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It's been a really beautiful weekend here.  I almost feel like Spring is nipping at my heels.  The mild weather inspired me to put out some of our Easter decorations.
A Spring nest propped onto a vintage typewriter.
Nests and eggs are everywhere!  See the little bunnies tucked into the egg cups?!  I keep them out all year.
More nests.  I have mason jars in a milk bottle carrier as our centerpiece on the dining room table.  Some have candy and some have eggs.  Not sure if you can see the two bunnies behind the nests.  They are salt and pepper shakers from the Pottery Barn outlet.  So are the little nests with eggs.
This sweet bunny is from Home Goods.
 
I can't wait to break out our Pottery Barn egg plates and egg cups.  We're having Easter at our house this year so I'll be able to put them to good use.
 
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Saw this on Pinterest and thought it was the sweetest idea ever!  Bunny peat pots for Easter.
First I painted my peat pots white.  One coat usually does the trick because you want a shabby look.  While they were drying I printed off my bunnies onto tissue paper.  One is from Etsy and the other is from The Graphics Fairy.
Next you kind of rip the tissue paper to get as close to the image as possible.  Don't worry, you can barely see the edges when you get to the next step: Mod Podge.
Give the back of each image a light coat of Mod Podge and try to stick it to your pot quickly as it will curl.  Once the image is stuck on (and dry), give it a layer of Mod Podge on top.  In just a few minutes, you have some neat little peat pots to fill with all sorts of goodies.  These are going to be our place settings this year for Easter.

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Don't you just love bunnies?!  I have a few around the house year-round - not just for Easter.  I printed out a few bunny images onto vintage sheet music and added them to some petite white Ikea frames that I hang in the bathroom.
In the summer, I have beachy/ocean creatures in the frames.  For Xmas, I do Santa.  Since I'm so antsy for spring and to decorate for Easter, I just couldn't resist.
Two of the images are from Etsy.  The last is from The Graphics Fairy.  I just love how they look on the sheet music.

I'll be putting these up in a few days - once I pack away the Valentine's Day decorations.  I don't like rushing through these holidays but I'm just so desperate for warmer days.

Linking to The Graphics Fairy: Brag Monday.

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Yes, I have already starting making Easter goodies.  Mainly because Easter is early this year (March 31st), and I have to get things into my Etsy shop.  Since I was in a bunny mood, I decided to make two tea towels using this great image from The Graphics Fairy.
I buy these towels at Walmart.  I think you get something like 6 towels for $2.99.  I keep them on hand whenever the tea towel mood strikes me.
I printed my image off onto Target transfer paper (don't forget to mirror the image before printing).  I'm not a big fan of the Target brand.  I only buy it when I'm in a pinch.  Problem is, when you are removing the paper backing, it rips and you are stuck scrapping it off and I sometimes end up taking the transfer off with it.  Sigh!  Lesson learned: generic brands are NOT always a good bargain.

Anywho, I did have some scrapping issues on one of these towels (it's the one on the bottom) and then I noticed a black smudge on the top one.  I'll still put them out for Easter because I'm not picky.  Of course one of my boys is sure to point out the black smudge.

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Brrrr...it's chilly here today but putting out some Easter decorations puts a little Spring in my step.  I feel like a kid at Christmas time when I unpackage all of my goodies from previous years:
These are actually little bunny candleholders from the Pottery Barn outlet.  The tapers didn't make it.  Sadly, they all bent.  Still, I like them even without the candles.
My favorite Easter banner!  Bought it off Etsy last year.
More Pottery Barn outlet finds...paper mache eggs.  Can't wait to fill these with some candy for my boys.
I love this little HOP set.  Another beauty I snagged off Etsy last year!  The two silver bunnies in front are salt and pepper shakers from, yup you guessed it, the Pottery Barn outlet.
This is the $1.99 nest from Home Goods.  The little bunny pot-holder is from a garage sale.

I have a few more decorations to break out.  Trying to pace myself but since we don't really decorate for St. Patrick's Day and with Easter being early this year, I figured what the heck!

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