canvases, and 11 x 14 prints are an excellent and simple way to add a fresh touch to your home decor for Spring. Below, we have a lovely new metal print template that would be a beautiful addition to any home for Easter.
 

“I Know That My Redeemer Lives” 16 x 10.5 French Line Metal Print by Brittany Hutchings, template 119505.
 

Subway art is very popular right now and most of these fun templates can be very quickly and easily customized by simply changing out your family name before publishing. There are several themes and styles to suit any occasion or decor.




“Icons of Easter”, template 119533 and “Hoppy Easter”, template 119534, both 11 x 14 Prints by Kari Pieratt.




“Easter Egg Word Art”, template 104956 and “A Bunny's Easter Word Art”,template 104953, both 11 x 14 Prints by Anna G. Bates.




“Sweet Easter Subway”, template 119786 and “Christian Easter Subway”,template 119785, both 11 x 14 Prints by Brooke Mehr.




If you don't celebrate Easter or are just looking for decoration for other Spring themes, there are plenty of other templates to suit your needs. Here we have “St. Patrick's Day Subway”, template 119783 and “Spring Subway”, template 119784, both 11 x 14 Prints by Brooke Mehr.


Also check out these fun 12 x 12 Scrap Page templates. Individual scrap pages are a wonderful way to document any holiday or special occasion and these templates make it simple to remember your family's Easter festivities.



“My first Easter” by Brooke Mehr, template 105835 and "Eggstra Special Easter” by Shanna Vineyard, template 104710.




If you are looking for a way to spread a little Easter cheer with someone special this year, look no further than these cute 8 x 4 Photo Card templates! “Happy Easter, Peeps!” by Cynthia Coulon, template 109704and “Happy Easter” by Sandra Dovre, template 104990.
 

However you celebrate Spring, be sure to check the Heritage Makers Template Gallery for fun and easy to customize templates that will boost those celebrations into cherished memories. Check the Template Gallery frequently for new templates added every day!

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Template Spotlights: Projects you'll SPRING for!

Spring is a time of transformation when all things seem fresh and new again. It’s a natural time to appreciate life; to celebrate hope and to focus on our faith, values and philosophies. It’s also the perfect season to surround loved ones with the Heritage Makers products that celebrate spring and inspire renewed commitment to faith and family.

Celebrating Life
It’s no coincidence that Easter motifs include fluffy chicks, baby bunnies and other symbols of rebirth and renewal. Acknowledged with a little thought and explanation, their presence magnifies other inspirational or faith-focused celebrations of spring.
     
For the cutest display of spring flowers and fluffy chicks, join Sandra Dovre’s “Happy Easter Décor,” playing cards together with ribbon to make a concertina style table decoration (see bottom of photo below) or tie together to form a banner that reads “Happy Easter.” In the Template Gallery as template 56768, it brings a welcome touch of spring color and a reminder of the promise of the season to your Easter décor. Instructions for assembly are included inside the template.
  
Filled with Easter grass and goodies, template 54590, “Bright Easter Bucket, by Lynda Angelastro is sure to bring smiles on Easter morning. Personalize the project with your children’s names, then glue labels on the front and lid of two, gallon-size, clear plastic pails for personalized baskets or containers for the Easter Egg Hunt. Use green, gold and white netting or tulle instead of ribbon to decorate the handles of your Easter buckets. Template eggs can be glued anywhere. If you’re in charge of the Easter Egg Hunt, write grand prize information on back of cut-out eggs, place inside plastic ones and hide as part of the hunt.
 

Use Roxanne Buchholz’ “Lil Easter Chick” card, made from a 7x5 Invitation, template 56188, for an Easter Greeting or as the title photo in a 7 x 5 frame collage. This popular way of decorating combines photos and word or title art. Jill Means also has several 7 x 5 invitations designed to do such dual duty. The one shown above is template 69839, “Framed Holidays – Easter.”

  
If family and friends are far away, send Easter greetings. Two of our newest are shown here. “HM Easter Basket Thoughts“ by Roxanne Buchholz, template 79442 is an 8 x 4 photo card with a plain white back ready for your handwritten message. “We are Blessed Note Card” is from Sandra Dovre. It’s a 5 x 7 invitation, template 56590, that says “We are blessed” on the front and “We hope you are too” on the inside. For more ways to celebrate spring, check out the Heritage Makers Template Gallery.


  
Focusing on Faith
Spring is a good time to fill your home with uplifting décor that emphasizes your family’s hopes and values. “Peace,” template 54586, and “Faith,” template 45070, both 20 x 20 canvases by Tanja Rigby are matching statements of faith from the Old Testament that can be coordinated to fit your home’s color scheme.

