Easter Table & Dining Room

I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter Sunday!

We had perfect weather - rare for our Easter Sundays!

Thought I'd share our Easter table today - better late than never!

We're not terribly whimsical around here anymore-

our children have all grown up - so I kept it

natural and fresh and easy.

I gave my little sister, who has 4 younger children

all my fun colourful Easter decor.

It's fun to go over there and see it again -

making so many happy again.

(Note to self: get pics of it over there next year to share on blog.)

Here are some views before I remembered

 I had burlap place mats.

I remembered only after I started scratching the table

 moving those twig chargers around!

Duh.

Here is a close up of my real bird's nest

 under a chicken wire cloche centerpiece-

toss some dried moss, a dried paper flower and faux ivy,

set a little ceramic birdie inside, voila - a perfect

outdoorsy centerpiece that did the trick perfectly.

The bird's nest my husband found me a few years ago

when we had a nasty storm and it blew out of the

tree it was in.....by the way - it weighs a ton!

Another pic of tablescape before my brain remembered

 I had place mats... which made a big difference

 in warming up our big long dark table.

Buffet  behind the table against the wall:

Here is a close up of my jeweled precious enameled bunny

 sitting on top of those green silk napkins.

My sweet and dear tea "sister" friend Karen

gave me as a hostess gift when I had her for tea a few years ago.

He stays out nearly year 'round here at our nest.

 I ♥ him!

On the baker's rack in the dining room

nest to the piano - a simple touch of green moss:

My wonderful "hostess" gifts from the daughters:

Evelyn knows that white tulips are on the top

 of my *very* favorite flowers list!

That glass hurricane is going to have lots of use

after the flowers are spent and get planted outside 

in the fall!

My clever younger daughter Katie knows how to frugally impress -

 she took a Christmas ornament she received

as a gift a few years ago

 (since she hasn't had a large tree in a number of years)

and re-purposed it by spray painting it a new neutral colour

 and using it as a lovely gift box, filling with spring items!

She found these alphabet stamps at the Goodwill for $1 -

 love how she used them!

(Can't wait to see what plants bloom once this is all planted!)

It's wonderful spring has finally arrived!  Yay!

Linking:

Tablescape Thursday   *  Home Sweet Home   *  Be Inspired

Show and Tell Friday  * Spring Table Party  *  Sundays at Home

Masterpiece Monday