~our Easter table~

I have not set the kids table yet, but for the adults this Easter Sunday……

And if you would like to look at past Easter table settings I have done, click here to see my all white version, and here to see a really cute bunny menu card idea, and here if you prefer a brighter more colorful table.

~Have a great weekend~

xoxo

~carrot silverware rollups~

In our community we have a neighborhood Easter party at our lodge.

This is one of the committees that I am a part of.

This year I made these cute little silverware roll ups that are supposed to look like carrots.

If you are not doing anything too formal, these plastic and paper items are perfect.

I found everything at Hobby Lobby.

All you need is green plastic silverware, green ribbon, and large square orange napkins.

Just roll the silverware up in the napkins and secure with the ribbon.

Perfect for a large crowd, or little ones.

More Easter decorating to come!

xoxo

~happy Easter weekend~

How old do you have to be to stop getting Easter baskets?

I say you are never too old for a basket filled with candy!

This year I stuffed these giant buckets from Ikea full of goodies.

I got some cute stuffed bunnies at World Market and a lot of candy from peeps.

The girl version:

 And the boy version:

 I also added old fashioned sodas from World Market,

 and the giant paper eggs are filled with fun goodies. 

They are from Ikea.

 Now I just need to find a place to hide these giant buckets……

Have a relaxing and fun filled Easter weekend friends!

I will be back Monday with a giveaway.

xoxo

~thrifty thursday~{make Easter candy out of what?}

The kids have been on Spring break this week, and since we aren't vacationing, we have been trying to make the most out of everyday doing something fun, or going somewhere fun.

So, naturally I got the kids involved for this weeks thrifty Thursday project.

It's a fun project you can do on your own, or with your kids, and it's perfect for Easter.

Here is how you can make lollipops out of shower curtain rings from the dollar store!

These come in a 12 pack and each recipe makes approx 20 lollipops.

 You will also need:

flavoring

lollipop sticks {or Popsicle sticks}

a candy thermometer

parchment paper

Pam cooking spray

and

food coloring.

Between the grocery store and the craft store you can find these items.

Spray the inside of each curtain ring

with Pam cooking spray.

 Line a baking sheet with parchment paper then lay out 20 curtain rings.

You may need 2 baking sheets.

Place a Popsicle stick in each one.

 Carefully measure out in a saucepan~

2 cups white sugar

2/3 cup corn syrup

and

70 mL of water

Attach your thermometer making sure it is not hitting the bottom of the pan, and stir.

Turn on high.

 Stir, stir, stir constantly until it reaches a rolling boil.

Then stop stirring and watch carefully until it reaches 300 degrees F.

 Remove from heat once it reaches 300 degrees F. and stir in both packages of flavoring as well as food coloring if you wish.

We used violet food coloring and watermelon flavoring.

 Once removed from the heat this mixture hardens quite fast, so working quickly, pour into your curtain rings. Let set until hard~a few hours, or longer.

The curtain rings will come off easily when they are hardened.

Tie a ribbon around each lollipop. 

You can wrap them up in cute paper

{or saran wrap works too}

or just eat them right away!

{If you wish, before pouring into the molds, you can add candy or sprinkles}

Bonus~ 

Your house will smell like a candy factory.

I bet you never thought about using curtain rings to make lollipops before huh?

Sometimes you just have to think outside the box!

xoxo

~Easter table settings~

Last years all white table:

{2013}

Our table setting a couple years ago, more pastel and shabby chic:

{2012}

This years table coming soon!

xoxo