easter

February 18, 2011 1 Comment

Peep inspired bunny buntings

As you could tell from yesterday’s post (still crushing on those sheep cookies!) I’m so very ready for spring and all the decorating and party ideas that come with it. I’ve actually already crafted several things and made a few new treats as well, all of which I’ll be sharing shortly. Until then I just had to share this adorable idea that I found over on MADE. I can’t get over how simple, colorful and fun these Peep inspired bunny buntings are.

Make sure you hop (pun intended… ha!) over to MADE for all the details including a pictorial. You guys know how much I love a good pictorial.

As always, I hope you’re inspired! I know I am!

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Easter with Southern Living

The temperatures are uncommonly warm this week in Ohio and it has me dreaming of spring! As you all know, I’m a southern girl, born and raised in Alabama (also lived in Mississippi, Texas and Tennessee before moving to Ohio about 10 years ago). I subscribe to Southern Living magazine for many reasons but the most important is that it helps me bring a little bit of my southern heritage into my home each month.

So when I was looking around for wonderful Easter ideas I was surprised to find an idea on southernliving.com that I don’t recall from the magazines. Since I usually pour over it slowly with a hot cup of coffee I can only think that the pages stuck together or I would shared these baa baa black and white sheep treats with you long ago. LOVE this idea for my kids’ Easter table this year! Here are the easy steps:

To shape the body, use melted white candy coating (found in the baking aisle) to secure miniature marshmallows to one Pepperidge Farm Milano Black & White cookie.
Attach Peanut M & M’s for hooves.
Use a second Milano cookie for the head, and attach miniature marshmallows and miniature chocolate morsels for the eyes.
Use flattened marshmallows, pinched together at one end, to make ears.

And what about these spring table setting ideas?! The talented designers at Southern Living never disappoint!

As always, I hope you’re inspired!

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Isn’t this just lovely! Three tables were styled by Beka and Kimberly of Philadelphia-based Innove Events and photographed by the fabulous Marie Labbancz (featured at Elizabeth Anne Designs ) for an Easter brunch, but I think it could be beautiful for a sweet springtime birthday party too. You must hop over and see the entire collection of images!

Okay, and although the cake at the top right was not part of their collection, I thought it was very fun and something that even the birthday girl could help with. You’ll find all the details at Parenting.com, along with a cake pattern.

Happy Wednesday everyone!

bunny goody bags

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We’ve been baking Spring and Easter cookies this week and I was looking for some fun ways to package them as gifts from the kids. I thought these two were especially cute from Martha Stewart (craft 1, craft 2). I think we’re going to go with the bunny ear and pom pom nose version. The boys love glue. {wink}

Easter egg cupakes

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Are these not yummy looking?! And I love how they used graham crackers instead of baking sugar cookies. What a time saver!

Read all the details about this great idea from Duncan Hines. And for you moms out there like me who have a little one with food allergies, most Duncan Hines cake mixes are dairy free… and so are the Nabisco brand graham crackers! {wink}

Happy baking!