Crafts and Decor

How to decorate your Easter table in shabby chic. Perhaps you remember the idea for { vintage easter eggs }. If you like the antique style , you would love the idea for  Easter table decoration  in  shabby chic . The  shabby chic color palette is pale and pastel. Here, the decoration is in pale blue. The table cloth and the napkins with flower patterns bring the pale pink and give more vitality of the t able decoration . Bring out your porcelain cups and plates on your Easter table . You can replace porcelain with enamel if you like and to bring some cottage chic atmosphere. The vintage forks are big part of the decoration . They will bring the " chic " in the decoration and will give some festivity to the Easter decor . It will be the best if you have silver forks. But if you don't have any, you can use your grandmother's forks. Don't forget the details - Easter bunnies , birds nests (or bird cages if you like), flowers in pa...

10 Inspiring ideas for Easter decor with flowers It is time to start the preparations  for one of the brightest feasts in the Christian world - Easter . And a big part of the festive decorations for your home and table are the flowers. The flowers for the Easter flower arrangements are vivid but classic, without any unnecessary diversity of color and originality of forms. The flowers  have to follow the traditions of the feast. Most popular colors are: -White, yellow and gold, to symbolize spirituality, light and purity; -Green – the colour of hope; -Blue, symbolizing the heaven and faith; -Red which is a symbol of life and rebirth. The most popular flowers for Easter are hyacinths, tulips and daffodils, which symbolize the rebirth of the nature after the cold winter, and also roses and carnations that are traditionally considered as "the flowers of Christ". The exotic flowers are rarely used for E...

Easter eggs decoration for sealovers. The Russian magazine "12 Месяцев"  presents some great ideas how to decorate your home for the Easter holidays . Here is my favorite - how to color Еaster eggs like pebbles. If you dream about the summer and the sea you should try this! How to color the Easter eggs? Step 1: Bind the egg with cooking cord or draw lines with crayon. Don't use cotton cord! Step 2: Put the eggs for 5 - 10 minutes in hot solution of hibiscus (if you want more intensive color let the eggs stay in the solution for about 20 minutes). Step 3: Remove the cord or clean the crayon.   Unique Eater table decoration inspired by the summer and the sea.   Sticks, shells and pebbles will be a good compliment to the Easter eggs . As a sand you may put a cristal sugar in baking forms and then put the eggs in it - it will be very creative.   Photos and idea: 12 Месяцев   For more {  Easter decoration ideas }...

Simple&chic idea from Marie Claire Idees how to make labels for the dinner table . For this project you will need white cardboard, scissors, punch and black marker . Step 1 Print the pattern as to obtain the described dimenssions and cut ou the birds. Step 2 Outline the pattern to the white cardboard and cut it. Step 3 Use punch to make the eyes. Write the names on the wings. Step 4 Assemble the pattern and voila - you have your label ! Source and photos: Marie Claire Idees - Jan./Feb. 2011 For more table decoration ideas

Wood is one of the five elements in Feng Shui . It symbolise the spring and the new begining. It encourage the creativity and the flexibility. Here are some ideas of decoration with wood bark. If you like them you may try to make birch bark vases.   Images: Internet  

The new Issue of Country living gives as an interesting idea for vintage Easter eggs’ decoration . The idea is very attractive and not so difficult to accomplish. There are two ways to decorate the eggs like this. First one presented by Country Living is to download the desired patterns, resize them as to fit the eggs and then to print them on a temporary tattoo paper. The second way is to use decoupage technique for Easter eggs’ decoration . To do this, you will need eggs, decoupage glue, napkins with patterns, scissors, brush and acrylic lacquer. It will be better if you use white eggs for the decoupage . However, if the picture is dark, you can use and brown ones. You can also add some tone to eggs . Paint them with acrylic paint in the desired color. Step 1 No matter if you are decorating boiled eggs or only eggshells the surface must be dry and clean. Step 2 Cut out the desired patterns. Use pictures that will fit the eggs . Do not choose too many pictures, to...

Easter is very exiting for the children. Here is an idea how to involve your kids in the preparation for the holiday . Just decorate the eggs as their favorite fairy tale characters. In this post I present you the Disney Family's idea of the charming Red Queen from Alice in Wonderland. To make this project you will need white egg, napkin, colored paper, scissors, bottle cap, black marker, blue pencil, glue . Step 1 Print the template and cut it out. Step 2 Outline the template on colored paper patterns (the hair - on red paper, the crown - on yellow paper). Cut. Step 3 Cut out small circles of red paper (you can punch). Step 4 Fold the bottom of the hair as shown in the template and then glue the red circles on top. Thus you will create a magnificent hair. Glue the royal crown on her hair. Step 5 Paint the eye patterns in blue and glue them to the egg. Draw the eyelashes with a black marker. Step 6 Glue the tiny red paper heart as ...

I really like Easter . It reminds me of the Spring - my favorite season! And what will be the Spring without flowers ? Here is a simple, but I think it's very impressive craft project to do yourself - mini vases from egg shells . Very relevant on the eve of Easter ! What is needed? Well, prepare yourself whole egg shells, candle, a tray or any other surface to secure the vases. Step 1 Carefully make small holes in the eggs and remove the whites and the yolks. Step 2 Use few drops of wax in order to securely stick the shells to the tray (plate or other surface). Step 3 Stick the shells and wait the wax to become solid. Step 4 Fill the shells with water and place the selected flowers. Hope you enjoy the idea! Me too, I will definitely try it :) Source: Craft berry Bush see { more Easter decoration ideas and crafts }