~An Easter To Remember and Simple & Sweet Fridays #212~

Easter

 is a wonderful holiday to have family and friends over!

Celebrate traditions that we all grew up with.

My mother and father loved having the whole family come home.

I have 6 brothers and sisters and the family grew to 

12 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren.

My mother and dad would have loved celebrating with the kids.

I wanted to share with you photos of the cookies

 I made this year and our Easter table setting. 

Our family would love to wish you and

your families 

~A Happy Easter~

I used my mother's tablecloth for our Easter celebration this year!

I decided to have purple and yellow as the main color scheme.

I found this vintage candelabra for our centerpiece.

Love the purple dried hydrangeas!

  Cute little baskets to hold some goodies for Easter

at Michaels Craft Store.

I made sugar cookies then added fondant on top.

Added icing color gel and painted them.

I got the idea from La Table De Nana.

She is so creative!!

A pretty Easter bunny candle from my friend, Jackie!

Wishing you all a very 

Happy Easter!

Thank you all for joining Simple & Sweet Fridays every week and sharing your fantastic ideas and beautiful homes! I wish I could thank each and everyone of you, please know you have inspired us all!!

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My Thrift Store Addiction - Vintage Postcard Inspired Spring Tablescape

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~Baking Pretty Madeleines & Homemade Burlap Bulbs and Simple & Sweet Fridays #160~

I always love baking during Easter.

Madeleines are so pretty and just the perfect small dessert.

Even the mini madeleines are a bite of Heaven!

I just bought some new copper measuring cups, love them!

When you take the madeleines out of the oven and line them all up,

they make such a pretty photo!!

With fresh small roses make a beautiful centerpiece.

I have been wanting to make burlap bulbs.

I kept thinking about making them for a Spring vignette.

I took different colored burlap, pine cones and jute.

I used some fabric stiffening spray to hold them together.

I cut out pieces of linen and sewed them,

 to make them look like a leaf coming out.

Painted them with watercolors.

Painted some dark brown around the bottom.

 I glued string to make it look like roots.

You can really see the roots when you place it in a glass jar.

It was a fun project and makes a flower vignette outside.

No water needed too!!

I also wanted to make some popovers 

using fresh thyme from the garden.

I found a Martha Stewart recipe for Gruyere Thyme Popovers.

Loved using fresh thyme.

They were Delicious!

I made a special birthday card for a friend 

and wrapped the present with some fresh flowers.

A special touch with something from the garden.

I wanted to share with you the birds in our garden today.

New mama dove in our Stag Horn Fern.

A new mother hummer on the grape lights

 and of course,

 our chickens finding new spots in the garden.

An Easter bunny playing in the garden.

Always love seeing her.

Such a nice surprise.

 Can't wait to see what everyone has been working on!!

Last weeks features:

Simply Suzanne's at Home - "The Best Ever" Moist & Delicious Chocolate Cake

My Vintage Life - What I Bought For $23.50

Creative Country Mom - Spring Has Sprung... There is Work to Be Done!

My Dogs My Garden and Mary - Where Did Winter Go

The Secret Serendipity - Radha Beauty Argan Oil

CD's Country Living - Spring Mantel and More

Pocketful of Posies - Moving a Blank Canvas

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