Holy cow! Where has the time gone? Sorry for being MIA there for awhile; baby came and life got CRAZY! Now that I've settled into my new duties and schedules, I'm ready to revisit the blog life. What a better time than Spring? I love Spring... most of the time. As I've mentioned previously, I live in Colorado; spring can bring anything from 70's to blizzards here. Right now it's about 60 out and I'm sitting in my office wishing I could be out in the garden.
Enough about me.. let's get to it. I want to share some Easter ideas with you all!
This first post will go over some ideas to decorate the home and get ready for your Easter gathering. Then following posts will talk about some gift ideas for Easter baskets and hostess gifts, I will also be sharing some of my favorite recipes and egg dying techniques (that don't require the expensive kits you buy in the store).
Setting The Stage
Burlap Wreath
I love having a decorative wreath hanging on our front door. I almost always have one up, even if it's not a holiday month. It's just a great, warm greeting into our home. Here's a picture of the wreath I created for Easter. I just strolled the Easter aisles at Hobby Lobby for inspiration and this is what I came up with.
Here's a great tutorial for the method I use for almost all of my wreaths - I've found this method to work for just plain ribbon as well the burlap. You just use more with the ribbon. http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Burlap-Wreath
Below are some pictures of inspiration for your own Easter wreath.
My secret for hanging wreaths on my front door without a bulky wreath hanger:
Yes, that's an upside down command hook on the interior side of my door. Then I just string some ribbon around the wreath form, tie the ends of the ribbon and hook it around.
Decorating
Are you hosting this year's Easter egg-travaganza?? I am not this year, at least I don't think I am, but I still love to decorate for the holidays and be prepared just in case I end of hosting some sort of gathering. And, who doesn't love looking at the bright, cheery spring decorations that come with Easter? There's nothing better to get your spirits up and prepare you for the warm months ahead.
I've posted some pictures below to get your creative juices flowing. Here's a link to my Easter board on Pinterest as well for some more bright ideas - www.pinterest.com/craftycrystalm/easter/
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| How pretty is this speckled egg and burlap garland? Clearly I have an addiction... |
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| Get out of town! How cute is this?? |
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| Where do I get this?? |
