Homemaker Magazine shares it's ideas for a stylish Easter celebration read more
Set the scene this Easter with a touch of handmade. Tap into your crafty side and hop on the celebrations with our buffet of DIY decs. Create mini bird nests, print onto duck eggs and whip up a ten minute display to place on a windowsill or sideboard, all in one afternoon.
Duck eggs
You’ll need:
– White duck eggs
– Black ink-pad
– Mini alphabet stamps
Using black ink, carefully stamp individual letters onto the egg shell to create inspirational words. Set aside to dry and then display as a table centrepiece.
Bird Nests
You’ll need:
– Coconut hanging basket liner
– Small feathers in yellow, natural and white, Hobbycraft
– Natural twine and darning needle
– Shredded paper
– Small twigs from the garden
– Decorative eggs
– Small polystyrene eggs
1. Pull a length of coconut fibre from the liner and wind it into a nest shape. Thread the darning needle with a length of twine, then weave it in a circle fairly near to the base. Pull up the twine to secure the nest shape, then tie the two ends together.
2. Push small twigs into the coconut fibres; line the nest with an assortment of feathers in your colour scheme, shredded tissue paper and then a couple of eggs to finish. Use as a table centrepiece, or pop one on each plate to create a pretty place setting for each person.
Art display
You’ll need:
– Cream wooden frame
– Music tissue paper
– Turquoise paper
– Twig from the garden
– Small polystyrene eggs
– Coconut hanging basket liner
– Small feathers in yellow, natural and white
– Cream spray paint
– Spray adhesive
– Hot glue gun
1. Find a small twig from your garden, let it dry out, then spray the twig with cream paint – it may need a couple of coats. Whilst the twig is drying, using the spray adhesive, stick music tissue paper to turquoise paper. Cut to fit the back of the frame.
2. Dismantle the frame, removing the glass, and re-assemble with the music paper. Stick the sprayed twig into the inside edge of the frame using a hot glue gun; you may find you have to position and stick extra pieces of twig to create a pleasing shape. Finally, make a tiny nest from coconut fibre, place a few feathers into it along with an egg covered in music tissue paper.
Create beautiful lunch settings for your guests to really set the scene. First, we started with Laura Ashley’s Seaspray Fabric Placemats, then we personalised each napkin with pretty ribbons and a hand-stamped tag, and finally displayed delicate daffs in sweet milk bottles.
Want more? You can find the rest of this series (plus so much more!) in issue 17 of Homemaker, out today. If you like the sound of Homemaker magazine, don’t forget to subscribe! Why not treat yourself to three issues for only £6 by clicking here.
Browse the Laura Ashley range of Easter goodies here.