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Cost Plus World Market DIY Easter Treat Jars Easter Workshops!

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This Cost Plus World Market Brand Ambassador is co-hosting an Easter Workshop with a fun and quick Do-It-Yourself Easter Craft (and trust me when I tell you that you don't have be 'super crafty' to master this one) at my local Cost Plus World Market and there are a few US locations hosting this workshop, and guess what?

YOU are invited! RSVP HERE!

Sometimes the cool stuff I do is "Press Only", but this time around you can come to!

Here are the deets:

Everybunny's Invited! Join me Saturday, March 25th from 1pm – 3pm (your local time) for a fun Easter Workshop Event.

"eggs-pert bloggers" will be on hand to teach you how to bring Cost Plus World Market Easter jars to life, and help you create memorable Easter Baskets.

Purchase any Spice Jar from Cost Plus World Market to create your very own Easter Jar. Participating stores will provide supplies including the candy fillers and construction paper for your DIY masterpiece! DIY Easter Treat Jars originally created/designed by Cori of www.HeyLetsMakeStuff.com

Local bloggers will serve as special guests leading the Easter Workshop Event at the following Cost Plus World Market stores:

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Tempe, AZ (1800 East Rio Salado Parkway, Suite 150, Tempe, ...AZ)
- Liz Call of www.lizoncall.com

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Brea, CA (109 West Imperial Highway, Brea, CA)

- Nicole Standley of www.jetsetfam.com

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - La Jolla, CA (8657 Villa La Jolla Drive, Suite 117, La Jolla, CA)

- Alli Ward of www.madewithhappy.com

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Glendale, CO (770 S. Colorado Blvd., Glendale, CO)
- Angela Rathbun of www.blueistyleblog.com

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Fort Myers, FL (13741 S Tamiami Trail, Unit 3, Fort Myers, FL)
- Krystal Butherus of www.sunnysweetdays.com

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Dunwoody, GA (4733 Ashford Dunwoody Road, Dunwoody, GA)
- Jessica Hughes of www.happilyhughes.com

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Evanston, IL (1725 Maple Avenue, Evanston, IL)
- Maggie Roush of www.thelovenerds.com

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Covington, LA (69318 Highway 21, Covington, LA)
- McKenna Trahan of www.stylewaltz.com

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Framingham, MA (1 Worcester Road, Unit 501, Framingham, MA)
- Sarah Melito of www.thebelmontranch.com

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Ann Arbor, MI (2900 South State Street, Suite 15, Ann Arbor, MI)
- Crystal Fox of www.theweatheredfox.com

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Chesterfield, MO (238 Thf Blvd, Chesterfield, MO)
- Lisa Bass of www.farmhouseonboone.com

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Winston-Salem, NC (1075 Hanes Mall Blvd, Winston-Salem, NC)
- Amy Buchanan of www.attagirlsays.com

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - West Las Vegas, NV (2151 North Rainbow Blvd, Las Vegas, NV)
- Sara Syrett of www.twelveonmain.com

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Paramus, NJ (17 East Ridgewood Avenue, Paramus, NJ)
- Charlotte Smith of www.atcharlotteshouse.com

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Brooklyn, NY (850 Third Avenue, Brooklyn, NY)
- Tracy Iglesias of www.ascendingbutterfly.com

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Columbus, OH (1655 Olentangy River Road, Columbus, OH)
- Loriann Cargill Bustos of www.thymeforcocktails.com

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Montgomeryville, PA (751 Horsham Road, Unit B2, Lansdale, PA)
- Denise Sabia of www.thepaintedhome.com

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - The Woodlands, TX (1620 Lake Woodlands Drive, The Woodlands, TX)
- Susan Moss of www.doughmesstic.com

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Webster, TX (1001 West Bay Area Blvd, Suite C, Webster, TX)
- Michelle Lynch-Heath of www.elletalk.com

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Brookfield, WI (625 Main Street, Brookfield, WI)
- April Preisler of www.foodnfocus.com

You are certainly welcome to come as you are, but be sure to RSVP first so the stores will have a headcount and know just how much supplies to have in stock so they don't run out!

A little birdie told me there may be cool new in-store events like this each month this year (check to see which stores are participating) and I happen to know for a fact that next month's event (different theme, but also family friendly) at the Brooklyn Store will be starring a certain Ascending Butterfly again so I hope you will all join me!

Readers Sound Off: Is there a location near you participating? Which demo did YOU RSVP for? If you got Easter Basket's as a child, which one stood out for you the most and why?

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Things that lure Ascending Butterfly out of her butterfly cocoon of fabulosity: Electronics/Technology (yes I am a Gadget Geek first!), Fashion, Jewelry, Bubbly/Spirits, Foodie/Restaurants, Photography and Travel.

Unless it's charity related, If a campaign doesn't pay, this butterfly won't want to play.

Smile if you got this far, twirl around twice and sing Mariah Carey's Butterfly. Still here? Now go make someone happy today.

I'm Celebrating Easter with Hershey's, and you can too!

While church has always been an Easter Tradition in our family, my fondest 'after church' memories include dying Easter Eggs, then hunting for said colorful Eggs, and of course my Easter Basket (or as I remember it, multiple baskets! Grandparents RULE!)

Right: Little Ascending Butterfly!

Above: Me and my best friend dying Easter Eggs! Let's not discuss what year this was! (Special thanks to Mama Butterfly who gets the photo credit for taking this picture! And for letting me borrow it for this story!)

I don't know about you butterflies, but some things never change! I still love decorating the eggs, and I still love Easter Baskets! This year I'm not celebrating Easter alone, I'm celebrating it with Hershey's!

Hershey's let me customize my own Easter Basket virtually (how cool is that?) and then shortly after it arrived special delivery filled with the treats I had selected! And the basket is only half the fun, if you visit their super cool website you can Celebrate with Hershey's too!

Check out my cool Easter Basket:

Custom Easter Basket from Hershey's!

I took another shot just in case:

Hershey's Custom Easter Basket loaded with sweet treats!

There is something about an Easter Basket that just takes me instantly back to my childhood, all the great memories, me and my friends swapping out treats from each other's baskets, dying and decorating our own eggs, and sometimes being silly and putting two balloons on my head and pretending to be an Easter Bunny!

Hershey's Easter Basket De-Constructed!

My Basket Included:

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Reese's Mini Reester Bunnies, each bunny is individually wrapped!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Reese's Peanut Butter Egg

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - York Dark Chocolate Peppermint Patties, each piece specially wrapped in Easter Packaging

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Hershey's Milk Chocolate Kisses each wrapped in it's own pastel color

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ -and a Hershey's Snappy! An all Chocolate Easter Bunny that you can share by 'snapping' off a piece!

And I restrained myself from tearing all the treats open to take a few artistic shots:

It was almost too pretty to tear open!

I could not wait to finish snapping photos to tear into those delicious treats!

But the fun doesn't stop with the basket, on the Celebrate With Hershey's Website they have products, Basket Ideas & Crafts, Recipes, Fun Stuff (like a Happy Easter Screensaver for your Mac or PC), Videos, and a Hershey's Virtual Bunny Trail of Easter tips, memories, and stories from other bloggers across the blogosphere as well!

Happy Easter Butterflies! Bloggers, feel free to post with the link to your Wordless Wednesday photos too so we can hop over to your site and spread the comment love!

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FTC Disclosure: Hershey's provided Ascending Butterfly with one customized Easter Basket for editorial consideration, no monetary compensation has been received and all opinions are 100% my own.