Decorating for Easter

The sun is shining, the snow is melting s-l-o-w-l-y but surely and the temperature is supposed to be above freezing for the next five days. Can Spring be far away?

My husband left for the BIG city at around 7:00 this morning which allowed me uninterrupted time to do "stuff". What better day than to put out my Easter and Spring decorations? No sooner had Sam pulled out of the driveway, I found myself downstairs in our utility room locating the large bin labeled "Easter".

I love decorating for the seasons. I usually leave the "treasures" out for about a month so by the time the next year rolls around, everything seems like new and a surprise all over again. First, I decided to empty the entire bin on my kitchen table and counters, just to take stock of what was there. Yikes! Every year the inventory seems to multiply...maybe because there are bunnies in there? (wink)

I started with the kitchen. Even Mac got into the act, basking in the warm sunshine. Lots of rabbits and chenille carrots to whet his appetite.

And a closer look...

And more Easter stuff scattered about the kitchen, perhaps too small to see.

Next comes the entryway by the front door.


Then down the hall...chicks, or chooks as they say in Oz...and rabbits galore.

And further down the hall, the Easter tree and chocolate rabbit.

Next comes the den.

And another angle of the den with the penny rug that I made last year.


I didn't realize I had so much stuff. Then there's the great room with hand made woolen eggs in the trencher and Easter pillows on the sofa.

And there's even Easter stuff in the bathroom!

Mr. Hopkins is having a little siesta on an Easter-y colored Grandmother's Flower Garden quilt.

There's more if you can believe it but before you think I've completely lost it, I'd better stop here.

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Just to make this quilt-erly, the table topper in the first two photos is a quilt that I made from 1930's reproduction fabrics a couple of months ago and just picked up yesterday from the gal who does my machine quilting. It's a William Morris design that I found as a free pattern on the internet.

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Happy stitching!