Happy Easter

Easter was a lazy, content affair for me this year. I stayed home and was the domestic goddess I fancy myself to be and only left to go to church on Sunday. I heard a powerful message about how the apostle Paul compares ours and Christ's death and resurrection to the sowing of a seed (1 Corinthians 15:35-44). The seed already contains predetermined genetic information of what it will grow into. When the seed is sown it ceases to exist - it is no longer a seed. It "resurrects" into a new creation. Before our death (or our "sowing") we contain predetermined spiritual information of what we will resurrect into, in the kingdom of heaven. Isn't that just amazing? Just as birth and life is a miraculous event, so is death and resurrection.

So as I mentioned in a previous post, I got excited about decorating for this Easter! It was my first time so forgive my simplicity - I assure you it will improve in the coming years! Because of our dire financial situation I did Easter on a budget. So I present to you, Easter at the Fry's:

Making Sugar Cookies

I was going to buy Easter Bunny and egg cookie cutters
but it wouldn't have arrived in time from eBay

I learned a lesson - dye icing with a toothpick and not by
pouring from the bottle! These were supposed to be pastel
blue and pastel pink...

These were attractive to look at but believe it or not,
too sickeningly sweet for my liking! The cookies are
nicer plain with no icing

I crocheted some birdies to hang off my Easter tree
Balls of yarn from K-mart $3 :D

My DIY Easter Tree: The branches
were sourced from a parking lot then
spray painted with Dulux off-white
Simply de-leaf, de-bug and spray!

The silver birdies are actually Christmas
ornaments I found online.
I stuck the branches in some old florist's
foam block that came with roses Paul gave
me for our first wedding anniversary.
I knew I kept it for a reason!

Mini Easter Eggs - less than $2 a bag from Aldi

Birdie salt shakers - a gift

Lindt Bunny - a gift

My Macarons from a previous post

Would you call my décor shabby chic?

Royal Albert Napkin Rings
Yves Delorme Linen Napkins

My husband's Peter Rabbit he had as a
baby in fantastic condition - not bad
for 30 years of age eh?

And there you have it.
My simple Easter tablescape.