  
“1 Timothy 4:12,” template 12723 is a 12 x 12 scrap page design by Penny Hughes. The template makes four 6 x 6 squares which can be mounted on ceramic tiles and displayed in your home or given as gifts. Or, try a self-adhesive laminate vinyl tile. While they typically come only in 12 x 12, the front face can be scored firmly with a craft knife and then bend the tile break it cleanly.



One of our most popular statements of faith is “Serve the Lord 1” by HM Signature Templates. It’s a 20 x 8 canvas, template 51770, and the background paper can be changed easily to fit your décor.

  
If Passover is the spring holiday you’re celebrating, send a personalized greeting or set your table with custom placemats designed to commemorate the story of the festival and its message of hope, redemption and faith. Cards shown here are “Passover Blessings,” 54577, and “Passover Blessings and Joy,” 54579 both 5 x 7 greeting cards by Tanja Rigby.



Tanja also designed this “Passover Placemat.” It’s a 14 x 11 poster, template 54587. Personalize with every young family member’s name and choose to add UV coating box at checkout for spill protection to make after-meal clean up a cinch.


  
Love and Inspiration
Some home décor items are just a way to say “I love you.” Others set the tone for a home where love and respect are honored and cherished as these two 8 x 8 canvases show. Send a custom canvas to Grandma to let her know you wish she werecelebrating with you this year. “Some Bunny Loves You’ is by Tanja Rigby and is template 30742. “Inspirational Family Quote Small Color” by Lynda Angelastro is template 41965 and designed to be customized to your family’s décor. Easy instructions for color customization are included inside the template.



Spring is also a time for graduations and graduation gifts. Remind your son or daughter that dreams really can come true by making this ready-in-an-instant canvas from Tanja Rigby.
A wonderful graduation gift, “Dream” is an affirming quote from Walt Disney, suitable for family room, dorm or den. Leave as is or take five minutes and change the colors to match his or her décor. “Dream” is a generous size, 18 x 18 deep canvas and can be found by entering 45179 in the Template Gallery search engine.

  

Two 16 x 20 canvases that put family and values on the wall are “Season Series—Spring” by Jill Means, template 41482 and “HM Number of Breaths” by Roxanne Buchholz, template 62388.



And, let’s close with a 12 x 12 scrapbook page, also designed to be mounted on tile, whose wisdom inspires no matter what your faith tradition. In neutral tones, “Jewish Proverb” by Lynda Angelastro is template 52730.

Celebrate Spring Your Way
Use the Template Gallery's single-word search with terms like “spring,” “Easter,” “Passover,” “Bible,” “quote” or “family” to find hundreds of projects to lift and inspire this springtime. Heritage Makers brings you so many ways to reverence life, to celebrate hope and to focus on your values. You’ll find it easy to be inspired this spring and all year long.

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Template Spotlight: Gorgeous Easter Buckets

We’re all about decorating buckets! For Halloween, birthdays, Valentine’s Day, teacher gifts, Christmas, Easter, etc. Give us a holiday or reason to celebrate, and we’ll make a bucket for it! 

Why? Well, because it’s a quick, fun, easy way to create a unique and ADORABLE gift for whatever season. Try one, and see for yourself!

Of course, central to this whole fabulous project is getting your hands on some clear plastic paint buckets (cans). Luckily, they’re easy to come by—just check at your local craft store or online (search “clear plastic paint can”). Prices range from as little as $0.60 to about $5.50 a piece. They come in lots of sizes, from teeny-tiny to about the size of a gallon (like the one used in this example.) 

As for design, it’s easiest to start with one of the many bucket templates in our gallery.  Simply personalize with the names, greetings, etc., of your choice, and then publish. Choose the “pearl paper” option at check out if you want to give extra depth and a slight sheen to your page. 

Bucket templates are created and printed on 12 x 12 Scrap Pages, often containing enough pieces to make two buckets from just one page. You'll just cut out the pieces and glue them in place on the can. Unless otherwise indicated, our bucket templates are designed to work with medium to large-sized paint cans. 
  
The template for the project shown here, “Happy Easter Bucket,” template 104746 by Cynthia Coulon, has enough pieces to decorate two cans. The circular lid piece is about 4 ¾ inches in diameter, so make sure your can lid is at least that big. 

As for adhesive, we recommend using a sturdy, double-sided tape for gluing the paper pieces to the can. Liquid glue tends to warp the paper, and we don’t want that! Spray adhesive is also a workable choice, but be careful to use it in a well-ventilated area and heed all the product warnings. 

