Happy Easter!

I told you a couple of weeks ago I would post pictures of my decorations for Easter/Spring. I am always a little nervous showing my house! So here it is. There is not too much. I try to just ad small touches. Especially since we go to my mother and father in loves so we don't have company here. If we did I would probably have more out.

Here is a bird who made a nest egg on my lamp :)

My centerpiece on my dining room table. Inspired by my idol Melaine of My Sweet Savannah

Found these candles at Fred Meyer. They go perfectly with my Robins egg theme!

Dining room table as a whole

I love this little bird from Target! He sits outside the bird cage which holds a nest and a fluffy chick. I can't get enough of those fluffy chicks! They make me smile!

My large apothecary jar you have seen filled with eggs. The small one in front holds peanut butter m&m's to eat... they made speckled ones this year :) It was fuller at one point ... tehe

I have two of these candle holders on my mantel. There is a skinny jar candle in the middle with Cadbury mini eggs around them.

Side shot of the apothecary jars. Do you see the blue egg I knitted? Love it!

Here is the whole mantel. Definately needs some work. As I said before I am currently working through one room at a time. Ignore the big black hole on the wall...errr I mean TV :)

Remember this cheese platter from Thrift Store Thursday that I bought for $1.29? Spray painted the wood part and now it is perfect for a little chick to have his nest protected :)

I just like him :) He's a robin's egg blue color and all crackly.

I hope you have enjoyed this little tour and that everyone has a wonderful Easter!!!!!!

Craftster Challenge - Buttons, Buttons, Buttons

There was a challenge over at Craftster - check it out there are a few more days left to enter. Here is what I did:






I'm in spring crafting mode. I guess it's hoping that it will bring us actual spring weather. So I incorporated my button project into a spring one. I had some buttons for scrapbooking projects and had just the right color! I really love robins eggs this time of year. So I took a styrofoam egg and used glue dots to put the buttons on it. It was super simple this way! I did a little bit of layering to add a bit more interest. i probably would have done a bit more but ran out of buttons. Went to micheals today to see if I could find more but couldn't. So for now just one lonely button egg :(

I'm sure you could use a plastic egg but it wouldn't be as pliable. You could also paint the egg before so the little bits showing through were the same or a different color. I'm sure there are a million other ways to do this as well but I'm happy with my results.

First 2 pictures are just the egg. Second 2 show where I put it - with my other blue eggs.

Spring Gifts for the family

Who says you have to have an easter basket? How about giving an Easter gift in something other than a basket? Here are some ideas:

How sweet!

This "basket" can be used come summer!

This is so much fun! I would use cadbury mini eggs to fill!

Perfect gift for the kids at heart!

They can keep the jar and fill it seasonally year round!

So much nicer than a bag with a bow

Of course there are a million more ideas out there. So this Easter - think outside the basket!
Share your creative wrapping this Easter in comments!

Spring Food

How about some easy ideas for food following the same theme? Here you go - Click on pics for recipes!

One that isn't a treat! :) I would use regular romaine lettuce and just color ranch dressing in this recipe


A classic - turned springy



Cupcakes! How can you go wrong?

A shake!


Oh Martha, you never cease to amaze me.


Sweet..

Spring Decorating

The main subject of this blog will be decorating. So it's time to decorate for spring/easter. I have scoured the web to find a few ideas that all revolve around one theme. Robins eggs. I love decorating with these. I love the color! I even found candles in the colors of robin eggs this year. I think it looks less "kitchy" to keep one theme running with your seasonal decorations. So this is what I am using. First up are the decorating ideas I have collected for you. I will also post ideas for the other two areas of making your house a home - food and people(entertaining/gifting). You can click on the pictures for links to where i found them - some have instructions for making yourself! ~ENJOY!

I wish I had the skills to make this! So sweet love the texture!

This blog is a must visit for special occasion decorating! Here are chocolates in an apothecary jar. A classic dressed to impress!

Make everyone feel special at your dinner table! Personalize an egg for each member of the family!

When you color your eggs this year - make them robins eggs! Go here to get directions for doing just that!