Easter

Spring Burlap Wreath – Try Something New!!

I have been admiring all of those burlap wreathes on Etsy…there are some here and here and here. They are beautiful and stunning. So, I decided to try my hand at them.

I just so happened to have some burlap wide ribbon on hand. Imagine that!

All you need for this project is some burlap ribbon; wired ribbon is preferred, a wire wreath frame and some floral wire.

You start on one end by securing the ribbon to the frame. You then work from the back and pull up small loops of the burlap through the wire frame. I pulled up one per row and stacked five per section. I am so sorry, but I got so into what I was doing that I failed to take any photos until….

I was done. Once you work all of the burlap through the wire wreath frame, then you open up all the ribbon and fluff as you see fit. Now that I have it finished, I realize that I could have made the loops much bigger and fuller as I have seen in other examples.

I then attached some cute primitive carrot bundles that I have had in my Easter decorations for a long time.

These are just attached with some floral wire through the back of the bundle.

It turned out pretty cut for the first time try…The best part about this is that I can take the whole thing apart and try it again any time I want. It is all one continuous piece of ribbon and one two or three floral wires holding it all together.

Spring Burlap Wreath

Have you tried something new lately? It’s worthy a try!

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Easter…Hopping into town…

Easter is one of my favorite holidays. I really have no idea why, but it is. Maybe is because some magical bunny is supposed to come in the middle of the night and leave a basket of fun stuff. Or, maybe it is because my mom was always so creative on Easter with the small little trinkets that can fit into an Easter basket. It seems better than Christmas because it all had to be contained within that little basket which made the small finds even better.

The older I get, the less “stuff” I keep around to decorate for each holiday. The reality is that I have just kept and continued to collect the things that I love rather than just a bag of “easter stuff”. It makes each holiday worth looking forward to and makes the unpacking of all the little treasures even more fun. So, rather than decorate my entire house, I pick several key areas and create small vignettes. It makes it fun and challenging.

One of my favorite Easter things is this tree that my mom got for me over five years ago. It is great with it’s painted eggs and other items I have added over time. I kind of think every holiday should have a tree….don’t you?

Here is a closeup of the painted wood eggs.

I used the chandelier over the table to drape a cute egg garland.

And, a few of my favorite Easter accessories. A crunchy old rabbit and some stuffed carrots that I placed in some decorative glass bowls on either end of the spring table runner. I even crunched up a green table napkin in the bottom for a little extra color.

A close up of the egg garland.

I added some wicker/weaved charger plates and some colored napkins to the kitchen bar in bright spring colors. It brought a whole new life to the kitchen without much work.

Here’s a bigger view of the table.

I also spend a little time decorating the inside of my china hutch with some colored eggs placed in the vases and a little easter garland. It really added a nice touch without much effort.

What are your Easter traditions? What are your favorite decorations?

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