Easter decor

It's Sunday eve, and two weeks have passed since Easter. The boys are back to school tomorrow. It's been a hectic two weeks, fitting work and a trip to Grandparents in, together with keeping the boys entertained, so the blog has been put to one side. So to start with...here's with some Easter decor.

 

I bought a couple of pots of  Muscari a few weeks back, and kept them in the greenhouse until they were close to flowering. Muscari are perennial bulbous plants native to Eurasia that produce spikes of dense, usually blue flowers, and are commonly known as Grape Hyacinth.

I have kept Easter cards that the children have made over several years, and displayed them with a cute little chick eggcup.

 

Bunting was made using hessian and stamping words and pictures on, very simple and rustic. And, of course, the usual egg tree was put together with blown painted eggs, chickens and other Easter bits collected over the years.

I also made a little nest as a centre piece for the table. I collected some fallen birch twigs when I was out walking the dog, together with a few lacey pieces of lichen. I added some little eggs and a chick and finished it off with a peppering of fluffy feathers.

Muscari look so pretty in a metallic pot, and can be planted in the garden once they have finished flowering.

These lovely painted eggs were picked up in a thrift shop some years ago, and I like them so much that they don't actually get packed away with the Easter decorations, but are kept on display in a cabinet the rest of the year.

And, of course, the Easter cake! It was made by Sam, with help from his teacher at school. This treat was enjoyed at our family get-together and was quite yummy!


Have a good (and thankfully warmer!) week ahead!