The Easter Bunny |
With each new Season/Holiday I absolutely LOVE taking the time to decorate my Home and personal Spaces to reflect this. I think this is something that stems back to my childhood - I have vivid memories of my Mothers old Blue Cook Book coming out at the start of each new season - she would bake cakes & cooking for every class party, & I would always help - we all did! She had boxes of Decorations hiding away in the attack that she would drag out at the start of each season - Halloween & Christmas were always our favourite and she was never apposed to dragging them out early and letting us play with everything. This is something I look forward to doing now with each changing Season; It's even more fun now because we can go shopping together for supplies & share ideas & inspiration with each other (I am forever guilty stealing her old stuff). She says she has no idea where I got any of it from to me there is no question - I got it from my Momma♥
These past few days I have done a few things around our place to help Welcome Spring! The way I do this & im sure Cody finds this ever so charming... is by collecting up pretty much every decorative/seasional item i have and dropping it in a MASSIZE pile right in the middle of our living room... I find this is the best way for me to plan my ideas; A day of re-arranging what you already have is like getting all new things♥ I dug out all of my favourite vases and displayed them in pretty much every room in my house - which I am hoping to soon fill with pretty flowers we find on our walks.
Paint is an inexpensive way to make a HUGE impact - We recently painted our bathroom a bright Tiffany shade of blue . Decorating it with some shells & various other 'beachy' decor we have collected on our trips or been given to us as souvenirs from trips our beautiful friends & family have been on. We love that Spa feeling that every Hotel/Resort bathroom has, which is something we wanted to create, & were able to do it while keeping to a minimal budget.
Tasseltrie by Upcy |
Hippity Hoppity Easters On It's Way...
Here is a few little snip-its of what Easter is looking like around here - Chocolate is a HUGE factor, you can't walk into a room without finding a little bowl of chocolate hidden (though with Cody & I this is just daily life and in no way limited to Easter). I also have my You Are My Sunshine Wreath Up which you can find the tutorial for Here . & how cute are those little Glitter Bunnies?! If you haven't caught on yet... I am obsessed with Garlands & I have no clue why... I just love everything about them & make one (or more) for every Holiday! I made this cute little Peeps Inspired Tassel Garland which was actually featured in a Spring Giveaway & can be purchased from the Upcy Shop (@Upcyshop on Instagram). The Second garland is one I made out of paint chips - it was so simple to do & I am really happy with how it turned out - I defiantly recommend this idea to anyone looking to do an easy Easter Diy!Easter just wouldn't be the same... without Coloured Easter Eggs!!
This year I tried a few new techniques for colouring them - I did a few the traditional colour dip way and then jazzed them up a little bit by painting on super simpler flowers in gold.
I also used wax - I found this a bit tricky but the effect is super neat, the concept being that the wax once drawn/coloured on to the egg will protect it with a barrier not allowing the die to penetrate and colour the egg in that spot - this allows you to create patterns or shapes on your eggs. I used this on a few brown/free range eggs as a way to showcase the natural colouring of them, I also used this to create some for my vanity table in my room & of course added glitter!!
Sorry about the awful quality - late night pictures are always the worst! |
Remember to get out and enjoy the weather, Treat yourself & Have a beautiful Easter!!
Dream Big Sparkle More Shine Bright
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