I fell in love with a Pottery Barn vignette as I often do. This one was for Easter…
Problem: Silk flowers/branch, pitcher, 2 bunnies = $200 for seasonal decor.
So pretty but not in my budget.
However, it inspires my DIYdesire.
Materials:
- Creamy white vase (I had one. Scour thrift stores/etc.)
- White ribbon
- Straight pins
- Deco Art Paint (I used Americana Gloss Enamels in white and added a bit of Deco Art Dazzling Metallics bronze and Americana Acrylic in eggshell)
- White bunnies (I used two ceramic bunnies I already had in my Easter decor)
- Paper Mache Eggs x 11 (approximately less than $10 with Michael’s coupon)
- Faux Forsythia ($5 at Michaels)
My Total: Less than $20
Tutorial: Here is what I did in the order I did it, but the steps are flexible. Arrange faux Forsythia or branch in vase. Decide where eggs should be hung.
Make a loop of ribbon and knot one end.
Insert straight pin through end of loop without knot.
Push pin into top of paper mache egg.
Hang on a branch in your arrangement.
I used these three paints, mostly white mixing in a touch of bronze and eggshell.
Paint the paper mache eggs.
I painted where they were hanging so I didn’t have to dry and turn and paint again.
Warning: Fingers will be covered in paint!
My existing Easter bunny stash…
My daughter helped out and gave the bunnies a fresh new look using the same paint mixed above.
After eggs are dry (about 30 minutes), I used pencil to draw the letters to spell
“HAPPY EASTER”.
I made a similar fuzzy/scribbled font as my PB inspiration using a Sharpie.
All done…
Just as pretty and festive and more personalized but way less $$$.
What do you think? Do you imitate your favorite catalog pages for seasonal decor?
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Your knock off looks great! I had the same inspiration and I’m still working on mine. Great idea to use a pen to draw on the letters.
this is awesome! i’m thinking that all my little bunnies are going to get a coat of white paint…..
Oh my goodness….so clever to paint the little bunnies white! Another idea….paint them the right shade of brown and they’ll look like chocolate bunnies….year after year! I love the freshness of the white though. Also, painting the eggs while they’re hanging….genius! I would have fought the eggs as they rolled around! =)
Catalogue worthy! Xo
Beautiful! I love everything white! I wanted to try those eggs, I bought the cardboard eggs only I was wondering how I would paint them fuzzy like. I never thought of using a sharpie! Smart!
Thanks for the inspiration!
Susan
I absolutely love how this turned out! I am so inspired to try something like this myself. I actually think I like yours better than the PB one! I want to post a link to this on my blog…hope that is okay.
adorable and i shall be heading out to get some of those eggs and ceramic friends to cover in white chocolate!
Very cute! I love the white bunnies!
The eggs are totally adroable!
i love that! can you come over and make me one! you can bring something for me to paint while you do that.
Beautiful. I need you to come over and do the same at my house! I will be scouring my seasonal decor to try to replicate!
Love this! Inspires me to get to work on my Easter decor. What great ideas to scour the catalogs and DIY. Thanks for sharing!
I love your knockoff. I wouldn’t have thought of hanging the eggs to paint them. Brilliant!!!