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I sure hope my friends that have experienced the coldest winter in recent memory, are finally catching a glimpse of spring.
I’m hosting Easter this year for our west coast family members and I thought I’d share some of the inspiration and ideas I’m using for our celebration.
I’m finalizing the menu (the ham has been a staple to the meal for some weeks, but I have flip flopped on the sides). Here are a few of the items that I’ll fix. Sweet Sarah will prefer the fingerling potatoes I’m preparing (much healthier), but I know a couple of family members that will enjoy scalloped potatoes. My office gives Honey Baked gift cards to each of us at Christmas. Honey Baked stores, which are plentiful in California, not so much elsewhere in the U.S., are known for their honey glazed hams. It will make my day of food prep pretty easy to have the ham cooked and ready. I think I’ll prepare some deviled eggs, a slaw salad that Sarah introduced me to, a few appetizers, cookies for dessert and that should be plenty.
Table setting is the icing on the cake for me. I look for any excuse to create a pretty table. Here are some ideas I’m contemplating compliments of the creative bloggers I visit regularly. {Thank you!} I like the idea of potted bulbs (preferably in bloom) and nests with eggs. Trader Joe’s has been carrying daffodils, hyacinths and tulips in little pots. The place mats are really cool and I believe they’re paper. I may not be able to find these but I have a collection of Royal Doulton Beatrix Potter rabbits that I can scatter among the nests and flower pots.
The happy faces on these pansies make simple eggs look festive.
If it’s a pretty day we’ll sit outside for appetizers so I’ll create an Easter basket similar to what I did last year. I used an assortment of color-pack sized flowers and they lasted for most of the early part of summer before fading.
I’ve ordered these tags from Everyday Occasions and will bake Jenny Steffens Hobick’s cookies with buttery icing. Recipe HERE. I’ll plate some and send each person home with a cookie or two wrapped like this. Jenny’s blog is filled with great recipes and ideas for setting the table. She provides detailed instructions for each recipe, and the best part? She has an online store filled with fun items for home and entertaining.
I hope my cookies turn out as well as Jenny’s. Aren’t the baby chicks cute?
So tell me, what are you doing this Easter?
Victoria • Restoring our Victorian said:
Happy Easter, my friend!! I know you will have a wonderful time with your (soon to be bigger) family.
I love that first table setting… It is similar to another one you introduced me to for fall. Lots of natural elements. You probably know which one I’m thinking of – pumpkins, on a long rustic table? I am growing white pumpkins this year specifically to try to reproduce it (for the blog, of course).
Karen B. said:
Happy Easter to you and your sweet family. You are so lucky to have enough sun and space for pumpkins. I love white pumpkins. The sacrifices we make for our blogs! 🙂 Karen
On Fri, Apr 18, 2014 at 6:31 AM, Garden, Home & Party wrote:
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jan Blechner said:
Where can I find the bunny on skis?
Karen B. said:
Hi Jan,
The image is from a tumblr account.
Thanks for stopping by.
Karen
Linda Coble said:
Karen,
That first pic of the bunny on skis was the cutest thing! I know your tablescape for Easter will be beautiful and I love the tags you’ve chosen to use on your cookie bags. That cookie recipe sounds delicious, by the way! Happy Easter to you and yours.
Karen B. said:
Thanks, Linda. We’re on our way being ready for Easter. It promises to be a sunny day, not too hot, not too cold. I know, that first picture of the rabbit on skis cracked me up! xo, Karen
On Fri, Apr 18, 2014 at 2:48 PM, Garden, Home & Party wrote:
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msshe said:
Everything looks lovely down to that cute Peter rabbit with the blue jacket. At one time I could recite those stories…as my preschool daughter loved peter, flopsey, mopsy, and gang. Ha. I always like your blog pics. Sheila
SHE… apologies for typos…Sent from my iPad
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Karen B. said:
Sheila, Thanks, isn’t this time of year so much fun. I was inspired by some of the pretty table setting ideas you shared a few days ago. I wish you and your family a very happy Easter. Karen
On Fri, Apr 18, 2014 at 5:49 PM, Garden, Home & Party wrote:
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msshe said:
Oh you are too kind. My table decor has evolved…with more eggs and jelly beans. Ha! I am hosting my father’s 85th birthday and Easter luncheon…with a nine year old step granddaughter and her parents all total. Should be a fun and crazy time.
Today I stuffed larger glass vases with Spanish moss and some more gerbers. Time to quit. Ha!
Sheila
Karen B. said:
Happy Birthday to your dad! What a milestone. Enjoy your Easter/Birthday celebration. xo, Karen
On Fri, Apr 18, 2014 at 8:06 PM, Garden, Home & Party wrote:
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msshe said:
Thank you so very much….and Happy Easter to you. Sheila
D'Arcy H said:
Karen, the first and last photos of bunnies just melt my heart! And those cookies are works of art. I wish I were coming to your place for Easter. Eric and I have a mini ham, but I can’t find my dining room table under all the spare room stuff! Next year …
Have a wonderful Easter with your family!! –D’Arcy
Karen B. said:
Thanks, D’Arcy. I don’t need a dining room table to enjoy a good meal. 🙂 I hope you’re getting a little sunshine tomorrow. xo, Karen
On Fri, Apr 18, 2014 at 9:23 PM, Garden, Home & Party wrote:
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