Today's the last day of Easter so here comes the last Easter-related post this year - a few ideas for very unusual and creative decorations. First, who said that wreaths are only good for Christmas?! I think it looks great in its Easter-egg version too ;-) And what for can you use the small chocolate eggs in glittery wrappings? This colourful egg-ball-tree is one creative possibility. And finally, did you know that the cutest self-made Easter chicks are made from tennis balls? Here's the proof! All ideas come from www.familyfun.go.com - visit the website for even more creative inspiration!
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It's Easter time! Although Spring seems to be stalling with its arrival and it's back to cold, windy and stormy weather here in the Netherlands, Easter is upon us. So enjoy the holidays everyone, celebrate with whatever traditions your country has for Easter and be sure to find some time for your family! The Easter inspiration continues - here a few last-minute ideas for lovely and creative Easter table centrepieces and decorations, with or without eggs. Enjoy! All photos come from http://www.marthastewart.com .
Easters is almost upon us! Have you already painted your Easter eggs ? And do you know that you can be even more creative than that and use those eggs to create original and one-of-a-kind decorations? A few examples would be egg-trees, egg-centrepieces, egg-vases - your imagination is the only limit! Here are a few lovely photos for inspiration, from http://www.marthastewart.com .
The Dutch love their cows. I think it must be in their genes. The most popular paintings are those with a cow – every collection of decorative wall canvas usually includes tulips, orchids, some other flowers and… a cow. If you look at the newspaper and magazine ads, it’s the cows who are promoting a surprisingly wide range of products to you. And if you put in front of a Dutch person 10 different designs for something – be it a bag, a T-shirt or an ice-cream cup – they’d unerringly always go for the one with the cow. And I think some of them do not even realize it… Having lived here for quite some time now I though I got used to this cow madness and that no cow can surprise me anymore. And I was wrong. I should’ve guessed that the Dutch would find a way to incorporate the cow motif into Easter, among the more traditional bunnies, eggs and chickens. But… to mount a cow head on an egg??!! I have to say I’m not a big fun of that idea, but it’s original enough to put on my blog…And let me tell you that this is a window display of a luxurious Belgian chocolate boutique, not some kitsch souvenir shop! Behold the Cow Egg of Benelux... It’s a bit ironic how much I’ve recently written about eggs considering that I loath eating them. I can’t stomach them boiled, scrambled, as an omelett or pretty much served in any other way. That was always one thing that slightly spoiled the Easter mood for me – the smell of eggs in the house and the tradition of having to eat one piece during the Easter breakfast.
But as much as I hate eating them, I like painting them or decorating them with a number of other creative techniques. It’s a great and fun tradition, and probably the only one which is common to the majority of countries which actually celebrate Easter. So let me inspire you by the selection of egg decorating ideas from http://www.marthastewart.com . I've already showed you how to creatively keep your Easter eggs warm, now is the time to choose how - or more precisely in what - do you want them served? If you're an Eastern "traditionalist" then you might like one of these egg cups created around the hen motif: If you'd rather go for something charming and subtle, you should consider these egg cups with English-cottage rose pattern: Is elegance with a modern twist what you're looking for? Then check out these original egg cups designs: Or do you want your Easter eggs served in an entirely futuristic way? Nothing's impossible: If you have children, you can keep them entertained with one of those fun egg cups - although the Ipod egg cup would probably keep every boyfriend/husband happy too ;-) And if you want to keep the Easter table creative and full of bold colours, take a look at these!
I fell in love with those beautiful porcelain eggs the moment I saw them… The delicate drawings of birds and flowers are not only lovely and charming, but they give you a feeling of Spring too! Not to mention that I have a weakness for porcelain ornaments ;-) Those beauties come from Denmark and are the creation of the Royal Copenhagen, a Danish porcelain manufacturer with centuries of tradition. One of them is to introduce a series of several eggs every Easter – two of such collections are shown below: And here are a few more designs, both from this year and from the past years. I cannot decide which one I love most – I think either the one with the purple anemone, or the one with the blue muscari. They’re not exactly cheap - to buy one of them you must be prepared to pay about 22EUR – but they sure are lovely…
You can find out more about the Royal Copenhagen If you click here. The spring has arrived and while the parks filled with daffodils and crocuses, the shops filled with decorative bunnies and chicks – because Easter is coming too! We actually have only 2 weeks left. In many countries Easter is not that important a holiday – in the Netherlands a lot of people treat it just as an extra free day, although some do meet for an Easter meal with their families. In Poland it’s more of a major holiday, with numerous traditions both religious and secular. But there are many elements which are common to many countries across the globe even though very often their real symbolism has been forgotten. And the main tradition is, of course, decorating Easter eggs. A topic which will definitely appear on my blog later this week, but I decided to start the new Creative Easter category with something much more original – egg warmers! Ever heard of them? These are small caps – usually knitted or sewn – in the shape of bunnies, chicks or simply with flowers, which you can put on a boiled egg. Aren’t they cute? They make for a great Easter table decoration, PLUS they’ll keep your eggs warm :-) The ones below I found on the www.dotcomgiftshop.com website – there is some interesting stuff to be found there – but in the Netherlands also Albert Heijn carries a cute line of egg warmers, so be sure to check it out! |
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