Monday, April 21, 2014

Easter Recap

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This year I got it into my head that I was going to make baskets for the kids.  So the night before Easter, around 11pm, this is what my desk looked like.

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The three baskets took about 3 1/2 hours to make.  I ran out of interfacing and spent a significant chunk of time frantically searching through closets, and miraculously came up with a piece big enough to cut the rest of the squares.

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The butterfly, bird, toadstool, and coordinating polka dot fabrics are all from a collection called Flo’s Garden.  I let my daughters pick which color they wanted before I made them.  The idea is that they can use them in their room when Easter is over.

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I just love how they look all in a row.  The colors are so perfect for spring (and girls)!

We started a new Easter tradition this year.  A few months ago I took Bea and Esther to an estate sale—our first.  We found this bunny basket on a shelf and bought it for $2.  When we got it home we realized there were small egg ornaments wrapped in tissue paper inside.  So we thought we’d have an egg tree this year.

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I asked my hubby to pick up a tree from Lowes that we could plant in the yard after Easter.  He came home with this flowering quince tree.

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The girls hung them all up and we’ve had the tree decorating our front porch the past few weeks.  It’s time we find it a permanent place in the yard.

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How cute is that little blackbird?  Some of the eggs had stickers that said “Made in China,” so they aren’t the priceless heirlooms I was hoping to discover!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter!  Tomorrow it’s back to the old routine at our house.  I’m going to miss sleeping past my husband’s alarm clock.

7 comments:

  1. LOL! Happy to hear you didn't rush to make the baskets early! They're very cute, and I love the colors and patterns.

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  2. really cute baskets - you're such a good mum :-)

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  3. cute baskets Jamie. Love your Easter tree, too.

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  4. What a fun idea to make Easter baskets, just a little bit crazy to start the night before, lucky you found enough interfacing. Your Easter ornaments are really cute. It'll be such a lovely tradition that you all look forward to. .

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  5. Those baskets are just darling and I love your egg tree.

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  6. "So the night before . . . " lol! Go, Mom. :)
    What a great find on the egg ornaments. I used to do an Easter tree. I wonder what happened to it? Hmm. Languishing in a box somewhere like all the other decorations I don't bother with anymore I suppose. Love your quince tree!

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