1Bunny Napkins
Becky Stayner Cute as a pink button nose, these bunny napkins can be assembled in 10 minutes flat and will add so much charm to your Easter table.
To make: Paint small wooden craft beads pink, allow to dry completely. Fold a napkin in half, corner to corner, then roll up, starting from the point. Fold the rolled napkin into a U-shape. Loop a length of raffia around the napkin and through the craft bead. Fray raffia to create whiskers.
2Brass Bunny Tablescape
Becky Stayner Create a welcoming fluffle (that’s the name of a group of rabbits!) by anchoring placecards under the paws of small brass bunnies. For added appeal, create a “rabbit runner” down the length of the table.
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3Brass Candlestick Egg Display
Becky Stayner Place decorative eggs in a mix of sizes and colors on vintage brass or glass candlesticks to create a festive sideboard display. Keep eggs secured using museum wax.
4DIY Candy Stands
Becky Stayner Serve seasonal candy and cookies on DIY pedestals. Set decorative plates or shallow bowls on overturned (or upright) footed dishes, candlesticks, or sugar bowls. Use museum wax to hold the pieces together.
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5Egg Tree
Becky Stayner The German tradition of decorating trees dates back centuries. To make this version, fill a tea tin with floral foam and insert blooming branches (here, dogwood). Hang dyed blown or painted wooden eggs using a length of ribbon looped around the egg and held in place with a wooden craft bead.
6Easter Grass Display
David Hillegas This simple centerpiece can be made in less than 5-minutes flat!
To make: Simply plant wheatgrass (available at garden stores or flower shops) in milk glass vessels such as the sugar dish, goblet, and vase shown here. Water as necessary to keep fresh. Sugar dishes also make for sweet placecard holders; simply tie a card to each handle.
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7Mini Egg Topiaries
David Hillegas Made from moss and faux boxwood, these topiaries make the perfect focal point for your Easter table.
To make: Using hot-glue, attach preserved green sheet moss and fake mini boxwood greenery to a round Styrofoam ball until covered. Nestle faux robin’s eggs in moss, attaching with glue. Fill a clay pot with floral foam. Poke a stick into bottom of topiary, and insert into floral foam; cover foam with moss.
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8Fabric Tulips
David Hillegas Use springy fabric scraps to make this bouquet that will never wilt so you can use it year after year on your Easter table.
To make: Download the flower template and trace on fabric. Cut out and sew together with right sides facing inward, leaving bottom open. Turn right side out; fill with batting. Glue strips of green felt around wires to create stems. Insert into bottoms of tulips, pushing nubs into flowers, and hot-glue in place. Attach green felt leaves with glue.
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9Parsnip & Carrot Napkin Rings
David Hillegas Made from mini wooden craft beads, these napkin rings mimic bunnies favorite foods, root veggies!
To make: Dye wooden craft beads orange or white. Arrange eight beads small to large in a row, and thread a piece of twine in a corresponding color through beads; knot on both ends. Wrap a wooden craft ring with twine, and tie between the beads for the napkin holder. For the stems, attach lengths of preserved grass or green crepe paper to the top with hot-glue.
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10Vintage Egg Basket Vase
Philip Friedman A vintage French egg collecting basket filled with colorful wooden eggs makes the perfect home for displaying your abundant spring bouquet (here, lilacs, anemones, Scabiosa lavender, allium, and ranunculus).
To make: Dye or paint wooden eggs white or robin's egg blue. You can also leave a few natural. Place a vase inside the basket and surround with eggs. Fill vase with water and flowers.
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11Deviled Egg Plate
David Hillegas Air-dry clay makes fashioning this DIY deviled egg plate oh-so simple.
To make: Shape air-dry clay into desired-size plate (shown on napkin below). Use a fake or hard-boiled egg to make shallow, egg-shaped indentations in clay; dry completely. Paint edge desired color. Spray with food-safe semigloss lacquer to seal.
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12Daisy Napkin Rings
David Hillegas Created from grosgrain ribbon and vintage or new buttons, these sweet DIY napkin rings will brighten up any table.
To make: For each napkin ring, cut 3/8-inch-wide white grosgrain ribbon into five 3-inch-long pieces; round ends. Glue one piece on top of the next, offsetting as you go to create a flower shape. Glue a yellow button in center and a length of green twine to back for tying.
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13Coffee Filter Flowers
David Hillegas Lay these flowering candy dishes down the center of your table. Bonus, they are made with an item you probably already have in your house: coffee filters.
To make: Submerge regular-size white coffee filters (you’ll need four to six for each flower) in a watered-down Rit Dye solution (here, Petal Pink); dry completely. Cut into flower shapes of various sizes, and stack largest to smallest. Attach at centers with craft glue. Glue a papier-mâché or store-bought candy cup to center of each. Fill with candy.
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14“Egg” Vases
David Hillegas These papier-mâché vases are ideal for serving candy or holding a beautiful bouquet.
To make: Blow up a large and a medium balloon. Cover each with white papier-mâché craft paper, leaving bottom quarter to third uncovered and edges rough. Let dry. Pop balloons, and remove. Set a vase inside each, and fill with water and flowers.
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15Seed Packet Place Setting
Brian Woodcock Bring the outdoors in with this truly original idea. All you have to do to bring it to life is thread the greens of baby radishes through seed packets, and let the veggies themselves peek out from the bottom.
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16DIY Floral Stamp Napkins
Brian Woodcock Homemade napkins? It might sound a little too ambitious, but these napkins are anything but difficult to create. Just roll a floral stamp with a thin layer of fabric paint and apply it to light pink linens.
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17Mismatched Vintage China
Brian Woodcock Don't overlook those "dated" dishes. They tell your family's story (melamine can't do that!) and feel quite fresh with today's tableware.
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18Vintage 'Lettuceware'
Brian Woodcock On Easter, as you celebrate the arrival of spring, add flair to your table with vintage "lettuceware." These salt-and-pepper shakers in the shape of asparagus are a fun take on the trend.
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19DIY Vintage Linen Tablecloth
Brian Woodcock Here's an easy, fun way to liven up your Easter brunch table: Add a layered tablecloth—or rather, "tablecloths," like this one! Use vintage linens in various patterns, or use pinking shears to create a look-alike frayed edge.
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20Quilt Tablecloth
BRIAN WOODCOCK Don't be afraid to think outside of the box when it comes to your Easter table decorations. Nothing will lay the groundwork for a cozy meal better than a handmade quilt-turned-tablecloth, especially paired with matching brunchware.
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