plastic eggs, fake rabbits, and other things that challenge the decorator in me

I love decorating for Spring--bringing in big vases of tulips, taking some pillows off the couch, and just letting everything be light and breathe. Decorating for EASTER--now that's a different story! My kids say tulips aren't Easter decorations and insist on plastic eggs and lots of rabbity things. So, I assembled our "Easter tree" last night, put out a few rabbits and shiny eggs--and everyone's happy!


****glad Easter decorations come in bright colors that match my house. I love soft pastels, but they stick out like sore thumbs around here!*****

I have been so impressed with the neat stuff Nester did with her cloche (french for "bell"). Putting a glass dome thingie on top of any given item somehow makes it seem very important. I was at the fabric store the other night and noticed a cloche by the register. I asked where they were located so I could nab one with my 40% off coupon. The clerk picked it up, examined it, and said she had no idea where it came from. It had a few small scratches and a sticky spot on it too--all clues someone had left it there. With a deep sigh, she went on to explain that they had a huge lost and found full of stuff that NO ONE ever came back to claim. "This will surely get broken in there" she lamented. I asked if it would be alright if I took it home and left my phone number--that way if anyone DID come back for it-- I would return it immediately....and save it from becoming glass dust in the lost and found of no return. Hooray! She agreed! It's been 4 days and no one's called yet :)! How's THAT for a good deal?!

Unfortunately, my cloche is not classing up anything right now. In fact--it's being used for what a cloche was meant to be used for----acting as a greenhouse-like dome for Liam's spinach plant.

I did put my broken telephone under it though--just to show you how it looks instantly fancy and Frenchy!
Looking forward to doing more with it soon..... (I need more display space in my house by the way!).

One last project to show you--

After searching for spring scarves to tie on my neck and around my waist and on my purse (ala Mary Tyler Moore...) and not finding anything I liked--I'm making my own from this.... I know all together they look a little clown-ish, but they look great individually---
I especially love the vermilion dot. It's going to look so great with my chocolate brown pants.

Sorry my attempts at Spring decorating are thus far a little pathetic.....I'll pick up steam soon enough!