Anticipating Easter

I love, love love Easter, but it drives me nuts how because it's not on a certain date it seems to come and go way too fast each year. After having Easter within a week of St. Patrick's Day last year, and feeling short-changed, I decided to get a head start decorating for Easter this year (not that I have a lot of Easter decor, in fact, this is pretty much it!). For the record, this year Easter is on April 12, so there's time to really give this special holiday the attention it deserves.......

Last year I found these ribbon-wrapped Easter eggs on clearance at Pottery Barn. Want to make them? Simply wrap grosgrain ribbon around styrofoam eggs, pinning the ribbon inconspicuously and strategically into place (or use craft glue) as you wrap the ribbon round and round the egg. It's going to take a lot of ribbon, so be on the look out for discounts at Michael's or your craft store. The ribbon hanger is simply glued down with hot glue. I know this because Wesley pulled the ribbon off of an egg and I could see the hot glue blob. Easy fix. My Easter eggs have a little ric rac and ribbon trim glued around the middle too. To display them I put some styrofoam in a glass vase & put the shredding that the eggs were packaged in around the styrofoam, and the twigs are from the backyard. We're all for re-purposing in this family. I just might make more eggs using this tutorial featuring plastic eggs and strips of fabric instead of ribbon, and throw them in this adorable basket. I'm sure I don't have time to make that basket, and probably not the eggs either, but they sure caught my eye. Here's another tutorial using double stick tape, pins, and buttons for trim. I know some little hands who would love this project....hmmm, I may just have to find some time somewhere.