Combine color and texture for an eye-catching tablescape. The table runner is made by taping together 4-inch-by 6-inch multicolored envelopes. Bottles wrapped in twine are interspersed with wooden baskets holding lemon coral sedum and small pots of wheatgrass.Handmade bird nest
Kids can make these in five easy steps.1. Entirely cover a fairly deep cereal bowl or small mixing bowl in plastic wrap, shown at right.2. Cut strips of paper packing material (newspaper or brown paper bags will also work) and dip each strip in a solution of half water/half Elmer’s glue.3. Lap paper strips over plastic-wrapped bowl and pat to shape of bowl, shown center.4. Let dry 24 hours, then pull bowl away. Leave edges fringed.5. Fill nest with Easter grass and miniature eggs.
Handmade bird nestPeeps ‘n’ eggs centerpiece
Using any hurricane glass you have on hand, pack the bottom with a layer of malted-milk bird’s eggs in pastel colors to form a firm base. Top this with a line of Peeps around the interior of the container. Then fill the remainder of the glass with more bird’s eggs.
Peeps ‘n’ eggs centerpieceEaster is a week away and, in many regional school systems, the kids are out for spring break, so why not combine the two for some decorating fun?
Everyone knows how to make an Easter egg tree by gluing lengths of ribbon to the tops of plastic eggs and tying them onto tree branches, but there are plenty of other options for decorations. And they offer endless possibilities to mix and match natural materials with collectibles you may already have on hand.
East Ridge resident Amy Byrd says she mingles Easter candies with rabbit-themed ceramics she has collected to create a seasonal design for her buffet.