Because Easter is on the early side this year…
Because I am out of town for a chunk of time mid-month…
Because Target is selling THE MOST AWESOME geometric metallic tone eggs…
Because I need something to do while watching too much television on Bravo this weekend….
…I put up some Easter decorations.
The påskris went up in all its feathered glory. Some of the eggs are over ten years old (this is the secret). The joy of keeping a Swedish Easter tree is having a great place to hang them! I used the same feathered branches as last year, but my collection has grown enough to require an annex tree. More on that later.
I didn’t do a very good job of explaining how I made the feathered branches last year, so I’ll tell you what I know:
Gosh. That was hard.
I saved some of my favorite tissue paper dyed eggs to display in these twelve cent DIY hobnail egg cups, made from plastic eggs and hot glue.
And one of the flowering easter baskets made from coffee filters and filled with fake chocolate eggs. Emphasis on fake. Believe me, I tried.
That’s all for now. More in the works. Stay tuned!
you have no idea how you inspire me! i made a paskris tree for the first time ever, and it’s the most delightful little thing i’ve ever made! (other than my kid) i just love it. thanks so much for putting this on my radar!
You are so very welcome! I’m glad your kiddo trumps the paskris. Must be a swell kid!
Yay yay yay! Your tree is looking beautiful and crazy, as it should. Glad to see it early, I am over St. Patty’s day.
Shhhhh….Michelle, don’t say that about St. Pats! Leprechauns could cause you all kinds of trouble. They are mischievous little bastards!
this is crazy and love it!
I forgot how much I like these! I have my flowering basket out!
I’m glad it’s getting some sunshine 🙂
LOVE! Thought of you when finally I had a lightbulb moment, re Easter AND Valentine’s Day. http://nickicarm.blogspot.com/2013/03/what-can-you-craft-from-this-asked-my.html
Oh man, too fun! That’s a great idea — combining St. Pats and Easter in one display. I should think about that…
And the green looks so good with the orange coffee filter flowers. Green, white and orange — you are too clever!
This looks like a lot of fun!
Looks good. I should find my Easter stuff and put it out. The five year old would love it. I have a set of branches that would be perfect. I just need to get more feathers. Mega-crafty five year old loves feathers. She can help.
Aunt Peaches, This tree is fabulous. I’m always looking for new and interesting ways to decorate for my 9 year old and with my step dad being Swedish I can’t believe I’ve never heard this before! One quick question – how do you string the eggs for hanging? Do you dab glue at the top? Do you tie through somehow? It doesn’t appear the string goes through to the second hole. Thanks and keep up the great decorating.
My mother in law and sister in law made the Swedish Easter branches with colored feathers and colored pipe cleaners, We had such a nice time chatting and being creative. This year we’ll bring them out again and use them at my sister in laws house this year. BTW, Sofia, my fatness cat just LOVED them too.