Easter Decorations

Here are the decorations I put up for Easter. I didn’t make most of them myself, but the ones I did are super simple…

Love this plate! And it’s from the year I was born!!!

this sweet vintage tablecloth was a birthday gift from my sister

vintage crocheted potholders from my friend, Cheryl and a vintage scrapbook paper bunting I made myself

I made this bunting by cutting out two identical eggs from scrapbook paper, folding the top egg in half and sewing both onto a paper pennant.

 

these sweet little chicks are almost too cute to only have out at Easter

 

I cut egg shapes out of tissue paper glued onto wax paper to hang in the windows as suncatchers

This Easter wreath is just a bunch of stuff I got from The Dollar Tree glued onto a grapevine wreath

This was made by a member of a church we served while in seminary

my chocolate bunny looks perfect next to this vintage block print

 

I like decorating this tree so much I may just leave it up year round!

 

these eggs have battery candles in them, I just need to remember to turn them on after dark… LOL

Clothespin Bunnies

I made these little bunnies about 12 years ago. I dug them back out of the box and made place markers for all the kids to use for Easter dinner… They are fun and simple to make and, apparently, hold up well for years! :o)

First paint a wooden clothespin with white paint.

Then draw faces and feet with a fine-tipped black pen.

Glue on bows and white puff balls for tails.

Then make a base out of a piece of cardstock. I used green and cut them into shapes using cookie cutters.

Glue bunnies onto the base with a hot glue gun.

Hoppy Easter!   

Peeps Wreath

I don’t remember which blog had this cute idea but it’s a pretty simple one.

Just wrap a foam wreath in brown ribbon, glue on Peeps and tie on a ribbon hanger…

The boys weren’t too happy about wasting all those sugary, yummy Peeps! I let them eat the leftovers but that just wasn’t good enough. They are constantly threatening to lick it when they walk by…

The only downside is that I don’t think this one will make it until next year…

Sparkly Egg Lamps

I love Dollar Store Crafts! And they just popped up with a terrific craft for Easter… Easter egg hanging lamps.

Here is the link to their Egg Pendant Lamps.

I made three sets. I think they turned out nicely… I love the faceted look of the eggs! They remind me of those 70’s pendant lamps.

I only put candles in one of the eggs in each set.

Thankfully all three of my tealights worked! :o) 

Easter Egg Wreath

I put up our Easter decorations this week and hung up the Easter egg wreath my mom made us over 10 years ago… It still looks great, except for the three eggs that finally fell off this year. So I took the opportunity to share this simple and fun Easter craft with all of you.

Start with a 14 inch straw wreath form.

Next tie 6 inch bundles of raffia with a knot in the center. Trim ends if wanted or necessary. Finished tuft should be about 3 inches from the knot on either end.

  

Glue the bunches of raffia using a dab of hot glue on the knots around the top of the wreath in three rows about 3 inches apart.

Take 30 plastic Easter eggs and glue around in two rows (facing the same direction) around the top of the wreath between the raffia bunches.

  It kind of reminds me of a cute little Easter egg nest…

Hang your wreath with a piece of ribbon or fishing line (I like the invisible look for this wreath). This wreath has hung outside every Easter season for years!  It was just raining too hard on Monday to take a picture…