It’s super fun to add some great finishing touches to your bucket, like small pieces of ribbon tied across the handle. You can also glue on buttons, flowers or other embellishments to add dimension.  For this, our motto is “use what you have,” and let’s face it, most of us have plenty of miscellaneous ribbon and buttons in our craft stashes.

The final four steps for the decorated bucket project are:
1) Fill
2) Give away
4) Enjoy
3) Repeat 

Remember to check out the Template Gallery for even more fun bucket ideas. Just write "bucket" in the search box!

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Template Spotlights: Faith and Inspiration

Spring is a time of inspiration for many people, and an important time for many different faiths. No matter what inspires you, you’ll find products in our Template Gallery which can be easily adapted as reflections of your family’s values or beliefs. From tiles to canvases and books to cards, the possibilities are endless.

“Inspirational Tiles” by Margaret Barrett (Template ID 51533) is a collection of inspirational quotes made from a 12 x 12 scrap page, cut into squares, and mounted on 6 inch tiles. This beautiful set can be used together or divided up and given as individual gifts. Our examples use quotes from Theodore Roosevelt, Judy Garland, Gandhi, Albert Einstein, Colin Powell, Booker T. Washington, and others. You can use those quotes provided, or find your own favorites in the “Quotes” tab in Studio.






Our beautiful 20 x 8 Wrapped Canvas titled “Breathe” by Wendy Bailey (Template ID 41825) is a great reminder to each of us in our busy lives to take a moment and enjoy. Featuring the famous – and relevant – quote, “This is not a dress rehearsal,” this contemporary and colorful design is both visually stunning and emotionally calming. A great addition to a kitchen, bath, or common area in your house, you can customize the colors to fit whichever room you choose.


With a wonderful quote from Walt Disney, our “Dream” 18 x 18 Wrapped Canvas Deep by Tanja Rigby (Template ID 45179) is sure to remind your son or daughter of the importance of believing in your dreams. Part of our “ready-in-an-instant” collection, this piece is perfect in a teen’s bedroom, family room, or the den. You can leave it as is, or take five minutes to change the colors to match your décor.







Another 20 x 8 Wrapped Canvas, “Become,” by Cassie Balser (Template ID 51633) features a beautiful quote that encourages you to live as you want to become. A contemporary design and colorful flowers make this a perfect gift for older teens, college students, and others who are beginning a new journey in life.


Designed by Tanja Rigby, “Peace” (Template ID 45069) is a striking visual presentation of a favorite Old Testament verse from Psalms. Colors can be changed to accommodate décor for this large 20 x 20 Wrapped Canvas.











“Serve the Lord 1” and “Serve the Lord 2" (Template IDs 51770 & 52809) are variations from the HM Signature Templates which draw upon the classic Old Testament verse “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” Version 1 features a traditional Christian design, while Version 2 substitutes the LDS temple for the cross. Beautifully done in lighter shades, this inspiring quote is a constant reminder of what your family holds important.

Designed by Lynda Angelastro, this “Jewish Proverb” 12 x 12 Scrapbook Page (Template ID 52730) is a meaningful statement of a universal sentiment: Light is not recognized except through darkness. This beautiful image can be done on a ceramic tile as well.

Heritage Makers has a variety of ways to celebrate important religious observations your family may celebrate. Baptisms, christenings, Bar and Bat Mitzvahs, or First Communion events can all be made more special with a beautifully designed card or invitation.


“Boy 1^st Communion Invite” designed by Elise Mills (Template ID 28806) is an elegant and appropriate way to recognize a special young man on this important day.



The two baptism cards designed by JoEllen Scott "Baptism Card" (Template ID 6213) and "Boy’s Baptismal Card" (Template ID 6224) can be sent to honor the special boy or girl in your family who is making this important religious commitment.




Jill Means’ “Baptism Invitation” (Template ID 41489) can easily be redesigned to work for christening, blessing, baptism, first communion, or anywhere that a crisp, clean, personalized invitation is needed.















Michelle Bell designed the “Bat Mitzvah Pink Swirl” invitation (Template ID 46615) and also the “Bar Mitzvah Green Blue” invitation (Template ID 46618) with the contemporary 13-year-old in mind. These fun and attractive styles are also meaningful reflections of faith.

 

“On Your Baptism” from Caryn Henriksen (Template ID 46577) is a sweet acknowledgement of the importance of a new family member. It can also be adapted for christenings.

There are many times when inspiration and faith are needed to help guide your family. These positive affirmations and messages of hope and faith can add to your home and reflect your values and traditions. Put up these reminders in your home to strike a chord with your family and bring to mind those things that will give them strength.

If you don't already know how, just ask me! I would be happy to help you, and even get you 10% off your first project.

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