We are going to my grandparent's house this Easter for brunch and an egg hunt I'm putting together for the kids. I'm shooting down a little early so I can jazz up the table before everyone gets there because It's what I love to do. They live on a beautiful piece of property complete with woods and a pond, so I thought I'd make the Spring table themed around nature.
Below is the start to my centerpiece which included a vase my lovely Executive Producer (Craig) bought me for Valentine's Day, twigs from a downed branch, a nest we found last year some mischievous critter knocked down and two small nests I grabbed some time back because I'm a compulsive buyer. Don't mind the Nosy Nancy in the left picture, she's always in my business.
I added some moss and feathers along with some eggs from the local craft store, and I'm loving the way it turned out. I may see if I can snag some fresh blooms before we head down to poke in there as well, as long as I can run faster than the owner of whosever yard I will be snipping them from.
To go along with the nature inspired tablescape I visited two craft stores in search of mushrooms and came up empty handed, so I had to figure out a way to make my own. I ravaged through my craft supplies for something I could whittle them out of. I had nothing that would work, but did find some styrofoam pieces inside a Pez set Ronan received as a gift. I thought I'd give it a shot and was pleasantly surprised by the result.
Using a sharp blade I cut smaller pieces from the blocks of styrofoam, rounded the edges, slashed the underside to look like mushroom gills and attached a small piece using glue for a stem.
After painting the fungi, I placed them atop some moss inside a butter dish I scored at an antique store and added a sweet little ladybug and stone.
I'm still editing and creating my vision for the table, but will post pictures of the final product right after Easter.
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