Happy Easter!

I just wanted to wish you all a happy Easter!  I hope you are able to spend it with your loved ones.

5 Simple Easter Table Decorating Ideas (and a Free Printable Banner!)

Easter is almost here and as most of us are busy, you might not have had time yet to think about decorating for Easter brunch or dinner.  I am all about keeping it simple and easy, especially around the holidays. There is enough to do with cooking and getting everything ready. But if you have friends and family coming over for dinner, I am sure you would like to decorate a little to commemorate the holiday. I wanted to share some decorating ideas with you that you can do with items you can easily get at the grocery store or probably already have around your house during this time of year.

1. Use a dyed egg as a place card. I wrote a name with a gold pen on an egg and placed it in a shot glass to hold it up. You can also just place it on top of a plate to keep it simple. 

2. Decorate with flowers.  I bought some tulips at the grocery store and placed them in a large vase and put them in the center of the table. It makes a big impact and is very simple to do. You can also place two or three flowers in small vases and place them around the table or at each place setting.

3. Download a printable Easter banner and use it to decorate a side table where you can place your drinks or desserts. I made the one you see above and you can download it for free here!

4.  Use dyed eggs (either from the grocery store or ones that you decorated) and fill a vase with them to bring color to your table. I love all of these bright colors!

5. Make an easy table centerpiece/dessert using cupcakes, eggs, and chocolate bunnies. Use the chocolate bunnies as cupcake toppers and decorate around them with eggs and Easter grass.

I hope that helps and that you can find simple ways to make your Easter table a little less ordinary with these simple decorations!

Sweet Mondays: Easter Flower Pot Cupcakes

Since Easter is this Sunday, I thought I would share an Easter-themed sweet this week.  These adorable cupcakes were made by my friend Sharon for that same Easter party that I talked about last week. These are chocolate gluten-free cupcakes made in a silicone flower pot.

She stuck a marzipan carrot on top and smashed an extra cupcake to use as the "dirt". They look great and I can tell you that they tasted really good too!  

To get the recipe, visit Sharon's blog. 

Bunny Tails & Bunny Poop - Free Printables!

Easter is almost here and my friend Sharon, who blogs over on TheVazFamily, needed some printables for bunny tails and bunny poop bags she was making for an Easter party.  I made some for her and they turned out really cute!  I am sharing them here as a free download in case you would also like to use them for your Easter parties.

We used the bunny tails printables in two ways. One was as a bag topper like you see above, and the other was as a tag like below.  To make them into a tag, simply cut them in half and punch a hole to tie them around your package with a ribbon.  Sharon used tulle, clear plastic wrap, and raffia ribbon to wrap the marshmallows into a pretty little bundle.  She topped it off with our printable tag.  They look great, don't you think?

For Christmas, we made reindeer poop bag toppers and the kids loved them. So, we made bunny poop bag toppers just for them.  This time though, instead of filling them with Maltesers, we filled up the bags with jellybeans.  I'm sure the kids will enjoy this one as well.  Anything with candy makes them happy!

Click on the links below to download the printable files to make these at home.

Download the Bunny Tails Printable PDF File

Download the Bunny Poop Printable PDF File

Enjoy!