Eggs, Sparkly-side up

It's funny--a month ago, I couldn't wait to get out my Easter decorations but I held off, thinking that if I did it so early I'd be sick of them by now. I think I should have gone ahead and gotten them out then because as it was, I finally dragged the Easter box downstairs last Friday. There it sat until Wednesday, because I just couldn't muster the interest to do anything about it! I finally did set out a few of my very favorite decorations, but 80% of my Easter decor stayed in the box. This is strange for me, as I normally LOVE to decorate for each holiday (and I have some Easter stuff that I really adore) but this time I just didn't feel like taking down and putting away everything else first and then putting it all back out after Easter. I guess this way it will all feel like new when I get it out next year.

One of the few things I did get out of the box were my two big foil egg candy containers. (And you know, as I'm typing this I could have sworn that I have three of those eggs--where is the other one? Hmm.) These are two of my favorite Easter decorations and every year I desperately wish I could find more at the thrift. I was inspired by Andrea's gorgeous eggs and decided they needed to be fancied up a bit.This is how they ended up. As I look at them I think maybe they need a bit more trim around the openings but mostly I like how they came out. On the aqua egg I used some of my favorite pink foil Dresden trim and on the purple egg I used some fun aqua blue velvet ribbon that I bought at Archiver's. Each sports a vintage earring jewel and I finally managed to use some of the vintage millinery flowers I've been hoarding.


They were fun and easy and I definitely like them even more now that they've been gussied up. Now I just need to find a few more giant foil eggs to add to my collection!

Another fabulous sparkly egg came my way courtesy of my sweet and talented friend Shara! Would you look at this glittery goodness?
I love it! I adore the glittery little birdie on top and the fluffy tissue festooning trim. It's the perfect color to coordinate with my foil eggs!

Wishing you all a lovely Easter weekend!