Last Easter, the mister gave me a half dozen eggs from Revisions Design Studio; six porcelain shells that you plant wheatgrass in. It wasn't until this April that I planted them. Here's what sprouted in five days... in limited Portland sunshine.
Here it is, my excuse for buying a cotton candy machine...
the cottontail cupcake!!
Like I said earlier, I had a vision.
Here's how it developed:
cupcake + toothpick + cakeball (a donut hole would work too)
fluffy white frosting
edible candy grass = whiskers
large blue nonpareil = eyes
pink decorating gel = mouth
and don't forget the paper ears
Hi there, cutie. You just need a fluffy tail...
This year we celebrated Easter all weekend. Saturday, the little miss had her friend over for some cottontailed bunny cupcakes and confetti egg fun, and on Sunday we had our traditional dinner.
My theme did start out as pink but eventually I added orange, one of my favorite color combos! I wanted it to be pretty and bright, but also whimsical.
I decided to make homemade candy button placemats that doubled as a table runner when put all together. Yes, that's a lot of dots! 1309 to be exact. It was actually much simpler than it seems. After dinner, you could just pick at your placemat for dessert!
I finally found an excuse to get a small cotton candy machine for home; I had to complete my vision of a cotton candy "cottontail" on a white bunny cupcake, I mean, c'mon, let nothing come between me and my easter vision!
Throw in some fuzzy chicks, more colored rice, lovely orange burlap, bunnies made out of blown eggs, sparkly pink carrots hung from the light shade, strings of tissue paper tulips hung from the ceiling, some vintage easter nostalgia, wheatgrass planted in little porcelain eggs, pretty blossoms, and presto! our easter table(s) came together!
My easter preparation continues. As soon as I actually finish one of my projects I'll be sure to share it with you.
Until then, here are a few glimpses of Clementine's adventures in easter egg dying thanks to the mister's hipstamatic documentation:
Just for the record, dying eggs in clear glass is very visually satisfying!
This morning the mister found a bakery box on the counter.
I told him it was a dozen donuts. A nice Sunday surprise.
He opened the box to find mini "donuts".
April Fools!
Honey, who shrunk the donuts?
I was inspired by something I saw in the Disney family fun magazine while at a friend's house:
Frost a round piece of cereal, like cheerios or apple jacks, and top with sprinkles.
Very funny!
Annie's bunny grahams are super cute and easy to use as a cake topper. Perfect for our carrot cake!
