Saturday 30 March 2013

Happy Easter

 Here is my Easter celebration 'tree' which has been a joint 'Foster' creation.  I decided I wanted something to hang felt (and other) decorations from and found a simple tree design in a craft book (Sew Pretty Christmas Homestyle - details on amazon, here), showed the picture and instructions to Chris, who then went off and made it and I love it.  He is great!  I then had the fun of making decorations for it.
 I found the little bird and rabbit pegs at Paperchase and thought they would be perfect for securing the decorations and for looking lovely by themselves.  I made the felt eggs and flowers using my own hand made felt (of course) and hand embroidery.
 I have made several decorations in different colours.  I also spotted some commercially made egg decorations so added a few of those too.  The lovely daffodils were provided as an Easter gift by my work colleague, Leanne, (a big thank you to her)and have made all the difference to the display.
I feel that I need more flowers though, and then there are chicks and rabbits to make - although I probably need to make some more felt first. (They'll perhaps be ready for next year!)  Of course, my 'tree' will be useful at other times of the year too, so may well appear in other posts.
Happy Easter!

10 comments:

  1. It looks very pretty Ellie.I love the structured tree as an alternative to twigs too.

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    1. Dear Anne
      Thank you - it does work beautifully and I am really pleased with it. I do like the natural look of twigs as well though.
      Best wishes and Happy Easter
      Ellie

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  2. That is such a clever idea, it looks beautiful too. I can see that you'll be able to utilise it frequently.

    Happy Easter!

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    1. Dear Toffeeapple
      Thank you - I wish I could say it was all my idea, but I can't! However, using the tree for Easter was my idea and making the felt decorations has given it some originality too. I am hoping to use it for seasonal decorations or things of interest throughout the year.
      Happy Easter to you as well.
      Best wishes
      Ellie

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  3. It's lovely, what a good idea. You could use it at Christmas too, if you wanted. Or any time of year! x

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    1. Dear Gillian
      Thank you - I am really pleased with how it looks and I think it will keep me very busy thinking of different seasonal things to put on it!
      Best wishes and Happy Easter.
      Ellie

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  4. I love spring and Easter, wishing you a happy Easter x

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    1. Dear Shirley
      Thank you and welcome to my blog. I hope you will enjoy reading it.
      I love Spring too (and am eagerly awaiting its appearance this year, like just about everyone else in the UK).
      Happy Easter to you too.
      Best wishes
      Ellie

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  5. What a lovely tree - I agree with Gillian it could change with the seasons and festivities x

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    1. Dear Sweetpea family
      Thank you - I am really pleased with the tree and am looking forward to using it throughout the year (creativity/inspiration and making time permitting!)
      Best wishes
      Ellie

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