A Simple Spring ~ Easter

Happy Spring, dear friends! Happy Easter, Happy Passover ~

This year I have tried to keep my spring and Easter decor low key and simple.

But I dearly love Eggs! And bunnies, and spring flowers.

New this year, wooden eggs from Target. I painted them with pastel chalk paint.

Mostly real blown out eggs, a long time collection. Bunny from folk artist Michelle Pooler.

Overblown yet beautiful parrot tulips.

Tiny branches found on walks after windy days. Seaglass bottles from my beach.

Faux nest, a long ago gift from my mom.

Tiny pugs!

Mr Bunny. My new piece of quilted batik gives a modern beachy hint to my traditional decor.

Chocolate molds.

The eggs again. I like them in the egg-like speckled old bowl. 

The real thing: Cadbury eggs in an old Mason jar.

Bright eggs in an old blue trencher or treenware bowl from Maine.

I made the rag ball eggs this year too. Hot glue gun and acrylic sealant, much more effective than last year's flops made with ModPodge.

Wishing you a happy weekend filled with all good things, and family and friends!

love

lizzy

gone to the beach................

Happy Easter Happy Spring

   

Springtime good wishes to everyone!

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Menu

devilled eggs/ celery & carrots

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Butter lettuce salad with lemon vinaigrette

Roast Pork loin with horseradish, sage, and pepper crust

gravy

roasted baby new potatoes

Asparagus with hollandaise sauce

rose or white wine

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chocolate cheesecake and Cadbury mini chocolate eggs.

Served on my grandmother's Haviland plates: white with sprigs of rose buds.

Enjoy!

love

lizzy

gone to the beach.....

Fourth of July

Happy Birthday, America!

I love this summer holiday!

I collect little inexpensive flags.

 

 

I put them everywhere, such a fun and easy way to celebrate!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

flag with lemon lily, lavender
and blue nigella from Mel!

Indoors too...

 

 

And here's my flag pillow.

My folkart wooden deck flag.

With shell strings.

This is my Fourth of July quilt, or Star and Stripes quilt:

I dig it out every July. You can see it needs to be aired and the creases shaken out!

 

 

It is an unassuming country quilt, with no batting and only enough quilting to hold the layers together. The binding is very interesting though, it is made from strips of woven garment labels [click to enlarge]. I've never seen another quilt bound in this way. I treasure this quilt, simple though it is, for its patriotic charm and folky appeal.

 

garment labels binding

 

Have a wonderful holiday! Let's hope for sunny skies and fireworks and hotdogs and ice cream! Friends, family, and fun. Happy Birthday, USA!

***We woke up today to grey skies, blustery winds, torrential rains and empty beaches! Mo took one look at the rain and went back to sleep but it's my kind of day, so I'm off to the beach for my walk. Clearing later, for BBQ, we hope.

love

lizzy

gone to the beach....

 

Caught on camera! The culprit!

For Mel: Is this a geranium/ cranesbill sprout? Or cat mint?